W. E. Francis

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

W. E. Francis is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. E. Francis has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Geophysics and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in W. E. Francis's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (19 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (12 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (12 papers). W. E. Francis is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (19 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (12 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (12 papers). W. E. Francis collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. E. Francis's co-authors include Donald Rapp, J. B. Cladis, Robert Karplus, A. J. Dessler, E. N. Parker, M. Walt, Alex J. Dragt, R. R. Vondrak, Y. T. Chiu and William M. MacDonald and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

W. E. Francis

17 papers receiving 885 citations

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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.

Charge Exchange between Gaseous Ions and Atoms

1962 694 citations Donald Rapp, W. E. Francis The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. E. Francis United States	10	539	530	222	218	209	24	1.2k
R. Link United States	21	790 1.5×	188 0.4×	99 0.4×	82 0.4×	113 0.5×	69	1.4k
J. F. Arens United States	19	675 1.3×	183 0.3×	49 0.2×	242 1.1×	57 0.3×	67	1.1k
G. A. Doschek United States	25	902 1.7×	841 1.6×	80 0.4×	201 0.9×	30 0.1×	80	1.7k
D. Luckey United States	18	278 0.5×	118 0.2×	62 0.3×	35 0.2×	111 0.5×	40	977
J. L. Pack United States	13	172 0.3×	672 1.3×	16 0.1×	294 1.3×	69 0.3×	25	1.3k
S. Biswas India	18	469 0.9×	295 0.6×	30 0.1×	110 0.5×	30 0.1×	104	1.0k
U. Schühle Germany	31	2.2k 4.0×	418 0.8×	155 0.7×	204 0.9×	18 0.1×	133	2.8k
L. M. Goldman United States	20	121 0.2×	648 1.2×	23 0.1×	137 0.6×	164 0.8×	57	1.3k
M. R. Brown United States	22	720 1.3×	265 0.5×	175 0.8×	46 0.2×	15 0.1×	81	1.5k
F. Leblanc Canada	22	780 1.4×	509 1.0×	26 0.1×	385 1.8×	19 0.1×	67	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. E. Francis

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Cladis, J. B., W. E. Francis, & R. R. Vondrak. (1994). Transport toward Earth of ions sputtered from the Moon's surface by the solar wind. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(A1). 53–64. 19 indexed citations

Cladis, J. B. & W. E. Francis. (1992). Distribution in magnetotail of O⁺ ions from cusp/cleft ionosphere: A possible substorm trigger. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 97(A1). 123–130. 64 indexed citations

Cladis, J. B. & W. E. Francis. (1988). On the transport of ions released in the magnetotail by the AMPTE-IRM satellite. Advances in Space Research. 8(1). 5–9. 7 indexed citations

Chiu, Y. T., J. B. Cladis, & W. E. Francis. (1988). Simulation of ion heating in the topside auroral ionosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 15(13). 1534–1537. 10 indexed citations

Nightingale, R. W., et al.. (1986). A Space Radiation Test Model Study.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

Gaines, E. E., et al.. (1986). Correlated electron and X ray measurements of quiet time electron precipitation: A comparative study of Bremsstrahlung production and transport in the atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 91(A12). 13455–13462. 3 indexed citations

Cladis, J. B. & W. E. Francis. (1985). Transport of ions in presence of induced electric field and electrostatic turbulence: Source of ions injected into ring current. Advances in Space Research. 5(4). 415–419. 2 indexed citations

Cladis, J. B. & W. E. Francis. (1985). The polar ionosphere as a source of the storm time ring current. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 90(A4). 3465–3473. 62 indexed citations

Cladis, J. B., et al.. (1979). Assessment of Magnetospheric Processes of Importance in HANE.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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Walt, M., et al.. (1979). Bremsstrahlwung produced by precipitating electrons. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 84(A3). 967–973. 29 indexed citations

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Cladis, J. B., et al.. (1979). Improvement of Specter II Code: Injection and Evolution of an Artificial Radiation Belt. 1 indexed citations

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Cladis, J. B., et al.. (1977). Investigation of Ionospheric Disturbances. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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Cladis, J. B., et al.. (1977). Assessment of processes related to plasma irregularities. Final report 15 May--31 December 1977. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Cladis, J. B., G. T. Davidson, W. E. Francis, et al.. (1970). Redistribution of trapped 55-Mev protons by Starfish Nuclear Explosion. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 75(1). 57–68. 2 indexed citations

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Walt, M., William M. MacDonald, & W. E. Francis. (1969). PENETRATION OF AURORAL ELECTRONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 8 indexed citations

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Francis, W. E., et al.. (1965). TABLES OF NEUTRAL ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES AS A FUNCTION OF SOLAR ACTIVITY AND LOCAL TIME FROM 90 to 10,000 KM. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations

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Karplus, Robert, W. E. Francis, & Alex J. Dragt. (1962). The attenuation of hydromagnetic waves in the ionosphere. Planetary and Space Science. 9(11). 771–785. 39 indexed citations

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Rapp, Donald & W. E. Francis. (1962). Charge Exchange between Gaseous Ions and Atoms. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 37(11). 2631–2645. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dessler, A. J., W. E. Francis, & E. N. Parker. (1960). Geomagnetic storm sudden-commencement rise times. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 65(9). 2715–2719. 85 indexed citations

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Francis, W. E. & Robert Karplus. (1960). Hydromagnetic waves in the ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 65(11). 3593–3600. 82 indexed citations

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