Top Cited Articles during 1997 by astro-ph

Top Cited Articles during 1997 by astro-ph

The 50 most highly cited papers during 1997 cited by papers in the astro-ph archive

Keep in mind that citation counts can never be exact, there is something like a 5% error in most of these numbers. Please do not fret about number 32 versus 33, as this is often not a statistically significant difference. Remember the detailed warning about the accuracy of these counts.

Also note that the counts shown, and used in the rankings, are the counts as of Tue 6-Mar-2007. Further, the counts shown by the ranking are only the cites satisfying the criteria for that list. Actual citation numbers in the database may change as corrections are made and papers are added, the links will take you to the updated numbers. The lists, however, will not update.

  1. 107
    The Statistics of Peaks of Gaussian Random Fields
    By James M. Bardeen (Washington U., Seattle & Santa Barbara, KITP), J.R. Bond (Stanford U., Phys. Dept. & Santa Barbara, KITP), Nick Kaiser (UC, Berkeley, Astron. Dept. & Cambridge U., Inst. of Astron. & Santa Barbara, KITP), A.S. Szalay (Fermilab & Santa Barbara, KITP).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.304:15-61,1986
    [1130 Total citations in HEP]
  2. 77
    Formation of galaxies and clusters of galaxies by selfsimilar gravitational condensation
    By William H. Press, Paul Schechter (Caltech).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.187:425-438,1974
    [1269 Total citations in HEP]
  3. 69
    High - redshift galaxies in the Hubble deep field: color selection and star formation history to z\4
    By P. Madau, H.C. Ferguson, M.E. Dickinson, M. Giavalisco, C.C. Steidel, A. Fruchter (Baltimore, Space Telescope Sci.).
    Published in:Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.283:1388-1404,1996< /a>
    [806 Total citations in HEP]
  4. 67
    The Structure of cold dark matter halos
    By Julio F. Navarro (Arizona U., Astron. Dept. - Steward Observ.), Carlos S. Frenk (Durham U.), Simon D.M. White (Garching, Max Planck Inst.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.462:563-575,1996 [arXiv: astro-ph/9508025]
    [1199 Total citations in HEP]
  5. 65
    Reconstructing the linear power spectrum of cosmological mass fluctuations
    By J.A. Peacock (Royal Observ., Edinburgh), S.J. Dodds (Edinburgh U.).
    Published in:Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.267:1020-1034,1994< /a> [arXiv: astro-ph/9311057]
    [515 Total citations in HEP]
  6. 63
    Spectral evolution of stellar populations using isochrone synthesis
    By Gustavo Bruzual A., Stephane Charlot.
    Published in:Astrophys.J.405:538-553,1993
    [937 Total citations in HEP]
  7. 62
    Using the evolution of clusters to constrain Omega
    By Vincent R. Eke, Shaun Cole, Carlos S. Frenk (Durham U.).
    Published in:Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.282:263-280,1996 [arXiv: astro-ph/9601088]
    [611 Total citations in HEP]
  8. 61
    UBVRI photometric standard stars in the magnitude range 11.5-16.0 around the celestial equator
    By Arlo U. Landolt (Louisiana State U.).
    Published in:Astron.J.104:340-371,1992
    [1257 Total citations in HEP]
  9. 59
    Four year COBE DMR cosmic microwave background observations: Maps and basic results
    By C.L. Bennett (NASA, Goddard), A. Banday, K.M. Gorski, G. Hinshaw, P. Jackson, P. Keegstra, A. Kogut (Hughes STX, Greenbelt), George F. Smoot (LBL, Berkeley & UC, Berkeley), D.T. Wilkinson (Princeton U.), E.L. Wright (UCLA).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.464:L1-L4,1996 [arXiv: astro-ph/9601067]
    [666 Total citations in HEP]
  10. 53
    The Hubble Deep Field: Observations, data reduction, and galaxy photometry
    By the HDF Team (Robert E. Williams et al.).
