2026 Barbara A. Whitney: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	90	2222	2114	1124	1050	289	33011

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Overview

Barbara A. Whitney is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their primary research area is within Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atmospheric Science, Instrumentation, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their recent research work covers key topics including:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Astro and Planetary Science

Barbara A. Whitney has published extensively in several venues, most notably:

The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Selected recent papers include:

"The SOFIA Massive (SOMA) Star Formation Survey. IV. Isolated Protostars," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
"Shocked Molecular Hydrogen and Broad CO lines from the Interacting Supernova Remnant HB 3," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
"Shocked Molecular Hydrogen and Broad CO Lines from the Interacting Supernova Remnant HB 3," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
"The SOFIA Massive (SOMA) Star Formation Survey. IV. Isolated Protostars," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
"GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROLOGIC EXAMINATION OF CORUNDUM KNOB LITHOLOGIES," 2024, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Frequent collaborators in Barbara A. Whitney's research include:

R. Fedriani
Jonathan C. Tan
Zoie Telkamp
Yichen Zhang
Yao-Lun Yang

Best Publications

GLIMPSE: I. A SIRTF Legacy Project to Map the Inner Galaxy

Robert A. Benjamin;E. Churchwell;Brian L. Babler;T. M. Bania

2067
Citations
GLIMPSE. I. An SIRTF Legacy Project to Map the Inner Galaxy

Robert A. Benjamin;E. Churchwell;Brian L. Babler;T. M. Bania

1469
Citations
Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. II. Fitting observed SEDs using a large grid of pre-computed models

Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

1408
Citations
The Spitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Way

Ed Churchwell;Brian L. Babler;Marilyn R. Meade;Barbara A. Whitney

1113
Citations
Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE) I: Overview and Initial Results

Margaret Meixner;Karl D. Gordon;Remy Indebetouw;Joseph L. Hora

1069
Citations
Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. II. Fitting Observed SEDs Using a Large Grid of Precomputed Models

Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

989
Citations
The Wavelength Dependence of Interstellar Extinction from 1.25 to 8.0 μm Using GLIMPSE Data

R. Indebetouw;R. Indebetouw;J. S. Mathis;B. L Babler;M. R. Meade

921
Citations
Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. I. A Grid of 200,000 YSO Model SEDs

Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

910
Citations
Two-dimensional Radiative Transfer in Protostellar Envelopes. I. Effects of Geometry on Class I Sources

Barbara A. Whitney;Kenneth Wood;J. E. Bjorkman;Michael J. Wolff

815
Citations
2-D Radiative Transfer in Protostellar Envelopes: I. Effects of Geometry on Class I Sources

Barbara A. Whitney;Kenneth Wood;J. E. Bjorkman;Michael J. Wolff

775
Citations
2-D Radiative Transfer in Protostellar Envelopes: II. An Evolutionary Sequence

Barbara A. Whitney;Kenneth Wood;J. E. Bjorkman;Martin Cohen

651
Citations
The Bubbling Galactic Disk

E. Churchwell;M. S. Povich;D. Allen;M. G. Taylor

602
Citations
A Catalog of Extended Green Objects in the GLIMPSE Survey: A New Sample of Massive Young Stellar Object Outflow Candidates

C. J. Cyganowski;B. A. Whitney;E. Holden;E. Braden

508
Citations
TWO-DIMENSIONAL RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN PROTOSTELLAR ENVELOPES. II. AN EVOLUTIONARY SEQUENCE

Barbara A. Whitney;Kenneth Wood;J. E. Bjorkman;Martin Cohen

507
Citations
PHOTOMETRIC LIGHT CURVES AND POLARIZATION OF CLOSE-IN EXTRASOLAR GIANT PLANETS

S. Seager;B. A. Whitney;D. D. Sasselov

489
Citations
First GLIMPSE Results on the Stellar Structure of the Galaxy

R. A. Benjamin;E. Churchwell;B. L. Babler;R. Indebetouw

461
Citations
SN 1991bg - A type Ia supernova with a difference

Bruno Leibundgut;Robert P. Kirshner;Mark M. Phillips;Mark M. Phillips;Lisa A. Wells;Lisa A. Wells

412
Citations
CSI 2264: SIMULTANEOUS OPTICAL AND INFRARED LIGHT CURVES OF YOUNG DISK-BEARING STARS IN NGC 2264 WITH CoRoT and SPITZER—EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE ORIGINS OF VARIABILITY*

Ann Marie Cody;John Stauffer;Annie Baglin;Giuseppina Micela

403
Citations
The present-day star formation rate of the Milky-Way determined from Spitzer detected young stellar objects

Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney

385
Citations
Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE). IV. Dust Properties in the Interstellar Medium

Jean Philippe Bernard;William T. Reach;Deborah Paradis;Margaret Meixner

191
Citations