William Tobin

593 citations
50 papers · 332 indexed · h-index 9

Impact in

    • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
    • Astro and Planetary Science
    • History and Developments in Astronomy
    • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
    • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Papers in

    • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 12
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 22
    • History and Developments in Astronomy 14
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 9
    • Astro and Planetary Science 5

William Tobin

43 papers receiving 292 citations

Peers

William Tobin
Comparison fields: 5 of 74
  • Instrumentation 61
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 184
  • History and Philosophy of Science 18
  • Theoretical Computer Science 3
  • Education 60
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside William Tobin, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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#Work
1 199492
2 199747
3 199814
4 199914
5 199213
6 200212
7 200510
8 199410
9 199810
10 19938
11 19968
12 19777
13
The Life and Science of Léon Foucault
20037
14 20066
15
The beta Pictoris circumstellar disk. XXIV. Clues to the origin of the stable gas
19986
16 19945
17 19955
18 20194
19 19844
20 19874

About William Tobin

William Tobin is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science, Anatomy and Computational Mechanics, having authored 50 papers that have together received 332 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (22 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (14 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (12 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (10 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (9 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (5 papers), History of Science and Medicine (5 papers) and History of Science and Natural History (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (61 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (184 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (18 citations), Theoretical Computer Science (3 citations) and Education (60 citations). William Tobin has collaborated with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include David Tyack, Michael D. Albrow, K. R. Pollard, P. L. Cottrell, W. A. Lawson, M. Clark, E. F. Guinan, B. King, J. D. Pritchard and Mark French. Their work appears in journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Scientific American and The Astrophysical Journal.

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