Fred L. Whipple
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Aerospace Engineering top 5%
- Ecology top 10%
- Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Geophysics top 10%
- Co-authors
- L. G. JacchiaW. F. HuebnerH. J. ReitsemaW. A. DelamereE. L. FiremanBernard LovellK. WilhelmH. U. Keller
- Topics
- Astro and Planetary Science (116 papers)Planetary Science and Exploration (48 papers)Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (20 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Fred L. Whipple
141 papers receiving 2.1k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 94
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 2.3k
- Aerospace Engineering 305
- Ecology 243
- Atmospheric Science 222
- Geophysics 156
Countries citing papers authored by Fred L. Whipple
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Fields of papers citing papers by Fred L. Whipple
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred L. Whipple
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fred L. Whipple. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fred L. Whipple 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 L. Whipple. Fred L. Whipple is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Images of the nucleus of Comet Halley. Volume 2: obtained by the Television System (TVS) on board the Vega spacecraft. | 4 |
| 2 | Comets in the space age | 7 |
| 3 | The Cometary Nucleus - Current Concepts | 19 |
| 4 | Comparison of active regions on the nucleus of comet Halley. | 2 |
| 5 | 1983 TB and the Geminid Meteors | 23 |
| 6 | Comet IRAS-Araki-Alcock (1983d) - An Intimate Study (Invited) ( 10 min. ) | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | Periodic Comet Halley | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | Rotation Axis and Surface Morphology of a Comet Nucleus from Observations of Fan-Shaped Structures in the Coma. | 3 |
| 11 | Rotation and outbursts of comet P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 | 3 |
| 12 | On the Brightness Variations and Surface Structures of Cometary Nuclei. | 1 |
| 13 | Comet Kohoutek in retrospect. | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | |
| 15 | On the Physics and Splitting of Cometary Nuclei | 13 |
| 16 | Brightness Changes in Periodic Comets | 4 |
| 17 | Meteoritic erosion in space | 6 |
| 18 | 4 | |
| 19 | Reduction Methods for Photographic Meteor Trails | 25 |
| 20 | On the Icy Conglomerate Model for Comets | 3 |
About Fred L. Whipple
Fred L. Whipple is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 157 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (116 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (48 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.3k citations), Atmospheric Science (222 citations) and Aerospace Engineering (305 citations). Fred L. Whipple has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include L. G. Jacchia, W. F. Huebner, H. J. Reitsema, W. A. Delamere, E. L. Fireman, Bernard Lovell, K. Wilhelm, H. U. Keller, H. U. Schmidt and W. Schmidt. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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