W. Alef
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
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- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Papers in
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- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 53
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 49
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 27
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 17
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- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 69
- Co-authors
- Helge Rottmann (10 shared papers)Steven John Tingay (5 shared papers)Adam Deller (5 shared papers)E. Middelberg (4 shared papers)James P. Morgan (3 shared papers)W. Brisken (3 shared papers)J. D. Romney (5 shared papers)Chris J. Phillips (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Astrophysical Journal Letters (22 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (22 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (8 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3 papers)Journal of Geodesy (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesNetherlands
In The Last Decade
W. Alef
113 papers receiving 14.4k citations
W. Alef's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 97
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 14.1k
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9.9k
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 908
- Instrumentation 156
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 966
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Alef
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. Alef, 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 128 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
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| 1 | First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 3111 |
| 2 | First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 1435 |
| 3 | First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. The Shadow and Mass of the Central Black Hole Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 1270 |
| 4 | First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 1142 |
| 5 | First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Physical Origin of the Asymmetric Ring Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 1126 |
| 6 | First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. Array and Instrumentation Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 842 |
| 7 | First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. III. Data Processing and Calibration Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 673 |
| 8 | First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. Testing the Black Hole Metric Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 541 |
| 9 | First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near The Event Horizon Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 536 |
| 10 | First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Testing Astrophysical Models of the Galactic Center Black Hole Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 457 |
| 11 | First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. III. Imaging of the Galactic Center Supermassive Black Hole Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 372 |
| 12 | First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 367 |
| 13 | 2011 | 321 | |
| 14 | First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. EHT and Multiwavelength Observations, Data Processing, and Calibration Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 308 |
| 15 | First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Variability, Morphology, and Black Hole Mass Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 307 |
| 16 | Constraints on black-hole charges with the 2017 EHT observations of M87* Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 275 |
| 17 | The Event Horizon General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Code Comparison Project Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 271 |
| 18 | Gravitational Test beyond the First Post-Newtonian Order with the Shadow of the M87 Black Hole Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 270 |
| 19 | A ring-like accretion structure in M87 connecting its black hole and jet Hit paper breakdown → | 2023 | 112 |
| 20 | 2022 | 95 |
About W. Alef
W. Alef is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering and Oceanography, having authored 128 papers that have together received 15.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (69 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (53 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (49 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (27 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (17 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (16 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (16 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (14.1k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (9.9k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (908 citations), Instrumentation (156 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (966 citations). W. Alef has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Helge Rottmann, Steven John Tingay, Adam Deller, E. Middelberg, James P. Morgan, W. Brisken, J. D. Romney, Chris J. Phillips, Randall Bruce Wayth and R. J. Cappallo. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Journal of Geodesy.
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