Astrophysical Journal Letters

Papers
(The H4-Index of Astrophysical Journal Letters is 76. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Diverse Properties of Molecular Gas in the Host Galaxies of Fast Radio Bursts1400
A Mathematical Treatment of the Offset Microlensing Degeneracy1238
A Tale of Three: Magnetic Fields along the Orion Integral-shaped Filament as Revealed by the JCMT BISTRO Survey949
Ice Sublimation in Planetesimals Formed at the Outward Migrating Snowline925
Meet the Parents: The Progenitor Binary for the Supermassive Black Hole Candidate in E1821+643884
The Luminosity Function of Tidal Disruption Events from Fallback-powered Emission: Implications for the Black Hole Mass Function773
On the Contribution of Unresolved Pulsars to the Ultra-high-energy Galactic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission505
Partial Alignment of Astrometric Position Excursions of International Celestial Reference Frame Quasars with Radio Jet Structures454
Two Homologous Quasi-periodic Fast-mode Propagating Wave Trains Induced by Two Small-scale Filament Eruptions403
Stars Bisected by Relativistic Blades366
Void Galaxy Distribution: A Challenge for ΛCDM361
Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Core-collapse Type II Supernovae: Insights from New C, N, Si, and Al–Mg Isotopic Compositions of Presolar Grains338
The Kinematic and Chemical Properties of the Close-in Planet Host Star 8 UMi319
Evidence for Plasmoid-mediated Magnetic Reconnection during a Small-scale Flare in the Partially Ionized Low Solar Atmosphere289
Binning is Sinning: Redemption for Hubble Diagram Using Photometrically Classified Type Ia Supernovae275
Predicting the Dominant Formation Mechanism of Multiplanetary Systems275
Quantum-mechanical Suppression of Accretion by Primordial Black Holes268
The Influence of Hydrogen Sulfide on the Optical Properties of Planetary Organic Hazes: Implications for Exoplanet Climate Modeling257
Formation of a Solar Filament by Magnetic Reconnection and Coronal Condensation255
Explanation of Heliospheric Energetic Neutral Atom Fluxes Observed by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer247
Metal Pollution in Sun-like Stars from Destruction of Ultra–short-period Planets235
The Discrepancy between Observed and Predicted Heliospheric Energetic Neutral Atoms below Solar Wind Energy235
Upper Limits on the Mass of Cool Gas in the Circumgalactic Medium of Dwarf Galaxies224
3D Simulations Demonstrate Propagating Thermohaline Convection for Polluted White Dwarfs193
Satellite Formation around the Largest Asteroids192
Anisotropy of Magnetic Field Spectra at Kinetic Scales of Solar Wind Turbulence as Revealed by the Parker Solar Probe in the Inner Heliosphere179
Varstrometry for Off-nucleus and Dual Subkiloparsec AGN (VODKA). SDSS J1608+2716: A Subarcsecond Quadruply Lensed Quasar at z = 2.575145
On the Geometry of the Near-core Magnetic Field in Massive Stars140
Atmospheric Abundances and Bulk Properties of the Binary Brown Dwarf Gliese 229Bab from JWST/MIRI Spectroscopy136
SuNeRF: 3D Reconstruction of the Solar EUV Corona Using Neural Radiance Fields133
Schwarzschild and Ledoux are Equivalent on Evolutionary Timescales131
Betatron Cooling of Halo and Strahl Electrons in the Solar Wind130
Early Results from GLASS-JWST. XV. Properties of the Faintest Red Sources in the NIRCAM Deep Fields127
An XMM-Newton EPIC X-Ray View of the Symbiotic Star R Aquarii120
When the Stars Align: A 5σ Concordance of Planetary Nebulae Major Axes in the Center of Our Galaxy119
Morphological Evidence for the eROSITA Bubbles Being Giant and Distant Structures117
General Circulation Model Constraints on the Detectability of the CO2-CH4 Biosignature Pair on TRAPPIST-1e with JWST112
