Kitt Peak National Observatory

3.8k papers and 195.4k indexed citations i.

About

In recent decades, authors affiliated with Kitt Peak National Observatory have published 3.8k papers, which have received a total of 195.4k indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 3.4k papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1.2k papers in Instrumentation and 302 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics on the topics of Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (2.1k papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (1.3k papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (1.2k papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysics (186.4k citations), Instrumentation (61.2k citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (22.9k citations). Authors at Kitt Peak National Observatory collaborate with scholars in United States, Germany and United Kingdom and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Some of Kitt Peak National Observatory's most productive authors include Mark Dickinson, Arjun Dey, Joan Najita, Buell T. Jannuzi and Daniel Stern.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at Kitt Peak National Observatory

Since Specialization
EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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Countries citing scholars working at Kitt Peak National Observatory

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2025