Ray Peterson

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Ray Peterson is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray Peterson has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Oceanography, 12 papers in Atmospheric Science and 10 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Ray Peterson's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (19 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (7 papers). Ray Peterson is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (19 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (7 papers). Ray Peterson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Ray Peterson's co-authors include Lothar Stramma, Warren B. White, Thomas Whitworth, Yoshimine Ikeda, David F. Treagust, Matthias Tomczak, Ieva Ozolins, Samy A. Azer, Shyh‐Chin Chen and Patrick J. Garnett and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ray Peterson

42 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Upper-level circulation in the South Atlantic Ocean

1991 877 citations Ray Peterson, Lothar Stramma Progress In Oceanography profile →
An Antarctic circumpolar wave in surface pressure, wind, temperature and sea-ice extent

1996 566 citations Warren B. White, Ray Peterson profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ray Peterson United States	23	2.0k	1.6k	1.5k	627	329	45	3.3k
William R. Crawford Canada	38	2.9k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	478 0.8×	277 0.8×	110	4.2k
Colin Griffiths United Kingdom	20	885 0.4×	523 0.3×	486 0.3×	470 0.7×	80 0.2×	51	1.7k
David Halpern United States	31	2.8k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.5×	288 0.5×	162 0.5×	118	4.3k
Josephine R. Brown Australia	28	589 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	426 0.7×	163 0.5×	79	2.8k
Stanley S. Jacobs United States	38	1.8k 0.9×	5.7k 3.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	162 0.5×	76	6.6k
Robin E. Bell United States	41	436 0.2×	3.4k 2.1×	249 0.2×	796 1.3×	244 0.7×	114	5.3k
John Middleton Australia	23	885 0.4×	481 0.3×	906 0.6×	618 1.0×	119 0.4×	85	2.1k
J. D. Marshall United Kingdom	33	445 0.2×	2.5k 1.6×	267 0.2×	882 1.4×	829 2.5×	114	4.6k
Michael J. Bentley United Kingdom	46	707 0.3×	5.1k 3.2×	299 0.2×	1.9k 3.0×	636 1.9×	151	6.0k
David H. Bromwich United States	67	1.7k 0.8×	12.5k 7.7×	8.0k 5.5×	1.6k 2.6×	269 0.8×	316	14.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ray Peterson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ray Peterson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ray Peterson

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

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Nadarajah, Vishna Devi, et al.. (2017). Student preparedness characteristics important for clinical learning: perspectives of supervisors from medicine, pharmacy and nursing. BMC Medical Education. 17(1). 130–130. 23 indexed citations

Peterson, Ray, et al.. (2016). Collaborative Learning: Students’ Perspectives on How Learning Happens. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning. 10(2). 27 indexed citations

Azer, Samy A., et al.. (2012). Twelve tips for constructing problem-based learning cases. Medical Teacher. 34(5). 361–367. 54 indexed citations

Azer, Samy A., Subha Ramani, & Ray Peterson. (2012). Becoming a peer reviewer to medical education journals. Medical Teacher. 34(9). 698–704. 28 indexed citations

Peterson, Ray, et al.. (2009). Using a structured clinical coaching program to improve clinical skills training and assessment, as well as teachers’ and students’ satisfaction. Medical Teacher. 31(12). e586–e595. 20 indexed citations

Papinczak, Tracey, et al.. (2009). Students generating questions for their own written examinations. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 16(5). 703–710. 12 indexed citations

Ozolins, Ieva, et al.. (2008). The Student Voice: Recognising the hidden and informal curriculum in medicine. Medical Teacher. 30(6). 606–611. 76 indexed citations

Anderson, Kirsty, Ray Peterson, Anne Tonkin, & Edward G. Cleary. (2008). The assessment of student reasoning in the context of a clinically oriented PBL program. Medical Teacher. 30(8). 787–794. 12 indexed citations

Young, Louise, et al.. (2008). Clinical Location and Student Learning: Outcomes From the LCAP Program in Queensland, Australia. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 20(3). 261–266. 13 indexed citations

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White, Warren B., Shyh‐Chin Chen, & Ray Peterson. (1998). The Antarctic Circumpolar Wave: A Beta Effect in Ocean–Atmosphere Coupling over the Southern Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 28(12). 2345–2361. 55 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray & David F. Treagust. (1992). Primary pre-service teachers' pedagogical reasoning skills. Research in Science Education. 22(1). 323–330. 6 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray & Lothar Stramma. (1991). Upper-level circulation in the South Atlantic Ocean. Progress In Oceanography. 26(1). 1–73. 877 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stramma, Lothar & Ray Peterson. (1990). The South Atlantic Current. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 20(6). 846–859. 142 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray & Thomas Whitworth. (1989). The subantarctic and polar fronts in relation to deep water masses through the southwestern Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(C8). 10817–10838. 224 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray & James A. Winn. (1988). John Dryden and His World. South Central Review. 5(2). 94–94. 2 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray. (1988). On the transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current through Drake Passage and its relation to wind. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 93(C11). 13993–14004. 44 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray, David F. Treagust, & Patrick J. Garnett. (1986). Identification of secondary students' misconceptions of covalent bonding and structure concepts using a diagnostic instrument. Research in Science Education. 16(1). 40–48. 53 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray, Worth D. Nowlin, & Thomas Whitworth. (1982). Generation and Evolution of a Cyclonic Ring at Drake Passage in Early 1979. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 12(7). 712–719. 37 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray. (1976). Critical Calculations: Measure and Symmetry in Literature. PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America. 91(3). 367–375. 6 indexed citations

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Peterson, Ray. (1975). Renaissance Classicism in Pope's Dunciad. Studies in English Literature 1500-1900. 15(3). 431–431. 1 indexed citations

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