Y. Avni

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Y. Avni is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Avni has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Instrumentation and 7 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Y. Avni's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (23 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (12 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (12 papers). Y. Avni is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (23 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (12 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (12 papers). Y. Avni collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Italy. Y. Avni's co-authors include H. Tananbaum, John N. Bahcall, G. Zamorani, A. Sołtan, J. P. Henry, Herman L. Marshall, R. Giacconi, M. Elvis, G. Fabbiano and T. Maccacaro and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Y. Avni

40 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Energy spectra of X-ray clusters of galaxies

1976 348 citations Y. Avni The Astrophysical Journal profile →
X-ray studies of quasars with the Einstein Observatory

1979 239 citations H. Tananbaum, Y. Avni et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y. Avni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Y. Avni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Y. Avni 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 Y. Avni. Y. Avni is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Underlying Distribution of Optical to X-Ray Spectral Index for Quasars in the Presence of Detection Thresholds 1995 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, D. M. Worrall, (unknown)	12
2	X-ray properties of optically selected QSOs 1986 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, H. Tananbaum	95
3	A Complete Sample of Quasars at B= 19.80^a 1984 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Herman L. Marshall, Y. Avni, (unknown), J. P. Huchra, H. Tananbaum, G. Zamorani, V. Zitelli	1
4	A complete sample of quasars at B = 19.80 1984 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Herman L. Marshall, J. P. Huchra, H. Tananbaum, Y. Avni, (unknown), V. Zitelli, G. Zamorani	21
5	The cosmological evolution and luminosity function of X-ray selected active galactic nuclei 1983 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·T. Maccacaro, I. M. Gioia, Y. Avni, P. Giommi, R. E. Griffiths, James Liebert, John T. Stocke, (unknown)	9
6	Quasar evolution - Not a deficit at 'low' redshifts 1983 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, (unknown)	2
7	The stellar contribution to the galactic soft X-ray background 1981 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·R. Rosner, Y. Avni, Jay A. Bookbinder, R. Giacconi, L. Golub, Jr. Harnden F. R., C. W. Maxson, K. Topka, G. S. Vaiana	22
8	On the simultaneous analysis of several complete samples - The V/Vmax and Ve/Va variables, with applications to quasars 1980 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, John N. Bahcall	166
9	Parameter estimation for X-ray sources: positions. 1978 ·A&A ·Y. Avni	1
10	Periodic timing residuals in pulsating binary X-ray sources and orbital precession in Hercules X-1 1978 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, D. Q. Lamb, (unknown), Mordehai Milgrom	1
11	Observational constraints on the mass of SMC X-1 1977 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, Mordehai Milgrom	2
12	Optical Counterparts of Galactic X-Ray Sources 1976 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·Y. Avni	1
13	Energy spectra of X-ray clusters of galaxies breakdown → 1976 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni	348
14	Statistical simulations of clusters of galaxies 1976 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, Neta A. Bahcall	6
15	The eclipse duration of the X-ray pulsar 3U 0900-40 1976 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni	22
16	Masses for VELA X-1 and other X-ray binaries 1975 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, John N. Bahcall	9
17	Optical properties of HZ Her. 1974 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·John N. Bahcall, P. C. Joss, Y. Avni	11
18	Upper Limit on 2.5-SECOND Pulsations from Hercules X-1 1974 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Avni, John N. Bahcall, P. C. Joss, D. Q. Lamb, E. Schreier, H. Tananbaum	2
19	Steady Energy Source in Her X-l? 1973 ·Nature Physical Science ·Y. Avni, John N. Bahcall, P. C. Joss, Neta A. Bahcall, (unknown), C. J. Pethick, David Pines	2
20	Helicity-conserving and helicity-nonconserving pomeron-exchange amplitudes in the dual absorptive model 1972 ·Lettere al nuovo cimento della societa italiana di fisica/Lettere al nuovo cimento ·Y. Avni	3

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