Robert G. Watts

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Robert G. Watts is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Watts has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Atmospheric Science, 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 11 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Watts's work include Climate variability and models (10 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (9 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers). Robert G. Watts is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (10 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (9 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers). Robert G. Watts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Robert G. Watts's co-authors include Ricard Ferrer, Donald J. Wuebbles, Atul K. Jain, Martin I. Hoffert, Seth Potter, Ken Caldeira, Stephen H. Schneider, T. M. L. Wigley, Michael E. Schlesinger and Erik Haites and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Watts

61 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Energy implications of future stabilization of atmospheri... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400 500
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. Energy implications of future stabilization of atmospheric CO2 content
    1998 517 citations Robert G. Watts et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert G. Watts United States 17 290 245 234 217 203 63 1.3k
Stefan Schramm Germany 23 277 1.0× 316 1.3× 104 0.4× 36 0.2× 99 0.5× 72 2.7k
Richard E. Bird United States 17 113 0.4× 486 2.0× 465 2.0× 277 1.3× 14 0.1× 33 2.8k
LI Ya China 31 803 2.8× 116 0.5× 92 0.4× 36 0.2× 33 0.2× 187 2.7k
Cong Xu China 23 902 3.1× 249 1.0× 45 0.2× 63 0.3× 19 0.1× 72 2.2k
Jikang Wang China 20 150 0.5× 404 1.6× 79 0.3× 127 0.6× 8 0.0× 88 1.2k
Robin Lamboll United Kingdom 17 77 0.3× 169 0.7× 503 2.1× 136 0.6× 282 1.4× 35 2.5k
Ingvar Birgir Friðleifsson Iceland 16 51 0.2× 435 1.8× 30 0.1× 192 0.9× 30 0.1× 38 1.2k
Lanlan Jiang China 22 125 0.4× 105 0.4× 246 1.1× 34 0.2× 18 0.1× 71 2.2k
Xiaohan Liu China 30 344 1.2× 49 0.2× 40 0.2× 392 1.8× 13 0.1× 111 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert G. Watts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert G. Watts

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert G. Watts

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gingras, David, et al.. (2014). Flight Simulator Augmentation for Stall and Upset Training. AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference. 11 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (2012). Development and Evaluation of an Automated Path Planning Aid. Journal of Aircraft. 49(6). 1774–1785. 3 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G.. (2005). A strategy for the protection and restoration of waterways and wetlands in Christchurch. 1 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (2003). The drag force on an American football. American Journal of Physics. 71(8). 791–793. 13 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (2000). Keep your eye on the ball : curve balls, kunckleballs, and fallacies of baseball. 22 indexed citations
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Abruzzese, Elisabetta, et al.. (1998). Identification of BCR-ABL Fusion on Chromosome 9 by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Two Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cases. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 105(2). 164–167. 16 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1994). Evaluation of Acidic Mine Drainage Treatment in Constructed Wetland Systems. Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation. 1994(1). 70–79. 6 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1994). Timescales in energy balance climate models: 1. The limiting case solutions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(D2). 3631–3641. 7 indexed citations
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Schiebe, M., Ian Orchard, Robert G. Watts, Angela B. Lange, & Harold L. Atwood. (1990). Characterization and partial purification of different factors with contraction‐potentiating activities from neurohaemal organs of the locust. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 291(2). 305–312. 12 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1990). Rapid climatic change and the deep ocean. Climatic Change. 16(1). 83–97. 21 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1990). Upwelling diffusion climate models: Analytical solutions for radiative and upwelling forcing. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(D6). 7563–7571. 10 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1984). The Effect of Land-Sea Distribution on Ice-Sheet Formation (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 5. 234–236. 1 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1984). The Effect of Land-Sea Distribution on Ice-Sheet Formation (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 5. 234–236. 12 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1984). A two-dimensional, seasonal, energy balance climate model with continents and ice sheets: testing the Milankovitch theory. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 36A(2). 120–131. 7 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1983). Climatic Fluctuations Due to Deep Ocean Circulation. Science. 219(4583). 387–388. 5 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G.. (1980). Climate models and CO2-induced climatic changes. Climatic Change. 2(4). 387–408. 17 indexed citations
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Aiaa, K. E. Torrance, & Robert G. Watts. (1978). Environmental effects of atmospheric heat/moisture releases : cooling towers, cooling ponds, and area sources : presented at the second AIAA/ASME Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Palo Alto, California, May 24-26, 1978. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G.. (1975). Aerodynamics of knuckleball. American Journal of Physics. 43(11). 961–963. 3 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G.. (1969). Temperature Distributions in Solid and Hollow Cylinders Due to a Moving Circumferential Ring Heat Source. Journal of Heat Transfer. 91(4). 465–470. 17 indexed citations
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Watts, Robert G., et al.. (1969). Air Motion and Fuel Distribution Requirements in High-Speed Direct Injection Diesel Engines. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Conference Proceedings. 184(10). 181–191. 7 indexed citations

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