    Published in:Astron.J.112:1335,1996 [arXiv: astro-ph/9607174]
    [529 Total citations in HEP]
  11. 52
    The Baryon content of galaxy clusters: A Challenge to cosmological orthodoxy
    By Simon D.M. White (Cambridge U.), Julio F. Navarro (Durham U.), August E. Evrard (Michigan U.), Carlos S. Frenk (Durham U.).
    Published in:Nature 366:429-433,1993
    [502 Total citations in HEP]
  12. 52
    Comprehensive stellar population models and the disentanglement of age and metallicity effects
    By Guy Worthey.
    Published in:Astrophys.J.Suppl.95:107-149,1994
    [642 Total citations in HEP]
  13. 51
    Abundances of the elements: Meteroritic and solar
    By E. Anders, N. Grevesse (Chicago U., EFI & Chicago U. & Liege U.).
    Published in:Geochim.Cosmochim.Acta 53:197-214,1989
    [1052 Total citations in HEP]
  14. 49
    Structure in the COBE differential microwave radiometer first year maps
    By George F. Smoot, C.L. Bennett, A. Kogut, E.L. Wright, J. Aymon, N.W. Boggess, E.S. Cheng, G. De Amici, S. Gulkis, M.G. Hauser, G. Hinshaw, C. Lineweaver, K. Loewenstein, P.D. Jackson, M. Janssen, E. Kaita, T. Kelsall, P. Keegstra, P. Lubin, John C. Mather, S.S. Meyer, S.H. Moseley, T. Murdock, L. Rokke, R.F. Silverberg, L. Tenorio, R. Weiss, D.T. Wilkinson (LBL, Berkeley & UC, Berkeley, Space Sci. Dept. & UC, Berkeley, CfPA & NASA, Goddard & Universities Space Research Assoc. & UCLA & Caltech, JPL & Hughes STX, Greenbelt & UC, Santa Barbara & MIT, LNS & General Research, Danvers & Princeton U.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.396:L1-L5,1992
    [1288 Total citations in HEP]
  15. 49
    The relationship between infrared, optical, and ultraviolet extinction
    By Jason A. Cardelli, Geoffrey C. Clayton, John S. Mathis (Washburn Observ.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.345:245-256,1989
    [1542 Total citations in HEP]
  16. 48
    Primordial nucleosynthesis redux
    By Terry P. Walker (Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. Astrophys. & Ohio State U.), Gary Steigman (Ohio State U.), David N. Schramm (Chicago U. & Fermilab), Keith A. Olive (Minnesota U. & Annecy, LAPP), Ho-Shik Kang (Ohio State U.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.376:51-69,1991
    [652 Total citations in HEP]
  17. 45
    An analytic expression for the luminosity function for galaxies
    By P. Schechter.
    Published in:Astrophys.J.203:297-306,1976
    [629 Total citations in HEP]
  18. 44
    The Luminosity function and stellar evolution
    By Edwin E. Salpeter.
    Published in:Astrophys.J.121:161,1955
    [1080 Total citations in HEP]
  19. 42
    A Line of sight integration approach to cosmic microwave background anisotropies
    By Uros Seljak (Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. Astrophys.), Matias Zaldarriaga (MIT, LNS).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.469:437-444,1996 [arXiv: astro-ph/9603033]
    [1023 Total citations in HEP]
  20. 42
    Gravitational instability: An Approximate theory for large density perturbations
    By Ya.B. Zeldovich (Moscow, IPM).
    Published in:Astron.Astrophys.5:84-89,1970
    [551 Total citations in HEP]
  21. 39
    DAOPHOT - A computer program for crowded field stellar photometry
    By Peter B. Stetson (NRC-HIA, Victoria).
    Published in:Publ.Astron.Soc.Pac.99:191,1987
    [942 Total citations in HEP]
  22. 39
    Black holes in binary systems. Observational appearance
    By N.I. Shakura (Sternberg Astron. Inst.), R.A. Sunyaev (Moscow, IPM).
