A. Contursi

5.6k citations

51 papers · 2.5k · 2 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

Instrumentation top 1%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 49
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 40
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 38
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 29
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 10
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 4
Spectroscopy 6
- Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure 3
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications 3

Co-authors: E. Sturm (22 shared papers)D. Lutz (22 shared papers)L. J. Tacconi (20 shared papers)G. Hélou (8 shared papers)Daniel A. Dale (8 shared papers)Sylvain Veilleux (16 shared papers)R. Genzel (18 shared papers)A. Sternberg (15 shared papers)
Journals: Astronomy and Astrophysics (13 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (10 papers)The Astronomical Journal (5 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (1 paper)
Partner nations: Germany United States France

In The Last Decade

A. Contursi

49 papers receiving 2.4k citations

A. Contursi's Hit Papers

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Herschel-PACS spectroscopic diagnostics of local ULIRGs: Conditions and kinematics in Markarian 231 2010 · 158 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics
2009 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

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1	SPITZER QUASAR AND ULIRG EVOLUTION STUDY (QUEST). IV. COMPARISON OF 1 Jy ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES WITH PALOMAR-GREEN QUASARS The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Sylvain Veilleux, David S. N. Rupke, D.-C. Kim, R. Genzel, E. Sturm, D. Lutz, A. Contursi, Mario Schweitzer, L. J. Tacconi, H. Netzer, A. Sternberg, J. Christopher Mihos, A. J. Baker, J. M. Mazzarella, S. Lord, D. B. Sanders, Alan Stockton, R. D. Joseph, Joshua E. Barnes Hit paper breakdown →	2009	270
2	The Infrared Spectral Energy Distribution of Normal Star‐forming Galaxies The Astrophysical Journal ·Daniel A. Dale, G. Hélou, A. Contursi, N. A. Silbermann, Sonali Kolhatkar	2001	251
3	Far‐Infrared Spectroscopy of Normal Galaxies: Physical Conditions in the Interstellar Medium The Astrophysical Journal ·Sangeeta Malhotra, Michael J. Kaufman, D. J. Hollenbach, G. Hélou, R. H. Rubin, J. Brauher, Daniel A. Dale, N. Lu, S. Lord, G. J. Stacey, A. Contursi, Deidre A. Hunter, H. L. Dinerstein	2001	239
4	SpitzerQuasar and ULIRG Evolution Study (QUEST). II. The Spectral Energy Distributions of Palomar‐Green Quasars The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), D. Lutz, Mario Schweitzer, A. Contursi, E. Sturm, L. J. Tacconi, Sylvain Veilleux, D.‐C. Kim, David S. N. Rupke, A. J. Baker, K. M. Dasyra, J. M. Mazzarella, Steven D. Lord	2007	195
5	Herschel-PACS spectroscopic diagnostics of local ULIRGs: Conditions and kinematics in Markarian 231 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·J. Fischer, E. Sturm, E. González-Alfonso, J. Graciá‐Carpio, S. Hailey-Dunsheath, A. Poglitsch, A. Contursi, D. Lutz, R. Genzel, A. Sternberg, A. Verma, L. J. Tacconi Hit paper breakdown →	2010	158
6	SpitzerQuasar and ULIRG Evolution Study (QUEST). I. The Origin of the Far‐Infrared Continuum of QSOs The Astrophysical Journal ·Mario Schweitzer, D. Lutz, E. Sturm, A. Contursi, L. J. Tacconi, M. D. Lehnert, K. M. Dasyra, R. Genzel, Sylvain Veilleux, David S. N. Rupke, D.‐C. Kim, A. J. Baker, H. Netzer, A. Sternberg, J. M. Mazzarella, S. Lord	2006	144
7	Herschel/PACS spectroscopy of NGC 4418 and Arp 220: H₂O, H₂¹⁸O, OH,¹⁸OH, O I, HCN, and NH₃ Astronomy and Astrophysics ·E. González-Alfonso, J. Fischer, J. Graciá‐Carpio, E. Sturm, S. Hailey-Dunsheath, D. Lutz, A. Poglitsch, A. Contursi, H. Feuchtgruber, Sylvain Veilleux, H. W. W. Spoon, A. Verma, N. Christopher, R. Davies, A. Sternberg, R. Genzel, L. J. Tacconi	2012	85
8	A DEEPHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEH-BAND IMAGING SURVEY OF MASSIVE GAS-RICH MERGERS. II. THE QUEST QSOs The Astrophysical Journal ·Sylvain Veilleux, Dorothy Kim, David S. N. Rupke, C. Y. Peng, L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel, D. Lutz, E. Sturm, A. Contursi, Mario Schweitzer, K. M. Dasyra, Luis C. Ho, D. B. Sanders, Andreas Burkert	2009	72
9	SHINING, A Survey of Far-infrared Lines in Nearby Galaxies. II. Line-deficit Models, AGN Impact, [C II]–SFR Scaling Relations, and Mass–Metallicity Relation in (U)LIRGs Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) ·Rodrigo Herrera-Camus, E. Sturm, J. Graciá‐Carpio, D. Lutz, A. Contursi, Sylvain Veilleux, J. Fischer, E. González-Alfonso, A. Poglitsch, L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel, R. Maiolino, A. Sternberg, R. Davies, A. Verma	2018	71