Twin Extreme Ultraviolet Waves in the Solar Corona111
Turbulence and Particle Acceleration in a Relativistic Plasma109
DKIST Unveils the Serpentine Topology of Quiet Sun Magnetism in the Photosphere108
Constraining Possible γ-Ray Burst Emission from GW230529 Using Swift-BAT and Fermi-GBM108
Redder than Red: Discovery of an Exceptionally Red L/T Transition Dwarf107
JWST Reveals a Possible z ∼ 11 Galaxy Merger in Triply Lensed MACS0647–JD104
Unusual Emission Variations Near the Eclipse of Black Widow Pulsar PSR J1720−0533102
Are Delayed Radio Flares Common in Tidal Disruption Events? The Case of the TDE iPTF 16fnl102
Small-scale Anisotropies of Cosmic Rays from Turbulent Flow102
Polar Circumtriple Planets and Disks Can Only Form Close to a Triple Star101
VLBA Astrometry of the Fastest-spinning Magnetar Swift J1818.0−1607: A Large Trigonometric Distance and a Small Transverse Velocity100
Uncovering a Massive z ∼ 7.7 Galaxy Hosting a Heavily Obscured Radio-loud Active Galactic Nucleus Candidate in COSMOS-Web99
Resolving Turbulence Drivers in Two Luminous Obscured Quasars with JWST/NIRSpec Integral Field Unit99
exoALMA. XIV. Gas Surface Densities in the RX J1604.3−2130 A Disk from Pressure-broadened CO Line Wings98
Correlating High-energy IceCube Neutrinos with 5BZCAT Blazars and RFC Sources98
The Case for Technosignatures: Why They May Be Abundant, Long-lived, Highly Detectable, and Unambiguous96
Current Sheet Alignment in Oblique Black Hole Magnetospheres: A Black Hole Pulsar?96
Superhorizon Perturbations: A Possible Explanation of the Hubble–Lemaître Tension and the Large-scale Anisotropy of the Universe96
Red Spiral Galaxies at Cosmic Noon Unveiled in the First JWST Image96
Strong H2O and CO Emission Features in the Spectrum of KELT-20b Driven by Stellar UV Irradiation96
Satellite Constellation Avoidance with the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time94
Formation of a Solar Filament by Magnetic Reconnection, Associated Chromospheric Evaporation, and Subsequent Coronal Condensation94
Nanoflare Heating of the Solar Corona Observed in X-Rays94
Formation of Low-mass Black Holes and Single Millisecond Pulsars in Globular Clusters93
The Discovery and Characterization of Earth-crossing Asteroid 2024 YR492
FAST Discovery of Eight Isolated Millisecond Pulsars in NGC 651790
Star Formation Suppression by Tidal Removal of Cold Molecular Gas from an Intermediate-redshift Massive Post-starburst Galaxy88
Role of Planetary Radius on Atmospheric Escape of Rocky Exoplanets87
Galactic Accelerations from the GD-1 Stream Suggest a Tilted Dark Matter Halo86
Lava Worlds Surface Measurements at High Temperatures86
Double “acct”: A Distinct Double-peaked Supernova Matching Pulsational Pair Instability Models82
Voyager 1 Electron Densities in the Very Local Interstellar Medium to beyond 160 au82
A Potential Second Shutoff from AT2018fyk: An Updated Orbital Ephemeris of the Surviving Star under the Repeating Partial Tidal Disruption Event Paradigm82
Erratum: “The NANOGrav 15 yr Data Set: Search for Signals from New Physics” (2023, ApJL 951 L11)80
Origins of Hot Jupiters from the Stellar Obliquity Distribution80
Helium Fluxes Measured by the PAMELA Experiment from the Minimum to the Maximum Solar Activity for Solar Cycle 2480
Alpha–Proton Relative Drift: Implications for the Origins and Dynamics of the Solar Wind78
Acceleration of Ultra-high-energy Cosmic Rays in the Kiloparsec-scale Jets of Nearby Radio Galaxies78
Prospects for the Detection of High-redshift Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Era of EP and SVOM77
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