JN
Jerry Nelson(1934)
AstronomyJerry Nelson is a recipient of the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2010) from United States. Their primary field is Astronomy.
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Major Awards
206
Publications
5,830
Citations
44
h-index
120
i10-index
28.3
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Fabrication completion and commissioning of a deployable tertiary mirror for the Keck I Telescope
Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation(2018)
2
citations
#2
Detailed design of a deployable tertiary mirror for the Keck I telescope
Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation(2016)
6
citations
#3
Design development of a deployable tertiary mirror for Keck
Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation(2014)
1
citations
#4
0
citations
#5
OSIRIS-REx OCAMS detector assembly characterization
Optics & Photonics - Optical Engineering + Applications(2013)
2
citations
#8
THIRTY METER TELESCOPE (TMT) SITE MERIT FUNCTION
Revista Mexicana De Astronomia Y Astrofisica(2011)
3
citations
#9
Algorithm for the identification of malfunctioning sensors in the control systems of segmented mirror telescopes.
Applied Optics(2009)
4
citations
#10
Analysis of normalized point source sensitivity as a performance metric for large telescopes.
Applied Optics(2009)
51
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksFabrication completion and commissioning of a deployable tertiary mirror for the Keck I Telescope
Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation2018
2citations
Detailed design of a deployable tertiary mirror for the Keck I telescope
Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation2016
6citations
Open AccessDesign development of a deployable tertiary mirror for Keck
Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation2014
1citations
OSIRIS-REx OCAMS detector assembly characterization
Optics & Photonics - Optical Engineering + Applications2013
2citations
Open AccessKeck 1 deployable tertiary mirror (K1DM3)
Other Conferences2012
2citations
THIRTY METER TELESCOPE (TMT) SITE MERIT FUNCTION
Revista Mexicana De Astronomia Y Astrofisica2011
3citations
Analysis of normalized point source sensitivity as a performance metric for large telescopes.
Applied Optics2009
51citations
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
SW
Simon White
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2024)
CF
Carlos Frenk
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2024)
MD
Marc Davis
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2024)
VK
Victoria Kaspi
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2022)
CK
Chryssa Kouveliotou
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2022)
JV
Jan van Paradijs
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2022)
AL
Andrei Linde
Sakurai Prize (2020)
RW
Rainer Weiss
Hughes Medal (2019)
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