10	[ITAL]ISO[/ITAL] Mid-Infrared Observations of Normal Star-Forming Galaxies: The Key Project Sample The Astronomical Journal ·Daniel A. Dale, N. A. Silbermann, G. Hélou, E. Valjavec, Sangeeta Malhotra, Charles Beichman, J. Brauher, A. Contursi, H. L. Dinerstein, D. J. Hollenbach, Deidre A. Hunter, Sonali Kolhatkar, K. Y. Lo, Steven D. Lord, N. Lu, Robert H. Rubin, G. J. Stacey, Harley A. Thronson, M. W. Werner, H. G. Corwin	2000	58
11	The Star Formation Properties of Disk Galaxies: Hα Imaging of Galaxies in the Coma Supercluster The Astronomical Journal ·Giuseppe Gavazzi, Barbara Catinella, Luis Carrasco, A. Boselli, A. Contursi	1998	57
12	SHINING, A Survey of Far-infrared Lines in Nearby Galaxies. I. Survey Description, Observational Trends, and Line Diagnostics Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) ·Rodrigo Herrera-Camus, E. Sturm, J. Graciá‐Carpio, D. Lutz, A. Contursi, Sylvain Veilleux, J. Fischer, E. González-Alfonso, A. Poglitsch, L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel, R. Maiolino, A. Sternberg, R. Davies, A. Verma	2018	52
13	Obscuration in active galactic nuclei: near-infrared luminosity relations and dust colors Astronomy and Astrophysics ·L. Burtscher, Gilles Orban de Xivry, R. Davies, A. Janssen, D. Lutz, D. J. Rosario, A. Contursi, R. Genzel, J. Graciá‐Carpio, M.-Y. Lin, Allan Schnorr-Müller, A. Sternberg, E. Sturm, L. J. Tacconi	2015	51
14	Evidence for the Heating of Atomic Interstellar Gas by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons The Astrophysical Journal ·G. Hélou, Sangeeta Malhotra, D. J. Hollenbach, Daniel A. Dale, A. Contursi	2001	51
15	The Interstellar Medium of Star‐forming Irregular Galaxies: The View withISO The Astrophysical Journal ·Deidre A. Hunter, Michael J. Kaufman, D. J. Hollenbach, Robert H. Rubin, Sangeeta Malhotra, Daniel A. Dale, J. Brauher, N. A. Silbermann, G. Hélou, A. Contursi, Steven D. Lord	2001	51
16	Extended Silicate Dust Emission in Palomar‐Green QSOs The Astrophysical Journal ·Mario Schweitzer, Brent Groves, H. Netzer, D. Lutz, E. Sturm, A. Contursi, R. Genzel, L. J. Tacconi, Sylvain Veilleux, D.‐C. Kim, David S. N. Rupke, A. J. Baker	2008	51
17	HERSCHEL-PACS OBSERVATIONS OF FAR-IR CO LINE EMISSION IN NGC 1068: HIGHLY EXCITED MOLECULAR GAS IN THE CIRCUMNUCLEAR DISK The Astrophysical Journal ·Steven Hailey-Dunsheath, E. Sturm, J. Fischer, A. Sternberg, J. Graciá‐Carpio, R. Davies, E. González-Alfonso, David Mark, A. Poglitsch, A. Contursi, R. Genzel, D. Lutz, L. J. Tacconi, Sylvain Veilleux, A. Verma, J. A. de Jong	2012	48
18	OH emission from warm and dense gas in the Orion Bar PDR Astronomy and Astrophysics ·J. R. Goicoechea, C. Joblin, A. Contursi, Olivier Berné, J. Cernicharo, Maryvonne Gérin, J. Le Bourlot, Edwin A. Bergin, Thomas A. Bell, M. Röllig	2011	45
19	The submillimeter C and CO lines in Henize 2-10 and NGC 253 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·E. Bayet, Maryvonne Gérin, T. G. Phillips, A. Contursi	2004	45
20	On the relation of optical obscuration and X-ray absorption in Seyfert galaxies Astronomy and Astrophysics ·L. Burtscher, R. Davies, J. Graciá‐Carpio, Michael Koss, M.-Y. Lin, D. Lutz, P. Nandra, H. Netzer, Gilles Orban de Xivry, Cláudio Ricci, D. J. Rosario, Sylvain Veilleux, A. Contursi, R. Genzel, Allan Schnorr-Müller, A. Sternberg, E. Sturm, L. J. Tacconi	2015	44

About A. Contursi

A. Contursi is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 51 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (40 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (38 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (29 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (10 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (5 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (4 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (3 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (560 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.5k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (247 citations), Spectroscopy (140 citations) and Atmospheric Science (71 citations). A. Contursi has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include E. Sturm, D. Lutz, L. J. Tacconi, G. Hélou, Daniel A. Dale, Sylvain Veilleux, R. Genzel, A. Sternberg, N. A. Silbermann and David S. N. Rupke. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

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