V. L. Ford

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

V. L. Ford is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, V. L. Ford has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in Instrumentation and 10 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in V. L. Ford's work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (11 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (10 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (10 papers). V. L. Ford is often cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (11 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (10 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (10 papers). V. L. Ford collaborates with scholars based in Australia. V. L. Ford's co-authors include D. S. Mathewson, DS Mathewson, K. Serkowski, Markus Buchhorn, M. A. Dopita, N. Visvanathan, I. R. Tuohy, D. J. Helfand, Knox S. Long and A. J. Turtle and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

V. L. Ford

22 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Wavelength dependence of interstellar polarization and ra... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Wavelength dependence of interstellar polarization and ratio of total to selective extinction
    1975 492 citations K. Serkowski, DS Mathewson et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
V. L. Ford Australia 15 1.3k 342 308 48 48 22 1.4k
W. K. Huchtmeier Germany 22 1.7k 1.2× 244 0.7× 650 2.1× 37 0.8× 47 1.0× 81 1.7k
Roger Lynds United States 21 1.2k 0.9× 155 0.5× 389 1.3× 40 0.8× 37 0.8× 46 1.2k
D. Wills United States 18 1.3k 1.0× 497 1.5× 206 0.7× 33 0.7× 29 0.6× 46 1.4k
R. P. S. Stone United States 16 907 0.7× 124 0.4× 265 0.9× 24 0.5× 71 1.5× 41 962
M. L. McCall Canada 20 1.6k 1.2× 201 0.6× 536 1.7× 17 0.4× 28 0.6× 69 1.7k
M. G. Edmunds United Kingdom 19 1.9k 1.4× 175 0.5× 483 1.6× 33 0.7× 18 0.4× 55 2.0k
Ian B. Thompson United States 21 1.9k 1.4× 236 0.7× 684 2.2× 29 0.6× 79 1.6× 48 2.0k
V. A. Lipovetsky Russia 19 1.5k 1.1× 202 0.6× 572 1.9× 41 0.9× 53 1.1× 41 1.5k
J. Melnick Chile 25 1.8k 1.3× 301 0.9× 570 1.9× 26 0.5× 33 0.7× 85 1.8k
Mark L. Giroux United States 25 1.6k 1.2× 540 1.6× 286 0.9× 24 0.5× 30 0.6× 41 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by V. L. Ford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. L. Ford

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of V. L. Ford. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of V. L. Ford 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 V. L. Ford. V. L. Ford is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mathewson, D. S. & V. L. Ford. (1996). Parameters of 2447 Southern Spiral Galaxies for Use in the Tully-Fisher Relation. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 107. 97–97. 129 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S. & V. L. Ford. (1994). Large-scale streaming motions in the local universe. The Astrophysical Journal. 434. L39–L39. 11 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., V. L. Ford, & Markus Buchhorn. (1992). No back-side infall into the Great Attractor. The Astrophysical Journal. 389. L5–L5. 32 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., V. L. Ford, & Markus Buchhorn. (1992). A southern sky survey of the peculiar velocities of 1355 spiral galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 81. 413–413. 229 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., V. L. Ford, & N. Visvanathan. (1988). The structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud. II. The Astrophysical Journal. 333. 617–617. 50 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., et al.. (1987). The ‘High Velocity Cloud’ Origin of the Magellanic System. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 7(1). 19–25. 15 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., et al.. (1985). Supernova remnants in the Magellanic Clouds. III. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 58. 197–197. 53 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., V. L. Ford, M. A. Dopita, et al.. (1984). Supernova remnants in the Magellanic Clouds. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 55. 189–189. 44 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S. & V. L. Ford. (1984). HI Surveys of the Magellanic System. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 108. 125–136. 3 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., V. L. Ford, M. A. Dopita, et al.. (1983). Supernova remnants in the Magellanic Clouds. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 51. 345–345. 96 indexed citations
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Dopita, M. A., et al.. (1981). N70 - A mass-loss bubble within a massive collapsing H I cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 250. 103–103. 12 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., M. A. Dopita, I. R. Tuohy, & V. L. Ford. (1980). A new oxygen-rich supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 242. L73–L73. 20 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., V. L. Ford, M. P. Schwarz, & Jeremy D. Murray. (1979). The Magellanic Stream: Observational Considerations. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 84. 547–556. 2 indexed citations
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Dopita, M. A., D. S. Mathewson, & V. L. Ford. (1977). Optical emission from shock waves. III. Abundances in supernova remnants.. The Astrophysical Journal. 214. 179–179. 18 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S., et al.. (1975). The systemic velocity of NGC 1313. Observatory. 95. 176–177. 1 indexed citations
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Serkowski, K., DS Mathewson, & V. L. Ford. (1975). Wavelength dependence of interstellar polarization and ratio of total to selective extinction. The Astrophysical Journal. 196. 261–261. 492 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mathewson, D. S. & V. L. Ford. (1971). Polarization Observations of 1800 Stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 153(4). 525–525. 13 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S. & V. L. Ford. (1970). The Magnetic-Field Structure of the Magellanic Clouds. The Astrophysical Journal. 160. L43–L43. 28 indexed citations
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Mathewson, D. S. & V. L. Ford. (1970). Polarization measurements of stars in the Magellanic Clouds.. The Astronomical Journal. 75. 778–778. 17 indexed citations
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Gascoigne, S. C. B. & V. L. Ford. (1967). The Globular Cluster NGC 6266. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 1(1). 16–16. 2 indexed citations

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