W. A. Lawson
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Instrumentation top 2%
- Spectroscopy top 5%
- Computational Mechanics
- Geophysics
- Co-authors
- Eric D. FeigelsonEric E. MamajekLisa A. CrauseP. L. CottrellA-Ran LyoM. S. BessellSimon J. MurphyJ. Bouwman
- Topics
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (77 papers)Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (55 papers)Astro and Planetary Science (37 papers)
- Journals
- The Astrophysical JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAstronomy and Astrophysics
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
W. A. Lawson
80 papers receiving 1.5k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 23
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.5k
- Instrumentation 300
- Spectroscopy 152
- Computational Mechanics 56
- Geophysics 35
Countries citing papers authored by W. A. Lawson
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. A. Lawson
This network shows the impact of papers produced by W. A. Lawson. 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 W. A. Lawson. The network helps show where W. A. Lawson may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. A. Lawson
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. A. Lawson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. A. Lawson 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 W. A. Lawson. W. A. Lawson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Completing the census of young stars near the Sun with the FunnelWeb spectroscopic survey | 1 |
| 4 | 34 | |
| 5 | 27 | |
| 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 17 | |
| 10 | 30 | |
| 11 | 32 | |
| 12 | 32 | |
| 13 | Long-term light curves for [WC] stars | 6 |
| 14 | Variability in intermediate- and high-temperature extreme helium stars | 2 |
| 15 | 54 | |
| 16 | V517 Oph − a probable new RCB star | 5 |
| 17 | 3 | |
| 18 | The photometric characteristics of cool hydrogen-deficient carbon stars | 32 |
| 19 | The 1988 decline of R Coronae Borealis | 16 |
| 20 | The R Coronae Borealis star RY Sgr: shock-wave phenomena | 0 |
About W. A. Lawson
W. A. Lawson is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Computational Mechanics, having authored 82 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (77 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (55 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.5k citations), Instrumentation (300 citations) and Spectroscopy (152 citations). W. A. Lawson has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Eric D. Feigelson, Eric E. Mamajek, Lisa A. Crause, P. L. Cottrell, A-Ran Lyo, M. S. Bessell, Simon J. Murphy, J. Bouwman, David P. Huenemoerder and Simon J. Murphy. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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