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John E. Barrett

John E. Barrett

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
8631
World Ranking
3687
National Ranking
1289

Overview

John E. Barrett is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work focuses extensively on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Oceanography.

The main topics covered in Barrett's research encompass Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Barrett has published extensively in various scientific outlets, with frequent contributions to:

  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters (16 publications)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics (10 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (9 publications)
  • The Astrophysical Journal (8 publications)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3 publications)

Their recent papers include:

  • First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near The Event Horizon, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. Testing the Black Hole Metric, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Testing Astrophysical Models of the Galactic Center Black Hole, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Barrett frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include Lindy Blackburn, G. Desvignes, Sheperd S. Doeleman, Kazunori Akiyama, and A. Alberdi.

Best Publications

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. III. Data Processing and Calibration

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • On the rocks: the microbiology of Antarctic Dry Valley soils.

    S. Craig Cary;S. Craig Cary;Ian R. McDonald;John E. Barrett;Don A. Cowan

  • The Event Horizon General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Code Comparison Project

    Oliver Porth;Oliver Porth;Koushik Chatterjee;Ramesh Narayan;Ramesh Narayan;Charles F. Gammie

  • Potential nitrogen immobilization in grassland soils across a soil organic matter gradient

    J.E. Barrett;I.C. Burke

  • Soil Microbial Responses to Increased Moisture and Organic Resources along a Salinity Gradient in a Polar Desert

    David J. Van Horn;Jordan G. Okie;Jordan G. Okie;Heather N. Buelow;Michael N. Gooseff

  • Microbial community composition in soils of Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica.

    Thomas D. Niederberger;Ian R. McDonald;Amy L. Hacker;Rochelle M. Soo

  • Terrestrial ecosystem processes of Victoria Land, Antarctica

    J.E. Barrett;R.A. Virginia;D.W. Hopkins;J. Aislabie

  • Wind dispersal of soil invertebrates in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

    Johnson N. Nkem;Diana H. Wall;Ross A. Virginia;John E. Barrett

  • Co-variation in soil biodiversity and biogeochemistry in northern and southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

    J.E. Barrett;R.A. Virginia;D.H. Wall;S.C. Cary

  • Soil Carbon Dioxide Flux in Antarctic Dry Valley Ecosystems

    Andrew N. Parsons;J. E. Barrett;Diana H. Wall;Ross A. Virginia

  • VARIATION IN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND SOIL BIODIVERSITY ACROSS SPATIAL SCALES IN A POLAR DESERT ECOSYSTEM

    J. E. Barrett;Ross A. Virginia;Diana H. Wall;Andrew N. Parsons

  • Persistent effects of a discrete warming event on a polar desert ecosystem

    J. E. Barrett;R. A. Virginia;D. H. Wall;P. T. Doran

  • Biogeochemical stoichiometry of Antarctic Dry Valley ecosystems

    J. E. Barrett;J. E. Barrett;R. A. Virginia;W. B. Lyons;D. M. McKnight

  • Bacterial Community Structure Along Moisture Gradients in the Parafluvial Sediments of Two Ephemeral Desert Streams

    Lydia H. Zeglin;Lydia H. Zeglin;Clifford N. Dahm;John E. Barrett;Michael N. Gooseff

  • Factors Controlling Soil Microbial Biomass and Bacterial Diversity and Community Composition in a Cold Desert Ecosystem: Role of Geographic Scale

    David J. Van Horn;M. Lee Van Horn;John E. Barrett;Michael N. Gooseff

  • Long-term experimental warming reduces soil nematode populations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.

    B.L. Simmons;D.H. Wall;B.J. Adams;E. Ayres

  • Interactions between physical and biotic factors influence CO2 flux in Antarctic dry valley soils

    Becky A. Ball;Ross A. Virginia;J.E. Barrett;J.E. Barrett;Andy N. Parsons

  • Snow-Patch Influence on Soil Biogeochemical Processes and Invertebrate Distribution in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

    Michael N. Gooseff;Michael N. Gooseff;John E. Barrett;Peter T. Doran;Andrew G. Fountain

  • Decline in a dominant invertebrate species contributes to altered carbon cycling in a low-diversity soil ecosystem

    J. E. Barrett;Ross A. Virginia;Diana H. Wall;Byron J. Adams

  • Soil carbon turnover in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

    J.E. Barrett;R.A. Virginia;A.N. Parsons;D.H. Wall

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University
Michael N. Gooseff
Michael N. Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder
Ross A. Virginia
Ross A. Virginia Dartmouth College
Remo P. J. Tilanus
Remo P. J. Tilanus University of Arizona
Svetlana G. Jorstad
Svetlana G. Jorstad Boston University
Ue-Li Pen
Ue-Li Pen University of Toronto
James M. Moran
James M. Moran Harvard University
Ramesh Narayan
Ramesh Narayan Harvard University
Luciano Rezzolla
Luciano Rezzolla Goethe University Frankfurt
Yosuke Mizuno
Yosuke Mizuno Yokohama National University

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