B. Moe

14.9k citations

69 papers · 10.7k · 6 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 65
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 65
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 24
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 14
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 10
Oceanography 22
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements 22

Co-authors: Robert E. Schuler (1 shared paper)Scott Koranda (1 shared paper)Ann Chervenak (1 shared paper)Carl Kesselman (1 shared paper)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (9 papers)Classical and Quantum Gravity (8 papers)Physical Review Letters (6 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2 papers)Physical review. D (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

B. Moe

69 papers receiving 10.4k citations

B. Moe's Hit Papers

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Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run 2015 · 968 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2015 Classical and Quantum Gravity
2015 Classical and Quantum Gravity
2013 Nature Photonics
2011 Nature Physics
2010 Classical and Quantum Gravity
2009 Reports on Progress in Physics

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1	Advanced LIGO Classical and Quantum Gravity ·J. Aasi, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, Kendall Ackley, C. Adams, Thomas S. Adams Hit paper breakdown →	2015	2689
2	Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run Classical and Quantum Gravity ·J. Aasi, J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese Hit paper breakdown →	2015	968
3	LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Reports on Progress in Physics ·B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, Rana Adhikari, Parameswaran Ajith, Bruce Allen, G. Allen, Raouf Samy Amin, Stuart Anderson Hit paper breakdown →	2009	913
4	Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light Nature Photonics ·J. Aasi, J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, C. Adams, Thomas S. Adams Hit paper breakdown →	2013	843
5	Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors Classical and Quantum Gravity ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, F Acernese, C. Adams, Rana Adhikari Hit paper breakdown →	2010	812
6	A gravitational wave observatory operating beyond the quantum shot-noise limit Nature Physics ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, C. Adams, Rana Adhikari, C. Affeldt Hit paper breakdown →	2011	658
7	Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in LIGO’s sixth science run and Virgo’s science runs 2 and 3 Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese, C. Adams	2012	174
8	Beating the Spin-Down Limit on Gravitational Wave Emission from the Crab Pulsar The Astrophysical Journal ·Braden Abbott, R. Abbott, Rana Adhikari, Parameswaran Ajith, Bruce Allen, R. Amin, Stuart Anderson, Warren G. Anderson	2008	141
9	Parameter estimation for compact binary coalescence signals with the first generation gravitational-wave detector network Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·J. Aasi, J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese	2013	120
10	GRAVITATIONAL WAVES FROM KNOWN PULSARS: RESULTS FROM THE INITIAL DETECTOR ERA The Astrophysical Journal ·J. Aasi, J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese	2014	115
11	Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, Rana Adhikari, Parameswaran Ajith, Bruce Allen, G. Allen, Rupal S Amin, Stuart Anderson	2009	112
12	Observation of a kilogram-scale oscillator near its quantum ground state New Journal of Physics ·Braden Abbott, R. Abbott, Rana Adhikari, Parameswaran Ajith, Bruce Allen, G. Allen, Rebeen Rebwar Hama Amin, S. B. Anderson	2009	108
13	All-sky search for gravitational-wave bursts in the second joint LIGO-Virgo run Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese, C. Adams	2012	106
14	Calibration of the LIGO gravitational wave detectors in the fifth science run Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, C. Adams, Rana Adhikari, Parameswaran Ajith, Bruce Allen	2010	106
15	Search for gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence in LIGO and Virgo data from S5 and VSR1 Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese, C. Adams, Rana Adhikari	2010	102
16	SEARCH FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH GAMMA-RAY BURSTS DURING LIGO SCIENCE RUN 6 AND VIRGO SCIENCE RUNS 2 AND 3 The Astrophysical Journal ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese, C. Adams	2012	98
17	FIRST SEARCH FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVES FROM THE YOUNGEST KNOWN NEUTRON STAR The Astrophysical Journal ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, C. Adams, Rana Adhikari, Parameswaran Ajith, Bruce Allen	2010	95
18	The Grid2003 production grid: principles and practice Ian Foster, J. Gieraltowski, S. Gose, Natalia Maltsev, EDWARD N. MAY, Alex C. Rodriguez, Dinanath Sulakhe, A. Vaniachine	2004	94
19	Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves Using LIGO S5 Science Data Physical Review Letters ·J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese, C. Adams, Rana Adhikari	2011	94
20	Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspiral, merger, and ringdown in LIGO-Virgo data from 2009–2010 Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·J. Aasi, J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, Richard Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, Fausto Acernese	2013	92

About B. Moe

B. Moe is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Ocean Engineering, having authored 69 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (65 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (24 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (22 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (14 papers), Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (10 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (10 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (8 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.4k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.0k citations), Geophysics (1.5k citations), Oceanography (1.3k citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.7k citations). B. Moe has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Robert E. Schuler, Scott Koranda, Ann Chervenak and Carl Kesselman. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Classical and Quantum Gravity, Physical Review Letters, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and Physical review. D.

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