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Galactic Astrophysics

Galactic Astrophysics is a branch of astrophysics that studies the structure, dynamics, formation, and evolution of galaxies as physical systems, particularly focusing on the Milky Way and comparable stellar populations.

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The host galaxies of active galactic nuclei

Guinevere Kauffmann, Timothy M. Heckman, Christy Tremonti et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2003 · 4K citations · Full text

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An analytical model for spherical galaxies and bulges

Lars Hernquist · The Astrophysical Journal · 1990 · 3.1K citations

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The distribution of low-mass stars in the Galactic disc

Pavel Kroupa, Christopher A. Tout, G. Gilmore · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1993 · 1.7K citations

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Galactic Winds

Sylvain Veilleux, Gerald Cecil, Joss Bland‐Hawthorn · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2005 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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galpy: A python LIBRARY FOR GALACTIC DYNAMICS

Jo Bovy · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2015 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JB
    James Binney

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    19 publications · 1.9K citations

    18

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  2. DM
    D. Minniti

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

    22 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. NM
    N. M. McClure‐Griffiths

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    15 publications · 1K citations

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  4. IM
    Ivan Minchev

    Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany

    15 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. MZ
    M. Zoccali

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

    14 publications · 940 citations

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    58 h-index

    412 publications

    60.3K citations

  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    42 h-index

    105 publications

    10.4K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    41 h-index

    138 publications

    22.4K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    36 h-index

    123 publications

    9.4K citations

  5. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    35 h-index

    115 publications

    18.6K citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    35 h-index

    133 publications

    13.9K citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    35 h-index

    135 publications

    16.2K citations

  8. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    33 h-index

    97 publications

    6.9K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 515 publications · 45.2K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    442 publications · 35.9K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    190 publications · 12.3K citations

    60

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 102 publications · 7.4K citations

    46

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    59 publications · 8.8K citations

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