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.
Rotation of the Andromeda Nebula from a Spectroscopic Survey of Emission Regions
1970821 citationsVera Rubin et al.The Astrophysical Journalprofile →
Rotational properties of 21 SC galaxies with a large range of luminosities and radii, from NGC 4605 /R = 4kpc/ to UGC 2885 /R = 122 kpc/
1980779 citationsVera Rubin, N. Thonnard et al.The Astrophysical Journalprofile →
Author Peers
Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields.
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This map shows the geographic impact of Vera Rubin's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Vera Rubin with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Vera Rubin more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Vera Rubin. 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 Vera Rubin. The network helps show where Vera Rubin may publish in the future.
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
1.
Hunter, Deidre A., et al.. (2013). Star Formation in the Extreme Outer Disks of Giant Spiral Galaxies. 221.1 indexed citations
2.
Rubin, Vera. (2010). CHARLOTTE MOORE SITTERLY. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 13(2). 145–148.
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
Rubin, Vera, et al.. (1988). Large-scale motions in the universe : a Vatican study week. Princeton University Press eBooks.56 indexed citations
10.
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.
11.
Whitmore, Bradley C., et al.. (1984). Stellar and Gas Kinematics in Disk Galaxies. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 724.2 indexed citations
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
14.
Peterson, C. J., et al.. (1976). The Peculiar Galaxy NGC 1275. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 297.1 indexed citations
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Rubin, Vera, et al.. (1969). Spectra of Emission Regions in M31. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 1. 188.
20.
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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