Leigh N. Fletcher

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
259 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Leigh N. Fletcher is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leigh N. Fletcher has authored 259 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 250 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 104 papers in Atmospheric Science and 63 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Leigh N. Fletcher's work include Astro and Planetary Science (232 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (125 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (83 papers). Leigh N. Fletcher is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (232 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (125 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (83 papers). Leigh N. Fletcher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Leigh N. Fletcher's co-authors include P. G. J. Irwin, Glenn S. Orton, N. A. Teanby, S. B. Calcutt, C. A. Nixon, Carly Howett, Amy Simon, G. S. Orton, J. K. Barstow and Remco de Kok and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Leigh N. Fletcher

245 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leigh N. Fletcher United Kingdom	39	4.9k	2.0k	808	507	453	259	5.4k
Glenn S. Orton United States	46	6.7k 1.4×	2.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	631 1.2×	683 1.5×	365	7.4k
P. G. J. Irwin United Kingdom	47	6.3k 1.3×	3.0k 1.5×	786 1.0×	927 1.8×	235 0.5×	305	7.0k
N. A. Teanby United Kingdom	42	4.3k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	400 0.5×	599 1.2×	370 0.8×	175	5.7k
Imke de Pater United States	38	5.8k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	472 0.6×	243 0.5×	532 1.2×	369	6.2k
Julianne I. Moses United States	34	3.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	381 0.5×	530 1.0×	130 0.3×	141	4.0k
Michael F. A’Hearn United States	46	8.1k 1.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	477 0.9×	166 0.4×	296	8.6k
A. Coustenis France	41	4.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	309 0.4×	979 1.9×	206 0.5×	188	5.6k
Franck Selsis France	43	5.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	212 0.3×	568 1.1×	255 0.6×	125	6.0k
P. Drossart France	46	6.3k 1.3×	2.5k 1.2×	537 0.7×	772 1.5×	291 0.6×	249	7.3k
Adam P. Showman United States	53	6.4k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	190 0.2×	345 0.7×	704 1.6×	116	6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leigh N. Fletcher

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Rogers, John, Glenn S. Orton, D. Grassi, et al.. (2025). Multi-instrument sounding of a Jovian thunderstorm from Juno. Icarus. 432. 116465–116465. 2 indexed citations

Irwin, P. G. J., et al.. (2025). Clouds and Ammonia in the Atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn Determined From a Band‐Depth Analysis of VLT/MUSE Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 130(1). 3 indexed citations

Stallard, Tom, Luke Moore, Henrik Melin, et al.. (2025). JWST/NIRSpec Detection of Complex Structures in Saturn's Sub‐Auroral Ionosphere and Stratosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(17).

Guerlet, Sandrine, Franck Montmessin, Aymeric Spiga, et al.. (2024). Radiative-convective models of the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune: Heating sources and seasonal effects. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

Nixon, C. A., et al.. (2023). Spitzer IRS Observations of Titan as a Precursor to JWST MIRI Observations. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(6). 114–114. 4 indexed citations

Fletcher, Leigh N., Heidi B. Hammel, Michael T. Roman, et al.. (2023). Saturn's Atmosphere in Northern Summer Revealed by JWST/MIRI. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 128(9). 11 indexed citations

Galanti, Eli, Yohai Kaspi, Leigh N. Fletcher, et al.. (2021). Constraints on the Latitudinal Profile of Jupiter's Deep Jets. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(9). 16 indexed citations

Wong, Michael H., Amy Simon, Imke de Pater, et al.. (2020). High-resolution UV/Optical/IR Imaging of Jupiter in 2016–2019. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 247(2). 58–58. 30 indexed citations

Orton, Glenn S., John Rogers, C. J. Hansen, et al.. (2020). A Survey of Small‐Scale Waves and Wave‐Like Phenomena in Jupiter's Atmosphere Detected by JunoCam. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(7). 12 indexed citations

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Sinclair, James, Glenn S. Orton, Leigh N. Fletcher, et al.. (2020). Spatial structure in Neptune’s 7.90-μm stratospheric CH4 emission, as measured by VLT-VISIR. Icarus. 345. 113748–113748. 3 indexed citations

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Melin, Henrik, Leigh N. Fletcher, Tom Stallard, et al.. (2019). The H ₃ ⁺ ionosphere of Uranus: decades-long cooling and local-time morphology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 377(2154). 20180408–20180408. 23 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Leigh N., et al.. (2019). Compositional Mapping of Europa with VLT/SPHERE. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2019(2326). 2046. 1 indexed citations

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Irwin, P. G. J., Daniel Toledo, Ryan Garland, et al.. (2018). Probable detection of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in Neptune’s atmosphere. Icarus. 321. 550–563. 39 indexed citations

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Irwin, P. G. J., et al.. (2017). Identifying the source of colour and featural changes in Jupiter's atmosphere from MUSE/VLT. European Planetary Science Congress. 1 indexed citations

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Pater, Imke de, Philip Marcus, Statia Luszcz‐Cook, et al.. (2016). Vertical Wind Shear in Neptune's Atmosphere Explained with a Modified Thermal Wind Equation. 48.

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Orton, Glenn S., Leigh N. Fletcher, F. M. Flasar, & R. K. Achterberg. (2014). Variations of Zonal Thermal Waves in Saturn from Cassini CIRS Observations. EGUGA. 2488. 1 indexed citations

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Hesman, B. E., G. L. Bjoraker, Pedro V. Sada, et al.. (2011). Elusive Ethylene Detected in Saturn's Northern Storm Region. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 2011. 1222. 1 indexed citations

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Hofstadter, Mark, G. S. Orton, Leigh N. Fletcher, et al.. (2009). Infrared and Microwave Observations of Uranus: Implications for Temperature, Composition, Circulation and a Standard Calibration Model for Herschel. 41. 1 indexed citations

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Read, P. L., et al.. (2007). Zonal Mean Dynamics On Saturn From Cassini And Voyager Data. 3 indexed citations

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Parrish, P., Glenn S. Orton, P. A. Yanamandra-Fisher, et al.. (2005). Saturn's atmospheric structure: the intercomparison of Cassini/CIRS-derived temperatures with ground-based determinations. 37. 2 indexed citations

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