2026 Harold A. McAlister: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	81	2954	2804	1440	1341	358	21273

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Overview

Harold A. McAlister is affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within physics and astronomy, with a focus on stellar, planetary, and galactic studies as well as astronomical observations and instrumentation.

The main fields of study in McAlister's work include:

Physics and Astronomy
Engineering

Within these broader fields, specific subfields addressed in their publications are:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Computational Mechanics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Instrumentation

The primary topics covered encompass:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Harold A. McAlister has contributed to the literature with papers published in venues such as The Astrophysical Journal and UNC Libraries. Recent publications include:

"Interferometric Imaging of λ Andromedae: Evidence of Starspots and Rotation," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
"Stellar diameters and temperatures - VI. High angular resolution measurements of the transiting exoplanet host stars HD 189733 and HD 209458 and implications for models of cool dwarfs," 2023, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors in McAlister's work include:

Gail Schaefer
Theo A. ten Brummelaar
Stephen T. Ridgway
L. Sturmann
J. R. Parks

Best Publications

A SURVEY OF STELLAR FAMILIES: MULTIPLICITY OF SOLAR-TYPE STARS

Deepak Raghavan;Harold A. McAlister;Todd J. Henry;David W. Latham

1574
Citations
Stellar Diameters and Temperatures II. Main Sequence K & M Stars

Tabetha S. Boyajian;Kaspar von Braun;Gerard van Belle;Harold A. McAlister

918
Citations
Stellar Diameters and Temperatures. II. Main-sequence K- and M-stars

Tabetha S. Boyajian;Kaspar Von Braun;Gerard Van Belle;Harold A. McAlister

682
Citations
First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument

T. A. ten Brummelaar;H. A. McAlister;S. T. Ridgway;W. G. Bagnuolo

592
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First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument

T. A. ten Brummelaar;H. A. McAlister;S. T. Ridgway;W. G. Bagnuolo

562
Citations
ICCD Speckle Observations of Binary Stars. XIX. An Astrometric/Spectroscopic Survey of O Stars

Brian D. Mason;Douglas R. Gies;William I. Hartkopf;William G. Bagnuolo

518
Citations
Imaging the Surface of Altair

John D. Monnier;M. Zhao;E. Pedretti;N. Thureau

414
Citations
Stellar Diameters and Temperatures III. Main Sequence A, F, G, & K Stars: Additional high-precision measurements and empirical relations

Tabetha S. Boyajian;Kaspar von Braun;Gerard van Belle;Chris Farrington

343
Citations
Fundamental Properties of Stars using Asteroseismology from Kepler & CoRoT and Interferometry from the CHARA Array

D. Huber;M. J. Ireland;T. R. Bedding;I. M. Brandão

333
Citations
Stellar Diameters and Temperatures I. Main Sequence A, F, & G Stars

Tabetha S. Boyajian;Harold A. McAlister;Gerard van Belle;Douglas R. Gies

272
Citations
STELLAR DIAMETERS AND TEMPERATURES. III. MAIN-SEQUENCE A, F, G, AND K STARS: ADDITIONAL HIGH-PRECISION MEASUREMENTS AND EMPIRICAL RELATIONS

Tabetha S. Boyajian;Tabetha S. Boyajian;Kaspar von Braun;Kaspar von Braun;Gerard van Belle;Chris Farrington

262
Citations
Fundamental properties of stars using asteroseismology from Kepler and CoRoT and interferometry from the CHARA Array

D. Huber;D. Huber;M. J. Ireland;M. J. Ireland;M. J. Ireland;T. R. Bedding;I. M. Brandão

257
Citations
STELLAR DIAMETERS AND TEMPERATURES. I. MAIN-SEQUENCE A, F, AND G STARS

Tabetha S. Boyajian;Harold A. McAlister;Gerard van Belle;Douglas R. Gies

236
Citations
First Results from the CHARA Array. VII. Long-Baseline Interferometric Measurements of Vega Consistent with a Pole-On, Rapidly Rotating Star

J. P. Aufdenberg;A. Mérand;V. Coudé du Foresto;Olivier Absil

236
Citations
Binary Star Orbits from Speckle Interferometry. II. Combined Visual/Speckle Orbits of 28 Close Systems

William I. Hartkopf;Harold A. McAlister;Otto G. Franz

233
Citations
The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. III. The Third Catalog of Interferometric Measurements of Binary Stars

William I Hartkopf;Harold A McAlister;Brian D Mason

227
Citations
ICCD Speckle Observations of Binary Stars. X. A Further Survey for Duplicity Among the Bright Stars

Harold A. McAlister;Brian D. Mason;William I. Hartkopf;Michael M. Shara

142
Citations
First Resolved Images of the Eclipsing and Interacting Binary β Lyrae

M. Zhao;D. Gies;J. D. Monnier;N. Thureau

124
Citations
ICCD Speckle Observations of Binary Stars. IV. Measurements During 1986-1988 from the Kitt Peak 4-m Telescope

William I. Hartkopf;Harold A. Mcalister;Brian D. Mason;Donald J. Barry

94
Citations
Binary Star Orbits From Speckle Interferometry. VII. The Multiple System XI Ursae Majoris

Brian D. Mason;Harold A. McAlister;William I. Hartkopf;M. M. Shara

88
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