F. C. Witteborn

5.5k citations

159 papers · 4.0k · 1 hit paper · h-index 33

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Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Planetary Science and Exploration
Instrumentation top 5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 120
- Astro and Planetary Science 64
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 48
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 34
- Planetary Science and Exploration 31
Instrumentation 25
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 25

Co-authors: Jesse Bregman (40 shared papers)Diane H. Wooden (29 shared papers)William M. Fairbank (8 shared papers)Martin Cohen (13 shared papers)Louis Allamandola (19 shared papers)James B. Pollack (14 shared papers)Alexander G. G. M. Tielens (8 shared papers)J. P. Simpson (14 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (33 papers)Icarus (18 papers)The Astronomical Journal (8 papers)Physical Review Letters (4 papers)Science (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Japan

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F. C. Witteborn

150 papers receiving 3.7k citations

F. C. Witteborn's Hit Papers

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANETARY CANDIDATES OBSERVED BYKEPLER. II. ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF DATA 2011 · 679 citations

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Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2011 The Astrophysical Journal

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1	CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANETARY CANDIDATES OBSERVED BYKEPLER. II. ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF DATA The Astrophysical Journal ·William J. Borucki, David Koch, Gibor Basri, Natalie M. Batalha, Timothy M. Brown, Steve Bryson, Douglas A. Caldwell, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard Hit paper breakdown →	2011	679
2	Silicate Mineralogy of the Dust in the Inner Coma of Comet C/1995 01 (Hale‐Bopp) Pre‐ and Postperihelion The Astrophysical Journal ·Diane H. Wooden, D. E. Harker, Charles E. Woodward, H. M. Butner, C. Koike, F. C. Witteborn, Craig W. McMurtry	1999	210
3	Experimental Comparison of the Gravitational Force on Freely Falling Electrons and Metallic Electrons Physical Review Letters ·F. C. Witteborn, William M. Fairbank	1967	159
4	Thermal emission spectra of Mars (5.4–10.5 μm): Evidence for sulfates, carbonates, and hydrates Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·James B. Pollack, T. L. Roush, F. C. Witteborn, Jesse Bregman, Diane H. Wooden, Carol R. Stoker, Owen Brian Toon, David H. Rank	1990	136
5	Near-infrared spectra of the Galilean satellites: Observations and compositional implications Icarus ·James B. Pollack, F. C. Witteborn, Edwin F. Erickson, Donald W. Strecker, Betty J. Baldwin, T. E. Bunch	1978	133
6	The infrared emission bands. I - Correlation studies and the dependence on C/O ratio The Astrophysical Journal ·Martin Cohen, Lou Allamandola, Alexander G. G. M. Tielens, Jesse Bregman, J. P. Simpson, F. C. Witteborn, Diane H. Wooden, D. M. Rank	1986	115
7	Mercury: Evidence for Anorthosite and Basalt from Mid-infrared (7.3-13.5 μm) Spectroscopy Icarus ·A. L. Sprague, R. W. H. Kozlowski, F. C. Witteborn, D. P. Cruikshank, Diane H. Wooden	1994	96
8	Mercury: Thermal Modeling and Mid-infrared (5–12 μm) Observations Icarus ·Joshua P. Emery, A. L. Sprague, F. C. Witteborn, J. E. Colwell, R. W. H. Kozlowski, Diane H. Wooden	1998	93
9	The infrared emission bands. II - A spatial and spectral study of the Orion bar The Astrophysical Journal ·Jesse Bregman, Louis Allamandola, F. C. Witteborn, A. G. G. M. Tielens, Tom R. Geballe	1989	90
10	The infrared emission bands. III - Southern IRAS sources The Astrophysical Journal ·Martin Cohen, A. G. G. M. Tielens, Jesse Bregman, F. C. Witteborn, D. M. Rank, Louis Allamandola, Dianne Wooden, M. Jourdain de Muizon	1989	90
11	Airborne and groundbased spectrophotometry of comet P/Halley from 5–13 micrometers PubMed ·Jesse Bregman, H. Campins, F. C. Witteborn, Diane H. Wooden, D. M. Rank, Louis Allamandola, Martin Cohen, Alexander G. G. M. Tielens	1988	84
12	The dust coma of periodic comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (1982 VIII) Icarus ·M. S. Hanner, E. T. Tedesco, Alan T. Tokunaga, G. J. Veeder, D. F. Lester, F. C. Witteborn, Jesse Bregman, Jonathan C. Gradie	1985	83
13	The Infrared Spectrum of the Galactic Center and the Composition of Interstellar Dust The Astrophysical Journal ·A. G. G. M. Tielens, Diane H. Wooden, Louis Allamandola, Joel N. Bregman, F. C. Witteborn	1996	76
14	Spectral Irradiance Calibration in the Infrared.IV. 1.2-35 micron spectra of six standard stars The Astronomical Journal ·Martin Cohen, F. C. Witteborn, Russell G. Walker, Jesse Bregman, Diane H. Wooden	1995	76
15	Hydrocarbon emission features in the IR spectra of warm supergiants The Astrophysical Journal ·Jr. Buss R. H., Martin Cohen, Alexander G. G. M. Tielens, Michael W Werner, Jesse Bregman, F. C. Witteborn, D. Rank, S. A. Sandford	1990	74
16	Spectral Irradiance Calibration in the Infrared.VII.New Composite Spectra, Comparison with Model Atmospheres, and Far-Infrared Extrapolations The Astronomical Journal ·Martin L. Cohen, F. C. Witteborn, Duane F. Carbon, John K. Davies, Diane H. Wooden, Jesse Bregman	1996	74
17	Spectral irradiance calibration in the infrared. II - Alpha Tau and the recalibration of the IRAS low resolution spectrometer The Astronomical Journal ·Martin L. Cohen, Russell G. Walker, F. C. Witteborn	1992	74
18	Ice and minerals on Callisto: A reassessment of the reflectance spectra Icarus ·T. L. Roush, James B. Pollack, F. C. Witteborn, Jesse Bregman, J. P. Simpson	1990	73
19	The 2.5–5.0 μm spectra of Io: Evidence for H2S and H2O frozen in SO2 Icarus ·Farid Salama, Louis Allamandola, F. C. Witteborn, Dale Cruikshank, Scott A. Sandford, Jesse Bregman	1990	63
20	Infrared observations and thermal models of the Beta Pictoris disk The Astrophysical Journal ·Dana E. Backman, F. C. Witteborn, F. C. Gillett	1992	61

About F. C. Witteborn

F. C. Witteborn is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 159 papers that have together received 4.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (64 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (48 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (34 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (31 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (28 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (25 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (19 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.4k citations), Instrumentation (368 citations), Atmospheric Science (560 citations), Spectroscopy (361 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (585 citations). F. C. Witteborn has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Jesse Bregman, Diane H. Wooden, William M. Fairbank, Martin Cohen, Louis Allamandola, James B. Pollack, Alexander G. G. M. Tielens, J. P. Simpson, A. L. Sprague and Donald W. Strecker. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Icarus, The Astronomical Journal, Physical Review Letters and Science.

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