R. A. Wells

1.2k total citations
60 papers, 546 citations indexed

About

R. A. Wells is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Wells has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 546 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. A. Wells's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (9 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (8 papers). R. A. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (9 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (8 papers). R. A. Wells collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. R. A. Wells's co-authors include N. F. Kember, Francis Hereward Burstall, D. A. Everest, M. S. Robinson, C. M. Mercer, N. E. Petro, B. P. Weiss, J. Aveston, H. H. Schmitt and R. P. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Wells

51 papers receiving 401 citations

Peers

R. A. Wells
Alan Dyer United States
F. Hecht Austria
G. H. Faye Canada
M. H. Hey United Kingdom
J.G. Sen Gupta Canada
John M. Neil United States
Paul N. Noble United States
J.T. Bell United States
P.A. Assimakopoulos Greece
Pascal Robert France
Alan Dyer United States
R. A. Wells
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Fields of papers citing papers by R. A. Wells

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. A. Wells

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wells, R. A. & Alex W. Robertson. (2024). Molybdenum Disulfide Memristors for Next Generation Memory and Neuromorphic Computing: Progress and Prospects. Advanced Electronic Materials. 10(10). 9 indexed citations
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Weiss, B. P., et al.. (2018). Paleodirection of the Ancient Lunar Magnetic Field from Camelot Crater Basalts: Evidence for a Selenocentric Axial Dipole. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1145.
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Schmitt, H. H., N. E. Petro, M. S. Robinson, et al.. (2018). Apollo 17 Exploration of Taurus-Littrow: Summary of Major Findings. LPI. 2961. 1 indexed citations
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Schmitt, H. H., N. E. Petro, R. A. Wells, et al.. (2016). Revisiting the field geology of Taurus–Littrow. Icarus. 298. 2–33. 61 indexed citations
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Royce, Josiah & R. A. Wells. (2002). California : a study of American character, from the conquest in 1846 to the second Vigilance Committee in San Francisco. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Wells, R. A.. (1996). Astronomy in Egypt.. 28–41. 1 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A.. (1991). Ulster Migration to America: Letters from Three Irish Families. 2 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A., et al.. (1989). America observed : from the 1940s to the 1980s. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A., et al.. (1984). History and historical understanding. 4 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A.. (1984). Sheep-Rustling in Yorkshire in the Age of the Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions. Northern History. 20(1). 127–145. 2 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A., et al.. (1983). The Wars of America: Christian Views. The History Teacher. 16(4). 610–610. 2 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A.. (1977). Development of Precambrian gneiss fabric in the southern Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming. Rocky Mountain geology. 15(2). 103–117. 1 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A.. (1972). Martian Topography:Final Contour Map From All Data Sources Through 1969. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 4. 372.
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Wells, R. A.. (1967). Some aspects of Martian clouds and their relationship to the topography. 262. 2 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A.. (1965). A re-evaluation of W. H. Wright's plates of the 1924 and 1926 oppositions of Mars. Planetary and Space Science. 13(3). 261–263. 3 indexed citations
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Everest, D. A., et al.. (1960). Selective oxalate precipitation of thorium from sulphate leach solutions derived from monazite sands. Journal of Applied Chemistry. 10(4). 149–155. 1 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A., et al.. (1959). RECENTLY DEVELOPED PROCESSES FOR THE EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION OF THORIUM. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Head, A. J., N. F. Kember, R. P. Miller, & R. A. Wells. (1959). Ion exchange on modified cellulose. II. Recovery of thorium from monazite using cellulose phosphate. Journal of Applied Chemistry. 9(11). 599–608. 8 indexed citations
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Wells, R. A., et al.. (1955). Application of paper-chromatographic methods of analysis to geochemical prospecting. The Analyst. 80(948). 172–172. 17 indexed citations
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