C. O. Hines

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

C. O. Hines is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. O. Hines has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 42 papers in Oceanography and 33 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in C. O. Hines's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (91 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (59 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (36 papers). C. O. Hines is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (91 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (59 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (36 papers). C. O. Hines collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Puerto Rico. C. O. Hines's co-authors include W. I. Axford, G. Chimonas, M. L. V. Pitteway, C. A. Reddy, D. W. Tarasick, W. R. Peltier, Franco Einaudi, Barbara Dinham, R. R. Rao and Peter Forsyth and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

C. O. Hines

135 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

INTERNAL ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVES AT IONOSPHERIC HEIGHTS 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 1961 500 1000 1.5k
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. INTERNAL ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVES AT IONOSPHERIC HEIGHTS
    1960 1.7k citations C. O. Hines Canadian Journal of Physics profile →
  2. A UNIFYING THEORY OF HIGH-LATITUDE GEOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA AND GEOMAGNETIC STORMS
    1961 1.0k citations W. I. Axford, C. O. Hines Canadian Journal of Physics 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. O. Hines Canada 37 6.8k 2.7k 2.1k 1.3k 1.3k 141 7.6k
A. E. Hedin United States 37 9.0k 1.3× 3.3k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 77 9.9k
N. W. Spencer United States 47 5.9k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 763 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 133 6.4k
S. Fukao Japan 46 5.1k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 708 0.5× 230 6.1k
A. H. Manson Canada 47 7.4k 1.1× 4.0k 1.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.9k 1.5× 985 0.8× 278 7.9k
E. Friis‐Christensen Denmark 35 4.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 634 0.5× 3.2k 2.4× 102 6.3k
R. F. Woodman Peru 47 7.9k 1.2× 2.1k 0.8× 2.6k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 144 8.7k
H. Rishbeth United Kingdom 51 8.7k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 3.7k 1.8× 882 0.7× 2.8k 2.1× 177 9.1k
D. P. Drob United States 37 5.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 2.7k 1.3× 1.0k 0.8× 839 0.6× 117 6.8k
J. Röttger Germany 34 3.4k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 863 0.4× 792 0.6× 273 0.2× 190 4.0k
A. C. Aikin United States 21 3.8k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 865 0.4× 430 0.3× 436 0.3× 79 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. O. Hines

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. O. Hines

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hines, C. O.. (2002). Nonlinearities and Linearities in Internal Gravity Waves of the Atmosphere and Oceans. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 96(1). 1–30. 17 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1999). Comments on “Influence of Wave Propagation on the Doppler Spreading of Atmospheric Gravity Waves”. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 56(8). 1094–1098. 8 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1996). Nonlinearity of gravity wave saturated spectra in the middle atmosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 23(23). 3309–3312. 25 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O. & D. W. Tarasick. (1994). Airglow response to vertically standing gravity waves. Geophysical Research Letters. 21(24). 2729–2732. 26 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1989). Latitudinal variation of tidal dissipation and upward propagation. Planetary and Space Science. 37(6). 669–683. 10 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1988). Generation of Turbulence by Atmospheric Gravity Waves. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 45(7). 1269–1278. 36 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1977). Relaxational dissipation in atmospheric waves—II. Application to earth's upper atmosphere. Planetary and Space Science. 25(11). 1061–1074. 16 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1974). A Possible Mechanism for the Production of Sun-Weather Correlations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 31(2). 589–591. 79 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1972). A discussion on D and E region winds over Europe - Motions in the ionospheric D and E regions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 271(1217). 457–471. 15 indexed citations
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Chimonas, G. & C. O. Hines. (1970). Atmospheric gravity waves induced by a solar eclipse. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 75(4). 875–875. 200 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1969). Second Order Perturbations: Energy Density and Energy Flux. 67. 1 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1968). A Possible Source of Waves in Noctilucent Clouds. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 25(5). 937–937. 52 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O. & George C. Reid. (1965). Theory of Geomagnetic and Auroral Storms. 334. 1 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1964). Minimum vertical scale sizes in the wind structure above 100 kilometers. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 69(13). 2847–2848. 32 indexed citations
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Hines, C. O.. (1964). Ionospheric Movements and Irregularities. 1. 299. 7 indexed citations
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Axford, W. I. & C. O. Hines. (1961). A UNIFYING THEORY OF HIGH-LATITUDE GEOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA AND GEOMAGNETIC STORMS. Canadian Journal of Physics. 39(10). 1433–1464. 1030 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hines, C. O.. (1960). INTERNAL ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVES AT IONOSPHERIC HEIGHTS. Canadian Journal of Physics. 38(11). 1441–1481. 1719 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hines, C. O.. (1958). A THEORETICAL RATE–AMPLITUDE RELATION IN METEORIC FORWARD-SCATTERING. Canadian Journal of Physics. 36(5). 539–554. 1 indexed citations

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