J. E. Colwell

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
198 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

J. E. Colwell is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. E. Colwell has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 29 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in J. E. Colwell's work include Astro and Planetary Science (143 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (109 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (37 papers). J. E. Colwell is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (143 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (109 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (37 papers). J. E. Colwell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. J. E. Colwell's co-authors include L. W. Esposito, M. Horányi, Scott Robertson, Amanda A. Sickafoose, A. I. F. Stewart, S. A. Stern, Amanda Hendrix, Robert A. West, C. J. Hansen and M. Sremčević and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. E. Colwell

187 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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Enceladus' Water Vapor Plume

2006 414 citations C. J. Hansen, L. W. Esposito et al. profile →

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. E. Colwell

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. E. Colwell

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Further reverberations of the 1983 impact with Saturn’s C ring 2025 ·Icarus ·R. G. French, P. D. Nicholson, Matthew M. Hedman, H. Salo, E. A. Marouf, (unknown), N. J. Rappaport, J. E. Colwell, (unknown), (unknown), Sophia R. Flury, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matthew S. Tiscareno	2
2	Statistics of Saturn's ring occultations: Implications for structure, dynamics, and origins 2024 ·Icarus ·L. W. Esposito, J. E. Colwell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	3
3	Low-speed Impacts into Ice–Dust Granular Mixtures 2022 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), J. E. Colwell	1
4	Investigation of diurnal variability of water vapor in Enceladus' plume by the Cassini ultraviolet imaging spectrograph 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·C. J. Hansen, L. W. Esposito, K. M. Aye, J. E. Colwell, Amanda Hendrix, Ganna Portyankina, D. E. Shemansky	17
5	Enceladus Plume Morphology and Variability from UVIS Measurements 2017 ·DPS ·(unknown), L. W. Esposito, J. E. Colwell, Amanda Hendrix, Ganna Portyankina	1
6	ON THE LINEAR DAMPING RELATION FOR DENSITY WAVES IN SATURN’S RINGS 2016 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Jürgen Schmidt, J. E. Colwell, (unknown), E. A. Marouf, H. Salo, F. Spahn, Matthew S. Tiscareno	4
7	Strata-1: An International Space Station Experiment into Fundamental Regolith Processes in Microgravity 2016 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·M. Fries, Paul Abell, (unknown), D. T. Britt, J. E. Colwell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christine Hartzell, (unknown), (unknown)	0
8	Ultraviolet Auroral Pulsations on Saturn from Cassini UVIS 2012 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·W. R. Pryor, L. W. Esposito, (unknown), G. M. Holsclaw, Jacques Gustin, J. E. Colwell, (unknown), F. J. Crary, S. W. H. Cowley, D. G. Mitchell, Ulyana A. Dyudina	1
9	Particle Size Variations in Saturn's Rings from Occultation Statistics 2011 ·epsc ·J. E. Colwell, (unknown), L. W. Esposito, (unknown)	1
10	Noncircular Features in Saturn's Rings: II. The C Ring 2011 ·Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research ·P. D. Nicholson, R. G. French, Matthew M. Hedman, E. A. Marouf, J. E. Colwell, N. J. Rappaport, (unknown), (unknown)	1
11	Saturn Auroral Images and Movies from Cassini UVIS 2009 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·W. R. Pryor, L. W. Esposito, A. I. F. Stewart, (unknown), W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, S. Eriksson, J. M. Ajello, (unknown), C. J. Hansen, Amanda Hendrix, D. E. Shemansky, J. T. Clarke, J. D. Nichols, Jacques Gustin, Denis Grodent, Jean‐Claude Gérard, J. E. Colwell, G. B. Hospodarsky, D. G. Mitchell	2
12	Evidence for a Primordial Origin of Saturn's Rings 2007 ·G. R. Stewart, S. J. Robbins, J. E. Colwell	4
13	Density and Bending Waves in Saturn's Rings from Cassini UVIS Star Occultations 2007 ·J. E. Colwell, L. W. Esposito	1
14	Size of Particles and Clumps in Saturnian Rings Inferred from Cassini UVIS Occultations 2005 ·DPS ·M. Sremčević, L. W. Esposito, J. E. Colwell, (unknown)	2
15	Gravitational Wake Structure in Saturn's Rings from Multiple Stellar Occultations 2005 ·DPS ·J. E. Colwell, L. W. Esposito, M. Sremčević	1
16	Dust Levitation in a Plasma Sheath Near a Surface 2002 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·Amanda A. Sickafoose, J. E. Colwell, M. Horányi, Scott Robertson	2
17	Cassini ultraviolet imaging spectrometer observations of the Venus dayglow. 1999 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·A. I. F. Stewart, L. W. Esposito, C. Barth, J. E. Colwell, G. M. Lawrence, W. E. McClintock, W. R. Pryor, H. U. Keller, A. Korth, H. Lauche, M. C. Festou, A. L. Lane, (unknown), J. N. Maki, R. A. West, H. Jahn, Ralf Reulke, (unknown), D. E. Shemansky, Y. L. Yung	1
18	Dusty Plasma Dynamics Near Surfaces in Space 1998 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·J. E. Colwell, S. H. Robertson, M. Horányi, Henry K. Nahra	0
19	Statistics and Histories of Satellite Disruptions 1991 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·J. E. Colwell, L. W. Esposito	1
20	Possible future directions in crop yield forecasting 1979 ·J. E. Colwell	3

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