Robert Smithson
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 10%
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Papers in
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- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing 9
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- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 7
- Co-authors
- D. Scott Acton (3 shared papers)R. C. Catura (1 shared paper)William A. Fisher (2 shared papers)T. D. Tarbell (4 shared papers)Robert B. Leighton (2 shared papers)T. Pope (2 shared papers)Irving Sandler (1 shared paper)A. M. Title (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Erkenntnis (3 papers)Inquiry (2 papers)Australasian Journal of Philosophy (2 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (1 paper)Art Journal (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanada
In The Last Decade
Robert Smithson
34 papers receiving 247 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 71
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 90
- History and Philosophy of Science 25
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 93
- Radiation 17
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 21
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Smithson
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Co-authors
The 16 scholars most cited alongside Robert Smithson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | 51 | |
| 2 | 1992 | 37 | |
| 3 | 1991 | 26 | |
| 4 | 1979 | 24 | |
| 5 | Observations of Weak Solar Magnetic Fields with the Lockheed Diode Array Magnetograph | 1975 | 21 |
| 6 | 1988 | 19 | |
| 7 | 1989 | 14 | |
| 8 | 1980 | 14 | |
| 9 | 2018 | 11 | |
| 10 | 2004 | 9 | |
| 11 | 1971 | 8 | |
| 12 | Correlation tracking study for meter-class solar telescope on space shuttle | 1977 | 5 |
| 13 | 2020 | 5 | |
| 14 | 2020 | 5 | |
| 15 | a Simple Image Motion Compensation System for Solar Observations | 1981 | 5 |
| 16 | 2015 | 4 | |
| 17 | 2018 | 3 | |
| 18 | 2021 | 3 | |
| 19 | Initial Solar Observations at Sacramento Peak Using the Lockheed Active Optics System | 1986 | 2 |
| 20 | 2024 | 2 |
About Robert Smithson
Robert Smithson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science, Artificial Intelligence and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 40 papers that have together received 289 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (9 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (7 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (7 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (6 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (6 papers), Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (4 papers), Advanced optical system design (3 papers) and Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (90 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (25 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (93 citations), Radiation (17 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (21 citations). Robert Smithson has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include D. Scott Acton, R. C. Catura, William A. Fisher, T. D. Tarbell, Robert B. Leighton, T. Pope, Irving Sandler, A. M. Title, S. L. Keil and H. E. Ramsey. Their work appears in journals such as Erkenntnis, Inquiry, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Review of Scientific Instruments and Art Journal.
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