John C. Mather

20.7k citations
146 papers · 4.4k · 5 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

    • 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
    • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
    • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in

    • 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
    • Spacecraft Design and Technology 19

John C. Mather

137 papers receiving 4.2k citations

John C. Mather's Hit Papers

Calibrator Design for theCOBEFar‐Infrared Absolute Spectrophotometer (FIRAS) 1999 · 304 citations
3040+14+28Years since publication2505007501000

Peers

John C. Mather
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 3.8k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.6k
  • Instrumentation 409
  • Condensed Matter Physics 207
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 181
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All Works

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1
The Cosmic Microwave Background Spectrum from the FullCOBEFIRAS Data Set
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19961004
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The Spectrum of the Extragalactic Far‐Infrared Background from theCOBEFIRAS Observations
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1998374
3
Calibrator Design for theCOBEFar‐Infrared Absolute Spectrophotometer (FIRAS)
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1999304
4
Thermal detectors as x-ray spectrometers
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1984301
5
Dipole Anisotropy in the COBE Differential Microwave Radiometers First-Year Sky Maps
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1993245
6 1992159
7 1999137
8 1998126
9 1994122
10 1992115
11 2002110
12 198475
13 198461
14 201359
15 199458
16 200456
17 199448
18 200048
19 201143
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Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes
200443

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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