Stephen B. Cocks

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 872 citations indexed

About

Stephen B. Cocks is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen B. Cocks has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 872 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atmospheric Science, 7 papers in Environmental Engineering and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Stephen B. Cocks's work include Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (13 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (12 papers) and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (7 papers). Stephen B. Cocks is often cited by papers focused on Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (13 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (12 papers) and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (7 papers). Stephen B. Cocks collaborates with scholars based in United States. Stephen B. Cocks's co-authors include Jian Zhang, Kenneth W. Howard, Steven M. Martinaitis, Brian Kaney, Youcun Qi, Lin Tang, Carrie Langston, Heather M. Grams, Ami Arthur and Yadong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Monthly Weather Review, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Stephen B. Cocks

16 papers receiving 864 citations

Hit Papers

Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Quantitative Precipitatio... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Quantitative Precipitation Estimation: Initial Operating Capabilities
    2015 482 citations Jian Zhang, Kenneth W. Howard et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen B. Cocks United States 11 794 486 244 104 75 16 872
Yixin Wen United States 17 615 0.8× 354 0.7× 222 0.9× 97 0.9× 27 0.4× 54 721
F. Bouyssel France 10 445 0.6× 284 0.6× 347 1.4× 74 0.7× 108 1.4× 19 613
Kinji Furukawa Japan 7 749 0.9× 382 0.8× 208 0.9× 45 0.4× 100 1.3× 27 837
John P. George India 14 584 0.7× 556 1.1× 112 0.5× 38 0.4× 94 1.3× 50 698
Bernard Bilodeau Canada 16 804 1.0× 576 1.2× 278 1.1× 140 1.3× 67 0.9× 28 922
David Fairbairn United Kingdom 11 384 0.5× 375 0.8× 252 1.0× 88 0.8× 54 0.7× 18 534
Carrie Langston United States 15 1.3k 1.6× 753 1.5× 436 1.8× 168 1.6× 42 0.6× 22 1.4k
Kefeng Zhu China 17 861 1.1× 835 1.7× 125 0.5× 45 0.4× 42 0.6× 52 951
Steven M. Martinaitis United States 11 732 0.9× 575 1.2× 208 0.9× 184 1.8× 18 0.2× 18 881
Andrea Rossa Switzerland 14 498 0.6× 517 1.1× 102 0.4× 189 1.8× 34 0.5× 29 648

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen B. Cocks

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen B. Cocks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen B. Cocks

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

All Works

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Ryzhkov, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Polarimetric Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimation. Remote Sensing. 14(7). 1695–1695. 35 indexed citations
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Martinaitis, Steven M., et al.. (2021). The Historic Rainfalls of Hurricanes Harvey and Florence: A Perspective from the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 22(3). 721–738. 4 indexed citations
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Martinaitis, Steven M., et al.. (2021). Advancements and Characteristics of Gauge Ingest and Quality Control within the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, J. Andrew, Lin Tang, Stephen B. Cocks, et al.. (2020). A Dual-Polarization Radar Synthetic QPE for Operations. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 21(11). 2507–2521. 56 indexed citations
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Martinaitis, Steven M., Jian Zhang, Kenneth W. Howard, et al.. (2020). A Physically Based Multisensor Quantitative Precipitation Estimation Approach for Gap-Filling Radar Coverage. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 21(7). 1485–1511. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jian, Youcun Qi, Lin Tang, et al.. (2017). MRMS Dual-Polarization Radar Synthetic QPE. 1 indexed citations
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Cocks, Stephen B., Jian Zhang, Steven M. Martinaitis, et al.. (2017). MRMS QPE Performance East of the Rockies during the 2014 Warm Season. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 18(3). 761–775. 18 indexed citations
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Qi, Youcun, Steven M. Martinaitis, Jian Zhang, & Stephen B. Cocks. (2016). A Real-Time Automated Quality Control of Hourly Rain Gauge Data Based on Multiple Sensors in MRMS System. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 17(6). 1675–1691. 46 indexed citations
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Martinaitis, Steven M., Stephen B. Cocks, Youcun Qi, et al.. (2015). Understanding Winter Precipitation Impacts on Automated Gauge Observations within a Real-Time System. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 16(6). 2345–2363. 34 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jian, Kenneth W. Howard, Carrie Langston, et al.. (2015). Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Quantitative Precipitation Estimation: Initial Operating Capabilities. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 97(4). 621–638. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cocks, Stephen B., Steven M. Martinaitis, Brian Kaney, Jian Zhang, & Kenneth W. Howard. (2015). MRMS QPE Performance during the 2013/14 Cool Season. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 17(3). 791–810. 20 indexed citations
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Liou, Kuo‐Nan, et al.. (2009). Satellite remote sensing of dust aerosol indirect effects on ice cloud formation. Applied Optics. 48(3). 633–633. 8 indexed citations
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Cocks, Stephen B. & William M. Gray. (2002). Variability of the Outer Wind Profiles of Western North Pacific Typhoons: Classifications and Techniques for Analysis and Forecasting. Monthly Weather Review. 130(8). 1989–2005. 68 indexed citations

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