A. M. Watson

9.0k citations

107 papers · 4.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 35

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Instrumentation top 1%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 85
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 57
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 40
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 25
- Astro and Planetary Science 19
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 17
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 14
Instrumentation 28
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 28

Co-authors: John T. Trauger (41 shared papers)Jon A. Holtzman (37 shared papers)Christopher J. Burrows (35 shared papers)J. J. Hester (32 shared papers)Karl R. Stapelfeldt (46 shared papers)Stefano Casertano (19 shared papers)David Crisp (39 shared papers)Paul A. Scowen (39 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (32 papers)The Astronomical Journal (17 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (8 papers)Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (5 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Mexico Australia

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A. M. Watson

93 papers receiving 4.0k citations

A. M. Watson's Hit Papers

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The Photometric Performance and Calibration of WFPC2 1995 · 677 citations

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

1995 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

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1	The Photometric Performance and Calibration of WFPC2 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ·Jon A. Holtzman, Christopher J. Burrows, Stefano Casertano, J. J. Hester, John T. Trauger, A. M. Watson, Guy Worthey Hit paper breakdown →	1995	677
2	The performance and calibration of WFPC2 on the Huble Space Telescope Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ·Jon A. Holtzman, J. J. Hester, Stefano Casertano, John T. Trauger, A. M. Watson, G. E. Ballester, Christopher J. Burrows, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, (unknown), R. E. Griffiths, J. G. Hoessel, Lynn T. Matthews, J. R. Mould, Paul A. Scowen, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, James A. Westphal	1995	298
3	Hubble Space TelescopeObservations of the Disk and Jet of HH 30 The Astrophysical Journal ·Christopher J. Burrows, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, A. M. Watson, John Krist, G. E. Ballester, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, J. S. Gallagher, R. E. Griffiths, J. J. Hester, J. G. Hoessel, Jon A. Holtzman, J. R. Mould, Paul A. Scowen, John T. Trauger, James A. Westphal	1996	279
4	Benchmark problems for continuum radiative transfer Astronomy and Astrophysics ·C. Pinte, Tim J. Harries, M. Min, A. M. Watson, C. P. Dullemond, P. Woitke, F. Ménard, M. C. Durán-Rojas	2009	195
5	Far-Ultraviolet Imaging of Jupiter's Aurora and the Io “Footprint” Science ·J. T. Clarke, G. E. Ballester, John T. Trauger, Robin W. Evans, J. E. P. Connerney, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, David Crisp, P. D. Feldman, Christopher J. Burrows, Stefano Casertano, J. S. Gallagher, R. E. Griffiths, J. J. Hester, J. G. Hoessel, Jon A. Holtzman, John Krist, (unknown), J. R. Mould, Paul A. Scowen, A. M. Watson, James A. Westphal	1996	160
6	WFPC2 Studies of the Crab Nebula. I. HST and ROSAT Imaging of the Synchrotron Nebula The Astrophysical Journal ·J. J. Hester, Paul A. Scowen, Ravi Sankrit, Christopher J. Burrows, (unknown), Jon A. Holtzman, A. M. Watson, John T. Trauger, G. E. Ballester, Stefano Casertano, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, R. E. Griffiths, J. G. Hoessel, John Krist, Roger Lynds, J. R. Mould, Jr. O'Neil Earl J., Karl R. Stapelfeldt, James A. Westphal	1995	144
7	Imaging of the Egg Nebula (CRL 2688) with WFPC2/HST: A History of AGB/Post‐AGB Giant Branch Mass Loss The Astrophysical Journal ·R. Sahai, John T. Trauger, A. M. Watson, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, J. J. Hester, Christopher J. Burrows, G. E. Ballister, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, J. S. Gallagher, R. E. Griffiths, J. G. Hoessel, Jon A. Holtzman, J. R. Mould, Paul A. Scowen, James A. Westphal	1998	131
8	WFPC2 Studies of the Crab Nebula. III. Magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities and the Origin of the Filaments The Astrophysical Journal ·J. J. Hester, James M. Stone, Paul A. Scowen, Byung‐Il Jun, (unknown), Michael L. Norman, G. E. Ballester, Christopher J. Burrows, Stefano Casertano, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, R. E. Griffiths, J. G. Hoessel, Jon A. Holtzman, John Krist, J. R. Mould, Ravi Sankrit, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, John T. Trauger, A. M. Watson, James A. Westphal	1996	110
