H. C. Ford

22.8k citations

214 papers · 8.5k · 2 hit papers · h-index 51

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Instrumentation top 0.1%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.1%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 185
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 112
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 104
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 41
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 40
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 27
Instrumentation 112
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 112

Co-authors: Laura Ferrarese (25 shared papers)G. D. Illingworth (67 shared papers)George H. Jacoby (25 shared papers)Marijn Franx (16 shared papers)Robin Ciardullo (22 shared papers)R. J. Bouwens (13 shared papers)K. C. Freeman (8 shared papers)John P. Blakeslee (23 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (96 papers)The Astronomical Journal (20 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (8 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (8 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Netherlands Germany

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H. C. Ford

196 papers receiving 8.2k citations

H. C. Ford's Hit Papers

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Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei: Past, Present and Future Research 2005 · 503 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.

2005 Space Science Reviews
2005 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

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1	The Photometric Performance and Calibration of theHubble Space TelescopeAdvanced Camera for Surveys Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ·M. Sirianni, M. James Jee, N. Benı́tez, John P. Blakeslee, A. R. Martel, G. R. Meurer, Mark Clampin, Guido De Marchi, H. C. Ford, Ronald L. Gilliland, G. Hartig, G. D. Illingworth, J. Mack, W. J. McCann Hit paper breakdown →	2005	674
2	Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei: Past, Present and Future Research Space Science Reviews ·Laura Ferrarese, H. C. Ford Hit paper breakdown →	2005	503
3	The Hubble Space Telescope Extragalactic Distance Scale Key Project. 1: The discovery of Cepheids and a new distance to M81 The Astrophysical Journal ·Wendy L. Freedman, Shaun M. G. Hughes, Barry F. Madore, J. R. Mould, Myung Gyoon Lee, P. B. Stetson, Robert C. Kennicutt, Anne Marie Stewart Turner, Laura Ferrarese, H. C. Ford, J. A. Graham, Robert Hill, J. G. Hoessel, J. P. Huchra, G. D. Illingworth	1994	339
4	UV Luminosity Functions atz∼4, 5, and 6 from the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and Other DeepHubble Space TelescopeACS Fields: Evolution and Star Formation History The Astrophysical Journal ·R. J. Bouwens, G. D. Illingworth, Marijn Franx, H. C. Ford	2007	325
5	UV CONTINUUM SLOPE AND DUST OBSCURATION FROMz∼ 6 TOz∼ 2: THE STAR FORMATION RATE DENSITY AT HIGH REDSHIFT The Astrophysical Journal ·R. J. Bouwens, G. D. Illingworth, Marijn Franx, Ranga‐Ram Chary, G. R. Meurer, Christopher J. Conselice, H. C. Ford, Mauro Giavalisco, Pieter van Dokkum	2009	233
6	HST FOS spectroscopy of M87: Evidence for a disk of ionized gas around a massive black hole The Astrophysical Journal ·R. J. Harms, H. C. Ford, Z. Tsvetanov, G. Hartig, Linda Dressel, G. A. Kriss, R. C. Bohlin, A. F. Davidsen, B. Margon, Ajay Kochhar	1994	220
7	Distance to the Virgo cluster galaxy M100 from Hubble Space Telescope observations of Cepheids Nature ·Wendy L. Freedman, Barry F. Madore, J. R. Mould, Robert Hill, Laura Ferrarese, Robert C. Kennicutt, Abhijit Saha, P. B. Stetson, J. A. Graham, H. C. Ford, J. G. Hoessel, J. P. Huchra, Shaun M. G. Hughes, G. D. Illingworth	1994	210
8	Evidence for a Massive Black Hole in the Active Galaxy NGC 4261 from Hubble Space Telescope Images and Spectra The Astrophysical Journal ·Laura Ferrarese, H. C. Ford, Walter Jaffe	1996	184
9	z∼ 7–10 Galaxies in the HUDF and GOODS Fields: UV Luminosity Functions The Astrophysical Journal ·R. J. Bouwens, G. D. Illingworth, Marijn Franx, H. C. Ford	2008	167
