Researchers at Royal Observatory

1. 1John A. PeacockUnited Kingdom · #13,128 worldwide113k citations · 627 works
2. 2Rob J. IvisonUnited Kingdom · #17,206 worldwide62k citations · 951 works
3. 3P. N. BestUnited Kingdom · #31,527 worldwide23k citations · 411 works
4. 4E. IbarUnited Kingdom · #41,738 worldwide17k citations · 295 works
5. 5Nathan BourneUnited Kingdom · #51,055 worldwide6.3k citations · 113 works
6. 6R. K. CochraneUnited Kingdom · #122,738 worldwide4.7k citations · 124 works
7. 7D. ScholteUnited Kingdom · #128,782 worldwide1.7k citations · 80 works
8. 8J. A. StevensUnited Kingdom · #138,867 worldwide16k citations · 233 works
9. 9M. CirasuoloUnited Kingdom · #147,620 worldwide5.7k citations · 104 works
10. 10R. KondapallyUnited Kingdom · #154,700 worldwide3.4k citations · 77 works
11. 11N. J. G. CrossUnited Kingdom · #171,688 worldwide25k citations · 179 works
12. 12J. SabaterUnited Kingdom · #208,335 worldwide22k citations · 239 works
13. 13V. Hénault-BrunetUnited Kingdom · #232,880 worldwide4.6k citations · 132 works
14. 14Michele CirasuoloUnited Kingdom · #317,621 worldwide8.5k citations · 65 works
15. 15Ho-Hin LeungUnited Kingdom · #319,445 worldwide1.8k citations · 56 works
16. 16E. I. RobsonUnited Kingdom · #354,113 worldwide7.7k citations · 240 works
17. 17P. N. BestUnited Kingdom · #359,624 worldwide3.5k citations · 88 works
18. 18A. M. J. MortierUnited Kingdom · #389,881 worldwide5.2k citations · 106 works
19. 19DAVID H. J. MORGANUnited Kingdom · #453,924 worldwide8.4k citations · 313 works
20. 20A. N. TaylorUnited Kingdom · #517,791 worldwide1.8k citations · 69 works
21. 21Padelis P. PapadopoulosUnited Kingdom · #544,081 worldwide3.2k citations · 66 works
22. 22Charles M. MountainUnited Kingdom · #674,726 worldwide1.6k citations · 114 works
23. 23L. AlegreUnited Kingdom · #750,054 worldwide2.1k citations · 33 works
24. 24E. SutoriusUnited Kingdom · #806,614 worldwide2.8k citations · 50 works
25. 25C BondestamUnited Kingdom · #887,755 worldwide216 citations · 19 works
26. 26E. ValianteUnited Kingdom · #888,708 worldwide1.4k citations · 21 works
27. 27G. S. WrightUnited Kingdom · #922,807 worldwide1.9k citations · 65 works
28. 28Matteo CataneoUnited Kingdom · #926,150 worldwide1k citations · 34 works
29. 29Mike ReadUnited Kingdom · #941,130 worldwide3k citations · 47 works
30. 30Peredur M WilliamsUnited Kingdom · #943,337 worldwide9k citations · 488 works
31. 31M. A. ReadUnited Kingdom · #1,040,667 worldwide3.4k citations · 24 works
32. 32P. N. BestUnited Kingdom · #1,104,444 worldwide996 citations · 29 works
33. 33A. J. LongmoreUnited Kingdom · #1,256,737 worldwide2.6k citations · 98 works
34. 34P. N. BestUnited Kingdom · #1,348,873 worldwide780 citations · 15 works
35. 35P. R. DunstallUnited Kingdom · #1,359,525 worldwide2k citations · 35 works
36. 36M. R. S. HawkinsUnited Kingdom · #1,552,940 worldwide1.8k citations · 105 works
37. 37Maria TsedrikUnited Kingdom · #1,560,510 worldwide681 citations · 22 works
38. 38W. M. NapierUnited Kingdom · #1,635,907 worldwide1.8k citations · 122 works
39. 39Timothy G. HawardenUnited Kingdom · #1,679,887 worldwide901 citations · 80 works
40. 40Charles Piazzi SmythUnited Kingdom · #1,723,346 worldwide505 citations · 163 works
41. 41M. R. S. HawkinsUnited Kingdom · #1,755,919 worldwide2.5k citations · 127 works
42. 42R. WadeUnited Kingdom · #1,873,852 worldwide773 citations · 51 works
43. 43A. SavageUnited Kingdom · #1,954,117 worldwide1.7k citations · 150 works
44. 44S. WalkerUnited Kingdom · #2,026,538 worldwide382 citations · 23 works
45. 45Harvey T. MacGillivrayUnited Kingdom · #2,121,119 worldwide4.7k citations · 256 works
46. 46W. S. HollandUnited Kingdom · #2,484,910 worldwide2.1k citations · 77 works
47. 47Adrian S. WebsterUnited Kingdom · #2,736,483 worldwide1.2k citations · 76 works
48. 48Andy J. LongmoreUnited Kingdom · #2,880,825 worldwide975 citations · 72 works
49. 49Ralph CopelandUnited Kingdom · #2,899,791 worldwide73 citations · 89 works
50. 50Thomas Little HeathUnited Kingdom · #2,961,489 worldwide1.5k citations · 159 works
51. 51J. M. StewartUnited Kingdom · #3,021,972 worldwide642 citations · 15 works
