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Galaxy Morphology

Galaxy Morphology is the systematic classification and structural characterization of galaxies based on their visual form and component arrangement as observed through electromagnetic radiation, primarily in the optical wavelength regime.

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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

Donald G. York, Jennifer Adelman, John E. Anderson et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 2000 · 10.5K citations · Full text

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Simulations of the formation, evolution and clustering of galaxies and quasars

Volker Springel, Simon D. M. White, Adrian Jenkins et al. · Nature · 2005 · 5.1K citations · Full text

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Galaxy morphology in rich clusters - Implications for the formation and evolution of galaxies

Alan Dressler · The Astrophysical Journal · 1980 · 3.5K citations

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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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Detailed Structural Decomposition of Galaxy Images

Chien Y. Peng, Luis C. Ho, Chris Impey et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 2002 · 2.8K citations · Full text

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  1. CJ
    Christopher J. Conselice

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    88 publications · 10.9K citations

    59

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  2. AM
    Anton M. Koekemoer

    Space Telescope Science Institute, United States

    96 publications · 10.7K citations

    56

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  3. MF
    Marijn Franx

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    72 publications · 9.4K citations

    55

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  4. JB
    Joss Bland‐Hawthorn

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    94 publications · 12K citations

    54

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  5. SF
    S. F. Sánchez

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

    93 publications · 9.9K citations

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  1. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    129 h-index

    1.1K publications

    150.3K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    126 h-index

    2.1K publications

    186K citations

  3. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    124 h-index

    1.3K publications

    126.8K citations

  4. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    118 h-index

    868 publications

    280.1K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    110 h-index

    783 publications

    107.4K citations

  6. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    110 h-index

    856 publications

    95.1K citations

  7. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    109 h-index

    682 publications

    74.1K citations

  8. European Southern Observatory

    Garching bei München, Germany

    108 h-index

    674 publications

    71.4K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 2.7K publications · 251.2K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    2.4K publications · 180.2K citations

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 1K publications · 94.4K citations

    136

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    362 publications · 43.2K citations

    115

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  5. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    1K publications · 62.9K citations

    107

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