John Weston

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

John Weston is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John Weston has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ocean Engineering, 8 papers in Geophysics and 8 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in John Weston's work include Drilling and Well Engineering (18 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (12 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (8 papers). John Weston is often cited by papers focused on Drilling and Well Engineering (18 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (12 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (8 papers). John Weston collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Kuwait. John Weston's co-authors include David H. Titterton, Andrëw G. Brööks, Jon Bang, Henry F. Wilson, Harry Wilson, H.R. WILSON, James F. Dolan, Adwait Chawathé, Ross Cullen and Tarig Ali and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, SPE Drilling & Completion and SPE Production & Operations.

In The Last Decade

John Weston

28 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Strapdown Inertial Navigation Technology 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Strapdown Inertial Navigation Technology
    2004 2.5k citations David H. Titterton, John Weston Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks profile →
  2. Strapdown Inertial Navigation Technology, Second Edition
    2005 464 citations David H. Titterton, John Weston profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Weston Norway 13 2.6k 1.2k 1.0k 856 390 28 3.4k
David H. Titterton United Kingdom 8 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 633 0.7× 384 1.0× 33 3.3k
Tao Zhang China 32 1.5k 0.6× 983 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 417 1.1× 184 2.8k
Chan Gook Park South Korea 29 1.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 447 0.5× 176 0.5× 246 2.8k
Xiaoji Niu China 39 4.4k 1.7× 1.3k 1.1× 2.6k 2.6× 1.0k 1.2× 628 1.6× 201 5.9k
Rickard Karlsson Sweden 26 1.0k 0.4× 1.5k 1.3× 762 0.8× 450 0.5× 230 0.6× 66 2.9k
Paulo Oliveira Portugal 36 2.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.4× 926 0.9× 1.8k 2.1× 496 1.3× 271 4.2k
Li‐Ta Hsu Hong Kong 38 3.6k 1.4× 922 0.8× 2.5k 2.5× 558 0.7× 182 0.5× 236 4.8k
Xiyuan Chen China 29 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 493 0.6× 80 0.2× 190 2.9k
Kegen Yu China 32 1.5k 0.6× 695 0.6× 2.5k 2.5× 949 1.1× 521 1.3× 198 4.1k
Xiaosu Xu China 26 1.3k 0.5× 921 0.8× 591 0.6× 686 0.8× 299 0.8× 121 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by John Weston

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of John Weston's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by John Weston with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites John Weston more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by John Weston

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by John Weston. 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 John Weston. The network helps show where John Weston may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Weston

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Weston. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Weston 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 John Weston. John Weston 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
1.
Weston, John, et al.. (2020). Gyro Wellbore Placement Using Advanced Solid-State Sensor Technology. IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition. 2 indexed citations
2.
Ali, Tarig, et al.. (2020). Validation of Error Models – A Key Component of Risk Mitigation in Wellbore Collision Challenges. IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition. 2 indexed citations
3.
Bang, Jon, et al.. (2016). Analysis and Quantification of Wellbore Tortuosity. SPE Production & Operations. 32(2). 118–127. 21 indexed citations
4.
Weston, John, et al.. (2016). All-attitude Gyrocompass Tool Offers Significant Enhancement in Survey Accuracy over the Highest Performance MWD Magnetic Systems. SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition. 4 indexed citations
5.
Bang, Jon, et al.. (2016). New Instrument Performance Models for Combined Wellbore Surveys: A Move Toward Optimal Use of Survey Information. SPE Drilling & Completion. 31(4). 307–316. 11 indexed citations
6.
Bang, Jon, et al.. (2016). New Instrument Performance Models for Combined Wellbore Surveys Facilitate Optimal Use of Survey Information. IADC/SPE Drilling Conference and Exhibition. 3 indexed citations
7.
8.
9.
10.
Weston, John, et al.. (2008). Prediction of Wellbore Position Accuracy When Surveyed With Gyroscopic Tools. SPE Drilling & Completion. 23(1). 5–12. 43 indexed citations
11.
Brööks, Andrëw G., et al.. (2007). High-Integrity Wellbore Surveys: Methods for Eliminating Gross Errors. 28 indexed citations
12.
Brööks, Andrëw G., et al.. (2006). The Reliability Problem Related to Directional Survey Data. 11 indexed citations
13.
14.
Chawathé, Adwait, et al.. (2006). Innovative Enhancement of an Existing Peripheral Waterflood in a Large Carbonate Reservoir in the Middle East. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 12 indexed citations
15.
Titterton, David H. & John Weston. (2005). Strapdown inertial navigation technology - 2nd edition - [Book review. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine. 20(7). 33–34. 75 indexed citations
16.
Weston, John, et al.. (2004). Prediction of Wellbore Position Accuracy When Surveyed With Gyroscopic Tools. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 11 indexed citations
17.
Weston, John, et al.. (2004). Prediction of Wellbore Position Accuracy When Surveyed With Gyroscopic Tools. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 18 indexed citations
18.
Titterton, David H. & John Weston. (2004). Strapdown Inertial Navigation Technology. Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks. 2465 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Weston, John & David H. Titterton. (2000). Modern inertial navigation technology and its application. Electronics & Communications Engineering Journal. 12(2). 49–64. 75 indexed citations
20.
Titterton, David H. & John Weston. (1990). The alignment of ship launched missile IN systems. 63 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David H. Titterton Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tao Zhang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Chan Gook Park Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xiaoji Niu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rickard Karlsson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Paulo Oliveira Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Li‐Ta Hsu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xiyuan Chen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kegen Yu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xiaosu Xu
Rankless by CCL
2026