10	TheHubble Space TelescopeKey Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. XXVI. The Calibration of Population II Secondary Distance Indicators and the Value of the Hubble Constant The Astrophysical Journal ·Laura Ferrarese, J. R. Mould, Robert C. Kennicutt, J. P. Huchra, H. C. Ford, Wendy L. Freedman, P. B. Stetson, Barry F. Madore, Shoko Sakai, B. K. Gibson, J. A. Graham, Shaun M. G. Hughes, G. D. Illingworth, Daniel D. Kelson, Lucas M. Macri, Kim Sebo, N. A. Silbermann	2000	157
11	WFPC2 Images of the Central Regions of Early-Type Galaxies. I. The Data The Astronomical Journal ·A. Rest, Frank C. van den Bosch, Walter Jaffe, H. D. Tran, Z. Tsvetanov, H. C. Ford, J. Davies, Joanna Schafer	2001	155
12	Planetary nebulae as standard candles. V - The distance to the Virgo Cluster The Astrophysical Journal ·George H. Jacoby, Robin Ciardullo, H. C. Ford	1990	137
13	Discovery of Nine Lyα Emitters at Redshiftz ∼ 3.1 Using Narrowband Imaging and VLT Spectroscopy The Astrophysical Journal ·Rolf‐Peter Kudritzki, R. H. Méndez, John J. Feldmeier, Robin Ciardullo, George H. Jacoby, K. C. Freeman, M. Arnaboldi, M. Capaccioli, Ortwin Gerhard, H. C. Ford	2000	123
14	Hubble Space Telescope photometry of the central regions of Virgo cluster elliptical galaxies. 3: Brightness profiles The Astronomical Journal ·Laura Ferrarese, Frank C. van den Bosch, H. C. Ford, W. Jaffe, R. W. O’Connell	1994	121
15	The Planetary Nebula System and Dynamics of NGC 5128. III. Kinematics and Halo Mass Distributions The Astrophysical Journal ·Xiaohui Hui, H. C. Ford, K. C. Freeman, M. A. Dopita	1995	119
16	A Database of Cepheid Distance Moduli and Tip of the Red Giant Branch, Globular Cluster Luminosity Function, Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function, and Surface Brightness Fluctuation Data Useful for Distance Determinations The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Laura Ferrarese, H. C. Ford, J. P. Huchra, Robert C. Kennicutt, J. R. Mould, Shoko Sakai, Wendy L. Freedman, P. B. Stetson, Barry F. Madore, B. K. Gibson, J. A. Graham, Shaun M. G. Hughes, G. D. Illingworth, Daniel D. Kelson, Lucas M. Macri, Kim Sebo, N. A. Silbermann	2000	114
17	Properties of Lyα emitters around the radio galaxy MRC 0316–257 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Bram Venemans, H. J. A. Röttgering, G. K. Miley, J. Kurk, C. De Breuck, Roderik Overzier, W. J. M. van Breugel, C. L. Carilli, H. C. Ford, Timothy M. Heckman, L. Pentericci, Patrick J. McCarthy	2005	106
18	The Kinematics of the Planetary Nebulae in the Outer Regions of NGC 4406 The Astrophysical Journal ·M. Arnaboldi, K. C. Freeman, R. H. Méndez, M. Capaccioli, Robin Ciardullo, H. C. Ford, Ortwin Gerhard, (unknown), George H. Jacoby, R. P. Kudritzki, Peter J. Quinn	1996	103
19	The planetary nebula system and dynamics of NGC 5128. I - Planetary nebulae as standard candles The Astrophysical Journal ·Xiaohui Hui, H. C. Ford, Robin Ciardullo, George H. Jacoby	1993	96
20	The Globular Cluster System of NGC 5128. II. Ages, Metallicities, Kinematics, and Formation The Astrophysical Journal ·Eric W. Peng, H. C. Ford, K. C. Freeman	2004	91

About H. C. Ford

H. C. Ford is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics, having authored 214 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (112 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (112 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (104 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (41 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (40 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (27 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (22 papers) and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (3.4k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.3k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (452 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (172 citations). H. C. Ford has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Laura Ferrarese, G. D. Illingworth, George H. Jacoby, Marijn Franx, Robin Ciardullo, R. J. Bouwens, K. C. Freeman, John P. Blakeslee, Walter Jaffe and Z. Tsvetanov. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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