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Roger Blandford(1949)
AstronomyRoger Blandford is a recipient of the Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2020) from United Kingdom. Their primary field is Astronomy. They were educated at University of Cambridge and Magdalene College. They have been affiliated with Stanford University.
United Kingdom
1
Major Awards
887
Publications
86,694
Citations
140
h-index
411
i10-index
97.7
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation countRecent Publications
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Researcher
Stanford University
Stanford, US
Education
University of Cambridge
BA,MA,PhD
1973
External Profiles
Education
University of Cambridge
Magdalene College
Doctoral Advisors
Lars HernquistChristopher KochanekDavid W. HoggAvery BroderickMustafa AminRoger RomaniGarrett BiehleMartin Rees
Career Timeline
Stanford University?–present
California Institute of Technology?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)
Top Publications
Incremental Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series2022475 citations
Fermi-GBM Discovery of GRB 221009A: An Extraordinarily Bright GRB from Onset to Afterglow
The Astrophysical Journal Letters2023123 citations
HAWC observations of the acceleration of very-high-energy cosmic rays in the Cygnus Cocoon
Nature Astronomy2021105 citations
The Unanticipated Phenomenology of the Blazar PKS 2131–021: A Unique Supermassive Black Hole Binary Candidate
The Astrophysical Journal Letters202275 citations
First Fermi-LAT Solar Flare Catalog
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series202155 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
SW
Simon White
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2024)
SK
Shrinivas Kulkarni
Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2024)
CB
Charles Bennett
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)
MB
Matthew Bailes
Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2023)
DL
Duncan Lorimer
Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2023)
MM
Maura McLaughlin
Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2023)
VK
Victoria Kaspi
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2022)
CK
Chryssa Kouveliotou
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2022)
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