K. C. Freeman
Impact in
- Instrumentation top 0.02%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.02%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Papers in
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- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 328
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 191
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 147
- Astro and Planetary Science 43
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 28
- History and Developments in Astronomy 24
- Instrumentation 255
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 255
- Co-authors
- Joss Bland‐Hawthorn (52 shared papers)Lyman Spitzer (1 shared paper)M. Arnaboldi (62 shared papers)John E. Norris (19 shared papers)Ortwin Gerhard (54 shared papers)C. Carignan (9 shared papers)P. Kruit (13 shared papers)B. K. Gibson (18 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Astrophysical Journal (103 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (71 papers)The Astronomical Journal (50 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (25 papers)Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (16 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
K. C. Freeman
428 papers receiving 17.3k citations
K. C. Freeman's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 125
- Instrumentation 7.9k
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 17.5k
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.7k
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 717
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 692
Countries citing papers authored by K. C. Freeman
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Fields of papers citing papers by K. C. Freeman
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside K. C. Freeman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 452 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On the Disks of Spiral and so Galaxies Hit paper breakdown → | 1970 | 1285 |
| 2 | The New Galaxy: Signatures of Its Formation Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 709 |
| 3 | Dynamical Evolution of Globular Clusters Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 616 |
| 4 | 1993 | 416 | |
| 5 | 1997 | 327 | |
| 6 | 2010 | 304 | |
| 7 | 1987 | 276 | |
| 8 | 2004 | 274 | |
| 9 | 1996 | 267 | |
| 10 | 2003 | 258 | |
| 11 | 1998 | 247 | |
| 12 | 2003 | 233 | |
| 13 | 2013 | 209 | |
| 14 | 1972 | 201 | |
| 15 | 2011 | 180 | |
| 16 | 2003 | 156 | |
| 17 | 1995 | 154 | |
| 18 | The radial velocity dispersion profile of the Galactic halo: Constraining the density profile of the dark halo of the Milky Way | 2008 | 143 |
| 19 | 1999 | 142 | |
| 20 | 1970 | 141 |
About K. C. Freeman
K. C. Freeman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Computational Mechanics, having authored 452 papers that have together received 18.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (328 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (255 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (191 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (147 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (43 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (28 papers), Scientific Research and Discoveries (25 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (7.9k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (17.5k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.7k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (717 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (692 citations). K. C. Freeman has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Joss Bland‐Hawthorn, Lyman Spitzer, M. Arnaboldi, John E. Norris, Ortwin Gerhard, C. Carignan, P. Kruit, B. K. Gibson, L. Staveley‐Smith and H. C. Ford. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astronomical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia.
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