J. Factor

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

J. Factor is a scholar working on Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Factor has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Oceanography, 3 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J. Factor's work include Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (5 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (3 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (2 papers). J. Factor is often cited by papers focused on Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (5 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (3 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (2 papers). J. Factor collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Monaco. J. Factor's co-authors include S. A. Holmes, S. Kenyon, Nikolaos K. Pavlis, S. Ingalls, David T. Sandwell, Stacy A. C. Nelson, Walter H. F. Smith, Breanna A. Binder, SH Kim and J. J. Becker and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geodesy, Marine Geodesy and AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts.

In The Last Decade

J. Factor

5 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Global Bathymetry and Elevation Data at 30 Arc Seconds Resolution: SRTM30_PLUS

2009 1.2k citations J. J. Becker, David T. Sandwell et al. Marine Geodesy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Factor United States	4	786	530	365	271	231	5	1.6k
R. Trimmer United Kingdom	3	548 0.7×	408 0.8×	353 1.0×	257 0.9×	90 0.4×	5	1.2k
Pål Wessel United States	13	571 0.7×	524 1.0×	461 1.3×	313 1.2×	111 0.5×	16	1.7k
J. J. Becker United States	4	561 0.7×	424 0.8×	375 1.0×	269 1.0×	70 0.3×	7	1.3k
S. Ingalls United Kingdom	2	510 0.6×	397 0.7×	348 1.0×	256 0.9×	66 0.3×	2	1.2k
Pauline Weatherall United Kingdom	5	1.1k 1.4×	636 1.2×	658 1.8×	426 1.6×	102 0.4×	8	2.4k
Robert Dill Germany	22	1.3k 1.7×	300 0.6×	493 1.4×	224 0.8×	648 2.8×	68	2.1k
Hansheng Wang China	26	809 1.0×	487 0.9×	1.1k 3.1×	214 0.8×	624 2.7×	99	2.2k
Fred N. Spiess United States	16	618 0.8×	403 0.8×	236 0.6×	247 0.9×	200 0.9×	33	1.3k
K. M. Marks United States	21	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 2.0×	872 2.4×	436 1.6×	119 0.5×	40	2.8k
Y. Tony Song United States	26	1.2k 1.6×	403 0.8×	527 1.4×	587 2.2×	59 0.3×	59	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by J. Factor

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Factor

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Factor

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

All Works

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5 of 5 papers shown

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Pail, Roland, T. Fecher, David F. Barnes, et al.. (2017). Short note: the experimental geopotential model XGM2016. Journal of Geodesy. 92(4). 443–451. 89 indexed citations

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Becker, J. J., David T. Sandwell, Walter H. F. Smith, et al.. (2009). Global Bathymetry and Elevation Data at 30 Arc Seconds Resolution: SRTM30_PLUS. Marine Geodesy. 32(4). 355–371. 1183 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pavlis, Nikolaos K., S. Kenyon, J. Factor, & S. A. Holmes. (2008). Earth gravitational model 2008. 761–763. 274 indexed citations

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Kenyon, S., J. Factor, Nikolaos K. Pavlis, & S. A. Holmes. (2007). Toward the next earth gravitational model. 733–735. 13 indexed citations

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Kenyon, S., J. Factor, Nikolaos K. Pavlis, & S. A. Holmes. (2006). Towards the Next Earth Gravitational Model to Degree 2160: Status and Progress. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 3 indexed citations

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