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Dwarf Irregular Galaxies

Dwarf Irregular Galaxy is a type of dwarf galaxy characterized by its low luminosity, small size, and absence of a regular, symmetric structure, typically exhibiting ongoing star formation and lacking the defined morphological features of spiral or elliptical galaxies.

741

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593

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2017–2026

91

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Publications

741

Bulgeless dwarf galaxies and dark matter cores from supernova-driven outflows

Fabio Governato, Chris B. Brook, Lucio Mayer et al. · Nature · 2010 · 1K citations · Full text

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Cats and Dogs, Hair and a Hero: A Quintet of New Milky Way Companions

Vasily Belokurov, D. B. Zucker, N. W. Evans et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 2007 · 808 citations · Full text

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THE UNIVERSAL STELLAR MASS-STELLAR METALLICITY RELATION FOR DWARF GALAXIES

Evan N. Kirby, Judith G. Cohen, Puragra Guhathakurta et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 2013 · 785 citations · Full text

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HERACLES: THE HERA CO LINE EXTRAGALACTIC SURVEY

Adam K. Leroy, Fabian Walter, Frank Bigiel et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 2009 · 648 citations · Full text

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The cores of dwarf galaxy haloes

Julio F. Navarro, V. R. Eke, Carlos S. Frenk · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1996 · 611 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.8K

  1. ED
    Evan D. Skillman

    University of Minnesota, United States

    35 publications · 4.7K citations

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  2. DA
    Deidre A. Hunter

    Lowell Observatory, United States

    27 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. BG
    Bruce G. Elmegreen

    IBM (United States), United States

    17 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. PW
    P. W. Hodge

    University of Washington, United States

    17 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. JN
    Jayaram N. Chengalur

    National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, India

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

593

  1. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    36 h-index

    78 publications

    9.5K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    32 h-index

    68 publications

    15.5K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    32 h-index

    58 publications

    14.6K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    30 h-index

    63 publications

    7.5K citations

  5. European Southern Observatory

    Garching bei München, Germany

    29 h-index

    48 publications

    2.7K citations

  6. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    29 h-index

    91 publications

    6.3K citations

  7. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    28 h-index

    57 publications

    4.1K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    27 h-index

    158 publications

    12.3K citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 173 publications · 15.6K citations

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  2. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 137 publications · 9.9K citations

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  3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    140 publications · 8.8K citations

    48

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  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    77 publications · 3.2K citations

    35

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  5. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

    Repository · 21 publications · 1.1K citations

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