Refereed papers:

  1. Schinnerer, E. et al., 2017, ApJ, 836, 62

    'The PdBI Arcsecond Whirlpool Survey (PAWS): The Role of Spiral Arms in Cloud and Star Formation'

  2. Rey-Raposo, R. R., Dobbs, C. L.. et al., 2017, MNRAS, 464, 3536

    'The roles of stellar feedback and galactic environment in star-forming molecular clouds'

  3. Dobbs, C. L.. et al., 2017, MNRAS, 464, 3580

    'The properties, origin and evolution of stellar clusters in galaxy simulations and observations'

  4. Zhukovska, S., Dobbs, C. L.., Jenkins, E. B., & Klessen, R. S., 2016, ApJ, 831, 147

    'Modelling Dust Evolution in Galaxies with a Multiphase, Inhomogeneous ISM'

  5. Dobbs, C. L.. et al., 2016, MNRAS, 461, 4482

    'Magnetic field evolution and reversals in spiral galaxies'

  6. Few, C. G, & Dobbs, C. L., Pettitt, A. R., & Konstandin, L., 2016, MNRAS, 458, 3667

    'Testing hydrodynamics schemes in galaxy disc simulations'

  7. Duarte-Cabral, A., & Dobbs, C. L., MNRAS, 2016, 458, 3667

    'What can simulated molecular clouds tell us about real molecular clouds?'

  8. Querejeta et al., 2016, A&A, 588, 933

    'Gravitational torques imply molecular gas inflow towards the nucleus of M 51'

  9. Grasha et al., 2015, ApJ, 815, 93

    'The Spatial Distribution of the Young Stellar Clusters in the Star-forming Galaxy NGC 628'

  10. Calzetti et al., 2015, AJ, 811, 75

    'The Brightest Young Star Clusters in NGC 5253'

  11. Meidt et al., 2015, ApJ, 806, 72

    'Short GMC lifetimes: an observational estimate with the PdBI Arcsecond Whirlpool Survey (PAWS)'

  12. Pettitt, A. R., Dobbs, C. L., Acreman, D. A. & Bate, M. R., 2015, MNRAS, 449, 3911

    'The morphology of the Milky Way - II. Reconstructing CO maps from disc galaxies with live stellar distributions'

  13. Dobbs, C. L., 2015, MNRAS, 447, 3390

    'The Interstellar Medium and star formation on kpc size scales'

  14. Calzetti et al., 2015, AJ, 149, 51

    'Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS) with The Hubble Space Telescope. I. Survey Description'

  15. Duarte-Cabral, A., Acreman, D. M., Dobbs, C. L. et al., 2015, MNRAS, 447, 2144

    'Synthetic CO, H2 and H I surveys of the second galactic quadrant, and the properties of molecular gas'

  16. Dobbs, C. L., Pringle, J. E. & Duarte-Cabral, A., 2015, MNRAS, 446, 3608

    'The frequency and nature of `cloud-cloud collisions' in galaxies'

  17. Rey-Raposo, R., Dobbs, C. L., & Duarte-Cabral, A., 2015, MNRAS, 446, 46L

    'Are turbulent spheres suitable initial conditions for star-forming clouds?'

  18. Pettitt, A. R., Dobbs, C. L., et al., 2014, MNRAS, 444, 919

    'The morphology of the Milky Way - I. Reconstructing CO maps from simulations in fixed potentials'

  19. Colombo, D. et al. 2014, ApJ, 784, 4

    'The PdBI Arcsecond Whirlpool Survey (PAWS): Multi-phase Cold Gas Kinematic of M51'

  20. Colombo, D. et al. 2014, ApJ, 784, 3

    'The PdBI Arcsecond Whirlpool Survey (PAWS): Environmental Dependence of Giant Molecular Cloud Properties in M51'

  21. Dobbs, C. L., Pringle, J. E. & Naylor, T. 2014, MNRAS, 437, 31

    'The dependence of stellar age distributions on giant molecular cloud environment'

  22. Hughes, A. et al. 2013, ApJ, 779, 46

    ' A Comparative Study of Giant Molecular Clouds in M51, M33, and the Large Magellanic Cloud'

  23. Meidt, S. et al. 2013, ApJ, 779, 45

    'Gas Kinematics on Giant Molecular Cloud Scales in M51 with PAWS: Cloud Stabilization through Dynamical Pressure'

  24. Hughes, A. et al. 2013, ApJ, 779, 44

    'Probability Distribution Functions of 12CO(J = 1 → 0) Brightness and Integrated Intensity in M51: The PAWS View'

  25. Pety, J. et al. 2013, ApJ, 779, 43

    'The Plateau de Bure + 30 m Arcsecond Whirlpool Survey Reveals a Thick Disk of Diffuse Molecular Gas in the M51 Galaxy'

  26. Schinnerer, E. et al. 2013, ApJ, 779, 42

    'The PdBI Arcsecond Whirlpool Survey (PAWS). I. A Cloud-scale/Multi-wavelength View of the Interstellar Medium in a Grand-design Spiral Galaxy'

  27. Dobbs, C. L. & Pringle, J. E., 2013, MNRAS, 432, 653

    'The exciting lives of Giant Molecular Clouds'

  28. Bonnell, I. A., Dobbs, C. L. & Smith, R. J., 2013, MNRAS, 430, 1790

    'Shocks, cooling and the origin of star formation rates in spiral galaxies'

  29. Dobbs, C. L., Pringle, J. E. & Burkert, A., 2012, MNRAS, 425, 2157

    'Giant Molecular clouds: what are they made from, and how do they get there?'

