J. W. Watts

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

J. W. Watts is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Plant Science and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Watts has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 23 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in J. W. Watts's work include Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (23 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (16 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (13 papers). J. W. Watts is often cited by papers focused on Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (23 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (16 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (13 papers). J. W. Watts collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. J. W. Watts's co-authors include John Stanley, John H. Doonan, F. Motoyoshi, David J. Rawlins, Clive Lloyd, Jan Traas, Peter Shaw, J.B. Bancroft, J. H. Adams and M. J. Christl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Watts

64 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

An excess of cosmic ray electrons at energies of 300–800 GeV 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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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.

  1. An excess of cosmic ray electrons at energies of 300–800 GeV
    2008 616 citations J. Chang, J. H. Adams et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. W. Watts United States 20 762 731 668 534 262 70 2.3k
K. Sakaguchi Japan 23 315 0.4× 304 0.4× 838 1.3× 877 1.6× 173 0.7× 58 2.2k
Tanya Renner United States 22 368 0.5× 662 0.9× 90 0.1× 275 0.5× 236 0.9× 69 1.7k
P. S. Cooper United States 19 198 0.3× 638 0.9× 91 0.1× 855 1.6× 66 0.3× 51 2.1k
M. E. Austin United States 39 282 0.4× 4.0k 5.5× 2.5k 3.8× 120 0.2× 396 1.5× 257 4.7k
D. Nunn United Kingdom 37 250 0.3× 281 0.4× 2.1k 3.2× 2.1k 3.8× 132 0.5× 98 4.5k
Y. Matsuda Japan 25 534 0.7× 397 0.5× 68 0.1× 256 0.5× 824 3.1× 167 2.4k
Yasuhiro Yamaguchi Japan 28 136 0.2× 715 1.0× 20 0.0× 202 0.4× 435 1.7× 125 2.2k
Won Hwang South Korea 16 193 0.3× 81 0.1× 55 0.1× 306 0.6× 637 2.4× 34 1.6k
H. A. Scott United States 25 447 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 156 0.2× 200 0.4× 802 3.1× 158 2.4k
J. L. Fowler United States 22 334 0.4× 414 0.6× 19 0.0× 138 0.3× 229 0.9× 67 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. W. Watts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. W. Watts

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Randall, Marcus E., et al.. (2012). A Fully Automated Method to Create Monte-Carlo MOSFET Model Libraries for Statistical Circuit Simulations. TechConnect Briefs. 2(2012). 826–828. 1 indexed citations
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Панов, А. Д., James H. Adams, H. S. Ahn, et al.. (2011). Fine structure in the cosmic ray electron spectrum measured by the ATIC-2 and ATIC-4 experiments. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics. 75(3). 319–322. 3 indexed citations
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Sierawski, Brian D., Marcus H. Mendenhall, Robert A. Weller, et al.. (2010). CRÈME-MC: A physics-based single event effects tool. 15 indexed citations
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Зацепин, В. И., А. Д. Панов, N. V. Sokolskaya, et al.. (2009). Energy dependence of Ti/Fe ratio in the Galactic cosmic rays measured by the ATIC-2 experiment. Astronomy Letters. 35(5). 338–342. 11 indexed citations
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Chang, J., J. H. Adams, H. S. Ahn, et al.. (2008). An excess of cosmic ray electrons at energies of 300–800 GeV. Nature. 456(7220). 362–365. 616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Armstrong, T. W., et al.. (1994). Comparison of model predictions with LDEF satellite radiation measurements. Advances in Space Research. 14(10). 17–20. 15 indexed citations
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Ковалев, Е. Е., E. V. Benton, A.L. Frank, et al.. (1992). Cosmic ray LET spectra and doses on board Cosmos-2044 biosatellite. International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation Part D Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements. 20(1). 149–155. 4 indexed citations
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Benton, E. V., et al.. (1992). Experimental and calculated LET distributions in the Cosmos-2044 biosatellite orbit. International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation Part D Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements. 20(1). 143–147. 9 indexed citations
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Armstrong, T. W., et al.. (1991). Ionizing radiation calculations and comparisons with LDEF data. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3134. 347–359. 7 indexed citations
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Saunders, Keith, et al.. (1991). Mutational analysis of complementary-sense genes of African cassava mosaic virus DNA A. Journal of General Virology. 72(5). 1005–1012. 104 indexed citations
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Watts, J. W., et al.. (1989). Size Reversion of African Cassava Mosaic Virus Coat Protein Gene Deletion Mutants during Infection of Nicotiana benthamiana. Journal of General Virology. 70(2). 277–289. 94 indexed citations
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Watts, J. W., T. A. Parnell, & H. H. Heckman. (1989). Approximate angular distribution and spectra for geomagnetically trapped protons in low-Earth orbit. AIP conference proceedings. 186. 75–85. 41 indexed citations
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Hills, G. J., Kitty A. Plaskitt, Nevin D. Young, et al.. (1987). Immunogold localization of the intracellular sites of structural and nonstructural tobacco mosaic virus proteins. Virology. 161(2). 488–496. 73 indexed citations
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Watts, J. W., et al.. (1987). Inoculation of protoplasts with viruses by electroporation. Virology. 157(1). 40–46. 20 indexed citations
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Parnell, T. A., J. W. Watts, G. J. Fishman, et al.. (1986). The measured radiation environment within Spacelabs 1 and 2 and comparison with predictions. Advances in Space Research. 6(12). 125–134. 8 indexed citations
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Watts, J. W. & J. R. O. Dawson. (1980). Double infection of tobacco protoplasts with brome mosaic virus and cowpea chlorotic mottle virus. Virology. 105(2). 501–507. 12 indexed citations
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Watts, J. W. & John Wright. (1976). Charged particle radiation environment for the Spacelab and other missions in low earth orbit, revision A. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 77. 16979. 3 indexed citations
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Watts, J. W. & John Wright. (1975). Charged particle radiation environment for the spacelab and other missions in low earth orbit. 50(1311). 549–550. 1 indexed citations
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Watts, J. W., et al.. (1973). The use of antibiotics in the culture of non-sterile plant protoplasts. Planta. 113(3). 271–277. 26 indexed citations
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Watts, J. W., et al.. (1967). PLANE ISOTROPIC BUILDUP FACTORS FOR BREMSSTRAHLUNG CALCULATIONS.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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