Richard J. Blakeslee

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
130 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Richard J. Blakeslee is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard J. Blakeslee has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 97 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 41 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Richard J. Blakeslee's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (99 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (67 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (36 papers). Richard J. Blakeslee is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (99 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (67 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (36 papers). Richard J. Blakeslee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and China. Richard J. Blakeslee's co-authors include Dennis E. Buechler, Steven J. Goodman, Hugh J. Christian, William J. Koshak, Douglas M. Mach, Dennis J. Boccippio, William L. Boeck, Daniel J. Cecil, Kevin T. Driscoll and John M. Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Richard J. Blakeslee

125 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global frequency and distribution of lightning as observed from space by the Optical Transient Detector

2003 1.1k citations Hugh J. Christian, Richard J. Blakeslee et al. profile →
Gridded lightning climatology from TRMM-LIS and OTD: Dataset description

2012 451 citations Daniel J. Cecil, Dennis E. Buechler et al. profile →
The GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)

2013 384 citations Steven J. Goodman, Richard J. Blakeslee et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard J. Blakeslee United States	39	4.4k	4.3k	2.5k	516	416	130	6.0k
Steven J. Goodman United States	36	5.0k 1.1×	4.4k 1.0×	3.4k 1.3×	434 0.8×	452 1.1×	122	7.0k
Dennis J. Boccippio United States	27	3.2k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	325 0.6×	231 0.6×	54	4.3k
Donald R. MacGorman United States	46	4.6k 1.1×	4.4k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	180 0.3×	306 0.7×	103	5.7k
Walter A. Lyons United States	35	3.0k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	522 1.0×	400 1.0×	84	5.3k
W. David Rust United States	41	3.1k 0.7×	4.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	277 0.5×	699 1.7×	100	4.6k
Hugh J. Christian United States	27	2.9k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	311 0.6×	288 0.7×	61	4.0k
Dennis E. Buechler United States	24	3.1k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	280 0.5×	180 0.4×	59	4.0k
William J. Koshak United States	25	2.9k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	253 0.5×	253 0.6×	100	3.8k
R. H. Holzworth United States	39	2.0k 0.5×	4.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 2.7×	432 1.0×	205	5.5k
Douglas M. Mach United States	23	2.2k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	289 0.6×	286 0.7×	82	3.1k

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Allen, D. J., Kenneth Pickering, Lok N. Lamsal, et al.. (2021). Observations of Lightning NO_x Production From GOES‐R Post Launch Test Field Campaign Flights. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(8). 13 indexed citations

Heumesser, Matthias, Olivier Chanrion, Torsten Neubert, et al.. (2020). Spectral Observations of Optical Emissions Associated With Terrestrial Gamma‐Ray Flashes. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(4). 2020GL090700–2020GL090700. 34 indexed citations

Peterson, Michael, Timothy J. Lang, Eric C. Bruning, et al.. (2020). New World Meteorological Organization Certified Megaflash Lightning Extremes for Flash Distance (709 km) and Duration (16.73 s) Recorded From Space. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(16). 30 indexed citations

Defer, Éric, et al.. (2020). Concurrent satellite and ground-based lightning observations from the Optical Lightning Imaging Sensor (ISS-LIS), the low-frequency network Meteorage and the SAETTA Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) in the northwestern Mediterranean region. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 13(2). 853–875. 19 indexed citations

Carey, Lawrence D., et al.. (2019). A Random Forest Method to Forecast Downbursts Based on Dual-Polarization Radar Signatures. Remote Sensing. 11(7). 826–826. 17 indexed citations

Defer, Éric, et al.. (2019). Concurrent Satellite and ground-based Lightning Observations from the Optical Lightning Imaging Sensor (ISS-LIS), the LF network Meteorage and the SAETTA LMA in the northwestern Mediterranean region. 1 indexed citations

Mattos, Enrique Vieira, Luiz A. T. Machado, Earle Williams, et al.. (2017). Electrification life cycle of incipient thunderstorms. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 122(8). 4670–4697. 31 indexed citations

Schultz, Christopher J., et al.. (2017). Utilizing ISS Camera Systems for Scientific Analysis of Lightning Characteristics and Comparison with ISS-LIS and GLM. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2017. 3 indexed citations

Virts, Katrina S., Richard J. Blakeslee, & William J. Koshak. (2017). Cross-Referencing GLM and ISS-LIS with Ground-Based Lightning Networks. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2017. 1 indexed citations

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Blakeslee, Richard J., H. J. Christian, Douglas M. Mach, et al.. (2017). Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS): Launch, Installation, Activation, and First Results. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 2 indexed citations

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Hergarten, Christian, et al.. (2017). Fly's Eye GLM Simulator Preliminary Validation Analysis. AGUFM. 2017. 2 indexed citations

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Blakeslee, Richard J., et al.. (2015). Airborne GLM Simulator: Fly's Eye GLM Simulator. 2 indexed citations

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Beirle, Steffen, William J. Koshak, Richard J. Blakeslee, & Thomas Wagner. (2014). Global patterns of lightning properties derived by OTD and LIS. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 14(10). 2715–2726. 54 indexed citations

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Bateman, Monte G., Douglas M. Mach, S. J. Goodman, et al.. (2011). Intercomparisons of ground-based and satellite-based lightning measurements used in creating a proxy dataset for the Geostationary Lightning Mapper. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 1 indexed citations

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Blakeslee, Richard J., et al.. (2009). A Ten Year Record of Space Based Lightning Measurements. AGUFM. 2009. 2 indexed citations

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Koshak, William J., Richard J. Blakeslee, S. J. Goodman, et al.. (2004). North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA): VHF Source Retrieval Algorithm and Error Analyses. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 21(4). 543–558. 119 indexed citations

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Buechler, Dennis E., Eugene W. McCaul, Steven J. Goodman, et al.. (2004). The Severe Weather Outbreak of 10 November 2002: Lightning and Radar Analysis of Storms in the Deep South. 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms. 2 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, T., Dennis J. Boccippio, Steven D. Goodman, et al.. (2003). The Integration of Total Lightning Information Into National Weather Service Operations. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 2 indexed citations

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Christian, Hugh J., Richard J. Blakeslee, & Steven J. Goodman. (1992). Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) for the Earth Observing System. Drugs. 77(3). 345–352. 66 indexed citations

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Blakeslee, Richard J.. (1984). The Electric Current Densities Beneath Thunderstorms. PhDT. 7 indexed citations

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