    Published in:Astron.Astrophys.24:337-355,1973
    [1031 Total citations in HEP]
  23. 38
    The Evolution and explosion of massive stars. 2. Explosive hydrodynamics and nucleosynthesis
    By S.E. Woosley, T.A. Weaver (Lick Observ. & LLNL, Livermore).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.Suppl.101:181-235,1995
    [808 Total citations in HEP]
  24. 38
    Merger rates in hierarchical models of galaxy formation
    By Cedric G. Lacey, Shaun Cole.
    Published in:Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.262:627-649,1993
    [699 Total citations in HEP]
  25. 34
    The Evolution of Large Scale Structure in a Universe Dominated by Cold Dark Matter
    By Marc Davis (Santa Barbara, KITP & UC, Berkeley, Astron. Dept. & UC, Berkeley), George Efstathiou (Santa Barbara, KITP & Cambridge U.), Carlos S. Frenk (Santa Barbara, KITP & Sussex U.), Simon D.M. White (Santa Barbara, KITP & Arizona U., Astron. Dept. - Steward Observ.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.292:371-394,1985
    [632 Total citations in HEP]
  26. 34
    Interstellar photoelectric absorption cross-sections, 0.03-10 keV
    By R. Morrison, D. McCammon.
    Published in:Astrophys.J.270:119,1983
    [634 Total citations in HEP]
  27. 34
    Unified models for active galactic nuclei and quasars
    By Robert Antonucci (UC, Santa Barbara).
    Published in:Ann.Rev.Astron.Astrophys.31:473-521,1993
    [629 Total citations in HEP]
  28. 32
    Galaxy morphology in rich clusters: Implications for the formation and evolution of galaxies
    By A. Dressler (Carnegie Inst. Observ.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.236:351-365,1980
    [610 Total citations in HEP]
  29. 30
    A Universal density profile from hierarchical clustering
    By Julio F. Navarro (Arizona U., Astron. Dept. - Steward Observ.), Carlos S. Frenk (Durham U.), Simon D.M. White (Garching, Max Planck Inst.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.490:493-508,1997 [arXiv: astro-ph/9611107]
    [1578 Total citations in HEP]
  30. 28
    Gravitational microlensing by the galactic halo
    By Bohdan Paczynski (Princeton U. Observ.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.304:1-5,1986
    [506 Total citations in HEP]
  31. 28
    On the infall of matter into cluster of galaxies and some effects on their evolution
    By James E. Gunn (Caltech & Carnegie Inst., Wash., D.C.), J. Richard Gott, III (Princeton U. Observ.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.176:1-19,1972
    [604 Total citations in HEP]
  32. 27
    Measurements of the cosmological parameters Omega and Lambda from the first 7 supernovae at z>=0.35
    By Supernova Cosmology Project (S. Perlmutter et al.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.483:565,1997 [arXiv: astro-ph/9608192]
    [565 Total citations in HEP]
  33. 27
    Perturbations of a cosmological model and angular variations of the microwave background
    By R.K. Sachs, A.M. Wolfe (Texas U.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.147:73-90,1967
    [654 Total citations in HEP]
  34. 26
    Core condensation in heavy halos: A Two stage theory for galaxy formation and clusters
    By Simon D.M. White, M.J. Rees (Cambridge U., Inst. of Astron.).
    Published in:Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.183:341-358,1978
    [630 Total citations in HEP]
  35. 25
    The Cosmological constant
    By Sean M. Carroll, William H. Press (Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. Astrophys.), Edwin L. Turner (Princeton U. Observ.).
    Published in:Ann.Rev.Astron.Astrophys.30:499-542,1992
    [513 Total citations in HEP]
  36. 24
    The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies Within Merging Dark Matter Haloes
    By G Kauffmann, Simon D.M. White, B. Guiderdoni.
