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Christopher Thompson

Canadian astronomer and astrophysicistborn 1961

Wikidata names Edward Witten and Jeremiah P. Ostriker as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 2 other registers.

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Edward Witten
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Jeremiah P. Ostriker

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataEdward Wittenstated by WikidataJeremiah P. Ostriker
2 steps up
stated by WikidataDavid Grossstated by WikidataSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
3 steps up
stated by WikidataArthur Eddingtonstated by WikidataGeoffrey Chewstated by WikidataRalph H. Fowler
4 steps up
stated by WikidataAlfred North Whiteheadstated by WikidataArchibald Hillstated by WikidataE. T. Whittakerstated by WikidataEnrico Fermistated by WikidataErnest Barnesstated by WikidataErnest Rutherford

Education and career2

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until 1988
Princeton University
studied
undated
University of Toronto
worked

Papers in OpenAlex128

1986most in 2000: 122026

128works

12,766citations

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last at Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

writes on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

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Formation of very strongly magnetized neutron stars - Implications for gamma-ray bursts
1992 · The Astrophysical Journal · 2 authors
cited 2,643
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The soft gamma repeaters as very strongly magnetized neutron stars - I. Radiative mechanism for outbursts
1995 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2 authors
cited 1,584
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The Soft Gamma Repeaters as Very Strongly Magnetized Neutron Stars. II. Quiescent Neutrino, X‐Ray, and Alfven Wave Emission
1996 · The Astrophysical Journal · 2 authors
cited 1,161
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Neutron star dynamos and the origins of pulsar magnetism
1993 · The Astrophysical Journal · 2 authors
cited 952
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A model of gamma-ray bursts
1994 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1 author
cited 679
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Electrodynamics of Magnetars: Implications for the Persistent X‐Ray Emission and Spin‐down of the Soft Gamma Repeaters and Anomalous X‐Ray Pulsars
2002 · The Astrophysical Journal · 3 authors
cited 641
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An exceptionally bright flare from SGR 1806–20 and the origins of short-duration γ-ray bursts
2005 · Nature · 20 authors
cited 597
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Soft gamma repeaters and anomalous X-ray pulsars: magnetar candidates
2006 · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2 authors
cited 430
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Discovery of a Magnetar Associated with the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1900+14
1999 · The Astrophysical Journal · 9 authors
cited 386
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The Giant Flare of 1998 August 27 from SGR 1900+14. II. Radiative Mechanism and Physical Constraints on the Source
2001 · The Astrophysical Journal · 2 authors
cited 365

the 25 most cited of 128

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Cosmological effects of superconducting strings
1986 · Physics Letters B · 3 authors
cited 266
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CORONA OF MAGNETARS
2006 · 2 authors
cited 204
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Changes in the X‐Ray Emission from the Magnetar Candidate 1E 2259+586 during Its 2002 Outburst
2004 · The Astrophysical Journal · 9 authors
cited 201
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Magnetohydrodynamics in the extreme relativistic limit
1998 · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 2 authors
cited 189
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Statistical Properties of SGR 1900+14 Bursts
1999 · The Astrophysical Journal · 7 authors
cited 186
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The Giant Flare of 1998 August 27 from SGR 1900+14. I. An Interpretive Study ofBeppoSAXandUlyssesObservations
2001 · The Astrophysical Journal · 4 authors
cited 161
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Thermalization in Relativistic Outflows and the Correlation between Spectral Hardness and Apparent Luminosity in Gamma‐Ray Bursts
2007 · The Astrophysical Journal · 3 authors
cited 147
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Physical Mechanisms for the Variable Spin‐down and Light Curve of SGR 1900+14
2000 · The Astrophysical Journal · 6 authors
cited 136
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High‐Energy Emission from Magnetars
2005 · The Astrophysical Journal · 2 authors
cited 126
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Evidence for a Sudden Magnetic Field Reconfiguration in Soft Gamma Repeater 1900+14
2001 · The Astrophysical Journal · 8 authors
cited 123
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Deceleration of a Relativistic, Photon‐rich Shell: End of Preacceleration, Damping of Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, and the Emission Mechanism of Gamma‐Ray Bursts
2006 · The Astrophysical Journal · 1 author
cited 114
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Physical processes in eclipsing pulsars: Eclipse mechanisms and diagnostics
1994 · The Astrophysical Journal · 4 authors
cited 109
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Gravitational instability in two-phase disks and the origin of the moon
1988 · The Astrophysical Journal · 2 authors
cited 105
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Intense electromagnetic outbursts from collapsing hypermassive neutron stars
2012 · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 5 authors
cited 97
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Diagnosing Magnetars with Transient Cooling
2002 · The Astrophysical Journal · 3 authors
cited 92

Coauthors in OpenAlex168

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Robert C. Duncan
29 shared works
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Chryssa Kouveliotou
17 shared works
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Peter Woods
16 shared works
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Kevin Hurley
11 shared works
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Ersin Göğüş
11 shared works
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Mark H. Finger
11 shared works
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Jan van Paradijs
10 shared works
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M. S. Briggs
8 shared works
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Marco Feroci
5 shared works
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Jeremiah P. Ostriker
5 shared works

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known as: university teacher, astrophysicist
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stated by WikidataWikipediaChristopher Thompson (astronomer)
stated by WikidataWikidataQ33083331
stated by WikidataORCID0000-0003-4305-5653

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stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project165844

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Read on 16 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q33083331,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Christopher Thompson: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q33083331},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). Christopher Thompson: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q33083331