Peter W. Maymon

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 899 citations indexed

About

Peter W. Maymon is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter W. Maymon has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 899 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 2 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 1 paper in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Peter W. Maymon's work include Calibration and Measurement Techniques (5 papers), Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (2 papers) and Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (2 papers). Peter W. Maymon is often cited by papers focused on Calibration and Measurement Techniques (5 papers), Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (2 papers) and Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (2 papers). Peter W. Maymon collaborates with scholars based in United States. Peter W. Maymon's co-authors include Hugh Montgomery, William L. Barnes, V. V. Salomonson, H. Ostrow, Russell A. Chipman, Stephen C. McClain, Donald E. Jennings, Steven P. Neeck and W. L. Barnes and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE and NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).

In The Last Decade

Peter W. Maymon

6 papers receiving 843 citations

Hit Papers

MODIS: advanced facility instrument for studies of the Ea... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 250 500 750
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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. MODIS: advanced facility instrument for studies of the Earth as a system
    1989 876 citations V. V. Salomonson, William L. Barnes 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
Peter W. Maymon United States 4 581 550 176 166 156 6 899
H. Ostrow United States 3 583 1.0× 547 1.0× 176 1.0× 167 1.0× 148 0.9× 5 887
Gary J. Jedlovec United States 17 601 1.0× 571 1.0× 136 0.8× 181 1.1× 83 0.5× 79 888
Donald W. Hillger United States 14 658 1.1× 541 1.0× 111 0.6× 95 0.6× 151 1.0× 49 884
A. J. Fleig United States 14 671 1.2× 673 1.2× 274 1.6× 208 1.3× 131 0.8× 50 1.1k
J. Fischer Germany 18 648 1.1× 512 0.9× 196 1.1× 145 0.9× 146 0.9× 47 1.2k
Michel Desbois France 22 1.2k 2.0× 1.2k 2.1× 121 0.7× 117 0.7× 69 0.4× 58 1.5k
T. H. Reilly United States 4 771 1.3× 653 1.2× 231 1.3× 195 1.2× 141 0.9× 5 1000
Masahiro Nishihama United States 8 349 0.6× 318 0.6× 273 1.6× 186 1.1× 216 1.4× 14 719
L. W. Abreu 4 394 0.7× 360 0.7× 103 0.6× 134 0.8× 144 0.9× 5 637
K.T. Kriebel Germany 14 867 1.5× 629 1.1× 408 2.3× 289 1.7× 175 1.1× 32 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter W. Maymon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter W. Maymon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter W. Maymon

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

All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Maymon, Peter W., et al.. (1993). <title>Optical design of the composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) for the Cassini mission</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1945. 100–111. 7 indexed citations
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Maymon, Peter W. & Russell A. Chipman. (1992). <title>Linear polarization sensitivity specifications for spaceborne instruments</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1746. 148–156. 7 indexed citations
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McClain, Stephen C., Peter W. Maymon, & Russell A. Chipman. (1992). <title>Design and analysis of a depolarizer for the NASA MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt (MODIS-T)</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1746. 375–385. 5 indexed citations
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Salomonson, V. V., William L. Barnes, Peter W. Maymon, Hugh Montgomery, & H. Ostrow. (1989). MODIS: advanced facility instrument for studies of the Earth as a system. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 27(2). 145–153. 876 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maymon, Peter W., et al.. (1988). Optical System Design Alternatives For The Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer - Tilt (MODIS-T) For The Earth Observing System (EOS). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 924. 10–10. 3 indexed citations
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Salomonson, V. V., W. L. Barnes, Peter W. Maymon, Hugh Montgomery, & H. Ostrow. (1987). MODIS - Advanced facility instrument for studies of the earth as a system. [Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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