S. A. Collins

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

S. A. Collins is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. A. Collins has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. A. Collins's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (16 papers), CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors (13 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (12 papers). S. A. Collins is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (16 papers), CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors (13 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (12 papers). S. A. Collins collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. S. A. Collins's co-authors include James R. Janesick, Tom Elliott, Morley M. Blouke, Jack Freeman, S. P. Synnott, L. A. Morabito, P. N. Kupferman, Margaret Coffey, A. T. Young and G. E. Hunt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

S. A. Collins

44 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Scientific Charge-Coupled Devices

1987 596 citations James R. Janesick, Tom Elliott et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. A. Collins

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Social Workers and Compassion 2022 ·S. A. Collins	2
2	A Comparative Study of Social Work Students in India and the UK: Stress, Support and Well-Being 2012 ·The British Journal of Social Work ·Margaret Coffey, (unknown), S. A. Collins, (unknown)	18
3	Progress in the Development of CheMin: A Definitive Mineralogy Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL'09) Rover 2007 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·D. F. Blake, P. Sarrazin, D. L. Bish, S. J. Chipera, D. T. Vaniman, S. A. Collins, S. T. Elliott, A. S. Yen	1
4	D069 Refinement of nasa's mars XRD instrument using ray tracing and combinatorial optimization 2006 ·Powder Diffraction ·M. Gailhanou, P. Sarrazin, David Blake, D. L. Bish, S. A. Collins, D. T. Vaniman, S. J. Chipera	2
5	CheMin: A Definitive Mineralogy Instrument in the Analytical Laboratory of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL '09) 2005 ·36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·D. F. Blake, P. Sarrazin, D. L. Bish, S. J. Chipera, D. T. Vaniman, Sabrina Feldman, S. A. Collins	1
6	Definitive Mineralogical Analysis of Martian Rocks and Soil Using the CheMin XRD/XRF Instrument and the USDC Sampler 2003 ·D. F. Blake, P. Sarrazin, S. J. Chipera, D. L. Bish, D. T. Vaniman, (unknown), Stewart Sherrit, S. A. Collins, Bernard Boyer, C. E. Bryson	5
7	A Miniature Mineralogical Instrument for In-Situ Characterization of Ices and Hydrous Minerals at the Lunar Poles 2002 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·P. Sarrazin, (unknown), D. T. Vaniman, D. L. Bish, S. J. Chipera, S. A. Collins	1
8	Landed XRD/XRF analysis of prime targets in the search for past or present Martian life 1998 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. T. Vaniman, D. L. Bish, David Blake, S. T. Elliott, P. Sarrazin, S. A. Collins, S. J. Chipera	22
9	<title>Soft x-ray spectroscopy using charge-coupled devices with thin poly gates and floating gate output amplifiers</title> 1994 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Ralph Kraft, D. N. Burrows, G. P. Garmire, David H. Lumb, J. A. Nousek, (unknown), James R. Janesick, Tom Elliott, S. A. Collins, (unknown)	2
10	Performance Characteristics Of CCD's For The Acis Experiment 1988 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·G. P. Garmire, J. A. Nousek, D. N. Burrows, G. Ricker, Mark W. Bautz, J. Doty, S. A. Collins, James R. Janesick, R. W. Mountain, Barry E. Burke	7
11	Matching A Curved Focal Plane With CCD's: Wide Field Imaging Of Glancing Incidence X-Ray Telescopes 1987 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·J. A. Nousek, G. P. Garmire, G. Ricker, M. W. Bautz, A. M. Levine, S. A. Collins	0
12	CCD Advances For X-Ray Scientific Measurements In 1985 1986 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·James R. Janesick, Tom Elliott, S. A. Collins, (unknown), (unknown), A. Dingizian, G. P. Garmire	33
13	The AXAF CCD Imaging Spectrometer Experiment (ACIS) 1985 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·J. A. Nousek, G. P. Garmire, G. Ricker, S. A. Collins	12
14	Potential of CCDs for UV and X-ray plasma diagnostics 1985 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·James R. Janesick, T.S.J. Elliott, (unknown), S. A. Collins, James K. McCarthy, Morley M. Blouke	5
15	The Future Scientific CCD 1984 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·James R. Janesick, Tom Elliott, S. A. Collins, (unknown), Morley M. Blouke, Jack Freeman	19
16	First Voyager view of the rings of Saturn 1980 ·Nature ·S. A. Collins, Allan F. Cook, Jeffrey N. Cuzzi, G. E. Danielson, G. E. Hunt, T. V. Johnson, David Morrison, Tobias Owen, James B. Pollack, B. A. Smith, R. J. Terrile	17
17	Jovian cloud structure and velocity fields 1979 ·Nature ·J. L. Mitchell, R. J. Terrile, B. A. Smith, Jan‐Peter Müller, Andrew P. Ingersoll, G. E. Hunt, S. A. Collins, R. F. Beebe	29
18	Discovery of Currently Active Extraterrestrial Volcanism 1979 ·Science ·L. A. Morabito, S. P. Synnott, P. N. Kupferman, S. A. Collins	176
19	Zonal velocity and texture in the jovian atmosphere inferred from Voyager images 1979 ·Nature ·Andrew P. Ingersoll, R. F. Beebe, S. A. Collins, G. E. Hunt, J. L. Mitchell, P. Müller, B. A. Smith, R. J. Terrile	62
20	The Mariner 6 and 7 pictures of Mars 1971 ·NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·S. A. Collins	5

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