G. Louis Smith

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
147 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

G. Louis Smith is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Louis Smith has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 90 papers in Atmospheric Science and 73 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in G. Louis Smith's work include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (66 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (66 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (60 papers). G. Louis Smith is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (66 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (66 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (60 papers). G. Louis Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Belgium. G. Louis Smith's co-authors include Bruce R. Barkstrom, Bruce A. Wielicki, Robert B. Lee, Edwin F. Harrison, John Cooper, Takmeng Wong, Norman G. Loeb, Seiji Kato, David R. Doelling and Natividad Manalo‐Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, American Psychologist and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

G. Louis Smith

137 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): An Earth Observing System Experiment

1996 1.5k citations Bruce A. Wielicki, Bruce R. Barkstrom et al. profile →
Toward Optimal Closure of the Earth's Top-of-Atmosphere Radiation Budget

2008 750 citations Norman G. Loeb, Bruce A. Wielicki et al. Journal of Climate profile →

Peers

G. Louis Smith

GPC

OCEAN

Bruce R. Barkstrom United States

Johannes Schmetz Germany

Bruce A. Wielicki United States

Fred G. Rose United States

David R. Doelling United States

David F. Young United States

Susanne Crewell Germany

Yong Han United States

Rolf Philipona Switzerland

Valdar Oinas United States

Bruce R. Barkstrom United States

G. Louis Smith

4.6k ×1.3

GPC

4.5k ×1.4

579 ×0.9

309 ×1.0

OCEAN

295 ×1.1

Citations per year, relative to G. Louis Smith G. Louis Smith (= 1×) peers Bruce R. Barkstrom

Countries citing papers authored by G. Louis Smith

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. Louis Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Louis Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. Louis Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. Louis Smith 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 G. Louis Smith. G. Louis Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wong, Takmeng, et al.. (2018). On the Lessons Learned From the Operations of the ERBE Nonscanner Instrument in Space and the Production of the Nonscanner TOA Radiation Budget Data Set. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 56(10). 5936–5947. 17 indexed citations

Szewczyk, Z. Peter, G. Louis Smith, & Kory J. Priestley. (2016). Comparison of unfiltered radiances measured in the minor plane by CERES scanners around the time of summer solstices. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 10001. 1000108–1000108. 1 indexed citations

Kato, Seiji, Takmeng Wong, David A. Rutan, et al.. (2014). Unfiltering Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Scanner Radiances Using the CERES Algorithm and Its Evaluation with Nonscanner Observations. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 31(4). 843–859. 4 indexed citations

Rutan, David A., G. Louis Smith, & Takmeng Wong. (2014). Diurnal Variations of Albedo Retrieved from Earth Radiation Budget Experiment Measurements. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 53(12). 2747–2760. 22 indexed citations

Smith, G. Louis, et al.. (2011). Annual Cycle of Surface Longwave Radiation. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 50(6). 1212–1224. 7 indexed citations

Smith, G. Louis, et al.. (2009). Validation of Geolocation of Measurements of the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Scanning Radiometers aboard Three Spacecraft. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 26(11). 2379–2391. 14 indexed citations

Loeb, Norman G., Bruce A. Wielicki, David R. Doelling, et al.. (2008). Toward Optimal Closure of the Earth's Top-of-Atmosphere Radiation Budget. Journal of Climate. 22(3). 748–766. 750 indexed citations breakdown →

Smith, G. Louis, Z. Peter Szewczyk, David A. Rutan, & Robert B. Lee. (2006). Comparison of measurements from satellite radiation budget instruments. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 111(D4). 11 indexed citations

Lee, Robert B., et al.. (2004). On-orbit characterizations of Earth Radiation Budget Experiment broadband shortwave active cavity radiometer sensor responses. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5660. 23–23. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis, et al.. (1994). Limb-darkening Models from Along-Track Operation of the ERBE Scanning Radiometer. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 33(1). 74–84. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis, et al.. (1989). Atlas of albedo and absorbed solar radiation derived from Nimbus 6 earth radiation budget data set, July 1975 to May 1978. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis, et al.. (1987). Atlas of wide-field-of-view outgoing longwave radiation derived from Nimbus 7 Earth radiation budget data set - November 1978 to October 1985. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 4 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis, Bruce R. Barkstrom, Edwin F. Harrison, et al.. (1986). The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment - Early validation results. cosp. 1 indexed citations

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Barkstrom, Bruce R. & G. Louis Smith. (1986). The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment: Science and implementation. Reviews of Geophysics. 24(2). 379–390. 210 indexed citations

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Schneider, Philip J., et al.. (1986). Activity analysis of pharmacy-directed drug-administration technicians. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 43(7). 1702–1706. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis, et al.. (1984). Method for estimating errors for radiation budget based on a scanning radiometer. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis. (1981). Deconvolution of wide-field-of-view satellite radiometer measurements of reflected solar radiation. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis. (1977). Pollutant dispersal in a nonuniform flow. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 28(3). 112–22. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis, et al.. (1970). DRIVER EYE-MOVEMENT PATTERNS UNDER CONDITIONS OF PROLONGED DRIVING, AND SLEEP DEPRIVATION. Highway Research Record. 11 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Louis, et al.. (1960). NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR EROSION CONTROL AT CULVERT OUTLETS. Highway research record. 1 indexed citations

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