J. R. Wiant

839 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 516 citations indexed

About

J. R. Wiant is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Mechanics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, J. R. Wiant has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 516 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in Computational Mechanics and 3 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in J. R. Wiant's work include Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (10 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (7 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers). J. R. Wiant is often cited by papers focused on Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (10 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (7 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers). J. R. Wiant collaborates with scholars based in United States. J. R. Wiant's co-authors include P. J. Shelus, J. G. Williams, J. E. Faller, C. F. Yoder, Peter Bender, A. L. Whipple, X. X. Newhall, J. G. Ries, R. L. Ricklefs and C. Veillet and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

J. R. Wiant

13 papers receiving 453 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.

Lunar Laser Ranging: A Continuing Legacy of the Apollo Program

1994 476 citations J. O. Dickey, Peter Bender et al. Science profile →

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J. G. Ries United States

R. L. Ricklefs United States

J. D. Mulholland United States

T. C. van Flandern United States

R. L. Duncombe United States

P. Maltby Norway

J. L. Weinberg United States

G. L. Berge United States

W. Mattig Germany

L. Paternò Italy

J. G. Ries United States

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131 ×1.0

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62 ×0.9

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60 ×0.9

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60 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by J. R. Wiant

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. R. Wiant

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by J. R. Wiant. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by J. R. Wiant. The network helps show where J. R. Wiant may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. R. Wiant

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

All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Cochran, A. L., K. H. Baines, E. S. Barker, et al.. (1994). A Synopsis of McDonald Observatory Imaging Observations of Jupiter Before, During, and After the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact. DPS. 26. 1570. 1 indexed citations

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Dickey, J. O., Peter Bender, J. E. Faller, et al.. (1994). Lunar Laser Ranging: A Continuing Legacy of the Apollo Program. Science. 265(5171). 482–490. 476 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shelus, P. J., et al.. (1993). A computer-controlled x-y offset guiding stage for the MLRS. 1 indexed citations

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Veillet, C., et al.. (1992). LASSO Observations at McDonald (Texas, USA) and OCA/CERGA (Grasse, France). 113–122. 1 indexed citations

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Veillet, C., et al.. (1992). LASSO Observations at McDonald (Texas, USA) and OCA/CERGA (Grasse, France). A Preliminary Analysis. 1 indexed citations

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Bender, Peter, J. E. Faller, J. L. Hall, et al.. (1990). Microwave and optical lunar transponders. AIP conference proceedings. 207. 647–655. 5 indexed citations

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Evans, David S., et al.. (1980). What Size is Aldebaran. The Astronomical Journal. 85. 1262–1262. 4 indexed citations

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Evans, David S., et al.. (1977). Angular diameters of psi VIR (SAO 139033) and chi1 ORI (SAO 77705).. The Astronomical Journal. 82. 828–828.

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Evans, David S., et al.. (1977). Occultation study of the multiple star Beta Scorpii. The Astronomical Journal. 82. 495–495. 2 indexed citations

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Africano, J. L., G. de Vaucouleurs, David S. Evans, et al.. (1977). The occultation of Epsilon Geminorum by Mars - Analysis of McDonald data. The Astrophysical Journal. 214. 934–934. 8 indexed citations

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Dunham, David, David S. Evans, E. C. Silverberg, & J. R. Wiant. (1975). The Angular Diameter of TX Piscium. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 173(1). 61P–62P. 4 indexed citations

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Bartholdi, P., David Dunham, David S. Evans, E. C. Silverberg, & J. R. Wiant. (1975). Occultations of the Pleiades - Reappearances observed photoelectrically at McDonald Observatory. The Astronomical Journal. 80. 449–449. 3 indexed citations

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McGraw, J. T., D. C. Wells, & J. R. Wiant. (1973). A Portable Millisecond-Integration-Time Photoelectric Photometer. Review of Scientific Instruments. 44(6). 748–751. 2 indexed citations

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Dunham, David, David S. Evans, E. C. Silverberg, & J. R. Wiant. (1973). The angular diameter of UPS CAP and an occultation of SAO 118655.. The Astronomical Journal. 78. 199–199. 3 indexed citations

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Bartholdi, P., et al.. (1972). The angular diameter of X Cnc.. The Astronomical Journal. 77. 756–756. 5 indexed citations

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