M. J. Rees

58.4k citations
418 papers · 31.3k · 16 hit papers · h-index 88

Impact in

    • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
    • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
    • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
    • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
    • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
    • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

    • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 98
    • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 92
    • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 81
    • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 77
    • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 72
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 42
    • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 68

M. J. Rees

389 papers receiving 29.9k citations

M. J. Rees's Hit Papers

Formation of supermassive black holes by direct collapse in pre-galactic haloes 2006 · 537 citations
5370+16+32Years since publication50010001.5k2.0k

Peers

M. J. Rees
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 29.0k
  • Instrumentation 3.9k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12.3k
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 876
  • Geophysics 755
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All Works

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Core condensation in heavy halos: a two-stage theory for galaxy formation and clustering
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19782403
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Massive black hole binaries in active galactic nuclei
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19801202
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Theory of extragalactic radio sources
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19841052
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Tidal disruption of stars by black holes of 106–108 solar masses in nearby galaxies
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19881020
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Formation of galaxies and large-scale structure with cold dark matter
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1984920
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X-ray fluorescence from the inner disc in Cygnus X-1
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1989908
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Black Hole Models for Active Galactic Nuclei
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1984803
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Comptonization of diffuse ambient radiation by a relativistic jet: The source of gamma rays from blazars?
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1994709
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Optical and Long‐Wavelength Afterglow from Gamma‐Ray Bursts
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1997632
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Massive Black Holes as Population III Remnants
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2001593
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Cooling, dynamics and fragmentation of massive gas clouds: clues to the masses and radii of galaxies and clusters
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1977553
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Formation of supermassive black holes by direct collapse in pre-galactic haloes
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2006537
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21 Centimeter Tomography of the Intergalactic Medium at High Redshift
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1997516
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Relativistic fireballs: energy conversion and time-scales
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1992514
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How Small Were the First Cosmological Objects?
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1997510
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Ion-supported tori and the origin of radio jets
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1982478
17 1991432
18 1974421
19 1974332
20 1993329

About M. J. Rees

M. J. Rees is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Oceanography, having authored 418 papers that have together received 31.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (98 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (92 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (81 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (77 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (72 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (68 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (63 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (42 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (29.0k citations), Instrumentation (3.9k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (12.3k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (876 citations) and Geophysics (755 citations). M. J. Rees has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Russia and United States. Frequent co-authors include P. Mészáros, Mitchell C. Begelman, R. D. Blandford, Simon D. M. White, Piero Madau, A. C. Fabian, Marta Volonteri, Joel R. Primack, Jeremiah P. Ostriker and M. Sikora. Their work appears in journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, Nature, Physics Today and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

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