W. B. Hanson

12.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
185 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

W. B. Hanson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. B. Hanson has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 43 papers in Atmospheric Science and 38 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in W. B. Hanson's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (142 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (99 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (46 papers). W. B. Hanson is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (142 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (99 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (46 papers). W. B. Hanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Peru. W. B. Hanson's co-authors include R. A. Heelis, J. P. McClure, Shubhayan Sanatani, R. J. Moffett, D. R. Zuccaro, J. H. Hoffman, Francis S. Johnson, T. N. L. Patterson, R. W. Spiro and George P. Mantas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

W. B. Hanson

179 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

lonization transport effects in the equatorialFregion

1966 445 citations W. B. Hanson et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
The Martian ionosphere as observed by the Viking retarding potential analyzers

1977 406 citations W. B. Hanson, Shubhayan Sanatani et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Plasma bubbles and irregularities in the equatorial ionosphere

1977 357 citations J. P. McClure, W. B. Hanson et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. B. Hanson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. B. Hanson

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A satellite anemometer 1992 ·The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ·W. B. Hanson, (unknown)	8
2	The ionospheric signatures of rapid subauroral ion drifts 1991 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·P. C. Anderson, R. A. Heelis, W. B. Hanson	213
3	Und sagte kein einziges Wort 1989 ·The Modern Language Review ·(unknown), (unknown), W. B. Hanson	1
4	Images of transequatorial bubbles based on field‐aligned airglow observations from Haleakala in 1984‐1986 1989 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. P. Rohrbaugh, W. B. Hanson, Brian A. Tinsley, B. L. Cragin, J. P. McClure, A. L. Broadfoot	57
5	Simultaneous density and electric field fluctuation spectra associated with velocity shears in the auroral oval 1988 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Sunanda Basu, Santimay Basu, E. MacKenzie, Paul F. Fougère, W. R. Coley, N. C. Maynard, J. D. Winningham, M. Sugiura, W. B. Hanson, W. R. Hoegy	143
6	Evidence of solar wind energy deposition into the ionosphere of Mars 1985 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·George P. Mantas, W. B. Hanson	9
7	Cold plasma measurements on HILAT. 1984 ·Johns Hopkins APL technical digest ·F. J. Rich, R. A. Heelis, W. B. Hanson, P. B. Anderson, (unknown), (unknown), D. R. Zuccaro, C. R. Lippincott, (unknown), W. Sullivan	7
8	The Retarding Potential Analyzer for Dynamics Explorer-B 1981 ·W. B. Hanson, (unknown), R. A. Power, C. R. Lippincott, D. R. Zuccaro, (unknown), (unknown), Shubhayan Sanatani	92
9	The Ion Drift Meter for Dynamics Explorer-B 1981 ·R. A. Heelis, W. B. Hanson, C. R. Lippincott, D. R. Zuccaro, (unknown), (unknown), J. E. Doherty, R. A. Power	97
10	The role of in-situ measurements in scintillation modelling 1981 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Sarbani Basu, W. B. Hanson	4
11	Ion convection and the formation of the mid‐latitude F region ionization trough 1978 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. W. Spiro, R. A. Heelis, W. B. Hanson	170
12	Doubly charged atomic oxygen ions in the thermosphere, 1. Photochemistry 1977 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·E. L. Breig, Marsha R. Torr, D. G. Torr, W. B. Hanson, J. H. Hoffman, J. C. Walker, A. O. Nier	27
13	Composition and Structure of the Martian Atmosphere: Preliminary Results from Viking 1 1976 ·Science ·A. O. Nier, W. B. Hanson, A. Seiff, Michael B. McElroy, N. W. Spencer, (unknown), T. C. D. Knight, (unknown)	102
14	Techniques for measuring bulk gas-motions from satellites 1975 ·W. B. Hanson, R. A. Heelis	97
15	A comparison of the oxygen ion-ion neutralization and radiative recombination mechanisms for producing the ultraviolet nightglow 1970 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·W. B. Hanson	35
16	Thermal structure of an Alouette 2 topside profile as deduced from rocket measurements 1969 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·W. B. Hanson, Shubhayan Sanatani, L. H. Brace, J. A. Findlay	10
17	ELECTRON TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE 1963 ·W. B. Hanson	122
18	Electron Temperatures in the Ionosphere 1961 ·W. B. Hanson, Francis S. Johnson	53
19	Formation of the geomagnetic storm main-phase ring current 1961 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·A. J. Dessler, W. B. Hanson, E. N. Parker	76
20	Possible Energy Source for the Aurora. 1961 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·A. J. Dessler, W. B. Hanson	17

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