W. A. Hiltner
W. A. Hiltner publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Mechanics and Instrumentation, on topics such as Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.
- World rank
- #669,353 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in Chile
- #1,182 of 3,393
- Works
- 61
- Citations
- 130
- Citations per work
- 2.1
What does W. A. Hiltner research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Astronomy and Astrophysics36% of their works
- 2Computational Mechanics12% of their works
- 3Instrumentation11% of their works
- 4Radiation6% of their works
- 5Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics4% of their works
- 6Nuclear and High Energy Physics4% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe W. A. Hiltner's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Optical 3D Laser Measurement, Position-Sensitive Detector, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Accretion Disks and Magnetic Fields.
- Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers
- Terrestrial Planets
- Solar Dynamics Observatory
- X-Ray Astronomy
- Molecular Clouds
- Magnetic Fields
- Spectrograph
- Position-Sensitive Detector
- Stellar Astrophysics
- Exoplanets
- Optical 3D Laser Measurement
- Astronomical Instrumentation
- Accretion Disks
- Black Holes
- Star Formation
- Coronal Mass Ejections
- Solar System Abundances
- Spectroscopic Databases
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 18 words, with their numbers
- Exoplanets121 topic
- Stellar Astrophysics121 topic
- Optical 3D Laser Measurement101 topic
- Position-Sensitive Detector101 topic
- Astronomical Instrumentation91 topic
- Spectrograph91 topic
- Accretion Disks82 topics
- Magnetic Fields82 topics
- Black Holes41 topic
- Molecular Clouds41 topic
- Star Formation41 topic
- X-Ray Astronomy41 topic
- Coronal Mass Ejections31 topic
- Solar Dynamics Observatory31 topic
- Solar System Abundances31 topic
- Terrestrial Planets31 topic
- Spectroscopic Databases21 topic
- Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers21 topic
Where does W. A. Hiltner work?
W. A. Hiltner's main affiliation in the publication record is Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile.
How many publications and citations does W. A. Hiltner have?
Science Explorer counts 61 works and 130 citations for W. A. Hiltner, ranking #669,353 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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