Gary E. Thomas

9.6k total citations
211 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Gary E. Thomas is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary E. Thomas has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 102 papers in Atmospheric Science and 46 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Gary E. Thomas's work include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (95 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (80 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (59 papers). Gary E. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (95 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (80 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (59 papers). Gary E. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Gary E. Thomas's co-authors include J. J. Olivero, Knut Stamnes, Markus Rapp, E. J. Jensen, D. W. Rusch, M. T. DeLand, W. H. Weinberg, E. P. Shettle, A. W. Merkel and S. M. Bailey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Gary E. Thomas

206 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gary E. Thomas 4.8k 4.4k 1.9k 786 483 211 7.1k
C. Y. She 2.8k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 978 1.2× 300 0.6× 175 5.3k
Thomas Müller 1.7k 0.4× 2.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 728 0.9× 171 0.4× 203 5.4k
Susumu Katō 3.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 699 0.4× 476 0.6× 210 0.4× 353 6.1k
D. M. Hunten 8.8k 1.8× 3.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 515 0.7× 73 0.2× 239 10.2k
U. von Zahn 5.3k 1.1× 3.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 374 0.5× 48 0.1× 165 6.6k
K. Muinonen 3.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 1.9k 1.0× 422 0.5× 54 0.1× 323 5.9k
J. W. Hovenier 1.7k 0.4× 3.4k 0.8× 3.7k 2.0× 365 0.5× 58 0.1× 152 6.2k
William M. Irvine 3.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.4× 626 0.3× 2.0k 2.6× 182 0.4× 198 5.8k
T. M. Donahue 6.6k 1.4× 2.8k 0.6× 825 0.4× 543 0.7× 46 0.1× 187 8.1k
E. C. Zipf 1.4k 0.3× 1.7k 0.4× 499 0.3× 1.4k 1.8× 347 0.7× 106 3.9k

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All Works

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Fritts, David C., et al.. (2021). Modeling Responses of Polar Mesospheric Clouds to Gravity Wave and Instability Dynamics and Induced Large‐Scale Motions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(13). 13 indexed citations
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Thomas, Gary E., J. D. Lumpe, Charles Bardeen, & C. E. Randall. (2019). Albedo-Ice Regression method for determining ice water content of polar mesospheric clouds using ultraviolet observations from space. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(3). 1755–1766. 6 indexed citations
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DeLand, M. T. & Gary E. Thomas. (2019). Extending the SBUV polar mesospheric cloud data record with the OMPS NP. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(11). 7913–7925. 12 indexed citations
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Baumgarten, Gerd, Mark E. Hervig, Bodil Karlsson, et al.. (2010). A Working Group for Determining the State-of-the-Art in Mesospheric Ice Particle Sizes. cosp. 38. 2. 1 indexed citations
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Russell, James M., S. M. Bailey, L. L. Gordley, et al.. (2008). The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission: Overview and early science results. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 71(3-4). 289–299. 174 indexed citations
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Rapp, Markus, et al.. (2001). Small Scale Temperature Variations in the Vicinity of NLC: Experimental and Model Results. AGUSM. 2001. 11 indexed citations
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Mills, Michael, O. B. Toon, Gary E. Thomas, & S. C. Solomon. (2001). The Polar Mesopause Sulfate Aerosol Layer. AGUSM. 2001. 1 indexed citations
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Kaup, D. J. & Gary E. Thomas. (1988). A model magnetron distribution function: Analysis and scalings. The Physics of Fluids. 31(8). 2362–2365. 6 indexed citations
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Thomas, Gary E., et al.. (1987). PHASE LOCKED MAGNETRONS AS ACCELERATOR RF SOURCES. 1464. 6 indexed citations
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Kopp, E., et al.. (1985). 'super Camp': a Research Project to Investigate the Polar Middle Atmosphere in Summer with Rocket Launches from 65°-80°N. 229. 125. 1 indexed citations
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Memmesheimer, M., et al.. (1985). The role of horizontally-averaged nonlinear heat transport in zonally-averaged models of the middle atmosphere. Annales Geophysicae. 3(2). 187–194. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Gary E., et al.. (1982). RADIACTIVE EQUILIBRIUM IN THE MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE. Geofísica Internacional. 21(1). 69–86. 2 indexed citations
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Jory, H., et al.. (1980). Development program for a 200 kW CW 28 GHz gyroklystron. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Gary E. & Donald E. Anderson. (1976). Global atomic hydrogen density derived from OGO-6 Lyman α measurements. Planetary and Space Science. 24(4). 303–312. 49 indexed citations
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Thomas, Gary E., et al.. (1976). The effect of adsorption of Cs and coadsorption of Cs and O2 on bombardment-induced light emission from Cu and Al surfaces. Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 132. 449–452. 23 indexed citations
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Thomas, Gary E., et al.. (1975). Light emission from excited molecules sputtered from chemisorption layers on silicon. Chemical Physics. 7(2). 303–309. 24 indexed citations
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Newton, Amos S., A. F. Sciamanna, & Gary E. Thomas. (1970). The occurrence of the H3+ ion in the mass spectra of organic compounds. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics. 5(5-6). 465–482. 6 indexed citations
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Thomas, Gary E. & B. K. Ching. (1969). Upper atmospheric response to transient heating. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 74(7). 1796–1811. 18 indexed citations
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Brion, C.E. & Gary E. Thomas. (1968). A versatile “monoenergetic” electron impact spectrometer for the study of inelastic collision processes. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics. 1(1). 25–39. 39 indexed citations

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