Vera Rubin

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
151 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Vera Rubin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera Rubin has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 97 papers in Instrumentation and 24 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Vera Rubin's work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (97 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (77 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (54 papers). Vera Rubin is often cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (97 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (77 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (54 papers). Vera Rubin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Vera Rubin's co-authors include Jr. Ford W. Kent, Jr. Ford W. K., N. Thonnard, Stacy McGaugh, W. J. G. de Blok, D. Burstein, Jeffrey D. P. Kenney, A. Bosma, Bradley C. Whitmore and G. V. Coyne and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Vera Rubin

128 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Rotation of the Andromeda... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 1980 250 500 750

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Vera Rubin 4.3k 1.7k 1.2k 423 269 151 4.9k
C. A. Collins 3.5k 0.8× 962 0.6× 1.5k 1.3× 167 0.4× 87 0.3× 95 4.2k
Edwin L. Turner 5.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 304 0.7× 403 1.5× 147 5.5k
Sidney van den Bergh 4.7k 1.1× 987 0.6× 1.8k 1.4× 133 0.3× 138 0.5× 273 5.0k
D. L. Tucker 2.6k 0.6× 386 0.2× 1.3k 1.1× 238 0.6× 91 0.3× 93 3.4k
W. Voges 6.9k 1.6× 2.2k 1.3× 2.0k 1.6× 206 0.5× 226 0.8× 187 7.4k
D. J. Helfand 7.2k 1.7× 3.3k 1.9× 889 0.7× 67 0.2× 221 0.8× 179 7.4k
M. S. Longair 4.4k 1.0× 2.5k 1.5× 830 0.7× 195 0.5× 131 0.5× 180 4.8k
M. T. Murphy 5.3k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 947 0.8× 365 0.9× 1.4k 5.4× 196 7.2k
Thomas J. Cox 8.6k 2.0× 842 0.5× 4.5k 3.7× 169 0.4× 307 1.1× 99 9.0k
M. J. Drinkwater 3.1k 0.7× 721 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 149 0.4× 235 0.9× 134 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Vera Rubin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vera Rubin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vera Rubin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vera Rubin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vera Rubin 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 Vera Rubin. Vera Rubin 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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Hunter, Deidre A., et al.. (2013). Star Formation in the Extreme Outer Disks of Giant Spiral Galaxies. 221. 1 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera. (2010). CHARLOTTE MOORE SITTERLY. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 13(2). 145–148.
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Coccato, L., Robert A. Swaters, Vera Rubin, S. D’Odorico, & Stacy McGaugh. (2008). VIMOS-VLT integral field kinematics of the giant low surface\n brightness galaxy ESO 323-G064. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera & Deidre A. Hunter. (2007). A Search for H(alpha) Emission in the Far Outer Discs of Extremely Large Spiral Galaxies. 170. 1 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera. (2007). A two-way galaxy. Physics Today. 60(9). 8–9. 3 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera. (2006). Seeing dark matter in the Andromeda galaxy. Physics Today. 59(12). 8–9. 6 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera. (1999). Roman's Correlation Between Spectra and Motions of Intermediate-Type Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 401.
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Rubin, Vera, Jeffrey D. P. Kenney, & Judith S. Young. (1997). Rapidly Rotating Circumnuclear Gas Disks in Virgo Disk Galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 113. 1250–1250. 37 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera, et al.. (1988). Large-scale motions in the universe : a Vatican study week. Princeton University Press eBooks. 56 indexed citations
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Whitmore, Bradley C., Vera Rubin, & Duncan A. Forbes. (1987). The Amount of Dark Matter in Spiral Galaxies in Clusters. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 19. 713.
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Whitmore, Bradley C., et al.. (1984). Stellar and Gas Kinematics in Disk Galaxies. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 724. 2 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera. (1979). Extended optical-rotation curves of spiral galaxies.. 8(3). 79–88.
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Peterson, C. J., et al.. (1977). The Velocity Field of the Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5383.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 9. 336. 1 indexed citations
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Peterson, C. J., et al.. (1976). The Peculiar Galaxy NGC 1275. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 297. 1 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera, et al.. (1976). The Rotation Curve of the E7/SO Galaxy NGC 3115. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 297. 1 indexed citations
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Peterson, C. J., et al.. (1975). Motions of the Stars and Excited Gas in the Barred Spiral Galaxy 3351. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 7. 538. 1 indexed citations
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Cowley, A. P., et al.. (1974). Report to the council of the AAS from the working group on the status of women in astronomy - 1973.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 6. 412–423. 2 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera, et al.. (1973). Early Observations of the Crab Nebula as a Nebula.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 411. 1 indexed citations
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Rubin, Vera, et al.. (1969). Spectra of Emission Regions in M31. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 1. 188.
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Rubin, Vera & S. D’Odorico. (1969). A Note on the Systemic Velocity of M 31. 2(2). 484–6. 1 indexed citations

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