D. W. Hancock

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

D. W. Hancock is a scholar working on Oceanography, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, D. W. Hancock has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Oceanography, 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 14 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in D. W. Hancock's work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (17 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (14 papers). D. W. Hancock is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (17 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (14 papers). D. W. Hancock collaborates with scholars based in United States. D. W. Hancock's co-authors include B. E. Schutz, H. Jay Zwally, J. P. Dimarzio, Christopher A. Shuman, Stephen P. Palm, G. S. Hayne, Anita C. Brenner, James B. Abshire, T. A. Herring and Jack L. Bufton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

D. W. Hancock

41 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

ICESat's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and land

2002 786 citations H. Jay Zwally, B. E. Schutz et al. profile →
Overview of the ICESat Mission

2005 683 citations B. E. Schutz, H. Jay Zwally et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. W. Hancock United States	17	1.1k	723	691	521	316	42	2.3k
Stephen P. Palm United States	23	2.2k 2.0×	677 0.9×	231 0.3×	1.7k 3.3×	306 1.0×	79	3.0k
Lori A. Magruder United States	18	431 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	313 0.5×	409 0.8×	432 1.4×	59	1.6k
B. M. Csathó United States	29	2.5k 2.3×	449 0.6×	316 0.5×	442 0.8×	347 1.1×	93	3.2k
B. Minster United States	9	637 0.6×	364 0.5×	135 0.2×	255 0.5×	168 0.5×	19	1.7k
Paola Rizzoli Germany	22	1.3k 1.2×	715 1.0×	560 0.8×	332 0.6×	295 0.9×	123	2.6k
Amy Neuenschwander United States	27	595 0.5×	2.2k 3.0×	237 0.3×	996 1.9×	1.4k 4.6×	63	3.0k
James C. Storey United States	17	666 0.6×	667 0.9×	114 0.2×	883 1.7×	1.0k 3.2×	35	2.2k
Kalifa Goı̈ta Canada	25	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	138 0.2×	419 0.8×	431 1.4×	103	2.2k
Thierry Toutin Canada	22	453 0.4×	799 1.1×	106 0.2×	142 0.3×	218 0.7×	73	2.1k
Mark R. Drinkwater United States	34	3.9k 3.6×	1.9k 2.6×	1.0k 1.5×	659 1.3×	180 0.6×	126	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. W. Hancock

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Morison, J., et al.. (2022). ICESat-2 ATL12 Ocean Surface Height and ATL19 Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography. OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads. 1–6. 5 indexed citations

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Neumann, T., et al.. (2021). On‐Orbit Radiometric Performance on ICESat‐2. Earth and Space Science. 8(10). 15 indexed citations

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Herzfeld, U. C., et al.. (2021). Detection and Height Measurement of Tenuous Clouds and Blowing Snow in ICESat‐2 ATLAS Data. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(17). 18 indexed citations

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Palm, Stephen P., Yuekui Yang, U. C. Herzfeld, et al.. (2021). ICESat‐2 Atmospheric Channel Description, Data Processing and First Results. Earth and Space Science. 8(8). 26 indexed citations

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Dickinson, S.M., et al.. (2020). ICESat-2 ATL12, Release 4: Ocean Altimetry From 10-m to Global Scales. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2020. 1 indexed citations

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Kwok, R., T. Markus, N. T. Kurtz, et al.. (2019). Surface Height and Sea Ice Freeboard of the Arctic Ocean From ICESat‐2: Characteristics and Early Results. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(10). 6942–6959. 71 indexed citations

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Hendricks, Terry J., et al.. (2019). Alfalfa in the South Workshop Series: Increasing Acreage through Education. 12(2). 2 indexed citations

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Neumann, T., T. Markus, Kelly M. Brunt, et al.. (2012). Airborne ICESat-2 simulator (MABEL) results from Greenland. AGUFM. 2012. 1 indexed citations

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Brunt, Kelly M., T. Neumann, T. Markus, et al.. (2011). MABEL photon-counting altimetry data for ICESat-2 simulations. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 2 indexed citations

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Hancock, D. W., et al.. (2009). GFO and JASON Altimeter Engineering Assessment Report. Update: GFO-Acceptance to End of Mission on October 22, 2008, JASON-Acceptance to September 29, 2008. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Hancock, D. W., et al.. (2006). TOPEX Radar Altimeter Engineering Assessment Report Final Update-Side B Turn-On to End-of-Mission on October 9, 2005. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2 indexed citations

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Schutz, B. E., H. Jay Zwally, Christopher A. Shuman, D. W. Hancock, & J. P. Dimarzio. (2005). Overview of the ICESat Mission. Geophysical Research Letters. 32(21). 683 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tran, N., et al.. (2002). Assessment of the Cycle-to-Cycle Noise Level of the Geosat Follow-On, TOPEX, and Poseidon Altimeters. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 19(12). 2095–2107. 12 indexed citations

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Hayne, G. S., et al.. (2002). Engineering performance analysis of the TOPEX radar altimeter. 1. 337–339.

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Marquis, Melinda, Anita C. Brenner, D. W. Hancock, et al.. (2001). Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) Data Products from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Mission. AGUFM. 2001. 2 indexed citations

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Walsh, Edmond J., D. W. Hancock, D. E. Hines, Robert N. Swift, & J. F. Scott. (1988). Surface contour radar observations of the directional wave spectrum during Fasinex. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 6 indexed citations

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Walsh, Edward J., et al.. (1987). Wave-measurement capabilities of the surface contour radar and the airborne oceanographic lidar. Johns Hopkins APL technical digest. 8. 74–81. 6 indexed citations

18.

Hayne, G. S. & D. W. Hancock. (1987). Waveform analysis for Geosat day 96. Johns Hopkins APL technical digest. 8. 4 indexed citations

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Hancock, D. W., et al.. (1984). The next generation in process-plant CAD. Computer-Aided Design. 16(2). 108–108. 2 indexed citations

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Walsh, Edward J., et al.. (1982). Development of the fetch-limited directional wave spectrum. 820–825. 3 indexed citations

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