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D-Index
82
Citations
96862
World Ranking
2808
National Ranking
1380

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Galaxy
  • Milky Way

Michael W. Richmond focuses on Astrophysics, Astronomy, Galaxy, Sky and Quasar. His work focuses on many connections between Astrophysics and other disciplines, such as Cosmic microwave background, that overlap with his field of interest in Dark energy and Cosmology. His Galaxy study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as CMB cold spot.

The various areas that he examines in his Sky study include Remote sensing and Photometry. His work deals with themes such as Celestial equator, Open cluster, Astrometry, Astrograph and Photometry, which intersect with Quasar. Michael W. Richmond works mostly in the field of Supernova, limiting it down to topics relating to Luminosity and, in certain cases, Supernova Legacy Survey.

His most cited work include:

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical summary (8500 citations)
  • The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (4732 citations)
  • Detection of the baryon acoustic peak in the large-scale correlation function of SDSS luminous red galaxies (3620 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Michael W. Richmond mostly deals with Astrophysics, Astronomy, Supernova, Stars and Sky. Astrophysics is represented through his Galaxy, Light curve, Photometry, Redshift and Quasar research. His research integrates issues of Brightness, White dwarf and Ejecta in his study of Photometry.

His Supernova study also includes

  • Cosmic microwave background and related Dark energy,
  • Distance modulus that connect with fields like Photometry. Michael W. Richmond interconnects Photosphere, Halo and Observatory in the investigation of issues within Stars. When carried out as part of a general Sky research project, his work on Celestial equator and Data release is frequently linked to work in Amateur and Imaging data, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (88.73%)
  • Astronomy (50.98%)
  • Supernova (30.88%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Astrophysics (88.73%)
  • Galaxy (26.96%)
  • Astronomy (50.98%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Michael W. Richmond spends much of his time researching Astrophysics, Galaxy, Astronomy, Active galactic nucleus and Accretion disc. His Redshift, Orbital period and Accretion study in the realm of Astrophysics connects with subjects such as Torus and Maxima. His study in Redshift is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Quasar and Emission spectrum.

His Galaxy research incorporates themes from Light curve, Supernova and Sigma. His Accretion disc research integrates issues from Variable star, Precession and Dwarf nova. The Galaxy merger study combines topics in areas such as Doubly ionized oxygen and Sky.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Repetitive patterns in rapid optical variations in the nearby black-hole binary V404 Cygni (77 citations)
  • The Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey (74 citations)
  • Survey of period variations of superhumps in SU UMa-type dwarf novae. VII. The seventh year (2014-2015) (48 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Astronomy
  • Milky Way
  • Galaxy

His primary scientific interests are in Astrophysics, Astronomy, Galaxy, Period and Accretion disc. His work on Accretion as part of general Astrophysics research is frequently linked to Torus, bridging the gap between disciplines. The study incorporates disciplines such as Light curve and Supernova in addition to Galaxy.

His Light curve study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Redshift, Celestial equator, Stellar population, Star formation and Photometry. His Supernova research incorporates themes from Spectroscopy, Baryon, Spectral line, Stellar mass and Sigma. Michael W. Richmond interconnects Variable star and Precession in the investigation of issues within Accretion disc.

Best Publications

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

    D. G. York

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical summary

    Donald G. York;J. Adelman;John E. Anderson;Scott F. Anderson

  • The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

  • Cosmological parameters from SDSS and WMAP

    Max Tegmark;Max Tegmark;Michael Abram Strauss;Michael R. Blanton;Kevork Abazajian

  • Detection of the baryon acoustic peak in the large-scale correlation function of SDSS luminous red galaxies

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Idit Zehavi;David W. Hogg;Roman Scoccimarro

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

    C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

  • Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

    Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

  • The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Carlos Allende Prieto

  • The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

  • The u'g'r'i'z' Standard-Star System

    J. Allyn Smith;J. Allyn Smith;Douglas L. Tucker;Stephen Kent;Michael W. Richmond

  • THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POWER SPECTRUM OF GALAXIES FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY

    Max Tegmark;Michael R. Blanton;Michael A. Strauss;Fiona Hoyle

  • The u'g'r'i'z' Standard Star Network

    J. A. Smith;D. L. Tucker;S. Kent;M. W. Richmond

  • The 3D power spectrum of galaxies from the SDSS

    M Tegmark;M Blanton;M Strauss;F Hoyle

  • Spectroscopic Target Selection in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: The Main Galaxy Sample

    Michael A. Strauss;David H. Weinberg;Robert H. Lupton;Vijay K. Narayanan

  • Improved cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of the SDSS-II and SNLS supernova samples

    M. Betoule;R. Kessler;J. Guy;J. Guy;J. Mosher

  • Cosmological constraints from the SDSS luminous red galaxies

    Max Tegmark;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Michael A. Strauss;David H. Weinberg

  • The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • Spectroscopic Target Selection for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: The Luminous Red Galaxy Sample

    D. J. Eisenstein;J. Annis;J. E. Gunn;A. S. Szalay

  • The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • Spectroscopic Target Selection for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: The Luminous Red Galaxy Sample

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;James Annis;James E. Gunn;Alexander S. Szalay

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Nichol
Robert C. Nichol University of Surrey
Mamoru Doi
Mamoru Doi University of Tokyo
Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago
Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess Johns Hopkins University
J. L. Prieto
J. L. Prieto Diego Portales University
Saurabh Jha
Saurabh Jha Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Darren L. DePoy
Darren L. DePoy Texas A&M University
Roger W. Romani
Roger W. Romani Stanford University
Donald P. Schneider
Donald P. Schneider Pennsylvania State University
Jesper Sollerman
Jesper Sollerman Stockholm University

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