John Ries

16.0k citations

140 papers · 10.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 42

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.1%
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance top 0.1%
- Global trade and economics

Papers in ⓘ

Oceanography 80
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements 79
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 16
Astronomy and Astrophysics 51
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 23
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 21

Co-authors: Keith Head (24 shared papers)B. D. Tapley (49 shared papers)Srinivas Bettadpur (19 shared papers)M. M. Watkins (9 shared papers)Deborah L. Swenson (3 shared papers)Paul Thompson (1 shared paper)Minkang Cheng (12 shared papers)Thierry Mayer (5 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (11 papers)Journal of Geodesy (10 papers)Advances in Space Research (10 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (7 papers)Journal of International Economics (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada France

In The Last Decade

John Ries

126 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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The erosion of colonial trade linkages after independence 2010 · 675 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 Journal of International Economics
2004 Science
1995 Journal of International Economics

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1	GRACE Measurements of Mass Variability in the Earth System Science ·B. D. Tapley, Srinivas Bettadpur, John Ries, Paul Thompson, M. M. Watkins Hit paper breakdown →	2004	1872
2	Agglomeration benefits and location choice: Evidence from Japanese manufacturing investments in the United States Journal of International Economics ·Keith Head, John Ries, Deborah L. Swenson Hit paper breakdown →	1995	732
3	The erosion of colonial trade linkages after independence Journal of International Economics ·Keith Head, Thierry Mayer, John Ries Hit paper breakdown →	2010	675
4	Increasing Returns Versus National Product Differentiation as an Explanation for the Pattern of U.S.–Canada Trade American Economic Review ·Keith Head, John Ries	2001	469
5	GGM02 – An improved Earth gravity field model from GRACE Journal of Geodesy ·B. D. Tapley, John Ries, Srinivas Bettadpur, D. P. Chambers, Minkang Cheng, F. Condi, B. C. Gunter, Zhigui Kang, Peter Nagel, R. Pastor, T. Pekker, S. R. Poole, F. Wang	2005	463
6	Immigration and Trade Creation: Econometric Evidence from Canada Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique ·Keith Head, John Ries	1998	442
7	Attracting foreign manufacturing: Investment promotion and agglomeration Regional Science and Urban Economics ·Cdhr Head, John Ries, Deborah L. Swenson	1999	354
8	Deceleration in the Earth's oblateness Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Minkang Cheng, B. D. Tapley, John Ries	2013	340
9	FDI as an outcome of the market for corporate control: Theory and evidence Journal of International Economics ·Keith Head, John Ries	2007	297
10	Inter-City Competition for Foreign Investment: Static and Dynamic Effects of China's Incentive Areas Journal of Urban Economics ·Keith Head, John Ries	1996	274
11	Heterogeneity and the FDI versus export decision of Japanese manufacturers Journal of the Japanese and International Economies ·Keith Head, John Ries	2003	252
12	The Joint Gravity Model 3 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·B. D. Tapley, M. M. Watkins, John Ries, George W. Davis, R. J. Eanes, S. R. Poole, H. J. Rim, B. E. Schutz, C. K. Shum, R. S. Nerem, F. J. Lerch, Jill Marshall, S. M. Klosko, Nikolaos K. Pavlis, R. G. Williamson	1996	233
13	The IAU 2000 Resolutions for Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics, and Metrology in the Relativistic Framework: Explanatory Supplement The Astronomical Journal ·M. Söffel, S. A. Klioner, Gérard Petit, Peter Wolf, Sergei M. Kopeikin, P. Bretagnon, V. A. Brumberg, N. Capitaine, Thibault Damour, Toshio Fukushima, B. Guinot, Tao Huang, L. Lindegren, Chao Ma, Kenneth Nordtvedt, John Ries, P. K. Seidelmann, D. Vokrouhlick, Clifford M. Will, Changyi Xu	2003	226
14	Variations of the Earth's figure axis from satellite laser ranging and GRACE Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Minkang Cheng, John Ries, B. D. Tapley	2011	221
15	Precision orbit determination for TOPEX/POSEIDON Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·B. D. Tapley, John Ries, George W. Davis, R. J. Eanes, B. E. Schutz, C. K. Shum, M. M. Watkins, Jill Marshall, R. S. Nerem, B. H. Putney, S. M. Klosko, S. B. Luthcke, D. E. Pavlis, R. G. Williamson, N. P. Zelensky	1994	216
16	Offshore production and skill upgrading by Japanese manufacturing firms Journal of International Economics ·Keith Head, John Ries	2002	200
17	Overseas Investment and Firm Exports Review of International Economics ·Keith Head, John Ries	2001	163
18	The Economic Performance of Foreign Affiliates in Canada Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique ·Steven Globerman, John Ries, Ilan Vertinsky	1994	155
19	Gravity model development for TOPEX/POSEIDON: Joint Gravity Models 1 and 2 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. S. Nerem, F. J. Lerch, Jill Marshall, E. C. Pavlis, B. H. Putney, B. D. Tapley, R. J. Eanes, John Ries, B. E. Schutz, C. K. Shum, M. M. Watkins, S. M. Klosko, J. C. Chan, S. B. Luthcke, G. B. Patel, Nikolaos K. Pavlis, R. G. Williamson, Richard H. Rapp, R. Biancale, F. Nouël	1994	154
20	Precise orbit determination for the GRACE mission using only GPS data Journal of Geodesy ·Zhigui Kang, B. D. Tapley, Srinivas Bettadpur, John Ries, Peter Nagel, R. Pastor	2006	147

About John Ries

John Ries is a scholar working on Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, having authored 140 papers that have together received 10.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (79 papers), GNSS positioning and interference (29 papers), Global trade and economics (27 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (23 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (22 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (21 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (16 papers) and Inertial Sensor and Navigation (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (4.5k citations), General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (3.1k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.4k citations), Strategy and Management (2.2k citations) and Economics and Econometrics (2.9k citations). John Ries has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include Keith Head, B. D. Tapley, Srinivas Bettadpur, M. M. Watkins, Deborah L. Swenson, Paul Thompson, Minkang Cheng, Thierry Mayer, Cdhr Head and D. P. Chambers. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Geodesy, Advances in Space Research, Geophysical Research Letters and Journal of International Economics.

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