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Harvard College Observatory

Researchers at Harvard College Observatory

David Layzer, Simon Newcomb and J. A. Ball rank highest among 32 ranked researchers whose main affiliation is Harvard College Observatory.

The ranking

  1. 1 David LayzerUnited States · #45,461 worldwide318 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Simon NewcombUnited States · #283,395 worldwide77 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 J. A. BallUnited States · #346,969 worldwide78 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Cecilia Payne-GaposchkinUnited States · #359,598 worldwide59 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Donald H. MenzelUnited States · #435,970 worldwide173 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 W. M. SmartUnited States · #558,088 worldwide15 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 A. E. LilleyUnited States · #636,925 worldwide103 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 A. L. CortieUnited States · #681,757 worldwide3 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 E. M. ReevesUnited States · #692,406 worldwide85 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 T. E. SterneUnited States · #718,031 worldwide49 citations · 19 works
  11. 11 S. I. BaileyUnited States · #780,585 worldwide5 citations · 24 works
  12. 12 Harlow ShapleyUnited States · #833,917 worldwide161 citations · 205 works
  13. 13 Arthur SearleUnited States · #887,195 worldwide1 citations · 28 works
  14. 14 Arthur R. HinksUnited States · #939,016 worldwide13 citations · 33 works
  15. 15 B. P. GerasimovičUnited States · #966,865 worldwide2 citations · 22 works
  16. 16 Josiah P. CookeUnited States · #974,527 worldwide6 citations · 20 works
  17. 17 H. PenfieldUnited States · #1,007,172 worldwide41 citations · 16 works
  18. 18 M. FlemingUnited States · #1,019,579 worldwide36 citations · 15 works
  19. 19 ChallisUnited States · #1,027,274 worldwide5 citations · 28 works
  20. 20 F. S. HoggUnited States · #1,029,600 worldwide0 citations · 25 works
  21. 21 Bart J. BokUnited States · #1,082,844 worldwide49 citations · 74 works
  22. 22 O. C. WendellUnited States · #1,089,573 worldwide0 citations · 20 works
  23. 23 Henrietta H. SwopeUnited States · #1,192,560 worldwide26 citations · 21 works
  24. 24 Edward C. PickeringUnited States · #1,196,493 worldwide25 citations · 260 works
  25. 25 S. C. ChandlerUnited States · #1,214,764 worldwide16 citations · 52 works
  26. 26 George Phillips BondUnited States · #1,256,747 worldwide5 citations · 31 works
  27. 27 James E. KeelerUnited States · #1,303,224 worldwide8 citations · 38 works
  28. 28 Cecilia H. PayneUnited States · #1,311,938 worldwide3 citations · 32 works
  29. 29 Sergei GaposchkinUnited States · #1,346,474 worldwide12 citations · 50 works
  30. 30 E. C. PickeringUnited States · #1,353,073 worldwide12 citations · 54 works
  31. 31 Leon CampbellUnited States · #1,385,613 worldwide5 citations · 47 works
  32. 32 J. ChallisUnited States · #1,471,494 worldwide3 citations · 21 works

Output against citations per work

A long record and a heavily-cited one are not the same career, and a list ordered by either buries the other. The upper left is a small body of work that travelled a long way.

0510mean 1.25465works (log) →citations per work →David Layzer: 42, 7.6Simon Newcomb: 68, 1.1J. A. Ball: 23, 3.4Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: 33, 1.8Donald H. Menzel: 79, 2.2W. M. Smart: 23, 0.7A. E. Lilley: 16, 6.4A. L. Cortie: 28, 0.1E. M. Reeves: 22, 3.9T. E. Sterne: 19, 2.6S. I. Bailey: 24, 0.2Harlow Shapley: 205, 0.8Arthur Searle: 28, 0.0Arthur R. Hinks: 33, 0.4B. P. Gerasimovič: 22, 0.1Josiah P. Cooke: 20, 0.3H. Penfield: 16, 2.6M. Fleming: 15, 2.4Challis: 28, 0.2F. S. Hogg: 25, 0.0Bart J. Bok: 74, 0.7O. C. Wendell: 20, 0.0Henrietta H. Swope: 21, 1.2Edward C. Pickering: 260, 0.1S. C. Chandler: 52, 0.3George Phillips Bond: 31, 0.2James E. Keeler: 38, 0.2Cecilia H. Payne: 32, 0.1Sergei Gaposchkin: 50, 0.2E. C. Pickering: 54, 0.2Leon Campbell: 47, 0.1J. Challis: 21, 0.1David LayzerJ. A. BallCecilia Payne-Gaposc…Simon Newcomb
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Ranked on the composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Affiliation is the institution a researcher publishes from most; identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation.