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R. Quimby

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe ORCID

323

Works

29,915

Citations

57

h-index

114

i10-index

Research Topics

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Affiliations

California Institute of Technology2007–2012

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory1999–2007

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe2011–2025

San Diego State University2014–2025

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe2013–2013

Top Works

Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae

S. Perlmutter,G. Aldering,et al.

199916,989 citations

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

The Palomar Transient Factory: System Overview, Performance, and First Results

Nicholas M. Law,S. R. Kulkarni,et al.

20091,092 citations

Exploring the Optical Transient Sky with the Palomar Transient Factory

A. Rau,S. R. Kulkarni,et al.

2009721 citations

SN 2006gy: Discovery of the Most Luminous Supernova Ever Recorded, Powered by the Death of an Extremely Massive Star like η Carinae

Nathan Smith,Weidong Li,et al.

2007548 citations

Hydrogen-poor superluminous stellar explosions

R. Quimby,S. R. Kulkarni,et al.

2011524 citations

Supernova SN 2011fe from an exploding carbon–oxygen white dwarf star

P. Nugent,M. Sullivan,et al.

2011480 citations

Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion

A. Gal‐Yam,P. A. Mazzali,et al.

2009460 citations

A CONTINUUM OF H- TO He-RICH TIDAL DISRUPTION CANDIDATES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR E+A GALAXIES

I. Arcavi,A. Gal‐Yam,et al.

2014441 citations

SWIFT J2058.4+0516: DISCOVERY OF A POSSIBLE SECOND RELATIVISTIC TIDAL DISRUPTION FLARE?

S. B. Cenko,H. A. Krimm,et al.

2012376 citations