Varoujan Gorjian

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Varoujan Gorjian is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Varoujan Gorjian has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 19 papers in Instrumentation and 7 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Varoujan Gorjian's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (26 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (22 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (19 papers). Varoujan Gorjian is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (26 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (22 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (19 papers). Varoujan Gorjian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Varoujan Gorjian's co-authors include Matthew A. Malkan, M. J. I. Brown, Peter Eisenhardt, Buell T. Jannuzi, Arjun Dey, C. S. Kochanek, S. S. Murray, M. Brodwin, Daniel Stern and Nelson Caldwell 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

Varoujan Gorjian

49 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Mid‐Infrared Selection of Active Galaxies 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Mid‐Infrared Selection of Active Galaxies
    2005 545 citations Daniel Stern, Peter Eisenhardt et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers

Varoujan Gorjian
Roberto J. Assef United States
M. J. Michałowski United Kingdom
A. Karim Germany
E. Hatziminaoglou Germany
S. Eales United Kingdom
A. Bongiorno Italy
K. E. K. Coppin United Kingdom
U. Lisenfeld Spain
V. Smolčić Germany
N. A. Hatch United Kingdom
Roberto J. Assef United States
Varoujan Gorjian
Citations per year, relative to Varoujan Gorjian Varoujan Gorjian (= 1×) peers Roberto J. Assef

Countries citing papers authored by Varoujan Gorjian

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Varoujan Gorjian

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Varoujan Gorjian. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Varoujan Gorjian. The network helps show where Varoujan Gorjian may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Varoujan Gorjian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Varoujan Gorjian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Varoujan Gorjian 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 Varoujan Gorjian. Varoujan Gorjian 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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Roy, Pierre-Alexis, Björn Benneke, Louis-Philippe Coulombe, et al.. (2025). Low 4.5 μm Dayside Emission Disfavors a Dark Bare-rock Scenario for the Hot Super-Earth TOI-431 b. The Astronomical Journal. 169(5). 239–239. 4 indexed citations
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Crossfield, Ian J. M., Matej Malik, Michelle L. Hill, et al.. (2022). GJ 1252b: A Hot Terrestrial Super-Earth with No Atmosphere. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 937(1). L17–L17. 41 indexed citations
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Werner, M. W., Varoujan Gorjian, Farisa Y. Morales, et al.. (2021). SpiKeS: Precision Warm Spitzer Photometry of the Kepler Field. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 254(1). 11–11. 5 indexed citations
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Ramiaramanantsoa, Tahina, Judd D. Bowman, Evgenya L. Shkolnik, et al.. (2021). An Automated Onboard Image Integration Control for the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 53(1).
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Guo, Xueying, Sarah Ballard, Diana Dragomir, et al.. (2019). Temperate Super-Earths/Mini-Neptunes around M/K Dwarfs Consist of Two Populations Distinguished by Kepler and Spitzer Transit Depth Variations. The Astrophysical Journal. 880(1). 64–64.
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Berardo, David, Ian J. M. Crossfield, M. W. Werner, et al.. (2019). Revisiting the HIP 41378 System with K2 and Spitzer. The Astronomical Journal. 157(5). 185–185. 11 indexed citations
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Benneke, Bjoern, Diana Dragomir, Laura Kreidberg, et al.. (2019). Multiwavelength Phase Curves of a TESS Hot Neptune. 14290. 1 indexed citations
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Rebull, L. M., et al.. (2018). The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP). 171–187. 2 indexed citations
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Crossfield, Ian J. M., Diana Dragomir, Laura Kreidberg, et al.. (2018). Spitzer Transits of New TESS Planets. 14084. 1 indexed citations
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Rebull, L. M., et al.. (2018). An Authentic Research Experience in an Astronomy Education Professional Development Program: An Analysis of 8 Years of Data on the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP). AAS. 231. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Chien‐Ting, Ryan C. Hickox, Daniel Stern, et al.. (2017). The X-Ray and Mid-infrared Luminosities in Luminous Type 1 Quasars. The Astrophysical Journal. 837(2). 145–145. 35 indexed citations
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Ardila, D. R., Evgenya L. Shkolnik, & Varoujan Gorjian. (2017). CubeSats for Astrophysics: The Current Perspective. AAS. 229. 1 indexed citations
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Shkolnik, Evgenya L., D. R. Ardila, Travis Barman, et al.. (2016). Monitoring the High-Energy Radiation Environment of Exoplanets Around Low-mass Stars with SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat). 231. 3 indexed citations
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Velzen, Sjoert van, Varoujan Gorjian, Julian H. Krolik, & Alexander J. Mendez. (2015). Dust Reprocessing of Stellar Tidal Disruption Flares. 12046. 1 indexed citations
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Pompea, Stephen M., et al.. (2010). Impact Summary: The Spitzer Space Telescope Research Program for Teachers and Students. AAS. 215. 1 indexed citations
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Thaller, M., et al.. (2010). Infrared Astronomy and Education: Linking Infrared Whole Sky Mapping with Teacher and Student Research. cosp. 38. 17. 1 indexed citations
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Agol, Eric, Stephanie M. Gogarten, Varoujan Gorjian, & Amy Kimball. (2009). SPITZEROBSERVATIONS OF A GRAVITATIONALLY LENSED QUASAR, QSO 2237+0305. The Astrophysical Journal. 697(2). 1010–1019. 21 indexed citations
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Gorjian, Varoujan, M. Brodwin, C. S. Kochanek, et al.. (2008). The Mid‐Infrared Properties of X‐Ray Sources. The Astrophysical Journal. 679(2). 1040–1046. 22 indexed citations
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Stern, Daniel, Peter Eisenhardt, Varoujan Gorjian, et al.. (2005). Mid‐Infrared Selection of Active Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 631(1). 163–168. 545 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gorjian, Varoujan, E. L. Wright, & Ranga‐Ram Chary. (2000). Tentative Detection of the Cosmic Infrared Background at 2.2 and 3.5 Microns Using Ground‐based and Space‐based Observations. The Astrophysical Journal. 536(2). 550–560. 101 indexed citations

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