Christopher Thompson
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.5%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Papers in
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- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 50
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 40
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 22
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 10
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 8
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- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 17
- Co-authors
- Robert C. Duncan (18 shared papers)Maxim Lyutikov (2 shared papers)S. R. Kulkarni (2 shared papers)Paul Woods (1 shared paper)Peter Woods (8 shared papers)Jeremiah P. Ostriker (2 shared papers)C. Kouveliotou (9 shared papers)K. Hurley (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Astrophysical Journal (42 papers)Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (3 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (2 papers)Nature (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaNetherlands
In The Last Decade
Christopher Thompson
83 papers receiving 8.8k citations
Christopher Thompson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 121
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 7.3k
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2.3k
- Geophysics 2.1k
- Oceanography 364
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 774
Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Thompson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Thompson
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Christopher Thompson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 92 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Formation of very strongly magnetized neutron stars - Implications for gamma-ray bursts Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 1661 |
| 2 | The soft gamma repeaters as very strongly magnetized neutron stars - I. Radiative mechanism for outbursts Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 963 |
| 3 | The Soft Gamma Repeaters as Very Strongly Magnetized Neutron Stars. II. Quiescent Neutrino, X‐Ray, and Alfven Wave Emission Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 762 |
| 4 | Neutron star dynamos and the origins of pulsar magnetism Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 649 |
| 5 | A model of gamma-ray bursts Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 427 |
| 6 | Hydroxylation of the surface of PbS nanocrystals passivated with oleic acid Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 423 |
| 7 | 2002 | 405 | |
| 8 | 2005 | 334 | |
| 9 | 1999 | 292 | |
| 10 | 2006 | 248 | |
| 11 | 1999 | 238 | |
| 12 | 1986 | 211 | |
| 13 | 2001 | 208 | |
| 14 | 2004 | 128 | |
| 15 | 1998 | 121 | |
| 16 | 1999 | 100 | |
| 17 | 2007 | 99 | |
| 18 | 1999 | 97 | |
| 19 | 2001 | 89 | |
| 20 | 2018 | 86 |
About Christopher Thompson
Christopher Thompson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geophysics, Information Systems and Oceanography, having authored 92 papers that have together received 9.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (50 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (40 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (22 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (17 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (10 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (8 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (8 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (7.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.3k citations), Geophysics (2.1k citations), Oceanography (364 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (774 citations). Christopher Thompson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Robert C. Duncan, Maxim Lyutikov, S. R. Kulkarni, Paul Woods, Peter Woods, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, C. Kouveliotou, K. Hurley, Daniel Kahne and Min Ge. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature.
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