D. A. Williams

16.8k citations

497 papers · 11.0k · 1 hit paper · h-index 52

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Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 331
- Astro and Planetary Science 229
- Planetary Science and Exploration 170
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 99
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 47
Atmospheric Science 107
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 69
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 31

Co-authors: W. W. Duley (25 shared papers)R. Greeley (43 shared papers)J. E. Dyson (9 shared papers)T. W. Hartquist (25 shared papers)Richard P. Von Herzen (1 shared paper)Robert D. Ballard (1 shared paper)John B. Corliss (1 shared paper)Jack Dymond (1 shared paper)
Journals: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (74 papers)Icarus (41 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (20 papers)International Journal of Coal Geology (10 papers)Nature (9 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

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D. A. Williams

470 papers receiving 10.2k citations

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Submarine Thermal Springs on the Galápagos Rift 1979 · 1.5k citations

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1	Submarine Thermal Springs on the Galápagos Rift Science ·John B. Corliss, Jack Dymond, Louis Gordon, John M. Edmond, Richard P. Von Herzen, Robert D. Ballard, Kenneth Green, D. A. Williams, A. E. Bainbridge, K. Crane, Tjeerd H. van Andel Hit paper breakdown →	1979	1531
2	The infrared spectrum of interstellar dust: Surface functional groups on carbon Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·W. W. Duley, D. A. Williams	1981	301
3	The Physics of the Interstellar Medium J. E. Dyson, D. A. Williams	1997	222
4	Photodestruction of Hydrogen Molecules in H I Regions The Astrophysical Journal ·T. P. Stecher, D. A. Williams	1967	177
5	The Geologically Recent Giant Impact Basins at Vesta’s South Pole Science ·P. Schenk, D. P. O’Brien, S. Marchi, R. W. Gaskell, Frank Preusker, T. Roatsch, R. Jaumann, D. L. Buczkowski, T. B. McCord, H. Y. McSween, D. A. Williams, Aileen Yingst, C. A. Raymond, C. T. Russell	2012	157
6	Direct diagnosis of infall in collapsing protostars - I. The theoretical identification of molecular species with broad velocity distributions Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·J. M. C. Rawlings, T. W. Hartquist, K. M. Menten, D. A. Williams	1992	126
7	PFI (port fuel injection) of n-butanol and direct injection of biodiesel to attain LTC (low-temperature combustion) for low-emissions idling in a compression engine Energy ·Valentin Soloiu, Marvin Duggan, Spencer Harp, Brian L. Vlcek, D. A. Williams	2013	126
8	Fluid lava flows in Gusev crater, Mars Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. Greeley, Bernard Foing, H. Y. McSween, G. Neukum, P. Pinet, M. van Kan, Stéphanie C. Werner, D. A. Williams, Tanja Zegers	2005	124
9	Thermal signature, eruption style, and eruption evolution at Pele and Pillan on Io Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·A. G. Davies, L. Keszthelyi, D. A. Williams, C. B. Phillips, A. S. McEwen, R. M. C. Lopes, W. D. Smythe, L. W. Kamp, L. A. Soderblom, R. W. Carlson	2001	120
10	The Physics of the Interstellar Medium TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University) ·J. E. Dyson, D. A. Williams	1997	119
11	Imaging of volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io by Galileo during the Galileo Europa Mission and the Galileo Millennium Mission Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·L. Keszthelyi, A. S. McEwen, C. B. Phillips, M. P. Milazzo, P. E. Geissler, E. P. Turtle, J. Radebaugh, D. A. Williams, (unknown), H. Breneman, K. P. Klaasen, Greg Levanas, T. Denk	2001	117
12	Lava lakes on Io: observations of Io's volcanic activity from Galileo NIMS during the 2001 fly-bys Icarus ·R. M. C. Lopes, L. W. Kamp, W. D. Smythe, P. J. Mouginis‐Mark, J. S. Kargel, J. Radebaugh, E. P. Turtle, Jason Perry, D. A. Williams, R. W. Carlson	2004	116
13	Emplacement and erosion by Archean komatiite lava flows at Kambalda: Revisited Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. A. Williams, Ross C. Kerr, C. Michael Lesher	1998	111
14	Geologic mapping of Europa Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. Greeley, P. H. Figueredo, D. A. Williams, F. C. Chuang, J. E. Klemaszewski, S. D. Kadel, L. M. Prockter, R. T. Pappalardo, J. W. Head, G. C. Collins, N. A. Spaun, R. Sullivan, J. M. Moore, D. A. Senske, B. R. Tufts, T. V. Johnson, M. J. S. Belton, Kenneth L. Tanaka	2000	110
15	Erosion by flowing lava: Field evidence Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. Greeley, S. A. Fagents, R. Scott Harris, S. D. Kadel, D. A. Williams, J. E. Guest	1998	105
16	A list of interstellar molecules Nature ·Allan Mann, D. A. Williams	1980	100
17	The topography and morphology of low shields and associated landforms of plains volcanism in the Tharsis region of Mars Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research ·Ernst Hauber, J. E. Bleacher, K. Gwinner, D. A. Williams, R. Greeley	2009	95
18	Rayleigh Scattering by Molecular Hydrogen. The Astrophysical Journal ·A. Dalgarno, D. A. Williams	1962	94
19	Galileo imaging observations of lunar maria and related deposits Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. Greeley, S. D. Kadel, D. A. Williams, L. R. Gaddis, J. W. Head, A. S. McEwen, S. L. Murchie, Engelbert Nagel, G. Neukum, C. M. Pieters, J. M. Sunshine, Roland Wagner, M. J. S. Belton	1993	92
20	Trends in effusive style at the Tharsis Montes, Mars, and implications for the development of the Tharsis province Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·J. E. Bleacher, R. Greeley, D. A. Williams, S. R. Cave, G. Neukum	2007	90

About D. A. Williams

D. A. Williams is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geophysics and Spectroscopy, having authored 497 papers that have together received 11.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (229 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (170 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (99 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (69 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (55 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (47 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (43 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (7.0k citations), Atmospheric Science (2.6k citations), Geophysics (1.6k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (471 citations) and Spectroscopy (1.3k citations). D. A. Williams has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include W. W. Duley, R. Greeley, J. E. Dyson, T. W. Hartquist, Richard P. Von Herzen, Robert D. Ballard, John B. Corliss, Jack Dymond, Louis Gordon and Tjeerd H. van Andel. Their work appears in journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Icarus, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, International Journal of Coal Geology and Nature.

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