  30. Dobbs, C. L. & Burkert, A., 2012, MNRAS 421 2940

    'The myth of the molecular ring'

  31. Acreman, D. M., Douglas, K., Dobbs, C. L. & Brunt, C. M., 2012, MNRAS 422 241

    'The structure of H I in galactic discs: simulations versus observations'

  32. Dobbs, C. L., Burkert, A. & Pringle, J. E., 2011, MNRAS, 417, 1318

    'The properties of the interstellar medium in disc galaxies with stellar feedback'

  33. Foyle, K., Rix, H.-W., Dobbs, C. L., Leroy, A. K. & Walter, F., 2011, ApJ 735 101

    'Observational evidence against long-lived spiral arms in galaxies'

  34. Struck, C., Dobbs, C. L. & Hwang, J.-S., 2011, MNRAS 414 2498

    'Slowly Breaking Waves: The Longevity of Tidally Induced Spiral Structure'

  35. Dobbs, C. L., Burkert, A. & Pringle, J. E., 2011, MNRAS, 413, 2935

    'Why are most molecular clouds not gravitationally bound?'

  36. Duarte-Cabral, A., Dobbs, C. L., Peretto, N. & Fuller, G. A., 2011, A & A, 528, 50

    'Was a cloud- cloud collision the trigger for recent star formation in Serpens?'

  37. Dobbs, C. L. & Pringle, J. E., 2010, MNRAS, 409, 396

    'Age distributions of star clusters in spiral and barred galaxies as a test for theories of spiral structure'

  38. Douglas, K., Acreman, D. M., Dobbs, C. L. & Brunt, C. M., 2010, MNRAS, 407, 405

    'A synthetic 21-cm Galactic Plane Survey of a smoothed particle hydrodynamics galaxy simulation'

  39. Acreman, D. M., Douglas, K., Dobbs, C. L. & Brunt, C. M., 2010, MNRAS

    'Synthetic HI observations of a simulated spiral galaxy'

  40. Dobbs, C. L., Theis, C., Pringle, J. E. & Bate, M. R., 2010, MNRAS, 403, 625

    'Simulations of the grand design galaxy M51: a case study for analysing tidally induced spiral structure'

  41. Dobbs, C. L. & Pringle, J. E., 2009, MNRAS, 396, 1579

    'A simple model for the relationship between star formation and surface density'

  42. Dobbs, C. L., 2008, MNRAS, 391, 844

    'GMC formation by agglomeration and self gravtiy'

  43. Zhao, H. S., Xu, B-X. & Dobbs, C. L., 2008, ApJ, 686, 1019

    'Galaxy bulges as tests of CDM vs MOND in strong gravity'

  44. Dobbs, C. L., Glover, S. C. O., Clark, P. C. & Klessen, R. S., 2008, MNRAS, 389, 1097

    'The ISM in spiral galaxies: can cooling in spiral shocks produce molecular clouds?'

  45. Dobbs, C. L. & Bonnell, I. A., 2008, MNRAS, 385, 1893

    'Simulations of spiral galaxies with an active potential: molecular cloud formation and gas dynamics'

  46. Dobbs, C. L. & Price, D. J., 2008, MNRAS, 383, 497

    'Magnetic fields and the dynamics of spiral galaxies'

  47. Dobbs, C. L. & Bonnell, I. A., 2007, MNRAS, 376, 1747

    'Spiral shocks and the formation of molecular clouds in a two phase medium'

  48. Dobbs, C. L. & Bonnell, I. A., 2007, MNRAS, 374, 1115

    'Clumpy and fractal shocks, and the generation of a velocity dispersion in molecular clouds'

  49. Dobbs, C. L., Bonnell, I. A & Pringle, J. E., 2006, MNRAS, 371, 1663

    'The formation of molecular clouds in spiral galaxies'

  50. Dobbs, C. L. & Bonnell, I. A., 2006, MNRAS, 367, 873

    'Spurs and feathering in spiral galaxies'

  51. Bonnell, I. A., Dobbs, C. L., Robitaille, T. R. & Pringle, J. E., 2006, MNRAS, 365, 37

    'Spiral shocks, triggering of star formation and the velocity dispersion in giant molecular clouds '

  52. Dobbs, C. L., Bonnell, I. A. & Clark, P. C., 2005, MNRAS, 360, 2

    'Centrally condensed turbulent cores: Massive stars or fragmentation?'

Refereed major reviews:

  1. Dobbs, C. et al., PPVI chapter

    'Formation of Molecular Clouds and Global Conditions for Star Formation'

  2. Dobbs, C. & Baba, J., Dawes review

    'Dawes Review 4: Spiral Structures in Disc Galaxies'

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