Fred Espenak

1.5k total citations
67 papers, 965 citations indexed

About

Fred Espenak is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Espenak has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 965 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Fred Espenak's work include Astro and Planetary Science (41 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (21 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (19 papers). Fred Espenak is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (41 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (21 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (19 papers). Fred Espenak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Fred Espenak's co-authors include Theodor Kostiuk, M. J. Mumma, D. Zipoy, Drake Deming, T. A. Livengood, J. Goldstein, P. N. Romani, D. Bühl, K. E. Fast and T. Kostiuk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Fred Espenak

64 papers receiving 891 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fred Espenak United States 19 719 441 215 181 76 67 965
J. T. Bergstralh United States 18 716 1.0× 325 0.7× 122 0.6× 81 0.4× 125 1.6× 54 919
Theodor Kostiuk United States 19 607 0.8× 570 1.3× 393 1.8× 216 1.2× 106 1.4× 49 1.0k
J. P. Maillard France 22 1.1k 1.6× 588 1.3× 322 1.5× 241 1.3× 192 2.5× 70 1.5k
D. Zipoy United States 17 690 1.0× 233 0.5× 113 0.5× 133 0.7× 95 1.3× 38 928
M. Burgdorf Germany 17 754 1.0× 332 0.8× 146 0.7× 108 0.6× 95 1.3× 90 979
H. G. Roe United States 25 1.5k 2.2× 486 1.1× 88 0.4× 86 0.5× 107 1.4× 80 1.7k
L. M. Trafton United States 18 741 1.0× 275 0.6× 100 0.5× 54 0.3× 91 1.2× 76 873
B. J. Conrath United States 15 444 0.6× 374 0.8× 82 0.4× 249 1.4× 26 0.3× 33 770
L. Rezac Germany 18 678 0.9× 378 0.9× 93 0.4× 124 0.7× 28 0.4× 49 802
Nathan J. Mayne United Kingdom 29 2.0k 2.8× 669 1.5× 236 1.1× 164 0.9× 46 0.6× 88 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Fred Espenak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fred Espenak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred Espenak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fred Espenak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fred Espenak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Fred Espenak. Fred Espenak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Espenak, Fred, et al.. (2009). Totality : eclipses of the sun : updated with guides to total eclipses from 2009 through 2017. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
2.
Livengood, T. A., T. Kostiuk, W. C. Maguire, et al.. (2001). Measurements of Non-Thermal Infrared Emission Lines of Carbon Dioxide in the Mars Upper Atmosphere. 33. 1 indexed citations
3.
Hewagama, T., J. Goldstein, Fred Espenak, et al.. (1998). Spectral Line Analysis for Planetary Atmospheric Dynamics Retrieval. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 30. 1093. 8 indexed citations
4.
Kostiuk, Theodor, K. E. Fast, T. A. Livengood, et al.. (1997). Which Way Does the Wind Blow? Titan's Zonal Circulation. DPS. 1 indexed citations
5.
Espenak, Fred & Jay Anderson. (1996). Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26. CTIT technical reports series. 2 indexed citations
6.
Espenak, Fred. (1996). Coming Attractions: A Solar-Eclipse Sneak Preview. Sky and Telescope. 92(2). 48. 2 indexed citations
7.
Fast, K. E., T. A. Livengood, T. Kostiuk, et al.. (1995). NH 3 in Jupiter's Stratosphere Within the Year Following the SL9 Impacts. DPS. 27. 2 indexed citations
8.
Espenak, Fred & Jay Anderson. (1995). Total solar eclipse of 1997 March 9. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 18 indexed citations
9.
Espenak, Fred, D. Bühl, P. N. Romani, et al.. (1995). Altitude Distribution of Ammonia Deposited in Jupiter's Stratosphere by the SL9 Impacts. DPS. 27. 2 indexed citations
10.
Fast, K. E., T. Kostiuk, Fred Espenak, et al.. (1994). Direct Measurement Of Doppler Shifts Due To Zonal Winds On Titan. DPS. 26. 2 indexed citations
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Kostiuk, T., K. E. Fast, D. Zipoy, et al.. (1994). Very High-Resolution Spectroscopy of the Jovian Stratosphere in the Wake of the SL9 Impacts. 26. 1584. 1 indexed citations
12.
Espenak, Fred. (1994). Twelve-year planetary ephemeris: 1995-2006. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
13.
Kostiuk, T., Fred Espenak, P. N. Romani, & J. Goldstein. (1990). The Spectral Content of the 7.8 μm Emission from Jupiter at High Resolution. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 22. 1066. 1 indexed citations
14.
Deming, Drake, M. J. Mumma, Fred Espenak, et al.. (1988). Zonal Thermal Structure of Jupiter. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 20. 872. 2 indexed citations
15.
Espenak, Fred & M. J. Mumma. (1987). A Search for Ozone in the Atmosphere of Mars. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 19. 818. 2 indexed citations
16.
Deming, Drake, et al.. (1987). A Search for p-mode Oscillations of Jupiter. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 19. 828. 2 indexed citations
17.
Espenak, Fred, et al.. (1985). Study of Velocity Structure in IRC +10216 Using Acetylene Line Profiles. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 17. 570. 1 indexed citations
18.
Espenak, Fred, et al.. (1985). Spatial Distribution of Ethane on Jupiter.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 17. 708. 2 indexed citations
19.
Kostiuk, T., M. J. Mumma, Fred Espenak, et al.. (1982). Measurements of Ethane Abundance in the Jovian Stratosphere.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 14. 723. 1 indexed citations
20.
Kostiuk, T., Fred Espenak, D. Bühl, et al.. (1980). Quantitative Analysis of CO 2 Lines Formed in the Lower Atmosphere of Mars: Comparison with Viking and Mariner Ground-Truth Results.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 12. 703. 2 indexed citations

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