W. Darbro

817 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 524 citations indexed

About

W. Darbro is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Mechanics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Darbro has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 524 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Computational Mechanics and 4 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in W. Darbro's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (8 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (6 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (3 papers). W. Darbro is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (8 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (6 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (3 papers). W. Darbro collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. W. Darbro's co-authors include Ronald F. Elsner, P. G. Sutherland, J. E. Grindlay, M. C. Weisskopf, D. A. Leahy, S. M. Kahn, Martin C. Weisskopf, Pranab Ghosh, P. Hertz and Brian D. Ramsey and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, American Journal of Physics and STIN.

In The Last Decade

W. Darbro

11 papers receiving 514 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.

On searches for pulsed emission with application to four globular cluster X-ray sources - NGC 1851, 6441, 6624, and 6712

1983 423 citations D. A. Leahy, W. Darbro et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Darbro United States	6	497	157	145	55	24	14	524
R. M. Hjellming United States	15	602 1.2×	274 1.7×	60 0.4×	44 0.8×	48 2.0×	38	638
J. E. Deeter United States	15	581 1.2×	126 0.8×	252 1.7×	50 0.9×	67 2.8×	23	625
Richard F. Stark United Kingdom	9	602 1.2×	276 1.8×	55 0.4×	25 0.5×	27 1.1×	14	634
J. E. McClintock United States	18	744 1.5×	188 1.2×	204 1.4×	65 1.2×	56 2.3×	52	798
L. Nobili Italy	15	804 1.6×	287 1.8×	215 1.5×	28 0.5×	15 0.6×	43	834
E. T. Harlaftis United Kingdom	15	808 1.6×	115 0.7×	120 0.8×	54 1.0×	62 2.6×	39	829
L. Angelini United States	20	962 1.9×	257 1.6×	199 1.4×	46 0.8×	42 1.8×	80	987
A. Goldwurm France	17	818 1.6×	402 2.6×	104 0.7×	82 1.5×	31 1.3×	46	858
K. M. V. Apparao India	14	431 0.9×	158 1.0×	68 0.5×	27 0.5×	66 2.8×	86	491
A. P. Reynolds Netherlands	12	388 0.8×	69 0.4×	94 0.6×	26 0.5×	37 1.5×	31	409

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Elsner, Ronald F., M. C. Weisskopf, W. Darbro, et al.. (1986). Observations of quasi-periodic oscillations from GX 5 - 1 and Cygnus X-2 with the Einstein (HEAO 2) Observatory. The Astrophysical Journal. 308. 655–655. 5 indexed citations

Weisskopf, M. C., et al.. (1986). Accretion onto neutron stars with the presence of a double layer. The Astrophysical Journal. 305. 759–759. 10 indexed citations

Elsner, Ronald F., M. C. Weisskopf, W. Darbro, et al.. (1985). Observations of Quasi-Periodic Oscillations from GX 5-1 with the Einstein (HEAO-2) Observatory. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 17. 854.

Naranan, S., Ronald F. Elsner, W. Darbro, et al.. (1985). On fast X-ray rotators with long-term periodicities. The Astrophysical Journal. 290. 487–487. 5 indexed citations

Elsner, Ronald F., M. C. Weisskopf, K. M. V. Apparao, et al.. (1985). X-ray observations of GX 1 + 4 with the monitor proportional counter on board the Einstein Observatory. The Astrophysical Journal. 297. 288–288. 16 indexed citations

Weisskopf, M. C., Ronald F. Elsner, W. Darbro, et al.. (1984). X-ray observations of X Persei. The Astrophysical Journal. 278. 711–711. 8 indexed citations

Leahy, D. A., W. Darbro, Ronald F. Elsner, et al.. (1983). On searches for pulsed emission with application to four globular cluster X-ray sources - NGC 1851, 6441, 6624, and 6712. The Astrophysical Journal. 266. 160–160. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

Elsner, Ronald F., W. Darbro, D. A. Leahy, et al.. (1983). X-ray observations of 4U 1626-67 by the monitor counter on the Einstein /HEAO 2/ observatory. The Astrophysical Journal. 266. 769–769. 4 indexed citations

Weisskopf, Martin C., W. Darbro, Ronald F. Elsner, et al.. (1983). X-ray observations of LMC X-3 with the monitor proportional counter aboard the HEAO 2 Einstein observatory - A comparison with Cygnus X-1. The Astrophysical Journal. 274. L65–L65. 3 indexed citations

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Darbro, W., Pranab Ghosh, Ronald F. Elsner, et al.. (1981). Observations of SMC X-1 with the monitor proportional counter on the Einstein /HEAO 2/ X-ray Observatory - The pulse period and its history. The Astrophysical Journal. 246. 231–231. 1 indexed citations

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Weisskopf, M. C., W. Darbro, Pranab Ghosh, P. G. Sutherland, & J. E. Grindlay. (1980). High time resolution observation of the transient event of 5 March 1979. STIN. 80. 25268. 1 indexed citations

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Grindlay, J. E., H. L. Marshall, P. Hertz, et al.. (1980). Time-resolved imaging and spectral studies of an X-ray burst from the globular cluster Terzan. The Astrophysical Journal. 240. L121–L121. 28 indexed citations

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Elsner, Ronald F., Pranab Ghosh, W. Darbro, et al.. (1980). Observations of Cygnus X-3 with the Einstein /HEAO 2/ X-ray Observatory The period derivative and the asymmetric X-ray light curve. The Astrophysical Journal. 239. 335–335. 20 indexed citations

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Darbro, W.. (1978). An example of branching in a variational problem. American Journal of Physics. 46(11). 1183–1184.

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