D. C. Morton

7.8k citations

165 papers · 4.8k · 2 hit papers · h-index 36

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

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 125
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 81
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 43
- Astro and Planetary Science 33
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 33
Instrumentation 48
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 48

Co-authors: E. B. Jenkins (21 shared papers)Donald G. York (15 shared papers)D. E. Welty (8 shared papers)Lyman Spitzer (9 shared papers)L. M. Hobbs (5 shared papers)G. W. F. Drake (8 shared papers)J. F. Drake (6 shared papers)J. B. Rogerson (6 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (82 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (26 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (14 papers)Nature (5 papers)The Astronomical Journal (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia Canada

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D. C. Morton

156 papers receiving 4.5k citations

D. C. Morton's Hit Papers

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Atomic Data for Resonance Absorption Lines. III. Wavelengths Longward of the Lyman Limit for the Elements Hydrogen to Gallium 2003 · 516 citations

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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.

2003 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
1991 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

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1	Atomic data for resonance absorption lines. I - Wavelengths longward of the Lyman limit The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·D. C. Morton Hit paper breakdown →	1991	520
2	Atomic Data for Resonance Absorption Lines. III. Wavelengths Longward of the Lyman Limit for the Elements Hydrogen to Gallium The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·D. C. Morton Hit paper breakdown →	2003	516
3	AFar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerSurvey of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen in Translucent Clouds The Astrophysical Journal ·B. L. Rachford, Theodore P. Snow, Jason Tumlinson, J. Michael Shull, William P. Blair, R. Ferlet, S. D. Friedman, C. Gry, E. B. Jenkins, D. C. Morton, Blair D. Savage, Paule Sonnentrucker, A. Vidal‐Madjar, D. E. Welty, Donald G. York	2002	204
4	Atomic Data for Resonance Absorption Lines. II. Wavelengths Longward of the Lyman Limit for Heavy Elements The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·D. C. Morton	2000	201
5	Interstellar absorption lines in the spectrum of zeta Ophiuchi The Astrophysical Journal ·D. C. Morton	1975	173
6	A High-Resolution Survey of Interstellar CA II Absorption The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·D. E. Welty, D. C. Morton, L. M. Hobbs	1996	129
7	The Diffuse Interstellar Clouds toward 23 Orionis The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·D. E. Welty, L. M. Hobbs, J. T. Lauroesch, D. C. Morton, Lyman Spitzer, Donald G. York	1999	127
8	MOLECULAR HYDROGEN IN THE FAR ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPIC EXPLORER TRANSLUCENT LINES OF SIGHT: THE FULL SAMPLE The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·B. L. Rachford, Theodore P. Snow, Joshua D. Destree, Teresa L. Ross, R. Ferlet, S. D. Friedman, C. Gry, E. B. Jenkins, D. C. Morton, Blair D. Savage, J. Michael Shull, Paule Sonnentrucker, Jason Tumlinson, A. Vidal‐Madjar, D. E. Welty, Donald G. York	2008	125
9	A compilation of electronic transitions in the CO molecule and the interpretation of some puzzling interstellar absorption features The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·D. C. Morton, Louis Noreau	1994	113
10	Energy levels for the stable isotopes of atomic helium(⁴He I and ³He I) Canadian Journal of Physics ·D. C. Morton, Qixue Wu, G. W. F. Drake	2006	90
11	Resolving the Structure of Ionized Helium in the Intergalactic Medium with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Science ·G. A. Kriss, J. Michael Shull, W. R. Oegerle, Wei Zheng, A. F. Davidsen, A. Songaila, Jason Tumlinson, L. L. Cowie, J. M. Deharveng, S. D. Friedman, Mark L. Giroux, R. F. Green, J. B. Hutchings, E. B. Jenkins, J. W. Kruk, H. W. Moos, D. C. Morton, Kenneth R. Sembach, Todd M. Tripp	2001	86
12	Effective Temperatures and Bolometric Corrections of Early-Type Stars The Astrophysical Journal ·D. C. Morton, Thomas F. Adams	1968	80
13	Copernicus ultraviolet observations of mass-loss effects in O and B stars The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Jr. Snow T. P., D. C. Morton	1976	80
14	A Study of the Reionization History of Intergalactic Helium withFUSEand the Very Large Telescope The Astrophysical Journal ·Wei Zheng, G. A. Kriss, J. M. Deharveng, W. V. Dixon, J. W. Kruk, J. Michael Shull, Mark L. Giroux, D. C. Morton, G. M. Williger, S. D. Friedman, H. W. Moos	2004	79
15	Some O I oscillator strengths and the interstellar abundance of oxygen Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·C. J. Zeippen, M. J. Seaton, D. C. Morton	1977	79
16	Spectrophotometric Results from the Copernicus Satellite.IV. Molecular Hydrogen in Interstellar Space The Astrophysical Journal ·Lyman Spitzer, J. F. Drake, E. B. Jenkins, D. C. Morton, J. B. Rogerson, Donald G. York	1973	75
17	Spectrophotometric Results from the Copernicus Satellite. II. Composition of Interstellar Clouds The Astrophysical Journal ·D. C. Morton, J. F. Drake, E. B. Jenkins, J. B. Rogerson, Lyman Spitzer, Donald G. York	1973	70
18	Spectrophotometric Results from the Copernicus Satellite. V. Abundances of Molecules in Interstellar Clouds The Astrophysical Journal ·E. B. Jenkins, J. F. Drake, D. C. Morton, J. B. Rogerson, Lyman Spitzer, D. G. York	1973	64
19	The Far-Ultraviolet Spectra of Six Stars in Orion The Astrophysical Journal ·D. C. Morton	1967	62
20	Interstellar abundances toward zeta Ophiuchi The Astrophysical Journal ·D. C. Morton	1974	58

About D. C. Morton

D. C. Morton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Computational Mechanics and Atmospheric Science, having authored 165 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (81 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (48 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (43 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (33 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (33 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (21 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (21 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.9k citations), Instrumentation (505 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (552 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.0k citations) and Spectroscopy (537 citations). D. C. Morton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Frequent co-authors include E. B. Jenkins, Donald G. York, D. E. Welty, Lyman Spitzer, L. M. Hobbs, G. W. F. Drake, J. F. Drake, J. B. Rogerson, Thomas F. Adams and J. Michael Shull. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Nature and The Astronomical Journal.

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