World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
74
Citations
19294
World Ranking
3466
National Ranking
1639

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering work in the theoretical study of high energy transients, especially the thermonuclear model for xray bursts, and for advances in our understanding of binary xray sources

Overview

Ronald E. Taam is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and works primarily within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their research covers several subfields, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics and Instrumentation.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Among Ronald E. Taam's recent publications are the following papers:

  • The role of mass transfer and common envelope evolution in the formation of merging binary black holes, 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Common-envelope shaping of planetary nebulae - IV. From protoplanetary to planetary nebula, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Common Envelope Shaping of Planetary Nebulae. IV. From Proto-planetary to Planetary Nebula, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ronald E. Taam include:

  • Guillermo García-Segura
  • P. M. Ricker
  • Pablo Marchant
  • K. M. W. Pappas
  • Monica Gallegos-Garcia

The venues where Ronald E. Taam has frequently published are:

  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Ronald E. Taam is a recipient of the Fellowship of the American Physical Society (APS), awarded in 1994 for pioneering work in the theoretical study of high-energy transients, specifically the thermonuclear model for X-ray bursts, and for contributions to understanding binary X-ray sources.

Best Publications

  • Common Envelope Evolution: Where we stand and how we can move forward

    N. Ivanova;S. Justham;X. Chen;O. De Marco

  • Common envelope evolution: where we stand and how we can move forward

    N. Ivanova;S. Justham;S. Justham;X. Chen;O. De Marco

  • X-ray bursts

    Walter H. G. Lewin;Jan Van Paradijs;Ronald E. Taam

  • Compact Object Modeling with the StarTrack Population Synthesis Code

    Krzysztof Belczynski;Vassiliki Kalogera;Frederic A. Rasio;Ronald E. Taam

  • The evolution of protostars. I - Global formulation and results

    S. W. Stahler;F. H. Shu;R. E. Taam

  • Common Envelope Evolution of Massive Binary Stars

    Ronald E. Taam;Eric L. Sandquist

  • γ-ray bursts from thermonuclear explosions on neutron stars

    S. E. Woosley;Ronald E. Taam

  • Models for Type I Supernova. I. Detonations in White Dwarfs

    S. E. Woosley;R. E. Taam;T. A. Weaver

  • On the nature of the 'anomalous' 6-s X-ray pulsars

    J.A. van Paradijs;R.E. Taam;E.P.J. van den Heuvel

  • Magnetic Field Decay and the Origin of Neutron Star Binaries

    R. E. Taam;E. P. J. Van Den Heuvel

  • Hydrodynamic simulations of stellar wind disruption by a compact X-ray source

    John M. Blondin;John M. Blondin;Timothy R. Kallman;Bruce A. Fryxell;Ronald E. Taam

  • An instability associated with a magnetosphere-disk interaction

    H. C. Spruit;Ronald E. Taam

  • Double Core Evolution. X. Through the Envelope Ejection Phase

    Eric L. Sandquist;Ronald E. Taam;Xingming Chen;Peter Bodenheimer

  • The Interaction of Stellar Objects within a Common Envelope

    Paul Milton Ricker;Ronald E. Taam

  • On the rarity of double black hole binaries : Consequences for gravitational wave detection

    Krzysztof Belczynski;Ronald E. Taam;Vassiliki Kalogera;Frederic A. Rasio

  • An AMR Study of the Common-envelope Phase of Binary Evolution

    Paul M. Ricker;Ronald E. Taam;Ronald E. Taam

  • Pulsational Pair-instability Supernovae in Very Close Binaries

    Pablo Marchant;Mathieu Renzo;Robert Farmer;Kaliroe M. W. Pappas

  • Further Constraints on Thermal Quiescent X-Ray Emission from SAX J1808.4-3658

    C. O. Heinke;C. O. Heinke;C. O. Heinke;P. G. Jonker;P. G. Jonker;R. Wijnands;C. J. Deloye

  • Numerical simulation of nonaxisymmetric adiabatic accretion flow

    B. A. Fryxell;Ronald E. Taam

  • Thermal Timescale Mass Transfer and the Evolution of White Dwarf Binaries

    Natalia Ivanova;Ronald E. Taam

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig O. Heinke
Craig O. Heinke University of Alberta
Guillaume Dubus
Guillaume Dubus Grenoble Alpes University
Peter G. Jonker
Peter G. Jonker Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Vassiliki Kalogera
Vassiliki Kalogera Northwestern University
Frederic A. Rasio
Frederic A. Rasio Northwestern University
Krzysztof Belczynski
Krzysztof Belczynski Polish Academy of Sciences
Rudy Wijnands
Rudy Wijnands University of Amsterdam
Stan Woosley
Stan Woosley University of California, Santa Cruz
Andreas Burkert
Andreas Burkert Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
E.P.J. van den Heuvel
E.P.J. van den Heuvel University of Amsterdam

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Ronald E. Taam

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles