Chester C. Langway

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Chester C. Langway is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Chester C. Langway has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Atmospheric Science, 25 papers in Ecology and 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Chester C. Langway's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (60 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (55 papers) and Polar Research and Ecology (17 papers). Chester C. Langway is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (60 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (55 papers) and Polar Research and Ecology (17 papers). Chester C. Langway collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Switzerland. Chester C. Langway's co-authors include Michael Herron, W. Dansgaard, S. J. Johnsen, H. B. Clausen, H. Oeschger, C. U. Hammer, U. Siegenthaler, Markus Leuenberger, Susan L. Herron and Jakob J. Møller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chester C. Langway

100 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Firn Densification: An Em... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1980 1972 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Firn Densification: An Empirical Model
    1980 410 citations Michael Herron, Chester C. Langway Journal of Glaciology profile →
  2. Oxygen Isotope Profiles through the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets
    1972 399 citations H. B. Clausen, Chester C. Langway et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chester C. Langway United States 36 3.8k 1.1k 803 513 489 101 4.6k
Dietmar Wagenbach Germany 42 4.3k 1.1× 940 0.9× 1.7k 2.1× 292 0.6× 167 0.3× 113 4.9k
J. R. Petit France 34 4.3k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 832 1.0× 523 1.0× 165 0.3× 88 4.7k
N. I. Barkov Russia 27 3.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 608 0.8× 606 1.2× 158 0.3× 44 4.0k
M. Pourchet France 29 2.2k 0.6× 668 0.6× 601 0.7× 117 0.2× 205 0.4× 79 2.8k
Anthony J. Gow United States 46 7.4k 1.9× 1.4k 1.3× 733 0.9× 724 1.4× 811 1.7× 176 8.2k
Elisabeth Isaksson Norway 40 4.5k 1.2× 780 0.7× 1.3k 1.6× 452 0.9× 547 1.1× 136 5.1k
Okitsugu Watanabe Japan 27 2.7k 0.7× 644 0.6× 463 0.6× 276 0.5× 420 0.9× 167 3.0k
Sepp Kipfstuhl Germany 37 3.8k 1.0× 679 0.6× 727 0.9× 466 0.9× 490 1.0× 139 4.3k
John O. Stone United States 43 7.5k 2.0× 1.3k 1.3× 253 0.3× 552 1.1× 249 0.5× 89 8.6k
T. D. van Ommen Australia 38 4.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 2.1k 2.7× 400 0.8× 437 0.9× 108 5.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shoji, Hitoshi, et al.. (1993). Crystal growth rates in polar firn. Annals of Glaciology. 18. 208–210. 1 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C., et al.. (1993). Transformation process observations of polar firn to ice. Annals of Glaciology. 18. 199–202. 2 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C. & Hitoshi Shoji. (1990). Past Temperature Record From The Analysis of Melt Features In The Dye 3, Greenland, Ice Core. Annals of Glaciology. 14. 343–344. 4 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C., et al.. (1990). Past Temperature Record From The Analysis of Melt Features In The Dye 3, Greenland, Ice Core. Annals of Glaciology. 14. 343–344. 2 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C., et al.. (1989). The environmental record in glaciers and ice sheets : report of the Dahlem Workshop on the Environmental Record in Glaciers and Ice Sheets, Berlin, 1988, March 13-18. Wiley eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Shōji, H. & Chester C. Langway. (1988). Flow-Law Parameters of the Dye 3, Greenland, Deep Ice Core. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 146–150. 17 indexed citations
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Kumai, Motoi & Chester C. Langway. (1988). Scanning Electron-Microscope Analysis of Aerosols in Snow and ice Cores from Greenland (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 10. 208–208. 2 indexed citations
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Kumai, Motoi & Chester C. Langway. (1988). Scanning Electron-Microscope Analysis of Aerosols in Snow and ice Cores from Greenland (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 10. 208–208. 1 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C., et al.. (1985). Comparison of Mechanical Tests on the Dye-3, Greenland Ice Core and Artificial Laboratory Ice. Annals of Glaciology. 6. 305–305. 3 indexed citations
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Hammer, C. U., H. B. Clausen, & Chester C. Langway. (1985). The Byrd Ice Core: Continuous Acidity Measurements and Solid Electrical Conductivity Measurements. Annals of Glaciology. 7. 214–214. 16 indexed citations
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Fountain, John C., T. M. Usselman, Joseph L. Wooden, & Chester C. Langway. (1981). Evidence of the Bedrock Beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet Near Camp Century, Greenland. Journal of Glaciology. 27(95). 193–197. 5 indexed citations
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Whalley, W. Brian & Chester C. Langway. (1980). A Scanning Electron Microscope Examination of Subglacial Quartz Grains from Camp Century Core, Greenland–A Preliminary Study. Journal of Glaciology. 25(91). 125–132. 10 indexed citations
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Herron, Susan L., et al.. (1979). The Debris-Laden Ice at the Bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Journal of Glaciology. 23(89). 193–207. 26 indexed citations
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Herron, Michael & Chester C. Langway. (1979). Dating of Ross Ice Shelf Cores by Chemical Analysis. Journal of Glaciology. 24(90). 345–357. 29 indexed citations
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Herron, Susan L., et al.. (1979). The Debris-Laden Ice at the Bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Journal of Glaciology. 23(89). 193–207. 61 indexed citations
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Cragin, James H., Michael Herron, & Chester C. Langway. (1975). The Chemistry of 700 Years of Precipitation at DYE-3, Greenland.. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 30 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C., et al.. (1975). A Summary of Weather Observed at Crete and Summit Stations, Greenland, June 1974.. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 1 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C.. (1961). Accumulation and Temperature on The Inland Ice of North Greenland, 1959. Journal of Glaciology. 3(30). 1017–1044. 4 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C.. (1958). A 400 Meter Deep Ice Core in Greenland: Preliminary Report. Journal of Glaciology. 3(23). 217–217. 5 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C.. (1958). A 400 Meter Deep Ice Core in Greenland: Preliminary Report. Journal of Glaciology. 3(23). 217–217. 7 indexed citations

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