Paul Withers

6.2k total citations
178 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Paul Withers is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Withers has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 36 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paul Withers's work include Astro and Planetary Science (155 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (152 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (46 papers). Paul Withers is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (155 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (152 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (46 papers). Paul Withers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Paul Withers's co-authors include M. Mendillo, Majd Matta, D. P. Hinson, S. W. Bougher, K. Fallows, Luke Moore, M. F. Vogt, M. Pätzold, S. Tellmann and J. I. Lunine and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Paul Withers

175 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Withers United States 36 3.4k 463 292 249 165 178 3.6k
M. Pätzold Germany 37 3.6k 1.1× 457 1.0× 544 1.9× 307 1.2× 110 0.7× 175 3.8k
D. Banfield United States 30 2.7k 0.8× 407 0.9× 670 2.3× 180 0.7× 117 0.7× 121 2.9k
B. Häusler Germany 33 2.7k 0.8× 408 0.9× 468 1.6× 253 1.0× 84 0.5× 94 2.9k
R. J. Lillis United States 40 4.4k 1.3× 261 0.6× 459 1.6× 821 3.3× 97 0.6× 206 4.5k
D. M. Hurley United States 40 4.3k 1.3× 683 1.5× 282 1.0× 395 1.6× 303 1.8× 130 4.5k
S. Tellmann Germany 29 2.1k 0.6× 316 0.7× 543 1.9× 94 0.4× 90 0.5× 92 2.3k
R. A. Simpson United States 23 1.8k 0.5× 317 0.7× 480 1.6× 101 0.4× 121 0.7× 72 2.0k
G. T. Delory United States 31 3.1k 0.9× 243 0.5× 151 0.5× 414 1.7× 90 0.5× 100 3.3k
A. B. Binder United States 25 3.4k 1.0× 505 1.1× 406 1.4× 273 1.1× 206 1.2× 78 3.6k
Özgür Karatekin Belgium 21 1.6k 0.5× 302 0.7× 343 1.2× 367 1.5× 57 0.3× 120 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Withers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Withers

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

All Works

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Kŭrth, W. S., J. B. Faden, J. H. Waite, et al.. (2025). Electron Densities in Jupiter's Upper Ionosphere Inferred From Juno Plasma Wave Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 130(3). 10 indexed citations
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Majeed, T., S. W. Bougher, Paul Withers, S. A. Haider, & A. Morschhauser. (2024). Magnetically controlled ionosphere of Mars: A model analysis with the vertical plasma drift effects. Icarus. 429. 116447–116447. 1 indexed citations
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Person, Michael J., et al.. (2024). The Upper Atmosphere of Uranus from Stellar Occultations. II. Revised Temperatures in the Upper Stratosphere and Lower Thermosphere. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(11). 247–247. 1 indexed citations
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Person, Michael J., et al.. (2023). The Upper Atmosphere of Uranus from Stellar Occultations. I. Methods and Validation. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(10). 199–199. 3 indexed citations
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Mazarico, E., Dustin Buccino, A. J. Dombard, et al.. (2023). The Europa Clipper Gravity and Radio Science Investigation. Space Science Reviews. 219(4). 29 indexed citations
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Person, Michael J., et al.. (2022). Assessment of the feasibility of space-based stellar occultation observations of Uranus and Neptune. Planetary and Space Science. 213. 105431–105431. 1 indexed citations
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Withers, Paul, M. Mendillo, M. F. Vogt, et al.. (2022). Observations of High Densities at Low Altitudes in the Nightside Ionosphere of Mars by the MAVEN Radio Occultation Science Experiment (ROSE). Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 127(11). 8 indexed citations
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Farahat, Ashraf, Paul Withers, Majd Mayyasi, & M. A. Dayeh. (2022). Comparison of the Effects of Regional and Global Dust Storms on the Composition of the Ionized Species of the Martian Upper Atmosphere Using MAVEN. Remote Sensing. 14(11). 2594–2594. 1 indexed citations
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Hansen, C. J., S. J. Bolton, A. H. Sulaiman, et al.. (2022). Juno's Close Encounter With Ganymede—An Overview. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(23). e2022GL099285–e2022GL099285. 29 indexed citations
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Withers, Paul, M. Mendillo, E. Barbinis, et al.. (2021). The ionosphere of Mars from solar minimum to solar maximum: Dayside electron densities from MAVEN and Mars Global Surveyor radio occultations. Icarus. 393. 114508–114508. 12 indexed citations
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Withers, Paul. (2020). Revised predictions of uncertainties in atmospheric properties measured by radio occultation experiments. Advances in Space Research. 66(10). 2466–2475. 9 indexed citations
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Dumoulin, Caroline, P. Rosenblatt, S. Tellmann, et al.. (2020). EnVision Radio Science Experiment. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 1 indexed citations
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Crismani, Matteo, Justin Deighan, N. M. Schneider, et al.. (2019). Localized Ionization Hypothesis for Transient Ionospheric Layers. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(6). 4870–4880. 20 indexed citations
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Withers, Paul, Casey L. Flynn, M. F. Vogt, et al.. (2019). Mars's Dayside Upper Ionospheric Composition Is Affected by Magnetic Field Conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(4). 3100–3109. 30 indexed citations
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Withers, Paul, et al.. (2018). Distribution of Plasma in the Io Plasma Torus as Seen by Radio Occultation During Juno Perijove 1. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 123(8). 6207–6222. 21 indexed citations
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Andrews, D. J., H. J. Opgenoorth, T. B. Leyser, et al.. (2018). MARSIS Observations of Field‐Aligned Irregularities and Ducted Radio Propagation in the Martian Ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 123(8). 6251–6263. 4 indexed citations
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Mayyasi, Majd, Paul Withers, & K. Fallows. (2018). A Sporadic Topside Layer in the Ionosphere of Mars From Analysis of MGS Radio Occultation Data. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 123(1). 883–900. 14 indexed citations
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Withers, Paul, M. F. Vogt, Majd Mayyasi, et al.. (2015). Comparison of model predictions for the composition of the ionosphere of Mars to MAVEN NGIMS data. Geophysical Research Letters. 42(21). 8966–8976. 25 indexed citations
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Bougher, S. W., G. M. Keating, J. M. Forbes, et al.. (2001). The Upper Atmospheric Wave Structure of Mars as Determined by Mars Global Surveyor. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 2 indexed citations

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