Tod R. Lauer

39.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
143 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Tod R. Lauer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tod R. Lauer has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 69 papers in Instrumentation and 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Tod R. Lauer's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (70 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (69 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (58 papers). Tod R. Lauer is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (70 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (69 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (58 papers). Tod R. Lauer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Tod R. Lauer's co-authors include D. O. Richstone, Scott Tremaine, John Kormendy, Karl Gebhardt, Alan Dressler, S. M. Faber, Carl J. Grillmair, R. Bender, Richard F. Green and John Magorrian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Tod R. Lauer

135 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Demography of Massive Dark Objects in Galaxy Centers

1998 2.3k citations John Magorrian, Scott Tremaine et al. The Astronomical Journal profile →
The Slope of the Black Hole Mass versus Velocity Dispersion Correlation

2002 1.5k citations Scott Tremaine, Karl Gebhardt et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
THEM-σ ANDM-LRELATIONS IN GALACTIC BULGES, AND DETERMINATIONS OF THEIR INTRINSIC SCATTER

2009 904 citations Kayhan Gültekin, D. O. Richstone et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers

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L. Armus United States

M. A. Dopita Australia

N. Z. Scoville United States

Lucio Mayer Switzerland

Carl J. Grillmair United States

Robert C. Kennicutt United States

F. Combes France

L. L. Cowie United States

P. T. de Zeeuw Netherlands

Marc Davis United States

L. Armus United States

Tod R. Lauer

12.1k ×1.1

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4.0k ×1.1

INSTR

1.4k ×0.8

NHEP

466 ×0.8

AMPO

239 ×0.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Tod R. Lauer

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tod R. Lauer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tod R. Lauer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tod R. Lauer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tod R. Lauer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Tod R. Lauer. Tod R. Lauer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hofgartner, Jason D., B. J. Buratti, R. A. Beyer, et al.. (2023). Bolometric Hemispherical Albedo Map of Pluto from New Horizons Observations. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(7). 132–132. 4 indexed citations

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Verbiscer, A., P. Helfenstein, Simon B. Porter, et al.. (2022). The Diverse Shapes of Dwarf Planet and Large KBO Phase Curves Observed from New Horizons. The Planetary Science Journal. 3(4). 95–95. 13 indexed citations

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Lauer, Tod R., J. R. Spencer, Tanguy Bertrand, et al.. (2021). The Dark Side of Pluto. The Planetary Science Journal. 2(5). 214–214. 3 indexed citations

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Beyer, R. A., S. J. Robbins, C. B. Beddingfield, et al.. (2021). Charon’s Far Side Geomorphology. The Planetary Science Journal. 2(4). 141–141. 2 indexed citations

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Gültekin, Kayhan, Sarah Burke-Spolaor, Tod R. Lauer, et al.. (2021). Chandra Observations of Abell 2261 Brightest Cluster Galaxy, a Candidate Host to a Recoiling Black Hole. The Astrophysical Journal. 906(1). 48–48. 7 indexed citations

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Buratti, B. J., M. D. Hicks, A. Verbiscer, et al.. (2019). New Horizons Photometry of Pluto's Moon Charon. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 874(1). L3–L3. 8 indexed citations

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Singer, K. N., W. B. McKinnon, J. R. Spencer, et al.. (2019). Impact craters on 2014 MU69: The geologic history of MU69 and Kuiper belt object size-frequency distributions. 2019. 1 indexed citations

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Moore, J. M., W. B. McKinnon, J. R. Spencer, et al.. (2019). Scarp Retreat on MU69: Evidence and Implications for Composition and Structure. EPSC. 2019.

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Porter, Simon B., P. Schenk, John P. Spencer, et al.. (2019). Stereo Topography of KBO (486958) 2014 MU69. EPSC. 2019. 1 indexed citations

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Schenk, P., R. A. Beyer, W. B. McKinnon, et al.. (2018). Basins, fractures and volcanoes: Global cartography and topography of Pluto from New Horizons. Icarus. 314. 400–433. 61 indexed citations

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Lauer, Tod R., H. B. Throop, M. R. Showalter, et al.. (2017). The New Horizons and Hubble Space Telescope search for rings, dust, and debris in the Pluto-Charon system. Icarus. 301. 155–172. 5 indexed citations

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Stern, S. A., Joshua A. Kammer, E. L. Barth, et al.. (2017). Evidence for Possible Clouds in Pluto’s Present-day Atmosphere. The Astronomical Journal. 154(2). 43–43. 7 indexed citations

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Runyon, Kirby, et al.. (2017). A Geophysical Planet Definition. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1448. 4 indexed citations

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Binzel, Richard P., A. M. Earle, M. W. Buie, et al.. (2016). Climate zones on Pluto and Charon. Icarus. 287. 30–36. 24 indexed citations

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Porter, Simon B., J. R. Spencer, Susan Benecchi, et al.. (2016). THE FIRST HIGH-PHASE OBSERVATIONS OF A KBO: NEW HORIZONS IMAGING OF (15810) 1994 JR₁ FROM THE KUIPER BELT. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 828(2). L15–L15. 11 indexed citations

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Lauer, Tod R., Karl Gebhardt, D. Richstone, S. M. Faber, & Scott Tremaine. (2006). The Most Massive Black Holes in the Local Universe. 254.

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Wolff, Sidney C. & Tod R. Lauer. (2005). Observing Dark Energy. ASPC. 339. 47 indexed citations

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Richstone, Douglas, Karl Gebhardt, R. Bender, et al.. (2004). Black Hole Mass Determinations From Orbit Superposition Models are Reliable. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 1 indexed citations

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Kormendy, John, R. Bender, John Magorrian, et al.. (1996). Spectroscopic Evidence for a Massive Black Hole in NGC 4486B. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 189(4). 1422–1423. 1 indexed citations

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Lauer, Tod R.. (1983). High Resolution Surface Photometry of Elliptical Galaxies. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 455. 1 indexed citations

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