W. K. Peterson

13.6k citations
222 papers · 9.4k · 1 hit paper · h-index 52

Impact in

    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
    • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geophysics top 1%
    • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Papers in

    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 172
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 161
    • Astro and Planetary Science 57
    • Planetary Science and Exploration 21
    • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 60

W. K. Peterson

217 papers receiving 8.1k citations

W. K. Peterson's Hit Papers

FAST satellite observations of large‐amplitude solitary structures 1998 · 493 citations
4930+9+18Years since publication100200300400

Peers

W. K. Peterson
Comparison fields: 5 of 88
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 8.3k
  • Geophysics 1.9k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 791
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.5k
  • Atmospheric Science 708
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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. K. Peterson, 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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FAST satellite observations of large‐amplitude solitary structures
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1998493
2 1984339
3 1971328
4 1972264
5 1998245
6 1986245
7 1998236
8 2000229
9 1985222
10 1999175
11 1998156
12 1981149
13 1988145
14 1984142
15 1992141
16 1999122
17 1985121
18 1981116
19 1985113
20 1984113

About W. K. Peterson

W. K. Peterson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 222 papers that have together received 9.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (172 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (161 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (60 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (57 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (40 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (21 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (20 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.3k citations), Geophysics (1.9k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (791 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.5k citations) and Atmospheric Science (708 citations). W. K. Peterson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include E. G. Shelley, A. W. Yau, E. C. Beaty, C. B. Opal, D. M. Klumpar, H. L. Collin, C. A. Cattell, M. Temerin, R. E. Ergun and F. S. Mozer. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters, Advances in Space Research, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics and Annales Geophysicae.

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