Robert R. Gillies

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
118 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Robert R. Gillies is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert R. Gillies has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 66 papers in Atmospheric Science and 18 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert R. Gillies's work include Climate variability and models (62 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (45 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (23 papers). Robert R. Gillies is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (62 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (45 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (23 papers). Robert R. Gillies collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Robert R. Gillies's co-authors include Toby N. Carlson, Shih‐Yu Wang, Eileen M. Perry, Jin‐Ho Yoon, K. S. Humes, William P. Kustas, J. P. Duguid, John R. W. Govan, Lawrence E. Hipps and T. Owen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Robert R. Gillies

113 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

A method to make use of thermal infrared temperature and NDVI measurements to infer surface soil water content and fractional vegetation cover

1994 625 citations Toby N. Carlson, Robert R. Gillies et al. profile →
A verification of the 'triangle' method for obtaining surface soil water content and energy fluxes from remote measurements of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and surface e

1997 573 citations Robert R. Gillies, K. S. Humes et al. profile →
Fimbriæ and adhesive properties in dysentery bacilli

1957 287 citations J. P. Duguid, Robert R. Gillies The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert R. Gillies United States	35	3.8k	2.5k	2.3k	1.1k	591	118	5.9k
R. L. Desjardins Canada	55	4.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	2.7k 2.5×	733 1.2×	260	10.5k
John T. Walker United States	41	1.8k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	630 0.3×	307 0.3×	274 0.5×	144	5.3k
Nynke Hofstra Netherlands	29	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	583 0.3×	465 0.4×	1.4k 2.4×	58	5.0k
S. Cohen Israel	52	4.4k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	809 1.4×	265	9.4k
Stephen J. Connor United Kingdom	35	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	772 0.3×	394 0.4×	322 0.5×	62	5.0k
Philip Marsh Canada	53	1.0k 0.3×	4.1k 1.6×	511 0.2×	864 0.8×	1.1k 1.8×	176	9.2k
Kenneth E. Kunkel United States	53	7.3k 1.9×	5.6k 2.2×	968 0.4×	776 0.7×	1.4k 2.4×	185	9.9k
Chunxiang Cao China	32	1.8k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	154 0.3×	188	4.0k
Andrew G. Allen United Kingdom	44	1.4k 0.4×	2.7k 1.1×	583 0.3×	350 0.3×	99 0.2×	105	5.8k
Andrew C. Comrie United States	33	2.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	798 0.4×	319 0.3×	224 0.4×	82	4.9k

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Sharma, Shankar, Kalpana Hamal, Binod Pokharel, et al.. (2023). Atypical forcing embedded in typical forcing leading to the extreme summer 2020 precipitation in Nepal. Climate Dynamics. 61(7-8). 3845–3856. 10 indexed citations

Yang, Junhua, Shichang Kang, Deliang Chen, et al.. (2022). South Asian black carbon is threatening the water sustainability of the Asian Water Tower. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7360–7360. 40 indexed citations

Fosu, Boniface, Shih‐Yu Wang, Sheng‐Hsiang Wang, Robert R. Gillies, & Lin Zhao. (2017). Greenhouse gases stabilizing winter atmosphere in the Indo‐Gangetic plains may increase aerosol loading. Atmospheric Science Letters. 18(4). 168–174. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Shih‐Yu, et al.. (2015). A combined dynamical and statistical downscaling technique to reduce biases in climate projections: an example for winter precipitation and snowpack in the western United States. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 124(1-2). 281–289. 6 indexed citations

Hipps, Lawrence E., et al.. (2014). Probable causes of the abnormal ridge accompanying the 2013–2014 California drought: ENSO precursor and anthropogenic warming footprint. Geophysical Research Letters. 41(9). 3220–3226. 219 indexed citations

Jin, Jiming, et al.. (2014). Significant Impacts of Radiation Physics in the WRF Model on the Precipitation and Dynamics of the West African Monsoon. Climate Dynamics. 1 indexed citations

Jin, Jiming, et al.. (2014). Significant impacts of radiation physics in the Weather Research and Forecasting model on the precipitation and dynamics of the West African Monsoon. Climate Dynamics. 44(5-6). 1583–1594. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Shih‐Yu & Robert R. Gillies. (2012). Modern Climatology - Full Text. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 7(9-10). CLXIX–XXIX(626. 1 indexed citations

Gillies, Robert R. & Shih‐Yu Wang. (2011). Climate & Climate Change. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Shih‐Yu, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of precipitation in the Intermountain Region simulated by the NARCCAP regional climate models. Geophysical Research Letters. 36. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Shih‐Yu, Robert R. Gillies, Jiming Jin, & Lawrence E. Hipps. (2009). Coherence between the Great Salt Lake Level and the Pacific Quasi-Decadal Oscillation. Journal of Climate. 23(8). 2161–2177. 62 indexed citations

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Gebreab, Samson Y., Robert R. Gillies, Ronald G. Munger, & Jürgen Symanzik. (2007). Visualization and interpretation of birth defects data using linked micromap plots. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 82(2). 110–119. 13 indexed citations

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Mesner, Nancy, et al.. (2004). The Effects of Urbanization on Watershed Functions: The Relationship between Impervious Surface Area and Water Quality in Cache County, Utah. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 2 indexed citations

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Brunsell, N. A. & Robert R. Gillies. (2002). Incorporating Surface Emissivity into a Thermal Atmospheric Correction. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 68(12). 1263–1269. 51 indexed citations

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Brunsell, N. A. & Robert R. Gillies. (2001). The effect of emissivity on evaporation. IAHS-AISH publication. 276–280. 1 indexed citations

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Carlson, Toby N., O. Taconet, Alain Vidal, et al.. (1995). An overview of the workshop on thermal remote sensing held at La Londe les Maures, France, September 20–24, 1993. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 77(3-4). 141–151. 29 indexed citations

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Gillies, Robert R.. (1978). PERMISSION TO BE SLIGHTLY FREE. Canadian Journal of Criminology. 20(1). 91–92. 5 indexed citations

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Govan, John R. W. & Robert R. Gillies. (1969). Further Studies In The Pyocine Typing Of Pseudomonas Pyocyanea. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2(1). 17–25. 96 indexed citations

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Gillies, Robert R. & John R. W. Govan. (1966). Typing of Pseudomonas pyocyanea by pyocine production. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 91(2). 339–345. 187 indexed citations

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Duguid, J. P. & Robert R. Gillies. (1957). Fimbriæ and adhesive properties in dysentery bacilli. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 74(2). 397–411. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

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