C. Watson

8.8k citations

40 papers · 3.1k · 3 hit papers · h-index 19

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Instrumentation top 2%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 39
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 30
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 29
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 14
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 5
- Astro and Planetary Science 5
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 5
Instrumentation 5
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 5

Co-authors: B. A. Whitney (14 shared papers)M. R. Meade (13 shared papers)B. Babler (14 shared papers)R. Indebetouw (13 shared papers)Robert A. Benjamin (7 shared papers)E. Churchwell (8 shared papers)Thomas Robitaille (4 shared papers)Matthew S. Povich (4 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (18 papers)IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (5 papers)The Astronomical Journal (4 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2 papers)Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

C. Watson

40 papers receiving 3.0k citations

C. Watson's Hit Papers

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TheSpitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Way 2009 · 609 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
2005 The Astrophysical Journal
2003 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

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1	GLIMPSE. I. AnSIRTFLegacy Project to Map the Inner Galaxy Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ·Robert A. Benjamin, E. Churchwell, B. Babler, T. M. Bania, D. P. Clemens, Martin Cohen, J. M. Dickey, R. Indebetouw, James M. Jackson, Henry A. Kobulnicky, A. Lazarian, A. P. Marston, John S. Mathis, M. R. Meade, Sara Seager, S. Stolovy, C. Watson, B. A. Whitney, M. J. Wolff, (unknown) Hit paper breakdown →	2003	808
2	TheSpitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Way Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ·E. Churchwell, B. Babler, M. R. Meade, B. A. Whitney, Robert A. Benjamin, R. Indebetouw, C. J. Cyganowski, Thomas Robitaille, Matthew S. Povich, C. Watson, S. Bracker Hit paper breakdown →	2009	609
3	The Wavelength Dependence of Interstellar Extinction from 1.25 to 8.0 μm Using GLIMPSE Data The Astrophysical Journal ·R. Indebetouw, J. S. Mathis, B. Babler, M. R. Meade, C. Watson, B. A. Whitney, M. J. Wolff, M. G. Wolfire, Martin Cohen, T. M. Bania, Robert A. Benjamin, D. P. Clemens, J. M. Dickey, J. M. Jackson, Henry A. Kobulnicky, A. P. Marston, E. P. Mercer, J. R. Stauffer, S. Stolovy, E. Churchwell Hit paper breakdown →	2005	530
4	A CATALOG OF EXTENDED GREEN OBJECTS IN THE GLIMPSE SURVEY: A NEW SAMPLE OF MASSIVE YOUNG STELLAR OBJECT OUTFLOW CANDIDATES The Astronomical Journal ·C. J. Cyganowski, B. A. Whitney, Edward S. Holden, Ella K. Braden, C. L. Brogan, E. Churchwell, R. Indebetouw, Douglas F. Watson, B. Babler, Robert A. Benjamin, M. Gómez, M. R. Meade, Matthew S. Povich, Thomas Robitaille, C. Watson	2008	274
5	Infrared Dust Bubbles: Probing the Detailed Structure and Young Massive Stellar Populations of Galactic HiiRegions The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson, Matthew S. Povich, E. Churchwell, B. Babler, G. Chunev, M. G. Hoare, R. Indebetouw, M. R. Meade, Thomas Robitaille, B. A. Whitney	2008	108
6	New Star Clusters Discovered in the GLIMPSE Survey The Astrophysical Journal ·E. P. Mercer, D. P. Clemens, M. R. Meade, B. Babler, R. Indebetouw, B. A. Whitney, C. Watson, M. G. Wolfire, M. J. Wolff, T. M. Bania, Robert A. Benjamin, Martin Cohen, J. M. Dickey, James M. Jackson, Henry A. Kobulnicky, J. S. Mathis, J. R. Stauffer, S. Stolovy, B. Uzpen, E. Churchwell	2005	93
7	Resolution of Distance Ambiguities of Inner Galaxy Massive Star Formation Regions. I. The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson, E. D. Araya, M. Sewiło, E. Churchwell, P. Höfner, S. Kurtz	2003	71
