D. C. Wells
Impact in
- Instrumentation top 5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Planetary Science and Exploration
Papers in
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- Historical Astronomy and Related Studies 8
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 6
- Planetary Science and Exploration 6
- Astro and Planetary Science 5
- History and Developments in Astronomy 4
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- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing 3
- Co-authors
- E. W. Greisen (4 shared papers)B. Roy Frieden (1 shared paper)R. R. Joyce (6 shared papers)Stephen T. Ridgway (5 shared papers)George H. Jacoby (4 shared papers)S. van den Bergh (1 shared paper)C. A. Harvel (1 shared paper)Jr. Talbot R. J. (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Astronomical Journal (12 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (3 papers)Computer (1 paper)Review of Scientific Instruments (1 paper)Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesNetherlands
In The Last Decade
D. C. Wells
31 papers receiving 496 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 71
- Instrumentation 130
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 357
- Computational Mechanics 69
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 42
- Information Systems and Management 21
Countries citing papers authored by D. C. Wells
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Fields of papers citing papers by D. C. Wells
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside D. C. Wells, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 33 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FITS - a Flexible Image Transport System | 1979 | 151 |
| 2 | 1979 | 73 | |
| 3 | 1978 | 42 | |
| 4 | 1972 | 41 | |
| 5 | 1981 | 34 | |
| 6 | 1980 | 21 | |
| 7 | 1977 | 19 | |
| 8 | 1983 | 17 | |
| 9 | 1985 | 15 | |
| 10 | 1982 | 13 | |
| 11 | 1982 | 11 | |
| 12 | 1979 | 10 | |
| 13 | 1982 | 10 | |
| 14 | 1982 | 8 | |
| 15 | Generalized extensions and blocking factors for FITS | 1988 | 7 |
| 16 | The FITS tables extension | 1988 | 7 |
| 17 | 2023 | 6 | |
| 18 | 1980 | 6 | |
| 19 | 1972 | 6 | |
| 20 | 1980 | 5 |
About D. C. Wells
D. C. Wells is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 33 papers that have together received 529 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (8 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (6 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (6 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (5 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (5 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (4 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (4 papers) and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (130 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (357 citations), Computational Mechanics (69 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (42 citations) and Information Systems and Management (21 citations). D. C. Wells has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include E. W. Greisen, B. Roy Frieden, R. R. Joyce, Stephen T. Ridgway, George H. Jacoby, S. van den Bergh, C. A. Harvel, Jr. Talbot R. J., R. J. Dufour and G. A. van Moorsel. Their work appears in journals such as The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal, Computer, Review of Scientific Instruments and Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
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