B. Magee

5.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
45 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

B. Magee is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Magee has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in B. Magee's work include Astro and Planetary Science (42 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (33 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (18 papers). B. Magee is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (42 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (33 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (18 papers). B. Magee collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. B. Magee's co-authors include J. H. Waite, J. H. Westlake, D. T. Young, T. E. Cravens, B. D. Teolis, J. I. Lunine, F. J. Crary, D. A. Gell, Kathleen Mandt and A. J. Coates and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

B. Magee

44 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Enceladus Plume Composition and Structure

2006 498 citations J. H. Waite, W.-H. Ip et al. Science profile →
The Process of Tholin Formation in Titan's Upper Atmosphere

2007 480 citations J. H. Waite, D. T. Young et al. Science profile →
Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia and 40Ar in the plume

2009 402 citations J. H. Waite, William S. Lewis et al. Nature profile →
Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes

2017 377 citations J. H. Waite, Christopher R. Glein et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Magee United States	25	2.9k	823	424	405	393	45	3.4k
S. Kempf Germany	34	3.9k 1.3×	652 0.8×	298 0.7×	506 1.2×	232 0.6×	162	4.2k
W. T. Kasprzak United States	28	4.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.5×	404 1.0×	359 0.9×	489 1.2×	70	4.4k
Frank Postberg Germany	27	2.8k 0.9×	624 0.8×	121 0.3×	591 1.5×	276 0.7×	121	3.1k
A. Bar‐Nun Israel	33	2.9k 1.0×	771 0.9×	328 0.8×	296 0.7×	287 0.7×	114	3.4k
B. D. Teolis United States	25	1.8k 0.6×	520 0.6×	185 0.4×	279 0.7×	177 0.5×	54	2.2k
W.-H. Ip Taiwan	31	4.5k 1.5×	612 0.7×	469 1.1×	287 0.7×	251 0.6×	210	4.7k
M. R. Combi United States	39	4.7k 1.6×	779 0.9×	434 1.0×	377 0.9×	388 1.0×	231	5.1k
C. A. Nixon United States	38	3.6k 1.2×	1.9k 2.4×	327 0.8×	353 0.9×	636 1.6×	169	4.1k
Franck Selsis France	43	5.5k 1.9×	1.3k 1.6×	263 0.6×	212 0.5×	568 1.4×	125	6.0k
J. H. Westlake United States	18	1.7k 0.6×	433 0.5×	312 0.7×	187 0.5×	254 0.6×	63	1.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Salter, Tara L., B. Magee, J. H. Waite, & Mark A. Sephton. (2022). Mass Spectrometric Fingerprints of Bacteria and Archaea for Life Detection on Icy Moons. Astrobiology. 22(2). 143–157. 12 indexed citations

Waite, J. H., Christopher R. Glein, R. Perryman, et al.. (2017). Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes. Science. 356(6334). 155–159. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

Magee, B. & J. H. Waite. (2017). Neutral Gas Composition of Enceladus' Plume - Model Parameter Insights from Cassini-INMS. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2974. 5 indexed citations

Waite, J. H., et al.. (2013). Understanding the Implications of the Apparent Velocity Dependent Enceladus Plume Composition Measured by Cassini INMS. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

Luhmann, J. G., S. A. Ledvina, Kathleen Mandt, et al.. (2012). Investigating magnetospheric interaction effects on Titan’s ionosphere with the Cassini orbiter Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer, Langmuir Probe and magnetometer observations during targeted flybys. Icarus. 219(2). 534–555. 11 indexed citations

Mandt, Kathleen, J. H. Waite, B. Magee, et al.. (2012). THE¹²C/¹³C RATIO ON TITAN FROMCASSINIINMS MEASUREMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF METHANE. The Astrophysical Journal. 749(2). 160–160. 48 indexed citations

Waite, J. H., B. Magee, & T. Brockwell. (2011). The Effect of Flyby Velocity on the Composition of the Enceladus Gas Torus as Measured by Cassini INMS. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2818. 2 indexed citations

Mandt, Kathleen, J. H. Waite, J. H. Westlake, et al.. (2011). Isotopes in Titan's atmosphere and the history of methane. epsc. 2011. 998. 1 indexed citations

Zolotov, M. Yu., G. Tobie, Frank Postberg, et al.. (2011). Chemical and phase composition of Enceladus: Insights from Cassini data. 2011. 1330. 4 indexed citations

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Westlake, J. H., J. M. Bell, J. H. Waite, et al.. (2011). Titan's thermospheric response to various plasma environments. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(A3). 60 indexed citations

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Waite, J. H., B. Magee, R. V. Yelle, et al.. (2010). Plume composition as observed by the Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer. cosp. 38. 3. 1 indexed citations

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Bell, J. M., S. W. Bougher, J. H. Waite, et al.. (2010). Simulating the one‐dimensional structure of Titan's upper atmosphere: 1. Formulation of the Titan Global Ionosphere‐Thermosphere Model and benchmark simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(E12). 28 indexed citations

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Teolis, B. D., G. H. Jones, P. F. Miles, et al.. (2010). Cassini Finds an Oxygen–Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere at Saturn’s Icy Moon Rhea. Science. 330(6012). 1813–1815. 92 indexed citations

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Bell, J. M., Hunter Waite, J. H. Westlake, & B. Magee. (2009). Simulating the 3-D Structure of Titan's Upper Atmosphere. AGUSM. 2009. 1 indexed citations

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Robertson, I. P., T. E. Cravens, J. H. Waite, et al.. (2009). Structure of Titan's ionosphere: Model comparisons with Cassini data. Planetary and Space Science. 57(14-15). 1834–1846. 48 indexed citations

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Waite, J. H., William S. Lewis, B. Magee, et al.. (2009). Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia and 40Ar in the plume. Nature. 460(7254). 487–490. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

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Crary, F. J., B. Magee, Kathleen Mandt, et al.. (2009). Heavy ions, temperatures and winds in Titan's ionosphere: Combined Cassini CAPS and INMS observations. Planetary and Space Science. 57(14-15). 1847–1856. 86 indexed citations

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Waite, J. H., B. Magee, T. Brockwell, et al.. (2008). Enceladus Plume Composition. LPICo. 1774. 305. 15 indexed citations

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Waite, J. H., et al.. (2008). The Composition of Large Positive Ions in Titan's Upper Atmosphere. DPS. 1 indexed citations

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Magee, B., et al.. (1977). Use of color video cassettes in freshman chemistry laboratory instruction. Journal of Chemical Education. 54(6). 366–366. 4 indexed citations

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