T. L. Wilson

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
201 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

T. L. Wilson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, T. L. Wilson has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 70 papers in Spectroscopy and 59 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in T. L. Wilson's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (99 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (56 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (47 papers). T. L. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (99 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (56 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (47 papers). T. L. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Chile. T. L. Wilson's co-authors include Robert T. Rood, K. J. Johnston, T. M. Bania, R. A. Gaume, Susanne Hüttemeister, K. Rohlfs, F. Matteuccí, R. Mauersberger, Dana S. Balser and K. M. Menten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

T. L. Wilson

188 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Abundances in the Interstellar Medium 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
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. Abundances in the Interstellar Medium
    1994 809 citations T. L. Wilson et al. profile →

Peers

T. L. Wilson
A. M. Heras Spain
E. B. Jenkins United States
S. P. Ellingsen Australia
R. H. Hildebrand United States
Luis F. Rodrı́guez Mexico
Dominic Doyle Netherlands
M. Schmidt Poland
Pierre Bastien Canada
Sandip K. Chakrabarti India
M. W. Werner United States
A. M. Heras Spain
T. L. Wilson
Citations per year, relative to T. L. Wilson T. L. Wilson (= 1×) peers A. M. Heras

Countries citing papers authored by T. L. Wilson

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of T. L. Wilson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by T. L. Wilson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites T. L. Wilson more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by T. L. Wilson

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by T. L. Wilson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by T. L. Wilson. The network helps show where T. L. Wilson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. L. Wilson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Henkel, C., K. M. Menten, Y. Gong, et al.. (2022). Discovery of ammonia (9,6) masers in two high-mass star-forming regions. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 659. A5–A5. 3 indexed citations
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Henkel, C., K. M. Menten, Y. Gong, et al.. (2022). Discovery of non-metastable ammonia masers in Sagittarius B2. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 666. L15–L15. 2 indexed citations
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Henkel, C., Jarken Esimbek, Xindi Tang, et al.. (2021). Observations of multiple NH3 transitions in W33. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 658. A34–A34. 5 indexed citations
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Riquelme, D., L. Bronfman, R. Mauersberger, et al.. (2018). The diffuse molecular component in the nuclear bulge of the Milky Way. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Fischer, William J., S. T. Megeath, Elise Furlan, et al.. (2017). The Herschel Orion Protostar Survey: Luminosity and Envelope Evolution. The Astrophysical Journal. 840(2). 69–69. 48 indexed citations
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Goddi, C., C. Henkel, Qizhou Zhang, Luis A. Zapata, & T. L. Wilson. (2014). Hot Ammonia around Young O-type Stars II. JVLA imaging of highly-excited metastable NH3 masers in W51-North. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 8 indexed citations
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Taylor, G. B., J. M. Hartman, Jayce Dowell, et al.. (2014). DETECTION OF RADIO EMISSION FROM FIREBALLS. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 788(2). L26–L26. 23 indexed citations
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Henkel, C., et al.. (2013). Ammonia in the hot core W 51-IRS2: 11 new maser lines and a maser component with a velocity drift. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 14 indexed citations
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Bourke, Tyler L., M. R. Hogerheijde, F. F. S. van der Tak, et al.. (2013). Dense molecular cocoons in the massive protocluster W3 IRS5: a test case for models of massive star formation. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations
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Díaz, Á. I., M. A. K. Lodhi, & T. L. Wilson. (2005). A New Perspective on Trapped Radiation Belts in Planetary Atmospheres. 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1197.
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Cleghorn, T., et al.. (2002). Anomalous Cosmic-Ray Candidates in MARIE Measurements. LPI. 1652. 1 indexed citations
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Walmsley, C. M., et al.. (1995). A detailed study of an extremely quiescent core: L 1498.. A&A. 302. 509. 2 indexed citations
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Wilson, T. L., et al.. (1993). Lunar LIGO: A new concept in gravitational wave astronomy. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 841. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, T. L.. (1984). Masers associated with star-formation in Cepheus A.. Observatory. 104. 125. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, T. L.. (1984). Bayes' Theorem and the Real SETI Equation. Quarterly journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 25(4). 435–448. 2 indexed citations
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Bieging, John H., et al.. (1980). Formaldehyde in the galactic center region: observations.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 42. 163–176. 1 indexed citations
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Downes, D. & T. L. Wilson. (1974). Radio Recombination Lines in the Direction of Supernova Remnants. A&A. 34. 133.
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Wilson, T. L.. (1971). Preliminary Results of a Formaldehyde Line Survey of Discrete Radio Sources in the Northern Galactic Plane. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 3. 18. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, T. L., P. G. Mezger, F. F. Gardner, & D. K. Milne. (1970). H109α Recombination Line Measurements of the W 51 Region. 5. 99–103. 1 indexed citations

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