9	Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the SN 1987A Triple Ring Nebula The Astrophysical Journal ·Christopher J. Burrows, John Krist, J. J. Hester, R. Sahai, John T. Trauger, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, (unknown), G. E. Ballester, Stefano Casertano, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, R. E. Griffiths, J. G. Hoessel, Jon A. Holtzman, J. R. Mould, Paul A. Scowen, A. M. Watson, James A. Westphal	1995	102
10	Observations and Implications of the Star Formation History of the Large Magellanic Cloud The Astronomical Journal ·Jon A. Holtzman, J. S. Gallagher, Andrew A. Cole, J. R. Mould, Carl J. Grillmair, G. E. Ballester, Christopher J. Burrows, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, R. E. Griffiths, J. J. Hester, J. G. Hoessel, Paul A. Scowen, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, John T. Trauger, A. M. Watson	1999	98
11	Hierarchical Triggering of Star Formation by Superbubbles in W3/W4 The Astronomical Journal ·M. S. Oey, A. M. Watson, Katie Kern, Gregory Walth	2004	77
12	The Luminosity Function and Initial Mass Function in the Galactic Bulge The Astronomical Journal ·Jon A. Holtzman, A. M. Watson, W. A. Baum, Carl J. Grillmair, E. J. Groth, R. M. Light, Roger Lynds, E. J. O’Neil	1998	67
13	Ultracompact HiiRegions with Extended Radio‐Continuum Emission The Astrophysical Journal ·S. Kurtz, A. M. Watson, P. Höfner, B. Otte	1999	66
14	Detection of the Tip of the Red Giant Branch in NGC 5128 The Astrophysical Journal ·Roberto Soria, J. R. Mould, A. M. Watson, (unknown), G. E. Ballester, Christopher J. Burrows, Stefano Casertano, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, R. E. Griffiths, J. J. Hester, J. G. Hoessel, Jon A. Holtzman, Paul A. Scowen, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, John T. Trauger, James A. Westphal	1996	64
15	Stellar Populations in Three Outer Fields of the Large Magellanic Cloud The Astronomical Journal ·Marla Geha, Jon A. Holtzman, J. R. Mould, J. S. Gallagher, A. M. Watson, Andrew A. Cole, Carl J. Grillmair, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, G. E. Ballester, Christopher J. Burrows, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, R. E. Griffiths, J. J. Hester, Paul A. Scowen, John T. Trauger, James A. Westphal	1998	62
16	Deep [ITAL]Hubble[/ITAL] [ITAL]Space[/ITAL] [ITAL]Telescope[/ITAL] Observations of Star Clusters in NGC 1275 The Astronomical Journal ·Matthew N. Carlson, Jon A. Holtzman, A. M. Watson, Carl J. Grillmair, J. R. Mould, G. E. Ballester, Christopher J. Burrows, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, J. S. Gallagher, R. E. Griffiths, J. J. Hester, J. G. Hoessel, Paul A. Scowen, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, John T. Trauger, James A. Westphal	1998	60
17	The Discovery of Young, Luminous, Compact Stellar Clusters in the Starburst Galaxy NGC 253 The Astronomical Journal ·A. M. Watson, (unknown), J. A. Holtzman, J. J. Hester, J. R. Mould, G. E. Ballester, C. J. Burrows, Stefano Casertano, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robert Evans, Rebecca E. Griffiths, J. G. Hoessel, Paul A. Scowen, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, John T. Trauger, J. A. Westphtptphal	1996	60
18	Star Clusters in Interacting and Cooling Flow Galaxies The Astronomical Journal ·J. A. Holtzman, A. M. Watson, J. R. Mould, (unknown), G. E. Ballester, C. J. Burrows, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Rh. Evans, Rebecca E. Griffiths, J. J. Hester, J. G. Hoessel, Paul A. Scowen, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, John T. Trauger, J. A. Westphal	1996	56
19	Outflows and Luminous YSOs: A New Perspective on the G192.16 Massive Bipolar Outflow The Astrophysical Journal ·D. S. Shepherd, A. M. Watson, Anneila I. Sargent, E. Churchwell	1998	56
20	The on-orbit performance of WFPC2 The Astrophysical Journal ·John T. Trauger, G. E. Ballester, Christopher J. Burrows, Stefano Casertano, J. T. Clarke, David Crisp, Robin W. Evans, (unknown), R. E. Griffiths, J. J. Hester, J. G. Hoessel, Jon A. Holtzman, John Krist, J. R. Mould, Paul A. Scowen, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, A. M. Watson, James A. Westphal	1994	56

About A. M. Watson

A. M. Watson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 107 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (57 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (40 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (28 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (25 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (19 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (17 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (16 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (4.0k citations), Instrumentation (826 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (400 citations), Spectroscopy (366 citations) and Atmospheric Science (117 citations). A. M. Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Australia. Frequent co-authors include John T. Trauger, Jon A. Holtzman, Christopher J. Burrows, J. J. Hester, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, Stefano Casertano, David Crisp, Paul A. Scowen, J. R. Mould and J. G. Hoessel. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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