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Molecular Cloud Structure

Molecular Cloud Structure is a theoretical construct in astrophysics that characterizes the spatial and physical organization of matter within molecular clouds, distinguishing itself by describing the hierarchical, filamentary, and turbulent distribution of gas and dust at various density and temperature scales.

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Turbulence and star formation in molecular clouds

Richard B. Larson · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1981 · 2.6K citations · Full text

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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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ON THE STAR FORMATION RATES IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS

C. J. Lada, M. Lombardi, J. Alves · The Astrophysical Journal · 2010 · 745 citations · Full text

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Structural Analysis of Molecular Clouds: Dendrograms

The Astrophysical Journal · 2008 · 574 citations · Full text

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The Formation and Fragmentation of Primordial Molecular Clouds

Tom Abel, Greg L. Bryan, Michael L. Norman · The Astrophysical Journal · 2000 · 538 citations · Full text

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  1. YF
    Y. Fukui

    Nagoya University, Japan

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. RL
    R. L. Snell

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    17 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. RS
    Ralf S. Klessen

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    21 publications · 980 citations

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  4. PF
    P. F. Goldsmith

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    16 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. VO
    V. Ossenkopf

    University of Cologne, Germany

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

556

  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    41 h-index

    114 publications

    12.6K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    36 h-index

    232 publications

    16.4K citations

  3. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    32 h-index

    149 publications

    6K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    32 h-index

    127 publications

    9.9K citations

  5. University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

    32 h-index

    143 publications

    6.8K citations

  6. National Radio Astronomy Observatory

    Charlottesville, United States

    31 h-index

    67 publications

    4.2K citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    30 h-index

    127 publications

    6.2K citations

  8. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    30 h-index

    54 publications

    4.1K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 328 publications · 23.6K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    90 publications · 7.1K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    90 publications · 5.1K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Icarus

    13 publications · 847 citations

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