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Molecular Cloud Observations

Molecular Cloud Observations is a scholarly contribution comprising empirical data, measurements, or systematic recordings of physical properties and structures of molecular clouds, distinguished by its focus on direct or indirect astronomical detection of cold, dense interstellar matter through spectroscopic, photometric, or radio-astronomical techniques.

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888

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2017–2026

326

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Publications

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The Milky Way in Molecular Clouds: A New Complete CO Survey

The Astrophysical Journal · 2001 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Mass, luminosity, and line width relations of Galactic molecular clouds

P. M. Solomon, A. R. Rivolo, John W. Barrett et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1987 · 1.6K citations

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The relationship between carbon monoxide abundance and visual extinction in interstellar clouds

M. A. Frerking, W. D. Langer, R. W. Wilson · The Astrophysical Journal · 1982 · 1.1K citations

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Determining structure in molecular clouds

Jonathan P. Williams, E. J. De Geus, Leo Blitz · The Astrophysical Journal · 1994 · 941 citations

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Magnetic Fields in Molecular Clouds: Observations Confront Theory

R. M. Crutcher · The Astrophysical Journal · 1999 · 915 citations · Full text

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  1. YF
    Y. Fukui

    Nagoya University, Japan

    73 publications · 4.1K citations

    37

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  2. RL
    R. L. Snell

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    41 publications · 3K citations

    30

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  3. PF
    P. F. Goldsmith

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    38 publications · 2.9K citations

    29

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  4. TO
    Toshikazu Onishi

    Nagoya University, Japan

    50 publications · 3.1K citations

    28

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  5. PT
    P. Thaddeus

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    31 publications · 3.7K citations

    28

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Institutions

888

  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    72 h-index

    444 publications

    41K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    58 h-index

    673 publications

    38.6K citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    55 h-index

    237 publications

    19.4K citations

  4. National Radio Astronomy Observatory

    Charlottesville, United States

    54 h-index

    192 publications

    15.1K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    48 h-index

    243 publications

    14.9K citations

  6. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    47 h-index

    451 publications

    18.7K citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    47 h-index

    249 publications

    23.4K citations

  8. University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

    46 h-index

    261 publications

    12.2K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 899 publications · 60K citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    250 publications · 12.5K citations

    62

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  3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    156 publications · 5.7K citations

    43

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    79 publications · 5.7K citations

    40

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  5. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 67 publications · 2.8K citations

    31

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