R. E. Samuelson

6.3k citations
86 papers · 3.8k · 2 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
    • Astro and Planetary Science
    • Planetary Science and Exploration
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Science top 1%
    • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Papers in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 77
    • Astro and Planetary Science 73
    • Planetary Science and Exploration 48
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 16
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 6
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 6
  • Atmospheric Science 29
    • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 26
Co-authors
Rudolf Hanel (22 shared papers)V. G. Kunde (28 shared papers)W. C. Maguire (8 shared papers)B. J. Conrath (19 shared papers)F. M. Flasar (9 shared papers)D. E. Jennings (10 shared papers)C. M. Anderson (14 shared papers)D. Gautier (17 shared papers)
Journals
Icarus (15 papers)Science (7 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (6 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Letters (5 papers)Planetary and Space Science (5 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesFranceNetherlands

In The Last Decade

R. E. Samuelson

80 papers receiving 3.5k citations

R. E. Samuelson's Hit Papers

Infrared Observations of the Saturnian System from Voyager 1 1981 · 500 citations
5000+15+30Years since publication100200300400500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 1981 Science
  2. 1981 Nature

Peers

R. E. Samuelson
Comparison fields: 5 of 69
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 3.2k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.5k
  • Spectroscopy 616
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 511
  • Ecology 236
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C. A. Griffith United States
Thérèse Encrenaz France
Julianne I. Moses United States
P. N. Romani United States
H. Rauer Germany
R. Courtin France
G. Paubert France
Donald E. Jennings United States
C. A. Nixon United States
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Infrared Observations of the Saturnian System from Voyager 1
Science ·Rudolf Hanel, B. J. Conrath, F. M. Flasar, V. G. Kunde, W. Maguire, J. C. Pearl, J. A. Pirraglia, R. E. Samuelson, L. Herath, Michael Allison, D. P. Cruikshank, D. Gautier, P. J. Gierasch, L. J. Horn, R. Koppany, Cyril Ponnamperuma
Hit paper breakdown →		1981500
2
C4H2, HC3N and C2N2 in Titan's atmosphere
Nature ·V. G. Kunde, A. C. Aikin, Rudolf Hanel, D. E. Jennings, W. C. Maguire, R. E. Samuelson
Hit paper breakdown →		1981418
3
Titan's atmosphere: temperature and dynamics
Nature ·F. M. Flasar, R. E. Samuelson, B. J. Conrath
1981188
4
C3H8 and C3H4 in Titan's atmosphere
Nature ·W. C. Maguire, Rudolf Hanel, Donald E. Jennings, V. G. Kunde, R. E. Samuelson
1981185
5
Infrared Observations of the Saturnian System from Voyager 2
Science ·Rudolf Hanel, B. J. Conrath, F. M. Flasar, V. G. Kunde, W. Maguire, J. C. Pearl, J. A. Pirraglia, R. E. Samuelson, D. P. Cruikshank, D. Gautier, P. J. Gierasch, L. J. Horn, Cyril Ponnamperuma
1982156
6
Gaseous abundances and methane supersaturation in Titan's troposphere
Planetary and Space Science ·R. E. Samuelson, N. Nath, Aleksandra Borysow
1997147
7
Mean molecular weight and hydrogen abundance of Titan's atmosphere
Nature ·R. E. Samuelson, Rudolf Hanel, V. G. Kunde, W. C. Maguire
1981144
8
Physical properties of the organic aerosols and clouds on Titan
Planetary and Space Science ·Christopher P. McKay, A. Coustenis, R. E. Samuelson, M. T. Lemmon, R. D. Lorenz, M. Cabane, P. Rannou, P. Drossart
2001143
9
Infrared Observations of the Neptunian System
Science ·B. J. Conrath, F. M. Flasar, Rudolf Hanel, V. G. Kunde, W. Maguire, J. C. Pearl, J. A. Pirraglia, R. E. Samuelson, P. J. Gierasch, Andrew Weir, Bruno Bézard, D. Gautier, D. P. Cruikshank, L. J. Horn, R. J. Springer, William A. Shaffer
1989129
10
CO2 on Titan
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. E. Samuelson, W. C. Maguire, Rudolf Hanel, V. G. Kunde, D. E. Jennings, Yuk L. Yung, A. C. Aikin
1983123
11
Infrared Observations of the Jovian System from Voyager 2
Science ·Rudolf Hanel, B. J. Conrath, M. Flasar, L. Herath, V. G. Kunde, Paul D. Lowman, W. Maguire, J. C. Pearl, J. A. Pirraglia, R. E. Samuelson, D. Gautier, P. J. Gierasch, L. J. Horn, Shailendra Kumar, Cyril Ponnamperuma
1979100
12
C4N2 ice in Titan's north polar stratosphere
Planetary and Space Science ·R. E. Samuelson, L. Mayo, M.A. Knuckles, Rashmi Khanna
199798
13
Infrared Observations of the Uranian System
Science ·Rudolf Hanel, B. J. Conrath, F. M. Flasar, V. G. Kunde, W. Maguire, J. C. Pearl, J. A. Pirraglia, R. E. Samuelson, D. P. Cruikshank, D. Gautier, P. J. Gierasch, L. J. Horn, P. Schulte
198697
14
TITAN'S SURFACE BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES
The Astrophysical Journal ·D. E. Jennings, F. M. Flasar, V. G. Kunde, R. E. Samuelson, J. C. Pearl, C. A. Nixon, R. Carlson, A. A. Mamoutkine, J. C. Brasunas, E. Guandique, R. K. Achterberg, G. L. Bjoraker, P. N. Romani, M. Segura, S. A. Albright, M. H. Elliott, J. S. Tingley, S. B. Calcutt, A. Coustenis, R. Courtin
200992
15
Titan’s aerosol and stratospheric ice opacities between 18 and 500μm: Vertical and spectral characteristics from Cassini CIRS
Icarus ·C. M. Anderson, R. E. Samuelson
201192
16
Optical constants of Titan’s stratospheric aerosols in the 70–1500cm−1 spectral range constrained by Cassini/CIRS observations
Icarus ·Sandrine Vinatier, P. Rannou, C. M. Anderson, Bruno Bézard, Remco de Kok, R. E. Samuelson
201266
17
Study of the Ammonia ice cloud layer in the equatorial region of Jupiter from the infrared interferometric experiment on voyager
Icarus ·A. Marten, Daniel Rouan, Jean Paul Baluteau, Daniel Gautier, B. J. Conrath, Rudolf Hanel, V. G. Kunde, R. E. Samuelson, A. Chédin, N. A. Scott
198164
18
The helium abundance of Neptune from Voyager measurements
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·B. J. Conrath, D. Gautier, G. F. Lindal, R. E. Samuelson, William A. Shaffer
199156
19
Radiative equilibrium model of Titan's atmosphere
Icarus ·R. E. Samuelson
198353
20
Exploration of the Solar System by Infrared Remote Sensing
Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Rudolf Hanel, B. J. Conrath, D. E. Jennings, R. E. Samuelson
200350

About R. E. Samuelson

R. E. Samuelson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology and Molecular Biology, having authored 86 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (73 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (48 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (26 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (16 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (14 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (6 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (6 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.2k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.5k citations), Spectroscopy (616 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (511 citations) and Ecology (236 citations). R. E. Samuelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Rudolf Hanel, V. G. Kunde, W. C. Maguire, B. J. Conrath, F. M. Flasar, D. E. Jennings, C. M. Anderson, D. Gautier, J. C. Pearl and A. C. Aikin. Their work appears in journals such as Icarus, Science, The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters and Planetary and Space Science.

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