W. D. Langer

12.7k citations

160 papers · 7.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Spectroscopy top 0.2%
- Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 117
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 102
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 39
- Astro and Planetary Science 25
Spectroscopy 50
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications 26
- Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure 25

Co-authors: P. F. Goldsmith M. A. Frerking R. W. Wilson T. Velusamy D.E. Post R. K. Janev K. Evans A. A. Penzias
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (80 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (10 papers)Journal of Nuclear Materials (4 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (3 papers)Physical Review Letters (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Netherlands

In The Last Decade

W. D. Langer

154 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Elementary Processes in Hydrogen-Helium Plasmas 1987 · 609 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1987 Elementary Processes in Hydrogen-Helium Plasmas
1982 The Astrophysical Journal

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. D. Langer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	An 18–25 GHz spectroscopic survey of dense cores in the Chamaeleon I molecular cloud Astronomy and Astrophysics ·D. C. Lis, W. D. Langer, J. L. Pineda, 肖虹雁, Karen Willacy, P. F. Goldsmith, Susanna L. Widicus Weaver, Liton Majumdar, Young Min Seo, S. Horiuchi, A. Guruprasad, Edit Rohonczi	2025	0
2	Nitrogen Abundance Distribution in the Inner Milky Way The Astrophysical Journal ·J. L. Pineda, S. Horiuchi, L. D. Anderson, Sergio Marchal Burrel, W. D. Langer, P. F. Goldsmith, T. B. H. Kuiper, Christian Fischer, Y. Gong, A. Brunthaler, M. R. Rugel, K. M. Menten	2024	3
3	Structure of the W3A Low-density Foreground Region The Astrophysical Journal ·P. F. Goldsmith, W. D. Langer, Young Min Seo, J. L. Pineda, J. Stützki, Gajanan B. Kunde, R. Aladro, M. Justen	2023	2
4	Interstellar Cloud Conditions Based on 63 μm [O i] Emission and Absorption in W3 The Astrophysical Journal ·P. F. Goldsmith, W. D. Langer, Young Min Seo, J. L. Pineda, J. Stützki, Gajanan B. Kunde, R. Aladro, M. Justen	2021	13
5	The dense warm ionized medium in the inner Galaxy Astronomy and Astrophysics ·W. D. Langer, J. L. Pineda, P. F. Goldsmith, E. T. Chambers, D. Riquelme, L. D. Anderson, Sergio Marchal Burrel, M. Justen, C. Buchbender	2021	6
6	The Far-Infrared Astronomy Stratospheric Balloon Facility Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·J. L. Pineda, José V. Siles, Jonathan H. Kawamura, W. D. Langer, P. F. Goldsmith, D. C. Lis, P. N. Bernasconi, Chris Groppi, L. D. Anderson, Cara Battersby, Leslie W. Looney, Ayonbo Aderibigbe, Gary Melnick, J. D. Smith, G. J. Stacey	2019	0
7	GUSTO: Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic-Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory AAS ·Christopher K. Walker, Craig Kulesa, P. F. Goldsmith, Christopher Groppi, Ly Lê, D. J. Hollenbach, Jonathan H. Kawamura, W. D. Langer, Gary Melnick, David A. Neufeld, J. L. Pineda, G. J. Stacey, A. A. Stark, A. G. G. M. Tielens, M. G. Wolfire, H. W. Yorke, Katenkov A.N. Anisimova	2018	7
8	Ionized gas at the edge of the central molecular zone Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·W. D. Langer, P. F. Goldsmith, J. L. Pineda, T. Velusamy, M. A. Requena─Torres, H. Wiesemeyer	2015	10
9	Characterizing Extrasolar Planetary Systems David Leisawitz, John M. Carpenter, W. C. Danchi, John H. Debes, Marc J. Kuchner, W. D. Langer, Lee G. Mundy, Joan Najita, David A. Neufeld, 靖男池田, Aki Roberge, Eugene Serabyn, S. Shenoy, Rojid Setiawan, Mark G. Swain, S. C. Unwin, E. L. Wright, H. W. Yorke	2009	0
10	Small scale abundance variations in TMC-1 American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts ·J. E. Dickens, W. D. Langer, D Jermaczek	2000	1
11	A Submillimeter/Far-IR Heterodyne Receiver for SOFIA American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts ·J. Žmuidzinas, Changchun Liang, J. Keene, T. G. Phillips, N. R. Erickson, P. F. Goldsmith, A. I. Harris, M. Morris, W. D. Langer, H. G. LeDuc, W. R. McGrath	1997	3
12	The IRS 1 Circumstellar Disk, and the Origin of the Jet and CO Outflow in B5 The Astrophysical Journal ·W. D. Langer, T. Velusamy, 芳恵羽石	1996	22
13	A multi component wavelet analysis of the B5 molecular cloud Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·W. D. Langer, B. G. Andersson	1993	1
14	Silicon chemistry in interstellar clouds STIN ·W. D. Langer, A. E. Glassgold	1989	2
15	Wide-Field Maping of 13 CO Emission from Molecular Clouds Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·John Bally, A. A. Stark, R. W. Wilson, W. D. Langer	1987	1
16	Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste: Evaluation of the regions Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·Melissa Bedinger, Shanping Gao, W. D. Langer, 夏琼, 国庆李	1984	0
17	Rotation in B335 Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·M. A. Frerking, W. D. Langer, R. W. Wilson	1982	1
18	Physical conditions and carbon monoxide abundance in the dark cloud B5 The Astrophysical Journal ·J. S. Young, P. F. Goldsmith, W. D. Langer, R. W. Wilson, 송석종	1982	14
19	The kinetic chemistry of dense interstellar clouds The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·T. E. Graedel, W. D. Langer, M. A. Frerking	1982	206
20	Coupling of the Magnetic Field and Rotation in the Dark Cloud B5 Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·P. F. Goldsmith, W. D. Langer, J. S. Young, R. W. Wilson	1981	1

About W. D. Langer

W. D. Langer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 160 papers that have together received 7.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (102 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (53 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (39 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (26 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (25 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (25 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (16 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (5.8k citations), Spectroscopy (2.6k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.8k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (941 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.6k citations). W. D. Langer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include P. F. Goldsmith, M. A. Frerking, R. W. Wilson, T. Velusamy, D.E. Post, R. K. Janev, K. Evans, A. A. Penzias, Edwin A. Bergin and T. E. Graedel. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Journal of Nuclear Materials, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and Physical Review Letters.

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