R. A. West
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Global and Planetary Change
- Aerospace Engineering
- Ecology
- Co-authors
- L. A. SoderblomBenjamin M. HermanC. D. ConditM. G. TomaskoR. W. SandersGary E. ThomasB. M. JakoskyM. T. Lemmon
- Topics
- Astro and Planetary Science (40 papers)Planetary Science and Exploration (26 papers)Space Exploration and Technology (18 papers)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
R. A. West
40 papers receiving 373 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 32
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 356
- Atmospheric Science 252
- Global and Planetary Change 79
- Aerospace Engineering 46
- Ecology 29
Countries citing papers authored by R. A. West
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Fields of papers citing papers by R. A. West
This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. A. West. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. A. West. The network helps show where R. A. West may publish in the future.
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
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seasonal Evolution in the Behavior of Titan's Clouds from Cassini ISS, 2004-2017 | 2 |
| 2 | Cassini ISS and VIMS observations of Titan's north polar region during the T120 and T121 flybys: The Curious Case of the Clouds | 1 |
| 3 | Titan's seasonal weather patterns, associated surface modification, and geological implications | 0 |
| 4 | Photochemistry in Saturn’s Ring Shadowed Atmosphere: Production Rates of Key Atmospheric Molecules and Haze Observations | 1 |
| 5 | Titan Surface-Atmospheric Separation Models For Cassini VIMS: Spherical-Shell Radiative Transfer Models | 1 |
| 6 | Models of the Enceladus Plumes | 5 |
| 7 | Cassini imaging observations of Jupiter's rings | 1 |
| 8 | Cassini UVIS Observations of Jupiter's Auroral Variability | 1 |
| 9 | Cassini ultraviolet imaging spectrometer observations of the Venus dayglow. | 1 |
| 10 | Ammonia and Eddy Mixing on Jupiter: Results from UV Spectra and Comparison to IR Results | 1 |
| 11 | Galileo Ultraviolet Spectrometer: Information on Jupiter's UV-absorbing Haze | 1 |
| 12 | Initial Jupiter Atmosphere Results from the Galileo Ultraviolet Spectrometer Experiment | 3 |
| 13 | Impact Debris Particles from SL-9: Evolution and Transport After Two Years in Jupiter's Stratosphere | 1 |
| 14 | Cometary Particles as a Tracer of Jupiter's Stratospheric Circulation | 1 |
| 15 | Wide-Field Camera Observations of Jupiter's Stratospheric Haze and Ammonia Cloud | 1 |
| 16 | Titan's Haze as Fractal Aggregates: Observational Constraints | 39 |
| 17 | Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Jupiter's Stratospheric Haze | 1 |
| 18 | Relative Temperature Fields in the Jovian Atmosphere in 1984 | 1 |
| 19 | 1.4- TO 33-μm Maps of the Jovian Disk in 1984 | 1 |
| 20 | Methane Band Images of Saturn. | 1 |
About R. A. West
R. A. West is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science, having authored 42 papers that have together received 449 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (40 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (26 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (356 citations), Atmospheric Science (252 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (79 citations). R. A. West has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and Icarus.
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