Paul Thompson

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Paul Thompson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Thompson has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paul Thompson's work include Astro and Planetary Science (11 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (7 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (4 papers). Paul Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (11 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (7 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (4 papers). Paul Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Paul Thompson's co-authors include Srinivas Bettadpur, B. D. Tapley, John Ries, M. M. Watkins, Paul Tackley, Robert M. Rogers, James C. Hogg, Harvey O. Coxson, Jianli Chen and R. J. Eanes and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, NeuroImage and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Paul Thompson

28 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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GRACE Measurements of Mass Variability in the Earth System

2004 1.9k citations B. D. Tapley, Srinivas Bettadpur et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Execution of Parker Solar Probe's unprecedented flight to the Sun and early results 2020 ·Acta Astronautica ·Yanping Guo, Paul Thompson, (unknown), (unknown), Stewart Bushman, (unknown), (unknown), James F. Hudson, Drew R. Jones, (unknown), (unknown), E. L. Lau, (unknown), (unknown), Wen-Jong Shyong, (unknown), Karl Whittenburg	13
2	Orbit Determination Covariance Analyses for the Parker Solar Probe Mission 2017 ·Drew R. Jones, Paul Thompson, (unknown), E. L. Lau, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
3	Solar Probe Plus: unique navigation modeling challenges 2016 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Drew R. Jones, (unknown), Paul Thompson, (unknown), (unknown)	2
4	Exploring the experiences, perceptions and reflections of popular electronic musicians at UK higher education institutions 2015 ·Journal of Music Technology and Education ·Paul Thompson, (unknown)	1
5	Reconstruction of Earth flyby by the Juno spacecraft 2014 ·Paul Thompson, (unknown), (unknown), J. J. Bordi	6
6	Juno Earth Flyby as a Sensitive Detector of Anomalous Orbital-Energy Changes 2013 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·J. D. Anderson, J. F. Jordan, J. K. Campbell, (unknown), J. J. Bordi, Mark Abrahamson, (unknown), Paul Thompson	2
7	Filter Strategies for Mars Science Laboratory Orbit Determination 2013 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Paul Thompson, Eric Gustafson, Gerhard Kruizinga, (unknown)	1
8	Mars Science Laboratory Orbit Determination 2012 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Gerhard Kruizinga, Eric Gustafson, Paul Thompson, D. Jefferson, (unknown), (unknown), Frédéric Pelletier, (unknown)	1
9	PersistentPneumocystisColonization Leads to the Development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Nonhuman Primate Model of AIDS 2010 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Heather M. Kling, Alison Morris, Sangita Patil, Jan Kristoff, (unknown), Jessica Murphy, (unknown), Frank C. Sciurba, Robert M. Rogers, Thomas J. Richards, Paul Thompson, Ronald C. Montelaro, Harvey O. Coxson, James C. Hogg, Karen A. Norris	69
10	Navigational Use of Cassini Delta-V Telemetry 2008 ·AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit ·(unknown), Peter G. Antreasian, (unknown), (unknown), Rodica Ionasescu, J. B. Jones, (unknown), Frédéric Pelletier, Paul Thompson, Andrew Vaughan, (unknown)	2
11	Automatic Segmentation of MS Lesions Using a Contextual Model for the MICCAI Grand Challenge 2008 ·Jonathan H. Morra, Zhuowen Tu, Arthur W. Toga, Paul Thompson	9
12	Cassini Orbit Determination Results January 2006 - End of Prime Mission 2008 ·AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit ·Peter G. Antreasian, (unknown), J. J. Bordi, (unknown), Rodica Ionasescu, Robert A. Jacobson, (unknown), R. A. MacKenzie, (unknown), F. Pelletier, D. C. Roth, Paul Thompson, Andrew Vaughan	6
13	Integration of Spacecraft Telemetry Into Navigation Operations for the Cassini-Huygens Mission 2008 ·(unknown), Peter G. Antreasian, (unknown), Rodica Ionasescu, Robert A. Jacobson, J. B. Jones, R. A. MacKenzie, (unknown), Frédéric Pelletier, (unknown), Paul Thompson, Andrew Vaughan	4
14	Use of CT Morphometry To Detect Changes in Lung Weight and Gas Volume 2005 ·CHEST Journal ·(unknown), Harvey O. Coxson, James C. Hogg, Kevin F. Gibson, Paul Thompson, Robert M. Rogers	21
15	GRACE Measurements of Mass Variability in the Earth System breakdown → 2004 ·Science ·B. D. Tapley, Srinivas Bettadpur, John Ries, Paul Thompson, M. M. Watkins	1872
16	A simple method for automated lung segmentation in x-ray CT images 2003 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Bin Zheng, Joseph K. Leader, Glenn S. Maitz, Brian E. Chapman, Carl R. Fuhrman, Robert M. Rogers, Frank C. Sciurba, (unknown), Paul Thompson, Walter F. Good, David Gur	12
17	Statistical analysis of functional brain data using sub-volume thresholding and an elderly population probabilistic atlas: Effects of education on brain perfusion in Alzheimer's disease 2000 ·NeuroImage ·Ivo D. Dinov, Michael S. Mega, Paul Thompson, (unknown), Arthur W. Toga	1
18	Observations of annual variations of the Earth's gravitational field using satellite laser ranging and geophysical models 2000 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·R. S. Nerem, R. J. Eanes, Paul Thompson, Jianli Chen	24
19	Generation of mega‐plumes from the core‐mantle boundary in a compressible mantle with temperature‐dependent viscosity 1998 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Paul Thompson, Paul Tackley	62
20	Selection of orbits for the CRRES dual mission satellite 1986 ·The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Paul Thompson	3

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