Lionel Wilson

913 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 764 citations indexed

About

Lionel Wilson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lionel Wilson has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 764 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Atmospheric Science and 3 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Lionel Wilson's work include Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (3 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (3 papers). Lionel Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (3 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (3 papers). Lionel Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ghana. Lionel Wilson's co-authors include George P. L. Walker, R. S. J. Sparks, Christina A. Neal, E. A. Parfitt, J. W. Head, A. G. Davies, J. A. Rathbun, R. R. Howell, J. R. Spencer and L. M. Jozwiak and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Geophysical Journal International.

In The Last Decade

Lionel Wilson

9 papers receiving 701 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Explosive volcanic eruptions -- IV. The control of magma properties and conduit geometry on eruption column behaviour

1980 547 citations Lionel Wilson, R. S. J. Sparks et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lionel Wilson United Kingdom	6	514	247	193	70	68	9	764
Gerald Schubert United States	10	848 1.6×	103 0.4×	173 0.9×	52 0.7×	49 0.7×	13	1.1k
E. A. Parfitt United Kingdom	15	1.2k 2.2×	523 2.1×	294 1.5×	113 1.6×	48 0.7×	34	1.4k
Einat Lev United States	18	1.0k 2.0×	273 1.1×	88 0.5×	62 0.9×	68 1.0×	53	1.4k
Ingo Sonder United States	21	875 1.7×	416 1.7×	85 0.4×	170 2.4×	51 0.8×	39	1.1k
F. Alfano Switzerland	9	232 0.5×	264 1.1×	74 0.4×	77 1.1×	37 0.5×	12	491
Mikhail Alidibirov Germany	9	537 1.0×	107 0.4×	40 0.2×	67 1.0×	62 0.9×	10	651
M V Stasiuk United Kingdom	14	646 1.3×	351 1.4×	41 0.2×	121 1.7×	40 0.6×	17	855
S. Nagihara United States	16	377 0.7×	98 0.4×	144 0.7×	83 1.2×	79 1.2×	56	722
Sveinbjörn Björnsson Iceland	17	377 0.7×	113 0.5×	113 0.6×	24 0.3×	86 1.3×	34	701
Darrell W. Sims United States	10	397 0.8×	197 0.8×	224 1.2×	101 1.4×	69 1.0×	21	718

Countries citing papers authored by Lionel Wilson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lionel Wilson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lionel Wilson

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

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Jozwiak, L. M., J. W. Head, G. A. Neumann, & Lionel Wilson. (2016). Observational constraints on the identification of shallow lunar magmatism: Insights from floor-fractured craters. Icarus. 283. 224–231. 32 indexed citations

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Wilson, Lionel. (2012). The Physics of Microdroplets, by Jean Berthier and Kenneth A. Brakke. Contemporary Physics. 53(6). 513–514. 1 indexed citations

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Wilson, Lionel & J. W. Head. (2003). Deep generation of magmatic gas on the Moon and implications for pyroclastic eruptions. Geophysical Research Letters. 30(12). 42 indexed citations

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Rathbun, J. A., J. R. Spencer, A. G. Davies, R. R. Howell, & Lionel Wilson. (2002). Loki, Io: A periodic volcano. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(10). 68 indexed citations

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Wilson, Lionel, et al.. (2002). A model for large‐scale volcanic plumes on Io: Implications for eruption rates and interactions between magmas and near‐surface volatiles. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 107(E10). 2 indexed citations

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Parfitt, E. A., Lionel Wilson, & Christina A. Neal. (1995). Factors influencing the height of Hawaiian lava fountains: implications for the use of fountain height as an indicator of magma gas content. Bulletin of Volcanology. 57(6). 440–440. 3 indexed citations

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Parfitt, E. A., Lionel Wilson, & Christina A. Neal. (1995). Factors influencing the height of Hawaiian lava fountains: implications for the use of fountain height as an indicator of magma gas content. Bulletin of Volcanology. 57(6). 440–450. 62 indexed citations

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Pinkerton, H. & Lionel Wilson. (1994). Factors controlling the lengths of channel-fed lava flows. Bulletin of Volcanology. 56(2). 108–120. 7 indexed citations

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Wilson, Lionel, R. S. J. Sparks, & George P. L. Walker. (1980). Explosive volcanic eruptions -- IV. The control of magma properties and conduit geometry on eruption column behaviour. Geophysical Journal International. 63(1). 117–148. 547 indexed citations breakdown →

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