R. H. J. Brown

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

R. H. J. Brown is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. H. J. Brown has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R. H. J. Brown's work include Astro and Planetary Science (5 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (4 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (3 papers). R. H. J. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (5 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (4 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (3 papers). R. H. J. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Kazakhstan and United States. R. H. J. Brown's co-authors include J. A. Ramsay, P. C. Croghan, D. A. Parry, D. P. Cruikshank, Janet E. Harker, Richard Bainbridge, David M. Unwin, K. H. Baines, R. Jaumann and C. Sotin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

R. H. J. Brown

18 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

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. THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS
    1963 290 citations R. H. J. Brown Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. H. J. Brown United Kingdom 13 349 269 267 156 152 18 1.2k
K. E. Machin United Kingdom 12 193 0.6× 134 0.5× 144 0.5× 170 1.1× 104 0.7× 23 1.3k
E. R. Trueman United Kingdom 28 895 2.6× 149 0.6× 428 1.6× 126 0.8× 72 0.5× 75 2.1k
Dezső Varjú Germany 17 236 0.7× 47 0.2× 399 1.5× 588 3.8× 130 0.9× 48 1.3k
Reinhard Hilbig Germany 18 254 0.7× 290 1.1× 51 0.2× 74 0.5× 364 2.4× 78 1.3k
Robert C. Beason United States 23 723 2.1× 55 0.2× 225 0.8× 124 0.8× 115 0.8× 38 1.5k
Ralf Anken Germany 18 335 1.0× 224 0.8× 91 0.3× 45 0.3× 111 0.7× 90 1.2k
X. J. Musacchia United States 23 307 0.9× 56 0.2× 243 0.9× 79 0.5× 466 3.1× 111 1.6k
Uwe Koch Germany 21 128 0.4× 133 0.5× 487 1.8× 478 3.1× 50 0.3× 68 1.4k
Delbert E. Philpott United States 25 251 0.7× 31 0.1× 162 0.6× 160 1.0× 636 4.2× 83 1.9k
Akira Azuma Japan 17 179 0.5× 1.3k 4.9× 155 0.6× 84 0.5× 46 0.3× 43 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by R. H. J. Brown

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. H. J. Brown

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. H. J. Brown. 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. H. J. Brown. The network helps show where R. H. J. Brown may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. H. J. Brown

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Maltagliati, Luca, S. Rodríguez, C. Sotin, et al.. (2015). Simultaneous mapping of Titan's surface albedo and aerosol opacity from Cassini/VIMS massive inversion. EPSC. 2 indexed citations
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Sotin, C., Jason W. Barnes, R. H. J. Brown, et al.. (2012). Observations of Titan’s Northern lakes at 5μm: Implications for the organic cycle and geology. Icarus. 221(2). 768–786. 47 indexed citations
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Buratti, B. J., K. M. Pitman, R. H. J. Brown, et al.. (2007). Exploring Methods to Rule out Surface Compositional Types on Titan Using Cassini VIMS T20 Data. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 27(1338). 1165–5239. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, R. H. J., B. J. Buratti, D. L. Matson, et al.. (1992). The Cassini Visual Infrared Mapping Spectrometer.. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1 indexed citations
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Cruikshank, D. P. & R. H. J. Brown. (1981). The Uranian satellites: Water ice on Ariel and Umbriel. Icarus. 45(3). 607–611. 30 indexed citations
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Unwin, David M., et al.. (1968). A Simple Electrolytic Respirometer for the Continuous Recording of Oxygen Consumption Under Constant and Natural Conditions. Journal of Experimental Biology. 48(1). 207–215. 7 indexed citations
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Brown, R. H. J.. (1967). Mechanism of Locust Jumping. Nature. 214(5091). 939–939. 68 indexed citations
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Brown, R. H. J.. (1963). THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 38(4). 460–489. 290 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brown, R. H. J. & David M. Unwin. (1961). An activity recording system using infra-red detection. Journal of Insect Physiology. 7(3-4). 203–209. 13 indexed citations
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Brown, R. H. J. & Janet E. Harker. (1960). A Method of controlling the Temperature of Insect Neurosecretory Cells in situ. Nature. 185(4710). 392–392. 25 indexed citations
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Brown, R. H. J.. (1959). A simple activity recorder. Journal of Insect Physiology. 3(2). 125–126. 6 indexed citations
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Parry, D. A. & R. H. J. Brown. (1959). The Jumping Mechanism of Salticid Spiders. Journal of Experimental Biology. 36(4). 654–664. 73 indexed citations
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Parry, D. A. & R. H. J. Brown. (1959). The Hydraulic Mechanism of the Spider Leg. Journal of Experimental Biology. 36(2). 423–433. 133 indexed citations
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Bainbridge, Richard & R. H. J. Brown. (1958). An Apparatus for the Study of the Locomotion of Fish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 35(1). 134–137. 19 indexed citations
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Ramsay, J. A., R. H. J. Brown, & P. C. Croghan. (1955). Electrometric Titration of Chloride in Small Volumes. Journal of Experimental Biology. 32(4). 822–829. 325 indexed citations
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Brown, R. H. J.. (1953). The Flight of Birds. Journal of Experimental Biology. 30(1). 90–103. 60 indexed citations
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Ramsay, J. A., et al.. (1953). Simultaneous Determination of Sodium and Potassium in Small Volumes of Fluid by Flame Photometry. Journal of Experimental Biology. 30(1). 1–17. 42 indexed citations
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Brown, R. H. J.. (1951). FLAPPING FLIGHT. Ibis. 93(3). 333–359. 22 indexed citations

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