John C. Mather
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Superconducting and THz Device Technology
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- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Papers in
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- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 31
- Superconducting and THz Device Technology 25
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 20
- Astro and Planetary Science 20
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 15
- Planetary Science and Exploration 14
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- Spacecraft Design and Technology 19
- Co-authors
- R. A. Shafer (18 shared papers)D. J. Fixsen (9 shared papers)E. L. Wright (16 shared papers)D. J. Fixsen (19 shared papers)E. S. Cheng (9 shared papers)Joel Gales (2 shared papers)C. L. Bennett (12 shared papers)S. H. Moseley (12 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Astrophysical Journal (24 papers)Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems (6 papers)Physics Today (4 papers)Advances in Space Research (3 papers)Nature (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesRussiaUkraine
In The Last Decade
John C. Mather
137 papers receiving 4.2k citations
John C. Mather's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 93
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 3.8k
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.6k
- Instrumentation 409
- Condensed Matter Physics 207
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 181
Countries citing papers authored by John C. Mather
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Fields of papers citing papers by John C. Mather
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside John C. Mather, 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 | ||
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| 1 | The Cosmic Microwave Background Spectrum from the FullCOBEFIRAS Data Set Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 1004 |
| 2 | The Spectrum of the Extragalactic Far‐Infrared Background from theCOBEFIRAS Observations Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 374 |
| 3 | Calibrator Design for theCOBEFar‐Infrared Absolute Spectrophotometer (FIRAS) Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 304 |
| 4 | Thermal detectors as x-ray spectrometers Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 301 |
| 5 | Dipole Anisotropy in the COBE Differential Microwave Radiometers First-Year Sky Maps Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 245 |
| 6 | 1992 | 159 | |
| 7 | 1999 | 137 | |
| 8 | 1998 | 126 | |
| 9 | 1994 | 122 | |
| 10 | 1992 | 115 | |
| 11 | 2002 | 110 | |
| 12 | 1984 | 75 | |
| 13 | 1984 | 61 | |
| 14 | 2013 | 59 | |
| 15 | 1994 | 58 | |
| 16 | 2004 | 56 | |
| 17 | 1994 | 48 | |
| 18 | 2000 | 48 | |
| 19 | 2011 | 43 | |
| 20 | Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes | 2004 | 43 |
About John C. Mather
John C. Mather is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Instrumentation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 146 papers that have together received 4.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (31 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (31 papers), Superconducting and THz Device Technology (25 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (20 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (20 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (19 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (15 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.8k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.6k citations), Instrumentation (409 citations), Condensed Matter Physics (207 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (181 citations). John C. Mather has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Ukraine. Frequent co-authors include R. A. Shafer, D. J. Fixsen, E. L. Wright, D. J. Fixsen, E. S. Cheng, Joel Gales, C. L. Bennett, S. H. Moseley, D. McCammon and E. Dwek. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, Physics Today, Advances in Space Research and Nature.
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