J. E. Colwell

6.2k citations

193 papers · 5.0k · 1 hit paper · h-index 38

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Atmospheric Science top 5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 156
- Astro and Planetary Science 146
- Planetary Science and Exploration 111
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 38
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 24
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 14
Aerospace Engineering 31
- Space Exploration and Technology 23

Co-authors: L. W. Esposito (63 shared papers)Mihaly Horanyi (22 shared papers)Scott Robertson (7 shared papers)A. I. F. Stewart (8 shared papers)Robert A. West (10 shared papers)Candice Hansen (9 shared papers)S. A. Stern (3 shared papers)M. Sremčević (13 shared papers)
Journals: Icarus (47 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (11 papers)Science (6 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (6 papers)Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany France

In The Last Decade

J. E. Colwell

183 papers receiving 4.8k citations

J. E. Colwell's Hit Papers

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Enceladus' Water Vapor Plume 2006 · 483 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

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.

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1	Enceladus' Water Vapor Plume Science ·Candice Hansen, L. W. Esposito, A. I. F. Stewart, J. E. Colwell, Amanda Hendrix, Wayne Pryor, D. E. Shemansky, Robert A. West Hit paper breakdown →	2006	483
2	Lunar surface: Dust dynamics and regolith mechanics Reviews of Geophysics ·J. E. Colwell, Susan N. Batiste, Mihaly Horanyi, Scott Robertson, Stein Sture	2007	338
3	The Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Investigation Space Science Reviews ·L. W. Esposito, C. A. Barth, J. E. Colwell, G. M. Lawrence, W. E. McClintock, A. I. F. Stewart, H. Uwe Keller, A. Korth	2004	228
4	The composition and structure of the Enceladus plume Geophysical Research Letters ·Candice Hansen, D. E. Shemansky, L. W. Esposito, A. I. F. Stewart, B. R. Lewis, J. E. Colwell, Amanda Hendrix, Robert A. West	2011	181
5	Experimental investigations on photoelectric and triboelectric charging of dust Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Amanda A. Sickafoose, J. E. Colwell, Mihaly Horanyi, Scott Robertson	2001	121
6	Dust transport in photoelectron layers and the formation of dust ponds on Eros Icarus ·J. E. Colwell, Amanda A. S. Gulbis, Mihaly Horanyi, Scott Robertson	2005	118
7	Water vapour jets inside the plume of gas leaving Enceladus Nature ·C. J. Hansen, L. W. Esposito, A. I. F. Stewart, Bonnie K. Meinke, B. Wallis, J. E. Colwell, Amanda Hendrix, K. Larsen	2008	118
8	Ultraviolet Imaging Spectroscopy Shows an Active Saturnian System Science ·L. W. Esposito, J. E. Colwell, Kristopher W. Larsen, W. E. McClintock, A. I. F. Stewart, J. T. Hallett, Donald E. Shemansky, J. M. Ajello	2004	115
9	Photoelectric Charging of Dust Particles in Vacuum Physical Review Letters ·Amanda A. Sickafoose, J. E. Colwell, Mihaly Horanyi, Scott Robertson	2000	114
10	Contact charging of lunar and Martian dust simulants Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Z. Sternovsky, Scott Robertson, Amanda A. Sickafoose, J. E. Colwell, Mihaly Horanyi	2002	107
11	Collisional Erosion in the Primordial Edgeworth‐Kuiper Belt and the Generation of the 30–50 AU Kuiper Gap The Astrophysical Journal ·S. A. Stern, J. E. Colwell	1997	104
12	Self-gravity wakes and radial structure of Saturn's B ring Icarus ·J. E. Colwell, L. W. Esposito, M. Sremčević, Glen R. Stewart, W. E. McClintock	2007	100
13	Self‐gravity wakes in Saturn's A ring measured by stellar occultations from Cassini Geophysical Research Letters ·J. E. Colwell, L. W. Esposito, M. Sremčević	2006	98
14	Accretion in the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt: Forming 100-1000 KM Radius Bodies at 30 AU and Beyond. The Astronomical Journal ·S. A. Stern, J. E. Colwell	1997	97
15	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
16	The Structure of Saturn's Rings Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research ·J. E. Colwell, P. D. Nicholson, Matthew S. Tiscareno, Carl D. Murray, R. G. French, E. A. Marouf	2009	88
17	Experimental levitation of dust grains in a plasma sheath Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Amanda A. Sickafoose, J. E. Colwell, Mihaly Horanyi, Scott Robertson	2002	87
18	An Evolving View of Saturn’s Dynamic Rings Science ·Jeffrey N. Cuzzi, J. A. Burns, S. Charnoz, R. N. Clark, J. E. Colwell, L. Dones, L. W. Esposito, Gianrico Filacchione	2010	83
19	Using Landsat TM data to estimate carbon release from burned biomass in an Alaskan spruce forest complex International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Jeffery L. Michalek, Nancy H. F. French, E. S. Kasischke, Richard D. Johnson, J. E. Colwell	2000	79
20	The auroral footprint of Enceladus on Saturn Nature ·Wayne Pryor, Abigail Mary Rymer, Donald Mitchell, Thomas W. Hill, David Young, Joachim Saur, Geraint H. Jones, Sven Jacobsen	2011	77

About J. E. Colwell

J. E. Colwell is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics, having authored 193 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (146 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (111 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (38 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (24 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (23 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (18 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (14 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (4.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (780 citations), Geophysics (422 citations), Ecology (437 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (400 citations). J. E. Colwell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include L. W. Esposito, Mihaly Horanyi, Scott Robertson, A. I. F. Stewart, Robert A. West, Candice Hansen, S. A. Stern, M. Sremčević, Amanda A. Sickafoose and Amanda Hendrix. Their work appears in journals such as Icarus, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Science, Geophysical Research Letters and Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing.

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