Robert W. Knecht

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Knecht is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Knecht has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 16 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 9 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Knecht's work include Coastal and Marine Management (30 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (15 papers) and International Maritime Law Issues (13 papers). Robert W. Knecht is often cited by papers focused on Coastal and Marine Management (30 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (15 papers) and International Maritime Law Issues (13 papers). Robert W. Knecht collaborates with scholars based in United States and Fiji. Robert W. Knecht's co-authors include Biliana Cicin‐Sain, Stephen C. Russell, T. E. Van Zandt, K. T. R. Davies, Adalberto Vallega, T. E. Vanzandt, W. Calvert, Charles N. Ehler, Rodney Weiher and John W. Ewart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Knecht

47 papers receiving 954 citations

Hit Papers

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Concepts And Pra... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 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. Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Concepts And Practices
    1998 560 citations Biliana Cicin‐Sain, Robert W. Knecht Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert W. Knecht United States 18 791 320 265 197 171 52 1.2k
George W. Davis United States 14 67 0.1× 122 0.4× 407 1.5× 221 1.1× 127 0.7× 36 1.3k
Jon Davies United Kingdom 20 273 0.3× 130 0.4× 175 0.7× 311 1.6× 180 1.1× 72 1.1k
Randy Showstack United States 11 43 0.1× 135 0.4× 387 1.5× 88 0.4× 52 0.3× 308 1.1k
Tamás Telbisz Hungary 17 123 0.2× 69 0.2× 71 0.3× 11 0.1× 102 0.6× 49 787
Pierre Mazzéga France 17 54 0.1× 174 0.5× 263 1.0× 42 0.2× 62 0.4× 62 917
James Dyke United Kingdom 16 60 0.1× 159 0.5× 412 1.6× 131 0.7× 115 0.7× 40 1.0k
Anne M. Waple United States 16 35 0.0× 172 0.5× 858 3.2× 65 0.3× 81 0.5× 21 1.4k
Irwan Gumilar Indonesia 15 201 0.3× 33 0.1× 179 0.7× 25 0.1× 86 0.5× 71 1.0k
Kathi K. Beratan United States 11 53 0.1× 40 0.1× 75 0.3× 160 0.8× 40 0.2× 21 497
Cameron S. Fletcher Australia 19 63 0.1× 278 0.9× 265 1.0× 29 0.1× 72 0.4× 44 804

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cicin‐Sain, Biliana & Robert W. Knecht. (2000). The Future of U.S. Ocean Policy: Choices For The New Century. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 23 indexed citations
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Cicin‐Sain, Biliana, et al.. (1999). Trends and Future Challenges for U.S. National Ocean and Coastal Policy. 7 indexed citations
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Cicin‐Sain, Biliana, et al.. (1999). Trends and future challenges for U.S. national ocean and coastal policy : proceedings. 3 indexed citations
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Cicin‐Sain, Biliana, et al.. (1996). Emerging Policy Issues in the Development of Marine Biotechnology. Ocean Yearbook Online. 12(1). 179–206. 1 indexed citations
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Cicin‐Sain, Biliana, et al.. (1995). Growth in capacity for integrated coastal management since UNCED: an international perspective. Ocean & Coastal Management. 29(1-3). 93–123. 38 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W.. (1994). Essay: Emerging international goals and principles and their influence on national ocean governance. Coastal Management. 22(2). 177–182. 6 indexed citations
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Cicin‐Sain, Biliana & Robert W. Knecht. (1993). Implications of the earth summit for ocean and coastal governance. Ocean Development & International Law. 24(4). 323–353. 20 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W., et al.. (1993). ‘Integration’ in the US coastal zone management program. Ocean & Coastal Management. 21(1-3). 183–199. 32 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W., et al.. (1987). The U.S. national coastal zone management program—problems and opportunities in the next phase. Coastal Management. 15(2). 103–120. 23 indexed citations
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Cicin‐Sain, Biliana & Robert W. Knecht. (1985). The problem of governance of U.S. ocean resources and the new exclusive economic zone. Ocean Development & International Law. 15(3-4). 289–320. 14 indexed citations
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Broadus, James M., et al.. (1984). Coastal and marine resources management for the Galapagos Islands. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W., et al.. (1984). The management of ocean and coastal resources in Colombia : an assessment. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W.. (1979). Coastal zone management: The first five years and beyond. Coastal Zone Management Journal. 6(4). 259–272. 9 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W., H. Rishbeth, & T. E. Vanzandt. (1964). On the constitution of the topside ionosphere. 325. 2 indexed citations
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Vanzandt, T. E., et al.. (1963). Evidence for Field-Aligned Ionization Irregularities between 1400 and 1000 km above the Earth's Surface. 271. 2 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W. & T. E. Van Zandt. (1963). Some Early Results from the Ionospheric Top-Side Sounder Satellite. Nature. 197(4868). 641–644. 17 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W. & K. T. R. Davies. (1961). Possible Solar Flare Effects in the F Region of the Ionosphere. Nature. 192(4800). 348–348. 7 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W.. (1959). Observations of the ionosphere over the south geographic pole. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 64(9). 1243–1250. 15 indexed citations
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Knecht, Robert W.. (1952). Relationships between auroras and sporadic-E echoes. PGAP-3. 213–213. 3 indexed citations

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