Chris Watson

669 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 432 citations indexed

About

Chris Watson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Watson has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 432 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Geophysics and 12 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chris Watson's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (20 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (14 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (11 papers). Chris Watson is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (20 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (14 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (11 papers). Chris Watson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Chris Watson's co-authors include P. T. Jayachandran, David R. Themens, Paul Prikryl, Sean Elvidge, Benjamin Reid, Anthony M. McCaffrey, Alan Wood, D. W. Danskin, Nedjeljka Žagar and Sergiy Vasylkevych and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Radio Science.

In The Last Decade

Chris Watson

21 papers receiving 420 citations

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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.

Global Propagation of Ionospheric Disturbances Associated With the 2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption

2022 160 citations David R. Themens, Chris Watson et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chris Watson Canada	12	395	283	154	101	54	21	432
Anthony M. McCaffrey Canada	11	394 1.0×	257 0.9×	236 1.5×	72 0.7×	100 1.9×	18	436
J. Wroten United States	14	599 1.5×	290 1.0×	166 1.1×	122 1.2×	39 0.7×	27	632
E. A. Kosogorov Russia	11	472 1.2×	347 1.2×	199 1.3×	115 1.1×	51 0.9×	17	508
Alexey Oinats Russia	15	603 1.5×	378 1.3×	209 1.4×	193 1.9×	81 1.5×	55	637
V. T. Rozumenko Ukraine	12	308 0.8×	245 0.9×	72 0.5×	53 0.5×	29 0.5×	45	356
Z. Ren China	12	443 1.1×	221 0.8×	118 0.8×	171 1.7×	60 1.1×	15	476
Min‐Yang Chou United States	17	678 1.7×	460 1.6×	282 1.8×	103 1.0×	114 2.1×	38	753
N. A. Frissell United States	13	401 1.0×	177 0.6×	155 1.0×	96 1.0×	54 1.0×	41	421
A. S. Yukimatu Japan	15	569 1.4×	242 0.9×	203 1.3×	156 1.5×	39 0.7×	58	580
D. H. Zhang China	13	528 1.3×	367 1.3×	179 1.2×	83 0.8×	93 1.7×	14	586

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Watson

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Kashcheyev, Anton, B. Nava, Chris Watson, P. T. Jayachandran, & Richard B. Langley. (2025). EclipseNB: A Network of Low‐Cost GNSS Receivers to Study the Ionosphere. Space Weather. 23(1). 1 indexed citations

Themens, David R., Sean Elvidge, Anthony M. McCaffrey, et al.. (2024). The High Latitude Ionospheric Response to the Major May 2024 Geomagnetic Storm: A Synoptic View. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(19). 33 indexed citations

Watson, Chris, P. T. Jayachandran, Anton Kashcheyev, et al.. (2023). Radio Instrument Package for Lunar Ionospheric Observation: A Concept Study. Radio Science. 58(7). 1 indexed citations

Themens, David R., Chris Watson, Nedjeljka Žagar, et al.. (2022). Global Propagation of Ionospheric Disturbances Associated With the 2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(7). 160 indexed citations breakdown →

Themens, David R., Benjamin Reid, P. T. Jayachandran, et al.. (2021). E‐CHAIM as a Model of Total Electron Content: Performance and Diagnostics. Space Weather. 19(11). 13 indexed citations

Bernhardt, P. A., Michael K. Griffin, Chris Watson, et al.. (2021). Strong Amplification of ELF/VLF Signals in Space Using Neutral Gas Injections From a Satellite Rocket Engine. Radio Science. 56(2). 7 indexed citations

Watson, Chris, David R. Themens, & P. T. Jayachandran. (2021). Development and Validation of Precipitation Enhanced Densities for the Empirical Canadian High Arctic Ionospheric Model. Space Weather. 19(10). 13 indexed citations

Perry, G. W., Chris Watson, Andrew Howarth, et al.. (2019). Topside Ionospheric Disturbances Detected Using Radio Occultation Measurements During the August 2017 Solar Eclipse. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(13). 7069–7078. 17 indexed citations

Watson, Chris & N. M. Pedatella. (2018). Climatology and Characteristics of Medium-Scale F-region Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities Observed by COSMIC Radio Occultation Receivers. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 1 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris & N. M. Pedatella. (2018). Characteristics of Medium-Scale F-region Plasma Irregularities at Equatorial and Mid Latitudes, as Observed by COSMIC Radio Occultation Receivers. 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Yau, A. W., et al.. (2018). Eclipse‐Induced Changes to Topside Ion Composition and Field‐Aligned Ion Flows in the August 2017 Solar Eclipse: e‐POP Observations. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(20). 11 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris & N. M. Pedatella. (2018). Climatology and Characteristics of Medium‐Scale F Region Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities Observed by COSMIC Radio Occultation Receivers. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 123(10). 8610–8630. 19 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris, Richard B. Langley, David R. Themens, et al.. (2018). Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe Ionospheric Radio Occultation Measurements at High Latitudes: Receiver Bias Estimation and Comparison With Ground‐Based Observations. Radio Science. 53(2). 166–182. 9 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris, P. T. Jayachandran, H. J. Singer, R. J. Redmon, & D. W. Danskin. (2016). GPS TEC response to Pc4 “giant pulsations”. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 121(2). 1722–1735. 10 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris, P. T. Jayachandran, & J. W. MacDougall. (2016). Characteristics of GPS TEC variations in the polar cap ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 121(5). 4748–4768. 22 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris, P. T. Jayachandran, & J. W. MacDougall. (2016). GPS TEC variations in the polar cap ionosphere: Solar wind and IMF dependence. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 121(9). 9030–9050. 10 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris, P. T. Jayachandran, H. J. Singer, R. J. Redmon, & D. W. Danskin. (2015). Large‐amplitude GPS TEC variations associated with Pc5–6 magnetic field variations observed on the ground and at geosynchronous orbit. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 120(9). 7798–7821. 21 indexed citations

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Jayachandran, P. T., Keisuke Hosokawa, K. Shiokawa, et al.. (2012). GPS total electron content variations associated with poleward moving Sun‐aligned arcs. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 117(A5). 20 indexed citations

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Jayachandran, P. T., Chris Watson, I. J. Rae, et al.. (2011). High-latitude GPS TEC changes associated with a sudden magnetospheric compression. Geophysical Research Letters. 38(23). n/a–n/a. 19 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris, P. T. Jayachandran, E. Spanswick, E. Donovan, & D. W. Danskin. (2011). GPS TEC technique for observation of the evolution of substorm particle precipitation. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(A10). n/a–n/a. 41 indexed citations

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