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Active Galactic Nuclei Variability

Active Galactic Nuclei Variability is a time-domain astronomical phenomenon characterized by fluctuations in the electromagnetic emission of active galactic nuclei due to changes in accretion dynamics, relativistic jet activity, or obscuration processes near the central supermassive black hole.

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<i>Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei</i>

Donald E. Osterbrock, J. Michael Shull · Physics Today · 1989 · 3.8K citations

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Astrophysics of gaseous nebulae and active galactic nuclei

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 2.1K citations

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Central Masses and Broad‐Line Region Sizes of Active Galactic Nuclei. II. A Homogeneous Analysis of a Large Reverberation‐Mapping Database

B. M. Peterson, Laura Ferrarese, Karoline M. Gilbert et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 2004 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN: X-RAYS DRIVE THE UV THROUGH NIR VARIABILITY IN THE 2013 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS OUTBURST IN NGC 2617

The Astrophysical Journal · 2014 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN: X-RAYS DRIVE THE UV THROUGH NIR VARIABILITY IN THE 2013 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS OUTBURST IN NGC 2617

B. J. Shappee, J. L. Prieto, D. Grupe et al. · eScholarship (California Digital Library) · 2014 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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  1. AC
    A. C. Fabian

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    35 publications · 3.1K citations

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    B. M. Peterson

    The Ohio State University, United States

    34 publications · 7.5K citations

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    K. Horne

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    21 publications · 2K citations

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    W. Kollatschny

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    21 publications · 2K citations

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    A. Comastri

    Osservatorio astronomico di Bologna, Italy

    18 publications · 1.9K citations

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  1. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    53 h-index

    264 publications

    30.7K citations

  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    53 h-index

    228 publications

    20.4K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

    Garching bei München, Germany

    53 h-index

    234 publications

    34.6K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    51 h-index

    316 publications

    36.6K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    50 h-index

    480 publications

    70.4K citations

  6. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    48 h-index

    152 publications

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  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

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    Tucson, United States

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 508 publications · 42.4K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    168 publications · 9.5K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    53 publications · 5.9K citations

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  5. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 44 publications · 4.5K citations

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