W. S. Smith
Impact in
- Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 10%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Papers in
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- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 10
- Planetary Science and Exploration 7
- Astro and Planetary Science 6
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- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 10
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 8
- Co-authors
- J. S. Theon (11 shared papers)W. Nordberg (5 shared papers)F. S. Rowland (4 shared papers)Jon Reisner (2 shared papers)C.Y.J. Kao (1 shared paper)H. Philip Stahl (4 shared papers)Marc Postman (2 shared papers)John Casey (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry (5 papers)Science (3 papers)Monthly Weather Review (2 papers)Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (2 papers)Atmospheric Environment (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesAustraliaFrance
In The Last Decade
W. S. Smith
47 papers receiving 337 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 47
- Atmospheric Science 211
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 163
- Global and Planetary Change 98
- Instrumentation 15
- Environmental Engineering 41
Countries citing papers authored by W. S. Smith
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. S. Smith
This network shows the impact of papers produced by W. S. Smith. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W. S. Smith. The network helps show where W. S. Smith may publish in the future.
Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. S. Smith, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 53 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1965 | 35 | |
| 2 | Temperature, pressure, density and wind measurements in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere, 1965 | 1967 | 32 |
| 3 | 2001 | 26 | |
| 4 | 1967 | 25 | |
| 5 | 1978 | 22 | |
| 6 | 2015 | 20 | |
| 7 | 1977 | 19 | |
| 8 | 1977 | 17 | |
| 9 | 1996 | 16 | |
| 10 | 2013 | 15 | |
| 11 | The mean observed meteorological structure and circulation of the stratosphere and mesosphere | 1972 | 14 |
| 12 | 2012 | 13 | |
| 13 | 2014 | 13 | |
| 14 | 1968 | 11 | |
| 15 | 1971 | 11 | |
| 16 | 1970 | 10 | |
| 17 | Measurements of the structure and circulation of the stratosphere and mesosphere, 1970 | 1972 | 10 |
| 18 | 1996 | 9 | |
| 19 | 2013 | 9 | |
| 20 | The rocket-grenade experiment | 1964 | 9 |
About W. S. Smith
W. S. Smith is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 53 papers that have together received 418 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (12 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (10 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (10 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (8 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (7 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (6 papers), Optical Systems and Laser Technology (5 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (211 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (163 citations), Global and Planetary Change (98 citations), Instrumentation (15 citations) and Environmental Engineering (41 citations). W. S. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Frequent co-authors include J. S. Theon, W. Nordberg, F. S. Rowland, Jon Reisner, C.Y.J. Kao, H. Philip Stahl, Marc Postman, John Casey, Mario J. Molina and Ritva Keski-Kuha. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Science, Monthly Weather Review, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences and Atmospheric Environment.
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