Robert L. Woodward

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Woodward is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Woodward has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Organic Chemistry, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Woodward's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (18 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (13 papers) and Seismology and Earthquake Studies (12 papers). Robert L. Woodward is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (18 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (13 papers) and Seismology and Earthquake Studies (12 papers). Robert L. Woodward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Robert L. Woodward's co-authors include Adam M. Dziewoński, Wei‐jia Su, Keith Gull, G. Masters, Michael C. Willis, A. M. Forte, Helen E. Randell‐Sly, Peng George Wang, Robert H. Snell and Rebecca E. Meadows and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Woodward

84 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Degree 12 model of shear ... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Degree 12 model of shear velocity heterogeneity in the mantle
    1994 531 citations Robert L. Woodward, Adam M. Dziewoński et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 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 L. Woodward United Kingdom 31 1.3k 924 912 355 292 90 3.5k
Dennis H. Smith United States 26 223 0.2× 840 0.9× 327 0.4× 89 0.3× 60 0.2× 79 2.9k
Sumati Bhatia Germany 22 437 0.3× 543 0.6× 479 0.5× 160 0.5× 19 0.1× 61 1.8k
Y. Shimizu Japan 32 246 0.2× 453 0.5× 1.6k 1.7× 16 0.0× 465 1.6× 136 3.2k
K. P. Das India 35 186 0.1× 1.9k 2.1× 246 0.3× 58 0.2× 14 0.0× 201 4.3k
Ilario G. Tironi Switzerland 11 38 0.0× 1.9k 2.0× 309 0.3× 54 0.2× 55 0.2× 12 3.2k
Xiaoxia Zhang China 23 52 0.0× 469 0.5× 90 0.1× 152 0.4× 37 0.1× 103 2.0k
Ming‐Jing Hwang Taiwan 29 22 0.0× 1.3k 1.4× 337 0.4× 70 0.2× 92 0.3× 90 3.2k
Hiroshi Imanaka Japan 42 19 0.0× 2.3k 2.5× 1.4k 1.5× 198 0.6× 74 0.3× 138 5.6k
Andrew D. Scott United Kingdom 37 43 0.0× 1.4k 1.5× 228 0.3× 342 1.0× 8 0.0× 152 4.6k
Yaxiong Sun United States 20 59 0.0× 438 0.5× 265 0.3× 80 0.2× 55 0.2× 35 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert L. Woodward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert L. Woodward

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bendick, Rebecca, et al.. (2023). Advancing Geophysics: IRIS and UNAVCO Merge to Form EarthScope Consortium. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 1 indexed citations
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Busby, Robert, et al.. (2017). EarthScope's Transportable Array: Status of the Alaska Deployment and Guide to Resources for Lower48 Deployment. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, K. R., Robert L. Woodward, J. R. Sweet, et al.. (2016). Full Wavefield Recordings of Oklahoma Seismicity from an IRIS-led Community Experiment. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Sumy, D. F., et al.. (2015). Sweetwater, Texas Large N Experiment. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Sumy, D. F., et al.. (2015). Ocean‐Bottom Seismograph Performance during the Cascadia Initiative. Seismological Research Letters. 86(5). 1238–1246. 17 indexed citations
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Beaudoin, B. C., et al.. (2014). Relative Noise Level Comparison Of Portable Broadband Seismometer Installation Techniques Used By PASSCAL And Flexible Array. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 2 indexed citations
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Busby, Robert, et al.. (2014). Posthole Sensor Performance in the USArray Transportable Array - Results from Testing and Initial Deployments in Alaska and Canada. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 1 indexed citations
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Hollis, Dan, et al.. (2014). A Large-N Mixed Sensor Active + Passive Seismic Array near Sweetwater, TX. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014.
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Woodward, Robert L., Robert Busby, K. Hafner, et al.. (2013). EarthScope's USArray: A Decade of Observations and Results. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Vernon, F. L., et al.. (2012). Integration of Infrasound, Atmospheric Pressure, and Seismic Observations with the NSF EarthScope USArray Transportable Array. EGUGA. 10770. 1 indexed citations
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Taber, John, M. Bahavar, R. P. Butler, et al.. (2011). Visualizing how Seismic Waves Propagate Across Seismic Arrays using the IRIS DMS Ground Motion Visualization (GMV) Products and Codes. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Woodward, Robert L., et al.. (2010). EarthScope: A distributed, multi-purpose geophysical observatory for the structure and dynamics of the North American continent. EGUGA. 15574. 1 indexed citations
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Woodward, Robert L., Robert Busby, & D. W. Simpson. (2009). Exploring Seismic Noise with the USArray Transportable Array. AGUFM. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Kevin E. H., et al.. (2008). Evaluation of Flexible Array Station Performance and Ambient Noise Analysis Using 500 Days of Continuous Recordings. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Faridmoayer, Amirreza, Messele Fentabil, M. Florencia Haurat, et al.. (2008). Extreme Substrate Promiscuity of the Neisseria Oligosaccharyl Transferase Involved in Protein O-Glycosylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(50). 34596–34604. 108 indexed citations
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Herrin, Eugene, Henry E. Bass, Robert L. Woodward, et al.. (2008). High-Altitude Infrasound Calibration Experiments. Acoustics Today. 4(2). 9–9. 14 indexed citations
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Ammon, Charles J., et al.. (2007). Visualizing the Seismic Wavefield With EarthScope's Transportable Array. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Woodward, Robert L., et al.. (1996). Shear wave velocity structure in North America from large‐scale waveform inversions of surface waves. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(B7). 15969–15986. 28 indexed citations
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Naylor, Larissa A., Robert L. Woodward, Sarah J. Daniell, Christopher M. Coley, & P. Strange. (1995). Determinants of ligand binding at the D2 dopamine receptor. Biochemical Society Transactions. 23(1). 87–91. 4 indexed citations
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Forte, A. M., W. R. Peltier, Adam M. Dziewoński, & Robert L. Woodward. (1993). Reply to Comment by M. Gurnis. Geophysical Research Letters. 20(15). 1665–1666. 11 indexed citations

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