M. V. Penston
M. V. Penston publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics, on topics such as Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation.
- World rank
- #806,107 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #59,622 of 90,785
- Works
- 51
- Citations
- 117
- Citations per work
- 2.3
What does M. V. Penston research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Astronomy and Astrophysics44% of their works
- 2Instrumentation22% of their works
- 3Computational Mechanics10% of their works
- 4Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics6% of their works
- 5Atmospheric Science3% of their works
- 6Biomedical Engineering3% of their works
Research topics
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- History and Developments in Astronomy
Which keywords describe M. V. Penston's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Star Formation, Black Holes, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Accretion Disks and Magnetic Fields.
- X-Ray Astronomy
- Radio Astronomy
- Wavefront Sensing
- Molecular Clouds
- Galaxies
- Position-Sensitive Detector
- Magnetic Fields
- Stellar Astrophysics
- Black Holes
- Spectrograph
- Astronomical Instrumentation
- Star Formation
- Exoplanets
- Accretion Disks
- Optical 3D Laser Measurement
- Cosmology
- Adaptive Optics
- Protoplanetary Disks
- Event Horizon Telescope
- Transits of Venus
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 20 words, with their numbers
- Astronomical Instrumentation151 topic
- Spectrograph151 topic
- Star Formation102 topics
- Black Holes92 topics
- Exoplanets91 topic
- Stellar Astrophysics91 topic
- Accretion Disks72 topics
- Magnetic Fields72 topics
- Optical 3D Laser Measurement71 topic
- Position-Sensitive Detector71 topic
- Cosmology61 topic
- Galaxies61 topic
- Adaptive Optics41 topic
- Molecular Clouds41 topic
- Protoplanetary Disks41 topic
- Wavefront Sensing41 topic
- Event Horizon Telescope31 topic
- Radio Astronomy31 topic
- Transits of Venus31 topic
- X-Ray Astronomy31 topic
Where does M. V. Penston work?
M. V. Penston's main affiliation in the publication record is Royal Observatory in Greenwich, United Kingdom.
How many publications and citations does M. V. Penston have?
Science Explorer counts 51 works and 117 citations for M. V. Penston, ranking #806,107 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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