D. A. Gell

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

D. A. Gell is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. A. Gell has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 16 papers in Atmospheric Science and 8 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. A. Gell's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (20 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (16 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (14 papers). D. A. Gell is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (20 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (16 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (14 papers). D. A. Gell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. D. A. Gell's co-authors include W. R. Skinner, B. Magee, J. H. Waite, P. B. Hays, W. T. Kasprzak, D. A. Ortland, R. V. Yelle, Greg Fletcher, Heinz J. Grassl and Vincent J. Abreu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. A. Gell

30 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

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

2006 498 citations J. H. Waite, M. R. Combi et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. A. Gell United States	20	1.8k	957	207	193	173	32	2.0k
R. Rodrigo Spain	27	1.8k 1.0×	831 0.9×	178 0.9×	85 0.4×	164 0.9×	78	2.0k
J. C. McConnell United States	14	1.3k 0.8×	512 0.5×	188 0.9×	256 1.3×	105 0.6×	35	1.8k
M. A. Janssen United States	27	1.6k 0.9×	892 0.9×	89 0.4×	119 0.6×	48 0.3×	83	2.1k
Heidi B. Hammel United States	31	2.3k 1.3×	738 0.8×	114 0.6×	178 0.9×	89 0.5×	138	2.5k
M. E. Summers United States	33	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	420 2.0×	154 0.8×	168 1.0×	87	2.7k
Timothy J. Kane United States	21	1.2k 0.7×	724 0.8×	284 1.4×	122 0.6×	39 0.2×	61	1.4k
Erich Karkoschka United States	28	2.3k 1.3×	938 1.0×	95 0.5×	132 0.7×	121 0.7×	69	2.4k
R. K. Achterberg United States	30	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	68 0.3×	216 1.1×	208 1.2×	107	2.4k
P. Rannou France	35	3.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.4×	319 1.5×	106 0.5×	290 1.7×	102	3.5k
G. W. Lockwood United States	28	2.1k 1.2×	409 0.4×	279 1.3×	106 0.5×	39 0.2×	128	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. A. Gell

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Mandt, Kathleen, D. A. Gell, M. E. Perry, et al.. (2012). Ion densities and composition of Titan's upper atmosphere derived from the Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Analysis methods and comparison of measured ion densities to photochemical model simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 117(E10). 53 indexed citations

Cui, Jun, R. V. Yelle, V. Vuitton, et al.. (2008). Analysis of Titan's neutral upper atmosphere from Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer measurements. Icarus. 200(2). 581–615. 239 indexed citations

Haye, V. de La, J. H. Waite, R. E. Johnson, et al.. (2007). Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer data in Titan's upper atmosphere and exosphere: Observation of a suprathermal corona. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(A7). 79 indexed citations

Niciejewski, R. J., Qian Wu, W. R. Skinner, et al.. (2006). TIMED Doppler Interferometer on the Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics satellite: Data product overview. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 111(A11). 42 indexed citations

Waite, J. H., M. R. Combi, W.-H. Ip, et al.. (2006). Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Enceladus Plume Composition and Structure. Science. 311(5766). 1419–1422. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

Skinner, W. R., Alan R. Marshall, D. A. Gell, & J. M. Raines. (2003). The High-Resolution Doppler Imager: status update 12 years after launch. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5157. 231–231. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Qian, D. A. Gell, R. M. Johnson, et al.. (2002). Wind Measurements by the TIMED Doppler Interferometer (TIDI). AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1644. 1 indexed citations

Killeen, T. L., et al.. (2000). Space‐time analysis of TIMED Doppler Interferometer (TIDI) measurements. Geophysical Research Letters. 27(20). 3297–3300. 19 indexed citations

Killeen, T. L., W. R. Skinner, R. M. Johnson, et al.. (1999). TIMED Doppler interferometer (TIDI). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3756. 289–289. 68 indexed citations

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Skinner, W. R., et al.. (1999). High-resolution Doppler imager: instrument performance from late 1991 to mid-1999. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3756. 304–304. 5 indexed citations

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Burrage, M. D., W. R. Skinner, D. A. Gell, et al.. (1996). Validation of mesosphere and lower thermosphere winds from the high resolution Doppler imager on UARS. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(D6). 10365–10392. 114 indexed citations

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Skinner, W. R., P. B. Hays, Heinz J. Grassl, et al.. (1996). High-Resolution Doppler Imager: instrument performance in orbit since late 1991. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2830. 202–202. 5 indexed citations

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Marshall, Alan R., D. A. Gell, J. Yee, et al.. (1995). Stellar alignment of the High Resolution Doppler Imager. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 32(6). 1039–1043. 4 indexed citations

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Grassl, Heinz J., W. R. Skinner, P. B. Hays, et al.. (1995). Atmospheric wind measurements with the high-resolution Doppler imager. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 32(1). 169–176. 24 indexed citations

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Burrage, M. D., W. R. Skinner, Alan R. Marshall, et al.. (1994). Validation of winds from the High-Resolution Doppler Imager on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2266. 294–294. 3 indexed citations

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Skinner, W. R., P. B. Hays, D. A. Gell, et al.. (1993). The High Resolution Doppler Imager (HRDI) on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. 31st Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations

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Hays, P. B., Vincent J. Abreu, Michael E. Dobbs, et al.. (1993). The high‐resolution doppler imager on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(D6). 10713–10723. 241 indexed citations

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Lieberman, R. S., M. D. Burrage, D. A. Gell, et al.. (1993). Zonal mean winds in the equatorial mesosphere and lower thermosphere observed by the High Resolution Doppler Imager. Geophysical Research Letters. 20(24). 2849–2852. 40 indexed citations

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Morton, Y. Jade, R. S. Lieberman, P. B. Hays, et al.. (1993). Global mesospheric tidal winds observed by the high resolution Doppler imager on board the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Geophysical Research Letters. 20(12). 1263–1266. 40 indexed citations

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Burrage, M. D., W. R. Skinner, A. Marshall, et al.. (1993). Comparison of HRDI wind measurements with radar and rocket observations. Geophysical Research Letters. 20(12). 1259–1262. 29 indexed citations

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