G. S. Downs

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

G. S. Downs is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, G. S. Downs has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 14 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in G. S. Downs's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (20 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (13 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (13 papers). G. S. Downs is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (20 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (13 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (13 papers). G. S. Downs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. G. S. Downs's co-authors include Ronald W. Hellings, P. E. Reichley, J. M. Cordes, G. A. Morris, S. Krishnamohan, R. M. Goldstein, S. H. Zisk, P. J. Mouginis‐Mark, L. E. Roth and G. Schubert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

G. S. Downs

41 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Upper limits on the isotropic gravitational radiation background from pulsar timing analysis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. S. Downs United States	20	1.5k	412	245	230	224	43	1.6k
I. I. Shapiro United States	15	905 0.6×	518 1.3×	147 0.6×	504 2.2×	198 0.9×	51	1.3k
W. A. Coles United States	36	2.7k 1.9×	542 1.3×	425 1.7×	162 0.7×	281 1.3×	106	2.9k
C. R. Gwinn United States	22	1.5k 1.0×	361 0.9×	400 1.6×	154 0.7×	135 0.6×	77	1.8k
T. Hagfors Germany	30	2.1k 1.5×	227 0.6×	284 1.2×	648 2.8×	213 1.0×	104	2.4k
D. H. Boggs United States	20	1.6k 1.1×	919 2.2×	290 1.2×	435 1.9×	200 0.9×	57	2.4k
R. D. Reasenberg United States	17	1.1k 0.7×	236 0.6×	246 1.0×	176 0.8×	161 0.7×	84	1.2k
B. Edward McDonald United States	18	529 0.4×	313 0.8×	87 0.4×	153 0.7×	106 0.5×	62	1.0k
R. A. Preston United States	25	1.8k 1.2×	150 0.4×	448 1.8×	348 1.5×	50 0.2×	123	2.0k
R. Wielebinski Germany	30	3.1k 2.1×	224 0.5×	1.4k 5.9×	135 0.6×	203 0.9×	240	3.3k
C. Veillet United States	20	1.4k 1.0×	168 0.4×	123 0.5×	179 0.8×	277 1.2×	98	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. S. Downs

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Jurgens, R. F., et al.. (1988). High resolution images of Venus from ground‐based radar. Geophysical Research Letters. 15(6). 577–580. 9 indexed citations

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Cohen, R. J., et al.. (1987). Narrow polarized components in the OH 1612-MHz maser emission from supergiant OH–IR sources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 225(3). 491–498. 38 indexed citations

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Roth, L. E., G. S. Downs, R. S. Saunders, & G. Schubert. (1985). Mars: Seasonally variable radar reflectivity. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 559. 248–250. 2 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S. & P. E. Reichley. (1983). JPL pulsar timing observations. II - Geocentric arrival times. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 53. 169–169. 52 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S., P. J. Mouginis‐Mark, S. H. Zisk, & T. W. Thompson. (1982). New Radar-Derived Topography for the Equatorial Belt of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 182–183. 3 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S., P. J. Mouginis‐Mark, S. H. Zisk, & T. W. Thompson. (1982). New radar‐derived topography for the northern hemisphere of Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 87(B12). 9747–9754. 36 indexed citations

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Roth, L. E., M. Kobrick, G. S. Downs, R. S. Saunders, & G. Schubert. (1981). Martian center of mass - center of figure offset.. 372–374. 2 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S. & P. E. Reichley. (1980). Techniques for measuring arrival times of pulsar signals 1: DSN observations from 1968 to 1980. STIN. 80. 33317. 2 indexed citations

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Saunders, R. S., et al.. (1980). Early volcanic-tectonic province: Coprates region of Mars.. 74–76. 5 indexed citations

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Mouginis‐Mark, P. J., S. H. Zisk, & G. S. Downs. (1980). Characterization of Martian surface materials from earth-based radar - The Memnonia Fossae region. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 1. 823. 7 indexed citations

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Roth, L. E., G. S. Downs, R. S. Saunders, & G. Schubert. (1979). Atlas of radar topography of Mars.. 436–437. 1 indexed citations

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Roth, L. E., G. S. Downs, R. S. Saunders, & G. Schubert. (1979). Radar morphometry of craters, basins and volcanic landforms on Mars. 71. 1 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S.. (1979). Integrated pulse profiles and mean fluxes of 24 pulsars at 2.388 gigahertz. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 40. 365–365. 5 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S., et al.. (1976). A radar study of the backup Martian landing sites. 36. 49–52. 1 indexed citations

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Tyler, G. L., et al.. (1976). Radar Characteristics of Viking 1 Landing Sites. Science. 193(4255). 812–815. 30 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S. & P. E. Reichley. (1975). Radar ranging of the planet Mars at 8495 MHz. 29. 95–106. 2 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S.. (1974). Interplanetary navigation using pulsating radio sources. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 56 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S., et al.. (1973). Martian topography and surface properties as seen by radar: The 1971 opposition. Icarus. 18(1). 8–21. 45 indexed citations

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Melbourne, W. G., et al.. (1970). Ephemeris, Radar Radius, and Radar Topography of Mars. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 2. 211. 1 indexed citations

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Downs, G. S. & A. R. Thompson. (1968). The Distribution of Polarization in the Crab Nebula at a Wavelength of 9.8 CM. The Astrophysical Journal. 152. L65–L65. 2 indexed citations

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