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Kitt Peak National Observatory

Researchers at Kitt Peak National Observatory

K. M. Strom, F. C. Gillett and Tod R. Lauer rank highest among 33 ranked researchers whose main affiliation is Kitt Peak National Observatory.

The ranking

  1. 1 K. M. StromUnited States · #43,875 worldwide498 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 F. C. GillettUnited States · #53,656 worldwide474 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Tod R. LauerUnited States · #64,007 worldwide895 citations · 109 works
  4. 4 Helmut A. AbtUnited States · #74,404 worldwide534 citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Mark E. EverettUnited States · #126,879 worldwide631 citations · 92 works
  6. 6 T. E. ArmandroffUnited States · #157,702 worldwide237 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Knut OlsenUnited States · #185,865 worldwide433 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Joan NajitaUnited States · #202,797 worldwide445 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 K. M. MerrillUnited States · #254,484 worldwide230 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 M. J. S. BeltonUnited States · #260,013 worldwide428 citations · 120 works
  11. 11 R. ElstonUnited States · #265,735 worldwide302 citations · 57 works
  12. 12 David L. CrawfordUnited States · #310,171 worldwide72 citations · 26 works
  13. 13 Todd A. BorosonUnited States · #349,318 worldwide239 citations · 59 works
  14. 14 D. C. WellsUnited States · #363,403 worldwide87 citations · 21 works
  15. 15 George H. JacobyUnited States · #392,090 worldwide438 citations · 105 works
  16. 16 T. D. KinmanUnited States · #513,119 worldwide105 citations · 32 works
  17. 17 J. W. HarveyUnited States · #518,005 worldwide125 citations · 45 works
  18. 18 G. HernándezUnited States · #640,822 worldwide90 citations · 27 works
  19. 19 Stephen T. RidgwayUnited States · #668,317 worldwide211 citations · 107 works
  20. 20 Samuel C. BardenUnited States · #676,968 worldwide67 citations · 35 works
  21. 21 Kenneth H. HinkleUnited States · #705,275 worldwide187 citations · 58 works
  22. 22 S. T. RidgwayUnited States · #750,362 worldwide84 citations · 25 works
  23. 23 R. R. JoyceUnited States · #756,966 worldwide197 citations · 76 works
  24. 24 R. B. DunnUnited States · #772,173 worldwide38 citations · 24 works
  25. 25 J. M. BeckersUnited States · #777,907 worldwide108 citations · 82 works
  26. 26 A. Keith PierceUnited States · #841,086 worldwide30 citations · 19 works
  27. 27 David S. De YoungUnited States · #843,158 worldwide96 citations · 27 works
  28. 28 W. C. LivingstonUnited States · #883,775 worldwide56 citations · 50 works
  29. 29 J. L. AfricanoUnited States · #971,489 worldwide31 citations · 33 works
  30. 30 Letizia StanghelliniUnited States · #1,134,759 worldwide62 citations · 47 works
  31. 31 K. H. HinkleUnited States · #1,414,424 worldwide23 citations · 31 works
  32. 32 E. D. FrielUnited States · #1,507,653 worldwide22 citations · 26 works
  33. 33 William SherryUnited States · #1,513,130 worldwide26 citations · 19 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.

051015mean 3.92651works (log) →citations per work →K. M. Strom: 61, 8.2F. C. Gillett: 49, 9.7Tod R. Lauer: 109, 8.2Helmut A. Abt: 84, 6.4Mark E. Everett: 92, 6.9T. E. Armandroff: 35, 6.8Knut Olsen: 87, 5.0Joan Najita: 79, 5.6K. M. Merrill: 19, 12.1M. J. S. Belton: 120, 3.6R. Elston: 57, 5.3David L. Crawford: 26, 2.8Todd A. Boroson: 59, 4.1D. C. Wells: 21, 4.1George H. Jacoby: 105, 4.2T. D. Kinman: 32, 3.3J. W. Harvey: 45, 2.8G. Hernández: 27, 3.3Stephen T. Ridgway: 107, 2.0Samuel C. Barden: 35, 1.9Kenneth H. Hinkle: 58, 3.2S. T. Ridgway: 25, 3.4R. R. Joyce: 76, 2.6R. B. Dunn: 24, 1.6J. M. Beckers: 82, 1.3A. Keith Pierce: 19, 1.6David S. De Young: 27, 3.6W. C. Livingston: 50, 1.1J. L. Africano: 33, 0.9Letizia Stanghellini: 47, 1.3K. H. Hinkle: 31, 0.7E. D. Friel: 26, 0.8William Sherry: 19, 1.4F. C. GillettTod R. LauerK. M. StromHelmut A. Abt
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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.