Tod R. Lauer

39.5k citations

143 papers · 10.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 43

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
Instrumentation top 0.1%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 5%
Global and Planetary Change top 5%

Co-authors: D. O. Richstone Scott Tremaine John Kormendy Karl Gebhardt Alan Dressler S. M. Faber Carl J. Grillmair R. Bender
Topics: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (70 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (69 papers)Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (58 papers)
Cited by: Instrumentation Astronomy and Astrophysics Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Journals: Nature The Astrophysical Journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Tod R. Lauer

135 papers receiving 10.5k citations

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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 →

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1	Bolometric Hemispherical Albedo Map of Pluto from New Horizons Observations 2023 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·Jason D. Hofgartner,B. J. Buratti,R. A. Beyer,Kimberly Ennico,W. M. Grundy,Carly Howett,(unknown),Tod R. Lauer,C. B. Olkin,J. R. Spencer,S. A. Stern,H. A. Weaver,L. A. Young	4
2	The Diverse Shapes of Dwarf Planet and Large KBO Phase Curves Observed from New Horizons 2022 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·A. Verbiscer,P. Helfenstein,Simon B. Porter,Susan Benecchi,J. J. Kavelaars,Tod R. Lauer,(unknown),Silvia Protopapa,J. R. Spencer,S. A. Stern,H. A. Weaver,M. W. Buie,B. J. Buratti,C. B. Olkin,J. W. Parker,K. N. Singer,L. A. Young,(unknown)	13
3	The Dark Side of Pluto 2021 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·Tod R. Lauer,J. R. Spencer,Tanguy Bertrand,R. A. Beyer,Kirby Runyon,O. L. White,L. A. Young,Kimberly Ennico,W. B. McKinnon,J. M. Moore,C. B. Olkin,S. A. Stern,H. A. Weaver	3
4	Charon’s Far Side Geomorphology 2021 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·R. A. Beyer,S. J. Robbins,C. B. Beddingfield,C. J. Bierson,Kimberly Ennico,Tod R. Lauer,W. B. McKinnon,J. M. Moore,Kirby Runyon,C. B. Olkin,P. Schenk,K. N. Singer,J. R. Spencer,S. A. Stern,H. A. Weaver,L. A. Young,(unknown)	2
5	Chandra Observations of Abell 2261 Brightest Cluster Galaxy, a Candidate Host to a Recoiling Black Hole 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Kayhan Gültekin,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,Tod R. Lauer,T. Joseph W. Lazio,Leonidas A. Moustakas,Patrick Ogle,Marc Postman	7
6	New Horizons Photometry of Pluto's Moon Charon 2019 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·B. J. Buratti,M. D. Hicks,(unknown),A. Verbiscer,(unknown),Jason D. Hofgartner,Tod R. Lauer,W. M. Grundy,S. A. Stern,H. A. Weaver,Carly Howett,L. A. Young,A. F. Cheng,R. A. Beyer,C. M. Lisse,Kimberly Ennico,C. B. Olkin,S. J. Robbins	8
7	Impact craters on 2014 MU69: The geologic history of MU69 and Kuiper belt object size-frequency distributions 2019 ·K. N. Singer,W. B. McKinnon,J. R. Spencer,Sarah Greenstreet,Brett Gladman,S. J. Robbins,Kirby Runyon,P. Schenk,J. J. Kavelaars,Tod R. Lauer,A. H. Parker,S. A. Stern,H. A. Weaver,C. B. Olkin	1
8	Scarp Retreat on MU69: Evidence and Implications for Composition and Structure 2019 ·EPSC ·J. M. Moore,W. B. McKinnon,J. R. Spencer,S. A. Stern,D. T. Britt,B. J. Buratti,W. M. Grundy,Simon B. Porter,P. Schenk,K. N. Singer,H. A. Weaver,J. W. Parker,A. Verbiscer,R. A. Beyer,(unknown),J. T. Keane,Tod R. Lauer,C. M. Lisse,O. M. Umurhan,O. L. White	0
