Richard B. Pyle

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Richard B. Pyle is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard B. Pyle has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Richard B. Pyle's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (10 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (5 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (3 papers). Richard B. Pyle is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (10 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (5 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (3 papers). Richard B. Pyle collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard B. Pyle's co-authors include Kenneth L. Cummins, Martin J. Murphy, A. E. Pifer, Ronald W. Henderson, Richard E. Orville, Robert A. Weisman, Marx Brook, Vincent P. Idone, David Changnon and Stanley A. Changnon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and IEEE Power Engineering Review.

In The Last Decade

Richard B. Pyle

9 papers receiving 935 citations

Hit Papers

A Combined TOA/MDF Technology Upgrade of the U.S. Nationa... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750
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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. A Combined TOA/MDF Technology Upgrade of the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network
    1998 892 citations Kenneth L. Cummins, Martin J. Murphy et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers

Richard B. Pyle
John A. Cramer United States
John H. Helsdon United States
S. J. Hunyady United States
W. R. Gamerota United States
Leandro Z. S. Campos Brazil
Kleber P. Naccarato Brazil
Luwen Chen China
D. Mackerras Australia
M. F. Stewart United States
Yanan Zhu United States
John A. Cramer United States
Richard B. Pyle
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Countries citing papers authored by Richard B. Pyle

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard B. Pyle

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard B. Pyle

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Cummins, Kenneth L., et al.. (1998). A Combined TOA/MDF Technology Upgrade of the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(D8). 9035–9044. 892 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bernstein, R., et al.. (1996). Lightning detection network averts damage and speeds restoration. IEEE Computer Applications in Power. 9(2). 12–17. 12 indexed citations
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Idone, Vincent P., et al.. (1993). A reexamination of the peak current calibration of the National Lightning Detection Network. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(D10). 18323–18332. 41 indexed citations
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Brook, Marx, Ronald W. Henderson, & Richard B. Pyle. (1989). Positive lightning strokes to ground. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(D11). 13295–13303. 29 indexed citations
5.
Changnon, Stanley A., David Changnon, & Richard B. Pyle. (1988). Thunder events and cloud‐to‐ground lightning frequencies. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 93(D8). 9495–9502. 7 indexed citations
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Orville, Richard E., Robert A. Weisman, Richard B. Pyle, & Ronald W. Henderson. (1987). Cloud‐to‐ground lightning flash characteristics from June 1984 through May 1985. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(D5). 5640–5644. 101 indexed citations
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Orville, Richard E., Ronald W. Henderson, & Richard B. Pyle. (1986). Lightning flash characteristics. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 7(9). 891–899. 1 indexed citations
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Orville, Richard E., Richard B. Pyle, & Ronald W. Henderson. (1986). The East Coast Lightning Detection Network. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 1(4). 243–246. 25 indexed citations
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Orville, Richard E., Richard B. Pyle, & Ronald W. Henderson. (1986). The East Coast Lightning Detection Network. IEEE Power Engineering Review. PER-6(11). 52–52. 3 indexed citations
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Orville, Richard E., Richard B. Pyle, Ronald W. Henderson, & Robert A. Weisman. (1985). Characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning flashes along the east coast of the United States. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

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