B. J. Mason

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

B. J. Mason is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. J. Mason has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Atmospheric Science, 51 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 25 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in B. J. Mason's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (35 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (27 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (21 papers). B. J. Mason is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (35 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (27 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (21 papers). B. J. Mason collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Tunisia and Uganda. B. J. Mason's co-authors include F. H. Ludlam, K. O. L. F. Jayaweera, J. Maybank, Garnett W. Bryant, Peter Jonas, Peter V. Hobbs, J. Hallett, Jeremy Woods, D. J. Moore and N. Fukuta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

B. J. Mason

127 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

The Physics of Clouds

1957 803 citations F. H. Ludlam, B. J. Mason profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. J. Mason United Kingdom	31	2.3k	1.6k	572	509	466	136	3.9k
Duncan C. Blanchard United States	34	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	213 0.4×	748 1.5×	714 1.5×	91	4.6k
Kenneth V. Beard United States	32	2.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	455 0.8×	523 1.0×	461 1.0×	69	4.1k
F. P. Bretherton United States	31	3.2k 1.4×	2.4k 1.6×	219 0.4×	1.9k 3.8×	692 1.5×	58	9.0k
J. Hallett United States	30	3.0k 1.3×	2.7k 1.7×	741 1.3×	143 0.3×	354 0.8×	70	4.2k
M. B. Baker United States	38	3.2k 1.4×	3.2k 2.1×	218 0.4×	196 0.4×	614 1.3×	90	4.6k
Daniel W. Mackowski United States	31	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	305 0.5×	547 1.1×	161 0.3×	84	4.6k
F. H. Ludlam United Kingdom	22	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	269 0.5×	217 0.4×	234 0.5×	53	2.3k
N. A. Fuchs Russia	21	1.6k 0.7×	854 0.5×	274 0.5×	1.2k 2.3×	136 0.3×	37	4.4k
Pao K. Wang United States	26	3.4k 1.5×	3.1k 2.0×	412 0.7×	333 0.7×	422 0.9×	77	4.8k
James D. Klett United States	22	6.7k 2.9×	6.4k 4.1×	690 1.2×	483 0.9×	925 2.0×	37	8.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. J. Mason

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Zorrilla, Eric P., et al.. (2003). S.13.01 CRF1 antagonists for anxiety. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 13. S130–S131. 5 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (2002). The role of clouds in the radiative balance of the atmosphere and their effects on climate. Contemporary Physics. 43(1). 1–11. 15 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (1993). Growth habits and growth rates of snow crystals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 441(1911). 3–16. 13 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (1989). The greenhouse effect. Contemporary Physics. 30(6). 417–432. 6 indexed citations

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Fredriksson, K., B. J. Mason, R. H. Beauchamp, & G. Kurat. (1981). Carbonate and Magnetites in the Renazzo Chondrite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 16. 316. 11 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (1976). Further comments on Moore's criticisms of precipitation theories of thunderstorm electrification. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 102(434). 933–939. 13 indexed citations

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Warner, J. & B. J. Mason. (1975). Discussion of Mason and Jonas' model of droplet growth in cumulus clouds. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 101(427). 176–181. 13 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J., et al.. (1970). The Scientific Problems of Cloud Seeding. Revue de l Institut International de Statistique / Review of the International Statistical Institute. 38(1). 149–149.

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Mason, B. J.. (1968). Development of meteorological observing techniques in the satellite and computer age. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 1(3). 257–264. 2 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (1967). The meteorological office — today and tomorrow. Contemporary Physics. 8(1). 63–85. 1 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (1966). THE ROLE OF METEOROLOGY IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. Weather. 21(11). 382–393. 16 indexed citations

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Jayaweera, K. O. L. F. & B. J. Mason. (1966). The falling motions of loaded cylinders and discs simulating snow crystals. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 92(391). 151–156. 14 indexed citations

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Jayaweera, K. O. L. F. & B. J. Mason. (1965). The behaviour of freely falling cylinders and cones in a viscous fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 22(4). 709–720. 206 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J., et al.. (1961). The fragmentation and electrification of freezing water drops. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 87(371). 113–114. 6 indexed citations

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Bryant, Garnett W., J. Hallett, & B. J. Mason. (1960). The epitaxial growth of ice on single-crystalline substrates. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 12(2). 189–IN18. 94 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J., et al.. (1956). Radar observations of showers suggesting a coalescence mechanism. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 82(354). 446–451. 1 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (1955). Design and Evaluation of Large-Scale Rain-Making Experiments. Nature. 175(4454). 448–451. 3 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (1954). HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION OF SUPERCOOLED DROPLETS. Journal of Meteorology. 11(6). 514–515. 2 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J.. (1954). Physics of Clouds and Precipitation. Nature. 174(4438). 957–959. 25 indexed citations

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Mason, B. J. & F. H. Ludlam. (1951). The microphysics of clouds. Reports on Progress in Physics. 14(1). 147–195. 26 indexed citations

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