52. 52S. B. TrittonUnited Kingdom · #3,021,974 worldwide1.4k citations · 42 works
53. 53P. B. KuzmaUnited Kingdom · #3,049,621 worldwide298 citations · 30 works
54. 54Russell D. CannonUnited Kingdom · #3,082,116 worldwide1.2k citations · 111 works
55. 55R. T. A. InnesUnited Kingdom · #3,273,048 worldwide485 citations · 271 works
56. 56S. V. M. ClubeUnited Kingdom · #3,535,388 worldwide1.3k citations · 148 works
57. 57D. H. MorganUnited Kingdom · #3,584,428 worldwide272 citations · 28 works
58. 58Tim G. HawardenUnited Kingdom · #3,607,368 worldwide979 citations · 71 works
59. 59Ramon D. WolstencroftUnited Kingdom · #3,656,500 worldwide2.2k citations · 225 works
60. 60J. A. DaweUnited Kingdom · #3,671,317 worldwide3.1k citations · 60 works
61. 61E. H. W. DunkinUnited Kingdom · #3,691,361 worldwide15 citations · 99 works
62. 62E. KotonevaUnited Kingdom · #3,692,791 worldwide250 citations · 16 works
63. 63Adrian P. G. RussellUnited Kingdom · #3,719,491 worldwide752 citations · 57 works
64. 64Phil J. PuxleyUnited Kingdom · #3,728,691 worldwide947 citations · 80 works
65. 65R. G. ClowesUnited Kingdom · #3,764,029 worldwide1.4k citations · 149 works
66. 66Nicholas BourneUnited Kingdom · #3,780,955 worldwide806 citations · 51 works
67. 67Joseph LuntUnited Kingdom · #3,861,390 worldwide147 citations · 64 works
68. 68G. I. ThompsonUnited Kingdom · #3,890,147 worldwide451 citations · 53 works
69. 69Paloma GuetzoyanUnited Kingdom · #3,963,160 worldwide47 citations · 17 works
70. 70Eli Ettedgui-AtadUnited Kingdom · #4,010,167 worldwide212 citations · 33 works
71. 71E. A. BakerUnited Kingdom · #4,019,655 worldwide207 citations · 37 works
72. 72J. HalmUnited Kingdom · #4,168,801 worldwide72 citations · 47 works
73. 73Mel StrachanUnited Kingdom · #4,170,360 worldwide165 citations · 19 works
74. 74Timothy GarnUnited Kingdom · #4,235,371 worldwide836 citations · 20 works
75. 75G. de VaucouleursUnited Kingdom · #4,315,269 worldwide278 citations · 18 works
76. 76V. C. ReddishUnited Kingdom · #4,338,757 worldwide552 citations · 109 works
77. 77L. MillerUnited Kingdom · #4,369,230 worldwide154 citations · 24 works
78. 78Piazzi SmythUnited Kingdom · #4,410,758 worldwide33 citations · 71 works
79. 79A. LawrenceUnited Kingdom · #4,458,777 worldwide777 citations · 39 works
80. 80H. M. AstronomerUnited Kingdom · #4,546,518 worldwide187 citations · 27 works
81. 81Mark M. CasaliUnited Kingdom · #4,555,852 worldwide5.1k citations · 158 works
82. 82K. GyldenkerneUnited Kingdom · #4,571,294 worldwide190 citations · 31 works
83. 83O. JohnsonUnited Kingdom · #4,615,378 worldwide533 citations · 28 works
84. 84Colin M. HumphriesUnited Kingdom · #4,681,570 worldwide363 citations · 64 works
85. 85R. A. SampsonUnited Kingdom · #4,932,197 worldwide127 citations · 81 works
86. 86Hugh E. ButlerUnited Kingdom · #5,102,016 worldwide125 citations · 26 works
87. 87K. NandyUnited Kingdom · #5,230,979 worldwide1.1k citations · 214 works
88. 88R. D. EberstUnited Kingdom · #5,317,175 worldwide7 citations · 21 works
89. 89Richard J. BennettUnited Kingdom · #5,320,372 worldwide427 citations · 32 works
90. 90M. A. EllisonUnited Kingdom · #5,622,667 worldwide393 citations · 57 works
91. 91N. M. PrattUnited Kingdom · #5,818,993 worldwide91 citations · 17 works
92. 92R. H. StoyUnited Kingdom · #5,931,880 worldwide160 citations · 88 works
93. 93M. E. SimUnited Kingdom · #6,180,320 worldwide63 citations · 18 works
94. 94K. P. TrittonUnited Kingdom · #6,246,375 worldwide304 citations · 50 works
95. 95A. R. GoodUnited Kingdom · #6,278,653 worldwide85 citations · 18 works
96. 96David A. PickupUnited Kingdom · #6,492,812 worldwide80 citations · 20 works
97. 97J. Van B. LourensUnited Kingdom · #6,973,028 worldwide23 citations · 35 works
98. 98B. N. G. GuthrieUnited Kingdom · #7,179,775 worldwide378 citations · 64 works
99. 99P. BirtwhistleUnited Kingdom · #7,682,161 worldwide368 citations · 149 works

Ranked on quality: the share of their papers in the world top 10% for their field and year, with output counting too. Affiliation is the institution a researcher publishes from most; identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation.