Robert Watson
Impact in
- Instrumentation top 5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Papers in
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- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 16
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 10
- Astro and Planetary Science 8
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 4
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 2
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- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 5
- Co-authors
- K. Hill (8 shared papers)D. M. Hunten (1 shared paper)Stefan Dieters (2 shared papers)W. B. Hubbard (1 shared paper)Stephen R. Kane (10 shared papers)K. C. Sahu (10 shared papers)John W. Menzies (10 shared papers)Michael D. Albrow (10 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Astrophysical Journal (9 papers)Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (3 papers)Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series (1 paper)Nature (1 paper)Astrophysics and Space Science (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
Robert Watson
20 papers receiving 519 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 31
- Instrumentation 173
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 540
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 95
- Atmospheric Science 29
- Computational Mechanics 30
Countries citing papers authored by Robert Watson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Watson
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert Watson, 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 | 1988 | 92 | |
| 2 | 1988 | 85 | |
| 3 | 2002 | 73 | |
| 4 | 2000 | 55 | |
| 5 | 1999 | 45 | |
| 6 | 2001 | 38 | |
| 7 | 1981 | 36 | |
| 8 | 1999 | 34 | |
| 9 | 1999 | 31 | |
| 10 | 2000 | 22 | |
| 11 | 2002 | 12 | |
| 12 | Spectroscopic data for bright southern type F supergiants. | 1980 | 8 |
| 13 | 1971 | 7 | |
| 14 | 1978 | 4 | |
| 15 | 2004 | 3 | |
| 16 | 1984 | 3 | |
| 17 | The PLANET Collaboration: Current Status and Future Prospects | 1997 | 2 |
| 18 | 1976 | 2 | |
| 19 | Occultation by Pluto | 1988 | 2 |
| 20 | 1991 | 1 |
About Robert Watson
Robert Watson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Ecology, Radiation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 22 papers that have together received 555 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (16 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (10 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (8 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (5 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (4 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (2 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (2 papers) and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (173 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (540 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (95 citations), Atmospheric Science (29 citations) and Computational Mechanics (30 citations). Robert Watson has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include K. Hill, D. M. Hunten, Stefan Dieters, W. B. Hubbard, Stephen R. Kane, K. C. Sahu, John W. Menzies, Michael D. Albrow, Jean‐Philippe Beaulieu and M. Dominik. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series, Nature and Astrophysics and Space Science.
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