Janet E. Shields

896 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 651 citations indexed

About

Janet E. Shields is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Janet E. Shields has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 651 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Janet E. Shields's work include Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (9 papers), Impact of Light on Environment and Health (7 papers) and Calibration and Measurement Techniques (5 papers). Janet E. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (9 papers), Impact of Light on Environment and Health (7 papers) and Calibration and Measurement Techniques (5 papers). Janet E. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Janet E. Shields's co-authors include B. Urquhart, B. Washom, Chi‐Wai Chow, Anthony Dominguez, Jan Kleissl, Matthew Lave, Richard W. Johnson, Uwe Feister, Ulrich Görsdorf and J. Güldner and has published in prestigious journals such as Solar Energy, Atmospheric Research and Applied Optics.

In The Last Decade

Janet E. Shields

15 papers receiving 603 citations

Hit Papers

Intra-hour forecasting with a total sky imager at the UC ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Intra-hour forecasting with a total sky imager at the UC San Diego solar energy testbed
    2011 446 citations Chi‐Wai Chow, B. Urquhart et al. Solar Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Janet E. Shields United States 6 526 310 186 151 86 17 651
M. S. Ghonima United States 8 359 0.7× 234 0.8× 143 0.8× 160 1.1× 54 0.6× 9 526
Pascal Kuhn Germany 15 460 0.9× 334 1.1× 130 0.7× 57 0.4× 54 0.6× 32 595
Bijan Nouri Germany 16 577 1.1× 435 1.4× 135 0.7× 86 0.6× 56 0.7× 55 704
Ben Kurtz United States 11 423 0.8× 294 0.9× 102 0.5× 158 1.0× 57 0.7× 15 517
B. Urquhart United States 10 994 1.9× 683 2.2× 180 1.0× 393 2.6× 94 1.1× 11 1.1k
Anthony Dominguez United States 4 448 0.9× 332 1.1× 126 0.7× 155 1.0× 55 0.6× 6 697
Ricardo Marquez United States 8 803 1.5× 584 1.9× 97 0.5× 376 2.5× 42 0.5× 13 929
Annette Hammer Germany 13 828 1.6× 565 1.8× 284 1.5× 255 1.7× 36 0.4× 25 999
Panagiotis Tzoumanikas Greece 8 264 0.5× 131 0.4× 155 0.8× 33 0.2× 63 0.7× 9 373
J. E. Shields United States 7 225 0.4× 112 0.4× 134 0.7× 32 0.2× 57 0.7× 8 310

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janet E. Shields

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2019). Atmospheric cloud algorithms for day/night whole sky imagers. Applied Optics. 58(26). 7050–7050. 5 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2019). Radiometric calibration methods for day/night whole sky imagers and extinction imagers. Applied Optics. 58(21). 5663–5663. 5 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2019). Extinction imagers for measurements of atmospheric beam transmittance. Applied Optics. 58(20). 5486–5486. 2 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2014). Development of Extinction Imagers for the Determination of Atmospheric Optical Extinction. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2013). Day/night whole sky imagers for 24-h cloud and sky assessment: history and overview. Applied Optics. 52(8). 1605–1605. 73 indexed citations
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Chow, Chi‐Wai, B. Urquhart, Matthew Lave, et al.. (2011). Intra-hour forecasting with a total sky imager at the UC San Diego solar energy testbed. Solar Energy. 85(11). 2881–2893. 446 indexed citations breakdown →
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Feister, Uwe, et al.. (2010). Comparison of macroscopic cloud data from ground-based measurements using VIS/NIR and IR instruments at Lindenberg, Germany. Atmospheric Research. 96(2-3). 395–407. 33 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2010). Whole Sky Imager Characterization of Sky Obscuration by Clouds for the Starfire Optical Range. 1 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2006). Multispectral scattering measurements along extended paths over the ocean surface using an imaging system. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6303. 63030E–63030E. 4 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2005). Visibility measurements along extended paths over the ocean surface. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5891. 58910L–58910L. 2 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2005). New cloud free line of sight statistics measured with digital whole sky imagers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5891. 58910M–58910M. 4 indexed citations
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Feister, Uwe & Janet E. Shields. (2005). Cloud and radiance measurements with the VIS/NIR Daylight Whole Sky Imager at Lindenberg (Germany). Meteorologische Zeitschrift. 14(5). 627–639. 37 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2003). Daylight visible/NIR whole-sky imagers for cloud and radiance monitoring in support of UV research programs. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5156. 155–155. 26 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E., et al.. (2003). Calibrated fisheye imaging systems for determination of cloud-top radiances from a UAV. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5151. 32–32. 3 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E.. (1992). All That Glitters is Not Gold. Optics and Photonics News. 3(10). 64–64. 1 indexed citations
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Shields, Janet E.. (1990). Swimming pool optics. Optics and Photonics News. 1(9). 37–37. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Richard W., et al.. (1989). Automated Visibility & Cloud Cover Measurements with a Solid State Imaging System. 6 indexed citations

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