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Cosmic Distance Scale

The "Cosmic Distance Scale" is a hierarchical framework in observational cosmology that establishes the relative and absolute distances to astronomical objects by calibrating a sequence of interlinked distance measurement methods across increasing redshift ranges.

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SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

Daniel J. Eisenstein, David H. Weinberg, Eric Agol et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 2011 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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The clustering of galaxies in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: baryon acoustic oscillations in the Data Releases 10 and 11 Galaxy samples

Lauren Anderson, Éric Aubourg, S. Bailey et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2014 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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A Cosmology Calculator for the World Wide Web

E. L. Wright · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific · 2006 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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THE MULTI-OBJECT, FIBER-FED SPECTROGRAPHS FOR THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY AND THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY

The Astronomical Journal · 2013 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Linear regression in astronomy.

T. Isobe, Eric D. Feigelson, Michael G. Akritas et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1990 · 1K citations

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  1. JR
    J. R. Mould

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    30 publications · 3.1K citations

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  2. BF
    Barry F. Madore

    Carnegie Observatories, United States

    31 publications · 3.4K citations

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  3. WL
    Wendy L. Freedman

    Carnegie Observatories, United States

    26 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. JP
    J. P. Huchra

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    20 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. PB
    P. B. Stetson

    Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada

    18 publications · 2.3K citations

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515

  1. Carnegie Observatories

    Pasadena, United States

    35 h-index

    116 publications

    17K citations

  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    34 h-index

    71 publications

    13.4K citations

  3. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    27 h-index

    58 publications

    7.9K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    25 h-index

    89 publications

    9.3K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    24 h-index

    45 publications

    13.5K citations

  6. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    24 h-index

    45 publications

    3.9K citations

  7. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

    Victoria, Canada

    24 h-index

    29 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    22 h-index

    35 publications

    7.8K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 156 publications · 15.2K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    45 publications · 5.4K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    36 publications · 2.5K citations

    25

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 17 publications · 5.3K citations

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  5. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

    JCAP · 17 publications · 794 citations

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