E. E. Becklin
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Instrumentation top 2%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Papers in
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- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 85
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 62
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 54
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 42
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 8
- Astro and Planetary Science 7
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- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 47
- Co-authors
- Ben Zuckerman (41 shared papers)Gerry X. Neugebauer (61 shared papers)M. Morris (32 shared papers)A. M. Ghez (32 shared papers)Keith Matthews (37 shared papers)C. G. Wynn‐Williams (41 shared papers)Angelle M. Tanner (5 shared papers)Alycia J. Weinberger (15 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Astrophysical Journal (129 papers)The Astronomical Journal (14 papers)Nature (8 papers)Advances in Space Research (6 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
E. E. Becklin
260 papers receiving 10.6k citations
E. E. Becklin's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 58
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 10.3k
- Instrumentation 424
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 566
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 260
- Spectroscopy 63
Countries citing papers authored by E. E. Becklin
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Fields of papers citing papers by E. E. Becklin
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside E. E. Becklin, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design and development of NIRSPEC: a near-infrared echelle spectrograph for the Keck II telescope Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 602 |
| 2 | Stellar Orbits around the Galactic Center Black Hole Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 584 |
| 3 | High Proper‐Motion Stars in the Vicinity of Sagittarius A*: Evidence for a Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 568 |
| 4 | The First Measurement of Spectral Lines in a Short-Period Star Bound to the Galaxy’s Central Black Hole: A Paradox of Youth Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 567 |
| 5 | 2000 | 308 | |
| 6 | 2012 | 273 | |
| 7 | 2004 | 243 | |
| 8 | 1987 | 241 | |
| 9 | 1968 | 212 | |
| 10 | 1999 | 209 | |
| 11 | 1988 | 201 | |
| 12 | 2000 | 195 | |
| 13 | 2001 | 191 | |
| 14 | 2005 | 171 | |
| 15 | 2012 | 167 | |
| 16 | 2017 | 150 | |
| 17 | 1967 | 136 | |
| 18 | 2000 | 133 | |
| 19 | 2005 | 129 | |
| 20 | 1979 | 128 |
About E. E. Becklin
E. E. Becklin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 266 papers that have together received 11k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (85 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (62 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (54 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (47 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (42 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (8 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (8 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (10.3k citations), Instrumentation (424 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (566 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (260 citations) and Spectroscopy (63 citations). E. E. Becklin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Ben Zuckerman, Gerry X. Neugebauer, M. Morris, A. M. Ghez, Keith Matthews, C. G. Wynn‐Williams, Angelle M. Tanner, Alycia J. Weinberger, S. D. Hornstein and Ian S. McLean. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Nature, Advances in Space Research and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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