Robert B. Lee

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Lee is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Lee has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 37 papers in Atmospheric Science and 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Lee's work include Calibration and Measurement Techniques (40 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (30 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (21 papers). Robert B. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Calibration and Measurement Techniques (40 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (30 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (21 papers). Robert B. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Robert B. Lee's co-authors include Bruce R. Barkstrom, G. Louis Smith, Edwin F. Harrison, Bruce A. Wielicki, John Cooper, Jill Urban, Malek Mansour, Carol L. Pickett, Joseph I. Miller and Duane C. Hassane and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Lee

80 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): An Earth Observing System Experiment

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert B. Lee United States	26	1.9k	1.7k	595	565	360	88	3.8k
James W. Wilson United States	42	3.2k 1.7×	4.3k 2.5×	157 0.3×	314 0.6×	405 1.1×	112	7.1k
Hans Ejsing Jørgensen Denmark	24	356 0.2×	657 0.4×	162 0.3×	157 0.3×	1.1k 2.9×	97	3.3k
Guosheng Liu United States	37	2.2k 1.2×	3.3k 1.9×	107 0.2×	70 0.1×	126 0.3×	161	5.0k
Nobuhiro Takahashi Japan	26	1.3k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	87 0.1×	103 0.2×	127 0.4×	136	4.4k
Ralph Shapiro United States	27	361 0.2×	480 0.3×	178 0.3×	118 0.2×	29 0.1×	113	3.4k
Anders Persson Sweden	27	552 0.3×	586 0.3×	1.1k 1.8×	146 0.3×	52 0.1×	109	2.9k
Bernhard Geiger Germany	21	766 0.4×	299 0.2×	227 0.4×	151 0.3×	117 0.3×	72	2.2k
Wenchang Yang China	29	908 0.5×	753 0.4×	352 0.6×	138 0.2×	90 0.3×	98	3.0k
Michael P. Meyers United States	18	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	56 0.1×	153 0.3×	136 0.4×	31	2.5k
Patrick J. Haley United States	35	425 0.2×	565 0.3×	273 0.5×	168 0.3×	148 0.4×	141	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert B. Lee

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Trinh, Tuan, Robert B. Lee, Michael Eisenstein, et al.. (2025). A Generalizable Fluorescence Sensor Platform for Sample Preparation‐Free Protein Detection. Advanced Materials. 37(44). e19662–e19662.

Su, Jia, et al.. (2013). Improved method to retrieve aerosol optical properties from combined elastic backscatter and Raman lidar data. Applied Physics B. 116(1). 61–67. 9 indexed citations

Moshary, Fred, Yonghua Wu, Barry Gross, et al.. (2013). Assessment of long scale plume transport to the US East coast using coordinated CREST lidar network and synergistic AERONET and satellite measurements. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8894. 88940K–88940K. 3 indexed citations

Su, Jia, et al.. (2009). Obtaining a ground-based lidar geometric form factor using coincident spaceborne lidar measurements. Applied Optics. 49(1). 108–108. 11 indexed citations

Lee, Robert B., et al.. (2004). On-orbit characterizations of Earth Radiation Budget Experiment broadband shortwave active cavity radiometer sensor responses. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5660. 23–23. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Robert B. & Jill Urban. (2002). Functional replacement of oxygen by other oxidants in articular cartilage. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 46(12). 3190–3200. 59 indexed citations

Bibby, Susan, Deborah Jones, Robert B. Lee, Jing Yu, & Jill Urban. (2001). The pathophysiology of the intervertebral disc. Joint Bone Spine. 68(6). 537–542. 117 indexed citations

Cooper, William A., Vinod H. Thourani, Anthony A. Gal, et al.. (2001). The Surgical Spectrum of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. CHEST Journal. 119(1). 14–18. 85 indexed citations

Thourani, Vinod H., et al.. (1998). Evaluation of treatment modalities for thoracic empyema: a cost-effectiveness analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 66(4). 1121–1126. 34 indexed citations

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Duarte, Ignacio, Anthony A. Gal, Malek Mansour, Robert B. Lee, & Joseph I. Miller. (1998). Pathologic Findings in Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. CHEST Journal. 113(3). 660–664. 15 indexed citations

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Fenton, Kathleen N., Joseph I. Miller, Robert B. Lee, & Malek Mansour. (1997). Belsey Mark IV Antireflux Procedure for Complicated Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 64(3). 790–794. 23 indexed citations

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Lee, Robert B. & Joseph I. Miller. (1997). ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR CANCER. Surgical Clinics of North America. 77(5). 1169–1196. 31 indexed citations

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Lee, Robert B., et al.. (1996). Lung volume reduction surgery: Lessons learned. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 61(5). 1464–1469. 97 indexed citations

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Lee, Robert B., et al.. (1995). Role of transesophageal echocardiography in the management of patients with bronchogenic carcinoma invading the left atrium. The American Journal of Cardiology. 76(14). 1101–1102. 4 indexed citations

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Mansour, Malek, Robert B. Lee, & Joseph I. Miller. (1994). Tracheal resections: Lessons learned. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 57(5). 1120–1125. 43 indexed citations

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Mahan, J. Robert, et al.. (1994). Linear-array apertures for in-flight dynamic solar calibration of radiometric channels for Earth radiation-budget applications. Applied Optics. 33(24). 5617–5617. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Robert B., Kerry J. Vahala, Chung-En Zah, & R. Bhat. (1993). Direct determination of the ambipolar diffusion length in strained InxGa1−xAs/InP quantum wells by cathodoluminescence. Applied Physics Letters. 62(19). 2411–2412. 9 indexed citations

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Lee, Robert B., et al.. (1992). Characterizations of the mirror attenuator mosaic: solar diffuser plate. Applied Optics. 31(31). 6643–6643. 9 indexed citations

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Davies, Jan M., et al.. (1991). Critical incidents in anaesthesia: medicolegal and other aspects. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 38(8). 1028–1036. 7 indexed citations

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Lee, Robert B., et al.. (1988). Do Multi-lumen Catheters Increase Central Venous Catheter Sepsis Compared to Single-lumen Catheters?. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 28(10). 1472–1475. 44 indexed citations

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