R. A. West

549 total citations
42 papers, 449 citations indexed

About

R. A. West is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. West has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 449 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 21 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R. A. West's work include Astro and Planetary Science (40 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (26 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (18 papers). R. A. West is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (40 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (26 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (18 papers). R. A. West collaborates with scholars based in United States. R. A. West's co-authors include L. A. Soderblom, Benjamin M. Herman, C. D. Condit, M. G. Tomasko, R. W. Sanders, Gary E. Thomas, B. M. Jakosky, M. T. Lemmon, D. Banfield and Y. L. Yung and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and Icarus.

In The Last Decade

R. A. West

40 papers receiving 373 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. A. West United States 8 356 252 79 46 29 42 449
Robert M. Nelson United States 8 223 0.6× 111 0.4× 97 1.2× 46 1.0× 52 1.8× 12 335
J. Rosenqvist France 15 574 1.6× 195 0.8× 119 1.5× 109 2.4× 47 1.6× 29 630
P. Drossart France 14 535 1.5× 207 0.8× 71 0.9× 60 1.3× 32 1.1× 15 578
Thomas J. Fauchez United States 14 361 1.0× 327 1.3× 198 2.5× 40 0.9× 24 0.8× 54 578
Justin Erwin United States 10 431 1.2× 111 0.4× 44 0.6× 63 1.4× 32 1.1× 30 451
F. Forget France 9 799 2.2× 273 1.1× 73 0.9× 145 3.2× 34 1.2× 21 840
E. Lellouch France 13 397 1.1× 182 0.7× 77 1.0× 40 0.9× 49 1.7× 33 456
David Kappel Germany 16 542 1.5× 186 0.7× 143 1.8× 131 2.8× 41 1.4× 48 599
Giuseppe Sindoni Italy 13 367 1.0× 94 0.4× 49 0.6× 65 1.4× 22 0.8× 48 421
T. Roush United States 7 268 0.8× 77 0.3× 29 0.4× 36 0.8× 46 1.6× 15 310

Countries citing papers authored by R. A. West

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. A. West

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. A. West. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. A. West 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. West. R. A. West 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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Turtle, E. P., Jason Perry, J. Barbara, et al.. (2017). Seasonal Evolution in the Behavior of Titan's Clouds from Cassini ISS, 2004-2017. EPSC. 2 indexed citations
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Turtle, E. P., Jason W. Barnes, Jason Perry, et al.. (2016). Cassini ISS and VIMS observations of Titan's north polar region during the T120 and T121 flybys: The Curious Case of the Clouds. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 1 indexed citations
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Turtle, E. P., Jason Perry, Jason W. Barnes, et al.. (2013). Titan's seasonal weather patterns, associated surface modification, and geological implications. EPSC.
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Edgington, S. G., S. K. Atreya, E. H. Wilson, et al.. (2012). Photochemistry in Saturn’s Ring Shadowed Atmosphere: Production Rates of Key Atmospheric Molecules and Haze Observations. 1 indexed citations
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Pitman, K. M., B. J. Buratti, R. A. West, et al.. (2008). Titan Surface-Atmospheric Separation Models For Cassini VIMS: Spherical-Shell Radiative Transfer Models. LPI. 1911. 1 indexed citations
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Ingersoll, Andrew P., et al.. (2006). Models of the Enceladus Plumes. 38. 5 indexed citations
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Throop, H. B., C. C. Porco, R. A. West, et al.. (2003). Cassini imaging observations of Jupiter's rings. DPS. 1 indexed citations
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Pryor, W. R., Andrew F. Stewart, L. W. Esposito, et al.. (2001). Cassini UVIS Observations of Jupiter's Auroral Variability. Max Planck Digital Library. 2001. 1 indexed citations
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Stewart, A. I. F., L. W. Esposito, C. Barth, et al.. (1999). Cassini ultraviolet imaging spectrometer observations of the Venus dayglow.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 31(4). 1174. 1 indexed citations
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Edgington, S. G., S. K. Atreya, Laurence M. Trafton, et al.. (1998). Ammonia and Eddy Mixing on Jupiter: Results from UV Spectra and Comparison to IR Results. 30. 1 indexed citations
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West, R. A., W. R. Pryor, W. Kent Tobiska, C. W. Hord, & K. E. Simmons. (1997). Galileo Ultraviolet Spectrometer: Information on Jupiter's UV-absorbing Haze. DPS. 1 indexed citations
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Pryor, W. R., C. W. Hord, C. A. Barth, et al.. (1996). Initial Jupiter Atmosphere Results from the Galileo Ultraviolet Spectrometer Experiment. 3 indexed citations
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West, R. A., et al.. (1996). Impact Debris Particles from SL-9: Evolution and Transport After Two Years in Jupiter's Stratosphere. 1 indexed citations
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West, R. A. & A. J. Friedson. (1993). Cometary Particles as a Tracer of Jupiter's Stratospheric Circulation. 25. 1 indexed citations
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West, R. A., et al.. (1993). Wide-Field Camera Observations of Jupiter's Stratospheric Haze and Ammonia Cloud. DPS. 25. 1 indexed citations
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Lemmon, M. T., M. G. Tomasko, & R. A. West. (1993). Titan's Haze as Fractal Aggregates: Observational Constraints. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 25(3). 1100. 39 indexed citations
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West, R. A., Erich Karkoschka, M. G. Tomasko, et al.. (1992). Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Jupiter's Stratospheric Haze. 24. 1 indexed citations
18.
Orton, G. S., K. H. Baines, J. T. Bergstralh, et al.. (1984). Relative Temperature Fields in the Jovian Atmosphere in 1984. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 641. 1 indexed citations
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Orton, Glenn S., J. T. Bergstralh, T. Z. Martin, et al.. (1984). 1.4- TO 33-μm Maps of the Jovian Disk in 1984. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 641. 1 indexed citations
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West, R. A., M. G. Tomasko, B. A. Smith, et al.. (1981). Methane Band Images of Saturn.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 13. 723. 1 indexed citations

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