    Published in:Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.264:201,1993
    [536 Total citations in HEP]
  37. 24
    The Inflationary Universe: A Possible Solution to the Horizon and Flatness Problems
    By Alan H. Guth (SLAC).
    Published in:Phys.Rev.D23:347-356,1981
    [2822 Total citations in HEP]
  38. 23
    Review of Particle Physics
    By Particle Data Group (W.-M. Yao et al.).
    Citations are counted for all versions of the RPP, most recent version is:
    Published in:J.Phys.G33:1-1232,2006
    [621 Total citations in HEP]
    [27691 Total Citations to all copies of RPP in HEP]
  39. 22
    Optical properties of interstellar graphite and silicate grains
    By B.T. Draine, H.M. Lee (Princeton U. Observ.).
    Published in:Astrophys.J.285:89-108,1984
    [569 Total citations in HEP]
  40. 22
    End to the cosmic ray spectrum?
    By Kenneth Greisen (Cornell U., LNS).
    Published in:Phys.Rev.Lett.16:748-750,1966
    [1080 Total citations in HEP]
  41. 22
    The Keck low - resolution imaging spectrometer
    By J.B. Oke, J.G. Cohen, M. Carr, J. Cromer, A. Dingizian, F.H. Harris, S. Labrecque, R. Lucinio, W. Schaal, H. Epps, J. Miller.
    Published in:Publ.Astron.Soc.Pac.107:375,1995
    [521 Total citations in HEP]
  42. 21
    Dynamics of Phase Transition in the New Inflationary Universe Scenario and Generation of Perturbations
    By Alexei A. Starobinsky (Landau Inst.).
    Published in:Phys.Lett.B117:175-178,1982
    [985 Total citations in HEP]
  43. 21
    Spontaneous Creation of Almost Scale - Free Density Perturbations in an Inflationary Universe
    By James M. Bardeen (Washington U., Seattle), Paul J. Steinhardt (Pennsylvania U.), Michael S. Turner (Chicago U., Astron. Astrophys. Ctr.).
    Published in:Phys.Rev.D28:679,1983
    [959 Total citations in HEP]
  44. 20
    Unified schemes for radio-loud active galactic nuclei
    By C.Megan Urry (Baltimore, Space Telescope Sci.), Paolo Padovani (Rome U.,Tor Vergata).
    Published in:Publ.Astron.Soc.Pac.107:803,1995 [arXiv: astro-ph/9506063]
    [547 Total citations in HEP]
  45. 20
    The Development of Irregularities in a Single Bubble Inflationary Universe
    By S.W. Hawking (Cambridge U.).
    Published in:Phys.Lett.B115:295,1982
    [883 Total citations in HEP]
  46. 19
    Upper limit of the spectrum of cosmic rays
    By G.T. Zatsepin, V.A. Kuzmin (Lebedev Inst.).
    Published in:JETP Lett.4:78-80,1966, Pisma Zh.Eksp.Teor.Fiz.4:114-117,1966
    [865 Total citations in HEP]
  47. 19
    Gamma-ray bursts from stellar mass accretion disks around black holes
    By S. E. Woosley.
    Published in:Astrophys.J.405:273,1993
    [600 Total citations in HEP]
  48. 19
    A Catalog of Parameters for Globular Clusters in the Milky Way
    By William E. Harris.
    Published in:Astron.J.112:1487,1996
    [782 Total citations in HEP]
  49. 19
    Fluctuations in the New Inflationary Universe
    By A.H. Guth (MIT, LNS), S.Y. Pi (Harvard U. & New Hampshire U.).
    Published in:Phys.Rev.Lett.49:1110-1113,1982
    [965 Total citations in HEP]
  50. 19
    A powerful local shear instability in weakly magnetized disks. 1. Linear analysis. 2. Nonlinear evolution
    By Steven A. Balbus, John F. Hawley.
    Published in:Astrophys.J.376:214-233,1991
    [581 Total citations in HEP]