9	Stereo Topography of KBO (486958) 2014 MU69 2019 ·EPSC ·(unknown),Simon B. Porter,P. Schenk,John P. Spencer,C. B. Beddingfield,W. M. Grundy,(unknown),Tod R. Lauer,(unknown),C. B. Olkin,(unknown),Alan J. Stern,O. M. Umurhan,A. Verbiscer,H. A. Weaver	1
10	Basins, fractures and volcanoes: Global cartography and topography of Pluto from New Horizons 2018 ·Icarus ·P. Schenk,R. A. Beyer,W. B. McKinnon,J. M. Moore,J. R. Spencer,O. L. White,K. N. Singer,F. Nimmo,(unknown),Tod R. Lauer,S. J. Robbins,O. M. Umurhan,W. M. Grundy,S. A. Stern,H. A. Weaver,L. A. Young,K. Ennico Smith,C. B. Olkin	61
11	The New Horizons and Hubble Space Telescope search for rings, dust, and debris in the Pluto-Charon system 2017 ·Icarus ·Tod R. Lauer,H. B. Throop,M. R. Showalter,H. A. Weaver,S. A. Stern,J. R. Spencer,M. W. Buie,Douglas P. Hamilton,Simon B. Porter,A. Verbiscer,L. A. Young,C. B. Olkin,Kimberly Ennico,(unknown)	5
12	Evidence for Possible Clouds in Pluto’s Present-day Atmosphere 2017 ·The Astronomical Journal ·S. A. Stern,Joshua A. Kammer,E. L. Barth,K. N. Singer,Tod R. Lauer,Jason D. Hofgartner,H. A. Weaver,Kimberly Ennico,C. B. Olkin,L. A. Young,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	7
13	A Geophysical Planet Definition 2017 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·Kirby Runyon,S. A. Stern,Tod R. Lauer,(unknown),M. E. Summers,K. N. Singer	4
14	Climate zones on Pluto and Charon 2016 ·Icarus ·Richard P. Binzel,A. M. Earle,M. W. Buie,L. A. Young,S. A. Stern,C. B. Olkin,Kimberly Ennico,J. M. Moore,W. M. Grundy,H. A. Weaver,C. M. Lisse,Tod R. Lauer	24
15	THE FIRST HIGH-PHASE OBSERVATIONS OF A KBO: NEW HORIZONS IMAGING OF (15810) 1994 JR₁ FROM THE KUIPER BELT 2016 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Simon B. Porter,J. R. Spencer,Susan Benecchi,A. Verbiscer,A. M. Zangari,H. A. Weaver,Tod R. Lauer,A. H. Parker,M. W. Buie,A. F. Cheng,L. A. Young,C. B. Olkin,Kimberly Ennico,S. A. Stern,(unknown)	11
16	The Most Massive Black Holes in the Local Universe 2006 ·Tod R. Lauer,Karl Gebhardt,D. Richstone,S. M. Faber,Scott Tremaine	0
17	Observing Dark Energy 2005 ·ASPC ·Sidney C. Wolff,Tod R. Lauer	47
18	Black Hole Mass Determinations From Orbit Superposition Models are Reliable 2004 ·Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) ·Douglas Richstone,Karl Gebhardt,(unknown),R. Bender,Geoffrey C. Bower,Alan Dressler,S. M. Faber,(unknown),Richard F. Green,(unknown),John Kormendy,Tod R. Lauer,John Magorrian,Jason Pinkney,C. Siopis,Scott Tremaine	1
19	Spectroscopic Evidence for a Massive Black Hole in NGC 4486B 1996 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·John Kormendy,R. Bender,John Magorrian,Scott Tremaine,Alan Dressler,Karl Gebhardt,D. O. Richstone,(unknown),Tod R. Lauer,Carl J. Grillmair	1
20	High Resolution Surface Photometry of Elliptical Galaxies 1983 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·Tod R. Lauer	1

About Tod R. Lauer

Tod R. Lauer is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 143 papers that have together received 10.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (70 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (69 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (58 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (3.7k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (10.6k citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.8k citations). Tod R. Lauer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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