P. D. Nicholson

11.1k total citations
292 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

P. D. Nicholson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. D. Nicholson has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 281 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 60 papers in Atmospheric Science and 56 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. D. Nicholson's work include Astro and Planetary Science (276 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (185 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (67 papers). P. D. Nicholson is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (276 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (185 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (67 papers). P. D. Nicholson collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. P. D. Nicholson's co-authors include Matthew M. Hedman, R. N. Clark, B. J. Buratti, Peter Goldreich, K. H. Baines, R. H. Brown, Joseph A. Burns, M. R. Showalter, C. Sotin and R. Jaumann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

P. D. Nicholson

283 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. D. Nicholson United States	46	6.2k	1.7k	582	522	444	292	6.5k
C. C. Porco United States	42	4.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	383 0.7×	500 1.0×	334 0.8×	197	4.5k
L. W. Esposito United States	41	5.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	442 0.8×	408 0.8×	337 0.8×	230	5.8k
B. J. Buratti United States	49	6.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	936 1.6×	266 0.5×	309 0.7×	290	6.7k
H. Lämmer Austria	47	6.5k 1.0×	775 0.4×	310 0.5×	395 0.8×	432 1.0×	248	7.0k
K. H. Baines United States	49	5.8k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	617 1.1×	541 1.0×	246 0.6×	263	6.3k
Imke de Pater United States	38	5.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	472 0.8×	532 1.0×	244 0.5×	369	6.2k
Harold F. Levison United States	52	11.7k 1.9×	1.9k 1.1×	492 0.8×	218 0.4×	830 1.9×	184	12.0k
L. A. Young United States	37	3.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	488 0.8×	220 0.4×	266 0.6×	243	4.0k
Robert A. West United States	46	5.5k 0.9×	2.9k 1.7×	615 1.1×	579 1.1×	156 0.4×	164	7.2k
D. L. Matson United States	39	5.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	825 1.4×	290 0.6×	778 1.8×	243	5.5k

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French, R. G., P. D. Nicholson, Matthew M. Hedman, et al.. (2025). Further reverberations of the 1983 impact with Saturn’s C ring. Icarus. 431. 116463–116463. 2 indexed citations

Miller, Kelly E., G. Filacchione, Jeffrey N. Cuzzi, et al.. (2024). The Composition of Saturn’s Rings. Space Science Reviews. 220(6). 5 indexed citations

French, R. G., et al.. (2024). The Uranus system from occultation observations (1977–2006): Rings, pole direction, gravity field, and masses of Cressida, Cordelia, and Ophelia. Icarus. 411. 115957–115957. 14 indexed citations

Simon, Amy, et al.. (2023). Hubble Detects the Start of a New Saturn Ring Spoke Season. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(3). 2 indexed citations

Mouëlic, Stéphane Le, Thomas Cornet, S. Rodríguez, et al.. (2018). The Cassini VIMS archive of Titan: From browse products to global infrared color maps. Icarus. 319. 121–132. 17 indexed citations

Buratti, B. J., C. J. Hansen, Amanda Hendrix, et al.. (2018). The Search for Activity on Dione and Tethys WithCassiniVIMS and UVIS. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(12). 5860–5866. 5 indexed citations

Stewart, Paul, Peter Tuthill, P. D. Nicholson, G. C. Sloan, & Matthew M. Hedman. (2015). AN ATLAS OF BRIGHT STAR SPECTRA IN THE NEAR-INFRARED FROM CASSINI-VIMS. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 221(2). 30–30. 4 indexed citations

Momary, T., K. H. Baines, S. V. Badman, et al.. (2015). The Ongoing Evolution of a Long-Lived Anticyclone in Saturn’s Great Storm Region as seen by Cassini/VIMS. 47. 1 indexed citations

Clark, R. N., R. H. Brown, D. P. Cruikshank, et al.. (2011). The Surface Composition of Titan. elib (German Aerospace Center). 2011. 1 indexed citations

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Baines, K. H., T. Momary, L. Fletcher, et al.. (2011). The Evolution of Saturn's Northern Storm of 2010-2011 and Environs as Viewed by Cassini/VIMS. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 2 indexed citations

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Nicholson, P. D., R. G. French, Matthew M. Hedman, et al.. (2011). Noncircular Features in Saturn's Rings: II. The C Ring. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 2011. 632. 1 indexed citations

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Jaumann, R., K. Stephan, R. H. Brown, et al.. (2010). Spectral properties of fluvial terrain on Titan: An update. elib (German Aerospace Center). 714. 1 indexed citations

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Jaumann, R., K. Stephan, R. H. Brown, et al.. (2009). Morphology of valley systems on Titan - a comparative study. elib (German Aerospace Center). 133. 1 indexed citations

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Nicholson, P. D., Matthew M. Hedman, R. N. Clark, et al.. (2007). Through a Glass Darkly: Saturn's Enigmatic B Ring. 39. 1 indexed citations

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Nicholson, P. D., et al.. (2005). Cassini-VIMS Observations of Stellar Occultations by Saturn's Rings. DPS. 38. 6 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija, et al.. (2002). Another Yarkovsky effect for irregular satellites. 34. 1 indexed citations

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Showalter, M. R., Douglas P. Hamilton, & P. D. Nicholson. (2001). A Search for Martian Dust Rings. DPS. 33. 5 indexed citations

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Bosh, A. S., C. B. Olkin, & P. D. Nicholson. (1999). Observational effects of an inclined F ring: Eclipses and occultations. 30. 2 indexed citations

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Nicholson, P. D. & R. G. French. (1998). Particle Sizes in Saturn's Rings Derived from Stellar Occultation Data.. DPS. 2 indexed citations

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Nicholson, P. D., Olga Perković, K. Matthews, & R. G. French. (1991). Saturn's Rings: Optical Depth Profiles at λ3.9 μm from the Occultation of 28 Sgr. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 1178. 2 indexed citations

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