Most cited papers from National Observatory

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What are the most cited papers from National Observatory?

The most cited paper from National Observatory is "THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH DATA RELEASES OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA FROM SDSS-III" (Shadab Alam et al., 2015), with 2,476 citations. Next come "SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS" (2,231) and "THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III" (2,091).

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Showing 50 of 58 papers. Every paper with more than 343 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH DATA RELEASES OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA FROM SDSS-III Shadab Alam et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access304 authors	27 Jul 2015	2,476
2	SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS Daniel J. Eisenstein et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access244 authors	9 Aug 2011	2,231
3	THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III Kyle S. Dawson et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access165 authors	6 Dec 2012	2,091
4	The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) Steven R. Majewski et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access	14 Aug 2017	1,813
5	Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies, and the Distant Universe Michael R. Blanton et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access363 authors	29 Jun 2017	1,633
6	THE NINTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST SPECTROSCOPIC DATA FROM THE SDSS-III BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY Christopher P. Ahn et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access236 authors	19 Nov 2012	1,482
7	THE EIGHTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST DATA FROM SDSS-III H. Aihara et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access180 authors	28 Mar 2011	1,461
8	The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra Romina Ahumada et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access314 authors	25 Jun 2020	1,392
9	The Seventeenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys : Complete Release of MaNGA, MaStar and APOGEE-2 Data Abdurrouf et al. · Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Open access341 authors	3 Dec 2021	1,296
10	Dark Energy Survey year 1 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing T. M. C. Abbott et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access200 authors	27 Aug 2018	1,258
11	A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant B. P. Abbott et al. · Nature Open access1,314 authors	16 Oct 2017	1,241
12	Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing T. M. C. Abbott et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access170 authors	13 Jan 2022	1,190
13	Galaxy Luminosity Functions to z ∼1 from DEEP2 and COMBO‐17: Implications for Red Galaxy Formation S. M. Faber et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access	3 Aug 2007	1,124
14	THE DARK ENERGY CAMERA B. Flaugher et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access118 authors	19 Oct 2015	1,060
15	The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the Second Phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment Bela Abolfathi et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access348 authors	Apr 2018	1,052
16	THE TENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST SPECTROSCOPIC DATA FROM THE SDSS-III APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY GALACTIC EVOLUTION EXPERIMENT Christopher P. Ahn et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access238 authors	18 Mar 2014	1,009
17	The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models P. S. Cowperthwaite et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access144 authors	16 Oct 2017	1,006
18	The clustering of galaxies in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: baryon acoustic oscillations in the Data Release 9 spectroscopic galaxy sample Lauren Anderson et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access	21 Dec 2012	906
19	Baryon acoustic oscillations in the Lyαforest of BOSS DR11 quasars Timothée Delubac et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access	12 Nov 2014	896
20	THE SDSS-IV EXTENDED BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY: OVERVIEW AND EARLY DATA Kyle Dawson et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access146 authors	Feb 2016	852
21	Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors	Oct 2025	762
22	Cosmological implications of baryon acoustic oscillation measurements É. Aubourg et al. · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields Open access	14 Dec 2015	756
23	ASPCAP: THE APOGEE STELLAR PARAMETER AND CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES PIPELINE A. E. García Pérez et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access	23 May 2016	739