8	Resolution of Distance Ambiguities of Inner Galaxy Massive Star Formation Regions. II. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·M. Sewiło, C. Watson, E. D. Araya, E. Churchwell, P. Höfner, S. Kurtz	2004	65
9	New galactic open cluster candidates from DSS and 2MASS imagery CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Matthias Kronberger, Philipp Teutsch, B. S. Alessi, M. Steine, L. V. Ferrero, K. Graczewski, M. Juchert, Dana Patchick, Dave Riddle, J. Saloranta, Martin Schoenball, C. Watson	2005	63
10	LIFTING THE DUSTY VEIL WITH NEAR- AND MID-INFRARED PHOTOMETRY. II. A LARGE-SCALE STUDY OF THE GALACTIC INFRARED EXTINCTION LAW The Astrophysical Journal ·Gail Zasowski, Steven R. Majewski, R. Indebetouw, M. R. Meade, David L. Nidever, Richard J. Patterson, B. Babler, Michael F. Skrutskie, C. Watson, B. A. Whitney, E. Churchwell	2009	58
11	350 Micron Images of Massive Star Formation Regions The Astronomical Journal ·T. R. Hunter, E. Churchwell, C. Watson, P. Cox, Dominic J. Benford, Peter Roelfsema	2000	49
12	SpitzerIRAC Observations of Newly Discovered Planetary Nebulae from the Macquarie‐AAO‐Strasbourg Hα Planetary Nebula Project The Astrophysical Journal ·Martin Cohen, Q. A. Parker, A. J. Green, Tara Murphy, B. Miszalski, D. J. Frew, M. R. Meade, B. Babler, R. Indebetouw, B. A. Whitney, C. Watson, E. Churchwell, Douglas F. Watson	2007	40
13	Embedded Star Formation in the Eagle Nebula withSpitzerGLIMPSE The Astrophysical Journal ·R. Indebetouw, Thomas Robitaille, B. A. Whitney, E. Churchwell, B. Babler, M. R. Meade, C. Watson, M. G. Wolfire	2007	37
14	A Methyl Cyanide Search for the Earliest Stages of Massive Protostars The Astrophysical Journal ·V. Pankonin, E. Churchwell, C. Watson, J. H. Bieging	2001	33
15	TRIGGERED STAR FORMATION AND DUST AROUND MID-INFRARED-IDENTIFIED BUBBLES The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson, U. Hanspal, Abel Mengistu	2010	31
16	IR DUST BUBBLES. II. PROBING THE DETAILED STRUCTURE AND YOUNG MASSIVE STELLAR POPULATIONS OF GALACTIC H II REGIONS The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson, Tyler Corn, E. Churchwell, B. Babler, Matthew S. Povich, M. R. Meade, B. A. Whitney	2009	30
17	Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability in a Weakly Ionized Medium The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson, Ellen G. Zweibel, Fabian Heitsch, E. Churchwell	2004	22
18	Arcsecond Images of CH₃CN toward W75N The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson, E. Churchwell, V. Pankonin, John H. Bieging	2002	21
19	A Search for H ₂ CO 6 Centimeter Emission toward Young Massive Stellar Objects The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·E. D. Araya, P. Höfner, H. Linz, M. Sewiło, C. Watson, E. Churchwell, L. Olmi, S. Kurtz	2004	18
20	Discovery of an H₂CO 6 Centimeter Maser in IRAS 18566+0408 The Astrophysical Journal ·E. D. Araya, P. Höfner, S. Kurtz, H. Linz, L. Olmi, M. Sewiło, C. Watson, E. Churchwell	2004	17

About C. Watson

C. Watson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, Spectroscopy and Computational Mechanics, having authored 40 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (30 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (29 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (14 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (5 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (5 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (5 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (5 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.0k citations), Instrumentation (494 citations), Spectroscopy (634 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (220 citations) and Atmospheric Science (254 citations). C. Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include B. A. Whitney, M. R. Meade, B. Babler, R. Indebetouw, Robert A. Benjamin, E. Churchwell, Thomas Robitaille, Matthew S. Povich, E. Churchwell and Martin Cohen. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

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