W. R. Pryor

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

W. R. Pryor is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Pryor has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. R. Pryor's work include Astro and Planetary Science (116 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (66 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (47 papers). W. R. Pryor is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (116 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (66 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (47 papers). W. R. Pryor collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and United Kingdom. W. R. Pryor's co-authors include Jean‐Claude Gérard, Denis Grodent, Amanda Hendrix, A. I. F. Stewart, J. M. Ajello, L. W. Esposito, G. R. Gladstone, J. E. Colwell, C. W. Hord and Robert A. West and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Pryor

133 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Enceladus' Water Vapor Plume

2006 414 citations C. J. Hansen, L. W. Esposito et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. R. Pryor

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Uranus’ hydrogen upper atmosphere: Insights from pre- and post-equinox HST Lyman-α images 2024 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·(unknown), Lorenz Roth, G. R. Gladstone, Nickolay Ivchenko, W. R. Pryor, Laurent Lamy	2
2	Modeling Cassini UVIS Interplanetary Hydrogen Lyα Observations from 1999 to 2017 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·W. R. Pryor, G. R. Gladstone, Kurt D. Retherford, W. Kent Tobiska, G. M. Holsclaw, L. W. Esposito	3
3	LRO‐LAMP Lunar South Pole Cold Traps: Assessment of H₂O and Potential CO₂ and NH₃ Reserves 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·(unknown), K. D. Retherford, (unknown), Amanda Hendrix, C. Grava, Kathleen Mandt, U. Raut, (unknown), P. O. Hayne, D. M. Hurley, G. R. Gladstone, Michael J. Poston, T. K. Greathouse, W. R. Pryor, J. T. S. Cahill, A. M. Stickle	6
4	LRO‐LAMP Survey of Lunar South Pole Cold Traps: Implication for the Presence of Condensed H₂O 2022 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·(unknown), K. D. Retherford, (unknown), Amanda Hendrix, C. Grava, Kathleen Mandt, U. Raut, (unknown), P. O. Hayne, D. M. Hurley, G. R. Gladstone, Michael J. Poston, T. K. Greathouse, W. R. Pryor, J. T. S. Cahill, A. M. Stickle	8
5	LRO/LAMP observations of the lunar helium exosphere: constraints on thermal accommodation and outgassing rate 2020 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·C. Grava, D. M. Hurley, P. D. Feldman, K. D. Retherford, T. K. Greathouse, W. R. Pryor, G. R. Gladstone, J. S. Halekas, Kathleen Mandt, D. Y. Wyrick, Michael W. Davis, A. F. Egan, D. E. Kaufmann, M. H. Versteeg, S. A. Stern	7
6	Constraints on Pluto’s H and CH4 profiles from New Horizons Alice Lyα observations 2020 ·Icarus ·G. R. Gladstone, Joshua A. Kammer, Danica Adams, Yuk L. Yung, W. R. Pryor, D. F. Strobel, L. A. Young, J. W. Parker, S. A. Stern	2
7	The Dynamics of Saturn's Main Aurorae 2019 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), S. V. Badman, S. W. H. Cowley, Zhonghua Yao, L. C. Ray, J. Kinrade, E. J. Bunce, G. Provan, T. J. Bradley, Chihiro Tao, G. J. Hunt, W. R. Pryor	16
8	Modulations of Saturn's UV Auroral Oval Location by Planetary Period Oscillations 2019 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·(unknown), S. V. Badman, J. Kinrade, S. W. H. Cowley, G. Provan, W. R. Pryor	14
9	Observations of Continuous Quasiperiodic Auroral Pulsations on Saturn in High Time‐Resolution UV Auroral Imagery 2019 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·(unknown), S. V. Badman, Zhonghua Yao, J. Kinrade, W. R. Pryor	12
10	An isolated, bright cusp aurora at Saturn 2017 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·J. Kinrade, S. V. Badman, E. J. Bunce, Chihiro Tao, G. Provan, S. W. H. Cowley, A. Grocott, R. Gray, Denis Grodent, Tomoki Kimura, J. D. Nichols, C. S. Arridge, Aikaterini Radioti, J. T. Clarke, F. J. Crary, W. R. Pryor, Henrik Melin, K. H. Baines, M. K. Dougherty	9
11	The Far-UV Wavelength Dependence of the Lunar Phase Curve as Seen by LRO LAMP 2017 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·(unknown), K. D. Retherford, T. K. Greathouse, A. R. Hendrix, J. T. S. Cahill, Kathleen Mandt, G. R. Gladstone, C. Grava, (unknown), D. E. Kaufmann, W. R. Pryor	1
12	The Wavelength Dependence of the Lunar Phase Curve as Seen by the LRO LAMP 2016 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), K. D. Retherford, T. K. Greathouse, A. R. Hendrix, Kathleen Mandt, G. R. Gladstone, J. T. S. Cahill, (unknown), D. E. Kaufmann, C. Grava, W. R. Pryor	1
13	Ultraviolet Auroral Pulsations on Saturn from Cassini UVIS 2012 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·W. R. Pryor, L. W. Esposito, (unknown), G. M. Holsclaw, Jacques Gustin, J. E. Colwell, (unknown), F. J. Crary, S. W. H. Cowley, D. G. Mitchell, Ulyana A. Dyudina	1
14	Discovery of the Enceladus Auroral Footprint and Evidence for an Extended Plasma Torus. 2010 ·A. M. Rymer, W. R. Pryor, D. G. Mitchell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
15	Saturn Auroral Images and Movies from Cassini UVIS 2009 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·W. R. Pryor, L. W. Esposito, A. I. F. Stewart, (unknown), W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, S. Eriksson, J. M. Ajello, (unknown), C. J. Hansen, Amanda Hendrix, D. E. Shemansky, J. T. Clarke, J. D. Nichols, Jacques Gustin, Denis Grodent, Jean‐Claude Gérard, J. E. Colwell, G. B. Hospodarsky, D. G. Mitchell	2
16	HST UV Imaging of Saturn's Southern Aurora during Simultaneous Cassini Imaging of the Northern Aurora 2005 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·J. T. Clarke, Jean‐Claude Gérard, Denis Grodent, Jacques Gustin, W. R. Pryor, J. M. Ajello, Lotfi Ben‐Jaffel	1
17	Cassini UVIS time-resolved Jupiter auroral data compared to QP radio bursts 2003 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·W. R. Pryor, G. B. Hospodarsky, Iain A. Stewart, W. S. Kŭrth, L. W. Esposito, J. T. Clarke, Denis Grodent	1
18	HST Observations of Aurora from the Magnetic Footprints of Io, Ganymede, and Europa during the Millennium Campaign 2001 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·J. T. Clarke, Denis Grodent, J. E. P. Connerney, Jean‐Claude Gérard, J. M. Ajello, L. Ben Jaffel, G. R. Gladstone, (unknown), W. R. Pryor, John T. Trauger, Hunter Waite	1
19	HST-STIS Observations of Jupiter's Aurora 1998 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·J. T. Clarke, J. M. Ajello, G. E. Ballester, Lotfi Ben‐Jaffel, J. E. P. Connerney, Jean‐Claude Gérard, G. R. Gladstone, W. R. Pryor, W. Kent Tobiska, John T. Trauger, J. H. Waite	2
20	The Morphology of Far-UV Emissions from Carbon Monoxide in the Venus Thermosphere 1993 ·A. I. F. Stewart, M. Joan Alexander, W. R. Pryor	1

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