B. A. Cantor

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

B. A. Cantor is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. A. Cantor has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 26 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 17 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in B. A. Cantor's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (77 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (48 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (26 papers). B. A. Cantor is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (77 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (48 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (26 papers). B. A. Cantor collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. B. A. Cantor's co-authors include M. J. Wolff, P. B. James, K. S. Edgett, M. C. Malin, M. A. Caplinger, R. T. Clancy, W. M. Calvin, P. C. Thomas, M. D. Smith and R. M. Haberle and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

B. A. Cantor

82 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Context Camera Investigation on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

2007 1.0k citations M. C. Malin, B. A. Cantor et al. profile →
Eight-year climatology of dust optical depth on Mars

2015 329 citations L. Montabone, F. Forget et al. Icarus profile →

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. A. Cantor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. A. Cantor

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. A. Cantor. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. A. Cantor based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. A. Cantor. B. A. Cantor is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mars perihelion cloud trails as revealed by MARCI: Mesoscale topographically focused updrafts and gravity wave forcing of high altitude clouds 2021 ·Icarus ·R. T. Clancy, M. J. Wolff, Nicholas Heavens, P. B. James, Steven W. Lee, Brad J. Sandor, B. A. Cantor, M. C. Malin, D. Tyler, Aymeric Spiga	10
2	An Observational Overview of Dusty Deep Convection in Martian Dust Storms 2019 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Nicholas Heavens, D. M. Kass, J. H. Shirley, S. Piqueux, B. A. Cantor	24
3	Mars Aerosol Tracker (MAT): An Areostationary CubeSat to Monitor Dust Storms and Water Ice Clouds 2018 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·L. Montabone, (unknown), B. A. Cantor, M. J. Wolff, Michel Capdérou, F. Forget, M. D. Smith	3
4	A solar escalator on Mars: Self‐lifting of dust layers by radiative heating 2015 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Frank Daerden, J. A. Whiteway, Lori Neary, L. Komguem, M. T. Lemmon, Nicholas Heavens, B. A. Cantor, Éric Hébrard, M. D. Smith	34
5	Extreme detached dust layers near Martian volcanoes: Evidence for dust transport by mesoscale circulations forced by high topography 2015 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Nicholas Heavens, B. A. Cantor, P. O. Hayne, D. M. Kass, A. Kleinböhl, D. J. McCleese, S. Piqueux, J. T. Schofield, J. H. Shirley	31
6	The MARCI Water Ice Cloud Optical Depth (Public) Database 2014 ·M. J. Wolff, R. T. Clancy, B. A. Cantor, R. M. Haberle	3
7	Martian Dust Storms — Observations by MGS-MOC and MRO-MARCI 2014 ·LPICo ·B. A. Cantor, M. C. Malin, K. S. Edgett	3
8	The Global and Local Characters of Mars Perihelion Cloud Trails 2014 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·R. T. Clancy, M. J. Wolff, M. D. Smith, B. A. Cantor, Aymeric Spiga	0
9	Three-and-a-Half Mars Years of Surface Albedo Changes Observed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MARCI Investigation 2012 ·2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014) ·J. F. Bell, Danika Wellington, R. B. Anderson, M. J. Wolff, Kimberley Supulver, B. A. Cantor, M. C. Malin	2
10	Active and Recent Volcanism and Hydrogeothermal Activity on Mars 2010 ·K. S. Edgett, B. A. Cantor, T. N. Harrison, M. R. Kennedy, (unknown), M. C. Malin, L. Posiolova, David Shean	2
11	Excavation of Subsurface Ice on Mars by New Impact Craters 2009 ·S. Byrne, C. M. Dundas, M. R. Kennedy, M. T. Mellon, David Shean, I. J. Daubar, Selby Cull, K. D. Seelos, S. L. Murchie, B. A. Cantor, R. E. Arvidson, K. S. Edgett, A. S. McEwen, T. N. Harrison, L. Posiolova, F. P. Seelos, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
12	Color Mosaics and Multispectral Analyses of Mars Reconnaissance Orbit Mars Color Imager (MARCI) Observations 2008 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·J. F. Bell, R. B. Anderson, (unknown), M. J. Wolff, B. A. Cantor, (unknown)	0
13	Martian Weather: Approximately 5 Mars Years of MOC and MARCI Observations 2007 ·B. A. Cantor, M. C. Malin	4
14	Present-Day Martian Weather - 5 Mars Years of Observations by MGS-MOC and MRO-MARCI 2007 ·LPICo ·B. A. Cantor	5
15	Martian Dust Cycle 2004 ·cosp ·B. A. Cantor, P. B. James	1
16	MGS-MOC Observations of Martian Dust Storm Activity 2003 ·B. A. Cantor	7
17	Martian Dust Events: A Global View by MOC 2001 ·B. A. Cantor, M. C. Malin, K. S. Edgett	1
18	Martian Dust Storms: 1999 MOC Observations 2000 ·B. A. Cantor, P. B. James, M. A. Caplinger, M. C. Malin, (unknown)	3
19	Recession of Martian North Polar Cap: 1990-1997 Hubble Space Telescope Observations 1997 ·B. A. Cantor, M. J. Wolff, P. B. James, (unknown)	4
20	A caution to those who measure galaxy redshifts 1992 ·Observatory ·W. D. Heintz, B. A. Cantor	1

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