Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Researchers at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

L. G. Jacchia, Fred L. Whipple and E. Kellogg rank highest among 44 ranked researchers whose main affiliation is Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

The ranking

  1. 1 L. G. JacchiaUnited States · #78,138 worldwide254 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Fred L. WhippleUnited States · #78,881 worldwide283 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 E. KelloggUnited States · #86,653 worldwide372 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 R. F. C. VessotUnited States · #125,980 worldwide260 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 E. L. FiremanUnited States · #275,901 worldwide116 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 K. AksnesUnited States · #300,337 worldwide67 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 H. E. RadfordUnited States · #302,539 worldwide159 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 P. FoukalUnited States · #343,189 worldwide153 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 L. MertzUnited States · #375,776 worldwide50 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 E. M. GaposchkinUnited States · #383,679 worldwide75 citations · 26 works
  11. 11 Warren R. BrownUnited States · #408,745 worldwide258 citations · 49 works
  12. 12 Jay A. BookbinderUnited States · #412,136 worldwide205 citations · 71 works
  13. 13 P. A. MohrUnited States · #487,006 worldwide96 citations · 22 works
  14. 14 Leon P. Van SpeybroeckUnited States · #522,808 worldwide82 citations · 17 works
  15. 15 R. E. McCroskyUnited States · #558,477 worldwide96 citations · 43 works
  16. 16 Lester M. CohenUnited States · #577,555 worldwide89 citations · 16 works
  17. 17 R. J. EdgarUnited States · #583,385 worldwide127 citations · 56 works
  18. 18 James D. PhillipsUnited States · #588,355 worldwide44 citations · 43 works
  19. 19 A. C. AllisonUnited States · #590,095 worldwide115 citations · 15 works
  20. 20 Barbara BellUnited States · #653,489 worldwide30 citations · 16 works
  21. 21 M. WilliamsonUnited States · #779,059 worldwide15 citations · 35 works
  22. 22 E. M. MattisonUnited States · #866,679 worldwide57 citations · 25 works
  23. 23 G. SchwartzUnited States · #898,243 worldwide33 citations · 31 works
  24. 24 R. D. ReasenbergUnited States · #909,027 worldwide45 citations · 43 works
  25. 25 Ursula B. MarvinUnited States · #933,033 worldwide46 citations · 49 works
  26. 26 Ping ZhaoUnited States · #950,751 worldwide54 citations · 17 works
  27. 27 R. V. StachnikUnited States · #964,827 worldwide38 citations · 15 works
  28. 28 Nancy Remage EvansUnited States · #972,613 worldwide81 citations · 86 works
  29. 29 Frances W. WrightUnited States · #984,839 worldwide25 citations · 36 works
  30. 30 Sherry WinkelmanUnited States · #987,390 worldwide9 citations · 19 works
  31. 31 T. J. GaetzUnited States · #991,913 worldwide86 citations · 55 works
  32. 32 H. W. SchnopperUnited States · #992,426 worldwide75 citations · 68 works
  33. 33 C. Y. ShaoUnited States · #1,005,134 worldwide47 citations · 43 works
  34. 34 A. F. CookUnited States · #1,066,340 worldwide39 citations · 25 works
  35. 35 D. SchwartzUnited States · #1,102,277 worldwide24 citations · 24 works
  36. 36 William PodgorskiUnited States · #1,123,575 worldwide46 citations · 30 works
  37. 37 A. KenterUnited States · #1,136,160 worldwide52 citations · 27 works
  38. 38 Katherine HaramundanisUnited States · #1,204,083 worldwide10 citations · 16 works
  39. 39 J. P. DelvailleUnited States · #1,233,875 worldwide53 citations · 21 works
  40. 40 Raymond N. WattsUnited States · #1,272,675 worldwide2 citations · 48 works
  41. 41 Kimberly K. ArcandUnited States · #1,308,070 worldwide9 citations · 19 works
  42. 42 H. F. HelmkenUnited States · #1,352,537 worldwide21 citations · 34 works
  43. 43 Michael S. TibbettsUnited States · #1,496,060 worldwide3 citations · 15 works
  44. 44 Dale E. GraessleUnited States · #1,530,366 worldwide15 citations · 17 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 2.53277works (log) →citations per work →L. G. Jacchia: 38, 6.7Fred L. Whipple: 86, 3.3E. Kellogg: 49, 7.6R. F. C. Vessot: 52, 5.0E. L. Fireman: 40, 2.9K. Aksnes: 23, 2.9H. E. Radford: 18, 8.8P. Foukal: 56, 2.7L. Mertz: 26, 1.9E. M. Gaposchkin: 26, 2.9Warren R. Brown: 49, 5.3Jay A. Bookbinder: 71, 2.9P. A. Mohr: 22, 4.4Leon P. Van Speybroeck: 17, 4.8R. E. McCrosky: 43, 2.2Lester M. Cohen: 16, 5.6R. J. Edgar: 56, 2.3James D. Phillips: 43, 1.0A. C. Allison: 15, 7.7Barbara Bell: 16, 1.9M. Williamson: 35, 0.4E. M. Mattison: 25, 2.3G. Schwartz: 31, 1.1R. D. Reasenberg: 43, 1.0Ursula B. Marvin: 49, 0.9Ping Zhao: 17, 3.2R. V. Stachnik: 15, 2.5Nancy Remage Evans: 86, 0.9Frances W. Wright: 36, 0.7Sherry Winkelman: 19, 0.5T. J. Gaetz: 55, 1.6H. W. Schnopper: 68, 1.1C. Y. Shao: 43, 1.1A. F. Cook: 25, 1.6D. Schwartz: 24, 1.0William Podgorski: 30, 1.5A. Kenter: 27, 1.9Katherine Haramundanis: 16, 0.6J. P. Delvaille: 21, 2.5Raymond N. Watts: 48, 0.0Kimberly K. Arcand: 19, 0.5H. F. Helmken: 34, 0.6Michael S. Tibbetts: 15, 0.2Dale E. Graessle: 17, 0.9E. KelloggL. G. JacchiaR. F. C. VessotFred L. Whipple
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per researcher in the list above.

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.