W. Heiskanen

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

W. Heiskanen is a scholar working on Oceanography, Artificial Intelligence and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Heiskanen has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Oceanography, 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 5 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in W. Heiskanen's work include Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (13 papers), Historical Geography and Cartography (5 papers) and Computational Physics and Python Applications (4 papers). W. Heiskanen is often cited by papers focused on Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (13 papers), Historical Geography and Cartography (5 papers) and Computational Physics and Python Applications (4 papers). W. Heiskanen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Finland. W. Heiskanen's co-authors include Helmut Moritz, F. A. Vening Meinesz, S. A. Korff and C. Whitten and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

W. Heiskanen

14 papers receiving 731 citations

Hit Papers

Physical geodesy 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Physical geodesy
    1967 520 citations W. Heiskanen, Helmut Moritz Bulletin Géodésique profile →

Peers

W. Heiskanen
Paul J. Melchior Belgium
E. M. Gaposchkin United States
Milan Burša Czechia
F. J. Lerch United States
C. A. Wagner United States
B. H. Putney United States
G. V. Haines Canada
J. B. Merriam Canada
R. G. Williamson United States
Glenn Sasagawa United States
Paul J. Melchior Belgium
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Citations per year, relative to W. Heiskanen W. Heiskanen (= 1×) peers Paul J. Melchior

Countries citing papers authored by W. Heiskanen

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Heiskanen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Heiskanen

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Heiskanen, W. & Helmut Moritz. (1967). Physical geodesy. Bulletin Géodésique. 86(1). 491–492. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heiskanen, W. & Helmut Moritz. (1964). METHODS OF PHYSICAL GEODESY.. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University). 1 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1963). Potentialities of Satellite Geodesy and Physical Geodesy. 346. 1 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1962). Is the Earth a triaxial ellipsoid?. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 67(1). 321–327. 14 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W., et al.. (1961). Geodesy in the Space Age. 1 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1960). The latest achievements of physical geodesy. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 65(9). 2827–2836. 4 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W., F. A. Vening Meinesz, & S. A. Korff. (1959). The Earth and Its Gravity Field. Physics Today. 12(5). 44–46. 314 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1958). On the gravimetric undulations of the geoid and the deflections of the vertical. Geofisica pura e applicata. 41(1). 1–18. 7 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1957). The Columbus geoid. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 38(6). 841–848. 20 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1957). Report on the activity of the study group 11 concerning the geophysical applications of the gravity anomalies. Bulletin Géodésique. 46(1). 60–64. 1 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1955). The Earth's Gravity. Scientific American. 193(3). 164–174. 5 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1955). New Era of Geodesy. Science. 121(3133). 48–50. 1 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1954). Symposium on Geophysics and Geophysical Geodesy. Bulletin Géodésique. 31(1). 67–83. 2 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1953). The geophysical applications of gravity anomalies. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 34(1). 11–15. 5 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1953). On the World Geodetic System. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 9 indexed citations
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Heiskanen, W.. (1951). On seattle earthquakes and gravity anomalies*. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 41(4). 303–305. 1 indexed citations

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