N. W. Spencer

7.8k citations

133 papers · 6.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 47

Co-authors: A. E. Hedin H. G. Mayr G. R. Carignan L. E. Wharton T. L. Killeen L. H. Brace H. Niemann C. A. Reber
Topics: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (69 papers)Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (48 papers)Astro and Planetary Science (38 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Atmospheric Science Geophysics
Journals: Science Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Journal of Applied Physics
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

N. W. Spencer

127 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Revised global model of thermosphere winds using satellite and ground‐based observations

1991 553 citations A. E. Hedin, T. L. Killeen et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
A global thermospheric model based on mass spectrometer and incoherent scatter data MSIS, 1. N₂density and temperature

1977 411 citations A. E. Hedin, C. A. Reber et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by N. W. Spencer

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Fields of papers citing papers by N. W. Spencer

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by N. W. Spencer. 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 N. W. Spencer. The network helps show where N. W. Spencer may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. W. Spencer

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The importance of ‘acting yourself into new ways of thinking’: preliminary findings on the impact of embedding workplace experiences in law degrees to positively impact student skills growth, degree results and employment outcomes before and during a global pandemic 2023 ·Legal Studies ·(unknown),N. W. Spencer	0
2	Respecting Your Elders and Betters: Ancestor Worship at Antissa, Lesbos 2018 ·Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) ·N. W. Spencer	2
3	Approaches to ethnicity in the Early Iron Age of Greece 2013 ·N. W. Spencer	2
4	Time, Tradition and Society in Greek Archaeology 2013 ·N. W. Spencer	3
5	Chemical composition measurements of the atmosphere of Jupiter with the Galileo Probe mass spectrometer 1998 ·Advances in Space Research ·H. Niemann,S. K. Atreya,G. R. Carignan,T. M. Donahue,J. Haberman,Daniel Harpold,R. E. Hartle,D. M. Hunten,W. T. Kasprzak,P. R. Mahaffy,Tobias Owen,N. W. Spencer	11
6	Unpublished material from the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut and the British School at Athens and its Contribution to a Better Understanding of the Early Bronze Age settlement pattern on Lesbos 1997 ·The Annual of the British School at Athens ·(unknown),N. W. Spencer	2
7	Neutral temperature anomaly in the equatorial thermosphere‐A source of vertical winds 1993 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·R. Raghavarao,W. R. Hoegy,N. W. Spencer,L. E. Wharton	75
8	Thermospheric neutral wind signatures dependent on the east-west component of the interplanetary magnetic field for Northern and Southern Hemispheres as measured from Dynamics Explorer-2 1987 ·Annales Geophysicae ·J. P. Thayer,T. L. Killeen,F. G. McCormac,(unknown),(unknown),N. W. Spencer	58
9	On the structure and dynamics of the thermosphere 1985 ·Advances in Space Research ·H. G. Mayr,I. Harris,F. A. Herrero,N. W. Spencer,A. E. Hedin,R. E. Hartle,H. A. Taylor,L. E. Wharton,F. Városi,H. Volland,G. R. Carignan	12
10	Thermosphere zonal winds, vertical motions and temperature as measured from Dynamics Explorer 1982 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·N. W. Spencer,L. E. Wharton,G. R. Carignan,John Maurer	90
11	The neutral mass spectrometer on Dynamics Explorer B 1981 ·G. R. Carignan,Bruce Block,John Maurer,A. E. Hedin,C. A. Reber,N. W. Spencer	67
12	Dynamic properties of the thermosphere inferred from Pioneer Venus Mass Spectrometer measurements 1980 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·H. G. Mayr,I. Harris,H. Niemann,H. C. Brinton,N. W. Spencer,H. A. Taylor,R. E. Hartle,W. R. Hoegy,D. M. Hunten	63
13	The Dynamic Behaviour of the Venus Ionosphere and its Implications for Solar Wind Interaction. 1979 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·H. Niemann,A. E. Hedin,W. T. Kasprzak,N. W. Spencer,D. M. Hunten	3
14	The midnight temperature maximum in the Earth's equatorial thermosphere 1979 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·N. W. Spencer,G. R. Carignan,H. G. Mayr,H. Niemann,R. F. Theis,L. E. Wharton	109
15	Composition and Structure of the Martian Atmosphere: Preliminary Results from Viking 1 1976 ·Science ·A. O. Nier,W. B. Hanson,A. Seiff,Michael B. McElroy,N. W. Spencer,(unknown),T. C. D. Knight,(unknown)	102
16	Atomic nitrogen densities in the thermosphere 1976 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·D. G. Torr,Marsha R. Torr,D. W. Rusch,P. B. Hays,K. Mauersberger,J. C. Walker,N. W. Spencer,A. E. Hedin,H. C. Brinton,R. F. Theis	44
17	Temperatures of the Earth's Upper Atmosphere 1968 ·Science ·J. C. Walker,N. W. Spencer	9
18	First electrostatic probe results from Explorer 17 1964 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·L. H. Brace,N. W. Spencer	15
19	A MASS SPECTROMETER FOR AN AERONOMY SATELLITE 1963 ·C. A. Reber,N. W. Spencer	6
20	Dynamic probe measurements in the ionosphere 1953 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·(unknown),N. W. Spencer,(unknown)	11

About N. W. Spencer

N. W. Spencer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography, having authored 133 papers that have together received 6.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (69 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (48 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (38 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (5.9k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.8k citations) and Geophysics (1.0k citations). N. W. Spencer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include A. E. Hedin, H. G. Mayr, G. R. Carignan, L. E. Wharton, T. L. Killeen, L. H. Brace, H. Niemann, C. A. Reber, P. B. Hays and I. Harris. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Applied Physics.

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