Robert Smithson

758 citations
35 papers · 249 indexed · h-index 9

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Robert Smithson

31 papers receiving 215 citations

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Robert Smithson
Comparison fields: 5 of 68
  • History and Philosophy of Science 22
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 74
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 84
  • Radiation 15
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 19
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The 19 scholars most cited alongside Robert Smithson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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#Work
1 197339
2 199234
3 199122
4 197921
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Observations of Weak Solar Magnetic Fields with the Lockheed Diode Array Magnetograph
197518
6 198816
7 198913
8 198013
9 201810
10 20048
11 19717
12
Correlation tracking study for meter-class solar telescope on space shuttle
19775
13
a Simple Image Motion Compensation System for Solar Observations
19815
14 20204
15 20204
16 20153
17 20183
18 20213
19
Initial Solar Observations at Sacramento Peak Using the Lockheed Active Optics System
19862
20 20242

About Robert Smithson

Robert Smithson is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Museology, having authored 35 papers that have together received 249 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (8 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (7 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (6 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (6 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (6 papers), Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (3 papers), Advanced optical system design (3 papers) and Inertial Sensor and Navigation (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (22 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (74 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (84 citations), Radiation (15 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (19 citations). Robert Smithson has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include D. Scott Acton, R. C. Catura, William A. Fisher, T. D. Tarbell, Robert B. Leighton, T. Pope, Irving Sandler, Allan Kaprow, R. R. Radick and H. Zirin. Their work appears in journals such as Erkenntnis, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Inquiry, Solar Physics and Teaching Philosophy.

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