24	Galaxy formation in the Planck cosmology – I. Matching the observed evolution of star formation rates, colours and stellar masses Bruno M. B. Henriques, Simon D. M. White, P. Thomas et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access	17 Jun 2015	691
25	Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition Carolina Levis et al. · Science Open access153 authors	2 Mar 2017	689
26	Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: Cosmological constraints from cosmic shear M. A. Troxel et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access135 authors	27 Aug 2018	676
27	Search for associations containing young stars (SACY) C. A. O. Torres, G. R. Quast, L. da Silva et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access	6 Sep 2006	639
28	CHEMICAL CARTOGRAPHY WITH APOGEE: METALLICITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS AND THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MILKY WAY DISK Michael R. Hayden et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access	28 Jul 2015	625
29	Dynamical instability for radiating anisotropic collapse R. Chan, Luis Herrera, N. O. Santos · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Dec 1993	619
30	The Dark Energy Survey: Data Release 1 T. M. C. Abbott et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access203 authors	26 Nov 2018	617
31	ALMA SURVEY OF LUPUS PROTOPLANETARY DISKS. I. DUST AND GAS MASSES M. Ansdell, J. P. Williams, N. van der Marel et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access	29 Aug 2016	614
32	The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. I. Discovery of the Optical Counterpart Using the Dark Energy Camera M. Soares-Santos et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access146 authors	16 Oct 2017	585
33	EIGHT NEW MILKY WAY COMPANIONS DISCOVERED IN FIRST-YEAR DARK ENERGY SURVEY DATA K. Bechtol et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access	30 Jun 2015	580
34	The Dark Energy Survey: Data Release 1 Abbott, TMC et al. · Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Open access202 authors	Dec 2018	513
35	ALMA SURVEY OF LUPUS PROTOPLANETARY DISKS. I. DUST AND GAS MASSES Megan Ansdell, Jonathan P. Williams, Nienke van der Marel et al. · Max Planck Digital Library Open access	Sep 2016	506
36	The 13th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory Franco D. Albareti et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access344 authors	Dec 2017	506
37	SEARCHING FOR DARK MATTER ANNIHILATION IN RECENTLY DISCOVERED MILKY WAY SATELLITES WITH FERMI-LAT A. Albert et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access	6 Jan 2017	502
38	Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors	Oct 2025	500
39	Chemical Cartography with APOGEE: Metallicity Distribution Functions and the Chemical Structure of the Milky Way Disk Hayden, M. R. et al. · Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)	2015	489
40	APOGEE Data and Spectral Analysis from SDSS Data Release 16: Seven Years of Observations Including First Results from APOGEE-South Henrik Jönsson et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access	17 Aug 2020	484
41	Origin of the structure of the Kuiper belt during a dynamical instability in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune Harold F. Levison, Alessandro Morbidelli, C. Vanlaerhoven et al. · Icarus Open access	4 Apr 2008	480
42	EIGHT ULTRA-FAINT GALAXY CANDIDATES DISCOVERED IN YEAR TWO OF THE DARK ENERGY SURVEY A. Drlica-Wagner et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access	4 Nov 2015	479
43	Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmology from cosmic shear and robustness to data calibration Alexandra Amon et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access147 authors	13 Jan 2022	448
44	The DEEP Groth Strip Survey. II. Hubble Space Telescope Structural Parameters of Galaxies in the Groth Strip Luc Simard, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Nicole P. Vogt et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access	Sep 2002	446
45	OPERATIONAL EARTHQUAKE FORECASTING. State of Knowledge and Guidelines for Utilization Thomas H. Jordan, Yun-Tai Chen, Paolo Gasparini et al. · Annals of Geophysics Open access	3 Aug 2011	432
46	THE MILKY WAY'S CIRCULAR-VELOCITY CURVE BETWEEN 4 AND 14 kpc FROM APOGEE DATA Jo Bovy et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access	29 Oct 2012	419
47	ABUNDANCES, STELLAR PARAMETERS, AND SPECTRA FROM THE SDSS-III/APOGEE SURVEY Jon A. Holtzman et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access	14 Oct 2015	413
48	TARGET SELECTION FOR THE APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY GALACTIC EVOLUTION EXPERIMENT (APOGEE) G. Zasowski et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access	22 Aug 2013	405
49	Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmology from cosmic shear and robustness to modeling uncertainty L. F. Secco et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access155 authors	13 Jan 2022	398
50	Dark Energy Survey year 1 results: Constraints on extended cosmological models from galaxy clustering and weak lensing T. M. C. Abbott et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access114 authors	7 Jun 2019	395

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