W. D. Smythe

5.3k total citations
122 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

W. D. Smythe is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. D. Smythe has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 24 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in W. D. Smythe's work include Astro and Planetary Science (75 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (59 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (21 papers). W. D. Smythe is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (75 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (59 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (21 papers). W. D. Smythe collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Russia. W. D. Smythe's co-authors include R. W. Carlson, Bruce Hapke, Robert M. Nelson, D. L. Matson, G. B. Hansen, F. P. Fanale, T. V. Johnson, Stanley L. Miller, T. B. McCord and J. C. Granahan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

W. D. Smythe

118 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Peers

W. D. Smythe
Comparison fields: 5 of 105
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 2.6k
  • Atmospheric Science 953
  • Ecology 607
  • Geophysics 390
  • Global and Planetary Change 375
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R. W. Carlson United States
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W. M. Grundy United States
Jean‐Pierre Bibring France
D. L. Matson United States
J. B. Dalton United States
B. J. Buratti United States
J. C. Pearl United States
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. D. Smythe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. D. Smythe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. D. Smythe 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. D. Smythe. W. D. Smythe 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
# Work Indexed citations
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Anhydrous Ammonia Frost on Titan
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Validity of Regolith Reflectance Models Based on the Radiative Transfer Equation and Coherent Backscatter Theory
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Size-dependent Measurements of the Scattering Properties of Planetary Regolith Analogs: A Challenge to Theory
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Io Science Opportunities From the JIMO Mission
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Evidence for a topographically controlled sulfur dioxide deposit at Chaac caldera, Io
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The Coherent Backscattering Opposition Effect: Search for Wavelength Dependent Changes in the Shape of the Phase Curve
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Evidence for Massive Sulfur Dioxide Deposit on Io
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The Opposition Effect in Simulated Planetary Regoliths: Circular and Linear Polarization Ratio Change with Phase Angle
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Deconvolution of Galileo NIMS Day-Side Spectra of Io into Thermal, SO2, and Non-SO2 Components
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The Temporal Activity of Io's Hot Spots
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Absorption Bands in the Spectrum of Europa Detected by the Galileo NIMS Instrument
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Galileo Remote Sensing Compositional Studies of the Tyre Region of Europa
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Coherent Backscatter in Particulate Materials: Variation of the Circular Polarization Ratio with Particle Size and Phase Angle
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Monitoring of Io's Volcanic Activity Using Galileo's Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
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A Synergistic Imaging Spectroscopy View of 951 Gaspra
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The Opposition Effect of the Moon: Coherent Backscatter
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Laboratory Study of the Opposition Effect
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The detectability of clathrate hydrates in the outer solar system
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Spectra of Possible Galilean Satellite Materials: T and d Effects.
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