N. C. Hsu

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

N. C. Hsu is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, N. C. Hsu has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Atmospheric Science, 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 2 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in N. C. Hsu's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (8 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (8 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (5 papers). N. C. Hsu is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (8 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (8 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (5 papers). N. C. Hsu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Netherlands. N. C. Hsu's co-authors include J. R. Herman, Michael D. King, Si‐Chee Tsay, S. Tsay, A. M. Sayer, A. Smirnov, T. F. Eck, B. N. Holben, Jhoon Kim and Ping Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Atmospheric chemistry and physics and Advances in Space Research.

In The Last Decade

N. C. Hsu

10 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2006 250 500 750 1000
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. Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions
    2004 1.0k citations N. C. Hsu, Si‐Chee Tsay et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →
  2. Deep Blue Retrievals of Asian Aerosol Properties During ACE-Asia
    2006 592 citations N. C. Hsu, S. Tsay et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
N. C. Hsu United States 5 1.7k 1.6k 178 156 150 11 1.8k
Richard A. Hansell United States 13 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 94 0.5× 258 1.7× 169 1.1× 20 1.5k
Jaehwa Lee United States 19 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 70 0.4× 169 1.1× 160 1.1× 48 1.5k
B. J. Gaitley United States 16 1.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 81 0.5× 179 1.1× 132 0.9× 25 2.0k
N. T. O’Neill Canada 8 2.6k 1.5× 2.5k 1.5× 103 0.6× 190 1.2× 111 0.7× 17 2.6k
Anton Lopatin France 17 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 51 0.3× 78 0.5× 87 0.6× 43 1.5k
N. T. O’Neill Canada 20 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 65 0.4× 81 0.5× 84 0.6× 38 1.5k
J. S. Schafer United States 18 1.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 43 0.2× 184 1.2× 101 0.7× 26 1.9k
Joel S. Schafer United States 9 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 48 0.3× 113 0.7× 104 0.7× 13 1.4k
C. Ahn United States 16 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 40 0.2× 156 1.0× 105 0.7× 28 1.6k
Yannian Zhu China 19 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 177 1.0× 214 1.4× 133 0.9× 62 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by N. C. Hsu

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Fields of papers citing papers by N. C. Hsu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. C. Hsu

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Kasprzak, W. T., et al.. (2022). SOLAR ACTIVITY BEHAVIOR OF THE THERMOSPHERE. University of Arizona Press eBooks. 225–258.
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Sayer, A. M., N. C. Hsu, T. F. Eck, A. Smirnov, & B. N. Holben. (2014). AERONET-based models of smoke-dominated aerosol near source regions and transported over oceans, and implications for satellite retrievals of aerosol optical depth. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(20). 11493–11523. 80 indexed citations
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Boys, Brian L., Randall V. Martin, Aaron van Donkelaar, Ryan J. MacDonell, & N. C. Hsu. (2012). Time Series Analysis of Global Surface PM2.5 from Remote-Sensed Aerosol Optical Depth. AGUFM. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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Ginoux, Paul, Joseph M. Prospero, Thomas E. Gill, & N. C. Hsu. (2011). Natural and anthropogenic dust: From sources to radiative forcing derived from satellite data and GFDL climate model.. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Jeong, Myeong-Jae, et al.. (2011). Impacts of Cross-Platform Vicarious Calibration on the Deep Blue Aerosol Retrievals for Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Aboard Terra. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 49(12). 4877–4888. 17 indexed citations
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Hsu, N. C., et al.. (2009). Consistent Long-Term Aerosol Data Records over Land and Ocean from SeaWiFS. AGUFM. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Hsu, N. C., S. Tsay, Michael D. King, & J. R. Herman. (2006). Deep Blue Retrievals of Asian Aerosol Properties During ACE-Asia. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 44(11). 3180–3195. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hsu, N. C., Si‐Chee Tsay, Michael D. King, & J. R. Herman. (2004). Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 42(3). 557–569. 1034 indexed citations breakdown →
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Keating, G. M., N. C. Hsu, & J Lyu. (1997). Improved thermospheric model for the Venus International Reference Atmosphere. Advances in Space Research. 19(8). 1292–1292. 3 indexed citations

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