C. J. Readings

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

C. J. Readings is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, C. J. Readings has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Environmental Engineering and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in C. J. Readings's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (15 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (10 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (4 papers). C. J. Readings is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (15 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (10 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (4 papers). C. J. Readings collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. C. J. Readings's co-authors include S. J. Caughey, D. A. Haugen, J. C. Kaimal, J. C. Wyngaard, Yutaka Izumi, Owen R. Coté, S. Nicholls, J.A. Garland, Richard G. Brown and W. T. Roach and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Solar Energy and Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

In The Last Decade

C. J. Readings

25 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Turbulence Structure in the Convective Boundary Layer 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 200 400 600
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.

  1. Turbulence Structure in the Convective Boundary Layer
    1976 730 citations J. C. Kaimal, J. C. Wyngaard et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. J. Readings United Kingdom 13 930 677 646 394 145 27 1.3k
D. A. Haugen United States 14 907 1.0× 897 1.3× 684 1.1× 526 1.3× 143 1.0× 20 1.5k
J. E. Gaynor United States 17 843 0.9× 493 0.7× 683 1.1× 249 0.6× 136 0.9× 36 1.2k
Dieter Etling Germany 14 750 0.8× 389 0.6× 517 0.8× 268 0.7× 256 1.8× 30 1.1k
Zbigniew Sorbjan United States 24 1.3k 1.4× 954 1.4× 911 1.4× 656 1.7× 79 0.5× 55 1.7k
Mark R. Hjelmfelt United States 22 1.2k 1.3× 458 0.7× 955 1.5× 157 0.4× 98 0.7× 34 1.5k
B. B. Stankov United States 20 1.3k 1.4× 524 0.8× 875 1.4× 170 0.4× 64 0.4× 48 1.5k
Tzvi Gal‐Chen United States 17 1.1k 1.1× 325 0.5× 729 1.1× 252 0.6× 147 1.0× 28 1.3k
M. K. MacVean United Kingdom 18 1.8k 1.9× 610 0.9× 1.5k 2.3× 516 1.3× 283 2.0× 22 2.2k
Gregory S. Poulos United States 16 893 1.0× 563 0.8× 746 1.2× 246 0.6× 71 0.5× 29 1.3k
Otto Zeman United States 18 469 0.5× 588 0.9× 318 0.5× 978 2.5× 85 0.6× 30 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. J. Readings

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. J. Readings

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. J. Readings. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. J. Readings 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 C. J. Readings. C. J. Readings is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Readings, C. J.. (2002). The post ENVISAT strategy. The ESA Earth Explorer and Earth Watch missions. 2. 1050–1052. 1 indexed citations
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Ratier, G., et al.. (1999). GOMOS: Envisat's contribution to trace gas measurements. 1(5-6). 33–39. 1 indexed citations
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Readings, C. J.. (1996). The nine candidate Earth Explorer missions. 5. Magnetometry Mission..
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Morel, P. & C. J. Readings. (1989). Future space observing systems for the world climate research programme. Advances in Space Research. 9(7). 7–14.
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RAWLINS, F. I. G. & C. J. Readings. (1986). The shade ring correction for measurements of diffuse irradiance under clear skies. Solar Energy. 37(6). 407–416. 10 indexed citations
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Foot, J. S., M. Kitchen, & C. J. Readings. (1985). The measurement of diffuse solar radiation from an aircraft. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 19(5). 811–818. 9 indexed citations
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Nicholls, S., Burghard Brümmer, F. Fiedler, et al.. (1983). The structure of the turbulent atmospheric boundary layer. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 308(1503). 291–309. 15 indexed citations
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Nicholls, S. & C. J. Readings. (1981). Spectral characteristics of surface layer turbulence over the sea. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 107(453). 591–614. 41 indexed citations
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Caughey, S. J., et al.. (1979). Measurements of boundary layer structure and development over SE England using aircraft and tethered balloon instrumentation. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 105(444). 397–421. 19 indexed citations
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Roach, W. T., Richard G. Brown, S. J. Caughey, J.A. Garland, & C. J. Readings. (1976). The physics of radiation fog: I – a field study. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 102(432). 313–333. 126 indexed citations
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Kaimal, J. C., J. C. Wyngaard, D. A. Haugen, et al.. (1976). Turbulence Structure in the Convective Boundary Layer. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 33(11). 2152–2169. 730 indexed citations breakdown →
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Asimakopoulos, D. N., et al.. (1975). A comparison between acoustic radar returns and the direct measurement of the temperature structure op the atmosphere. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 9(8). 775–776. 9 indexed citations
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Caughey, S. J. & C. J. Readings. (1975). An observation of waves and turbulence in the earth's boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 9(3). 279–296. 55 indexed citations
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Garland, J.A., D.H.F. Atkins, C. J. Readings, & S. J. Caughey. (1974). Deposition of gaseous sulphur dioxide to the ground. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 8(1). 75–79. 42 indexed citations
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Readings, C. J., D. A. Haugen, & J. C. Kaimal. (1974). THE 1973 MINNESOTA ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER EXPERIMENT. Weather. 29(8). 309–312. 16 indexed citations
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Readings, C. J., et al.. (1974). A case study of the structure and energetics of an inversion. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 100(424). 221–233. 49 indexed citations
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Readings, C. J., David Atlas, C. B. Emmanuel, Yih‐Ho Pao, & S. A. Thorpe. (1973). The formation and breakdown of Kelvin-Helmholtz billows. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 5(1-2). 233–240. 6 indexed citations
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Readings, C. J., et al.. (1971). The importance of instrumental tilt on measurements of atmospheric turbulence. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 97(411). 124–130. 10 indexed citations
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Readings, C. J., et al.. (1969). Heat, Moisture, and Momentum Fluxes in the Boundary Layer. Radio Science. 4(12). 1381–1383. 1 indexed citations
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Readings, C. J., et al.. (1969). The High‐Frequency Fluctuation of the Wind in the First Kilometer of the Atmosphere. Radio Science. 4(12). 1127–1131. 12 indexed citations

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