W. S. Downey

1.2k total citations
31 papers, 968 citations indexed

About

W. S. Downey is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. S. Downey has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 968 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Geophysics and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in W. S. Downey's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (8 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (7 papers). W. S. Downey is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (8 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (7 papers). W. S. Downey collaborates with scholars based in Botswana, Malaysia and Canada. W. S. Downey's co-authors include N. Nijegorodov, Leonard Apt, D. H. Tarling, M. Danailov, Richard Mabbs, Susan Ringrose, A.B. Kampunzu, Cornelis Vanderpost, S.H. Coetzee and P. Huntsman-Mapila and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and The Journal of Pediatrics.

In The Last Decade

W. S. Downey

31 papers receiving 917 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. S. Downey Botswana 17 255 200 173 163 132 31 968
Wolfgang Schirmer Germany 23 557 2.2× 400 2.0× 102 0.6× 195 1.2× 43 0.3× 75 1.8k
Yoshihiro Kuwahara Japan 17 163 0.6× 150 0.8× 105 0.6× 56 0.3× 47 0.4× 59 848
J Dixon Canada 15 157 0.6× 109 0.5× 82 0.5× 51 0.3× 73 0.6× 53 991
Hongyan Xu China 17 344 1.3× 466 2.3× 179 1.0× 40 0.2× 26 0.2× 81 1.3k
Giovanni Pratesi Italy 25 584 2.3× 156 0.8× 134 0.8× 72 0.4× 44 0.3× 142 1.9k
Roger A. Mason Canada 21 231 0.9× 74 0.4× 45 0.3× 173 1.1× 39 0.3× 80 1.5k
C. Coulon France 25 132 0.5× 269 1.3× 66 0.4× 139 0.9× 33 0.3× 57 2.4k
C. Drew Tait United States 30 1.2k 4.9× 102 0.5× 114 0.7× 301 1.8× 118 0.9× 65 2.7k
Andreas Schäfer Germany 21 250 1.0× 257 1.3× 41 0.2× 203 1.2× 11 0.1× 54 1.2k
J.C. Sheppard United States 18 86 0.3× 342 1.7× 183 1.1× 31 0.2× 39 0.3× 103 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by W. S. Downey

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. S. Downey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. S. Downey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. S. Downey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. S. Downey 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. S. Downey. W. S. Downey 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
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Gholami, Raoof, et al.. (2019). Normal fault geometrical trends and interactions in an onshore oilfield Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 177. 579–593. 4 indexed citations
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Downey, W. S.. (2015). The Cretan Middle Bronze Age ‘Minoan Kernos’ Was Designed To Predict A Total Solar Eclipse And To Facilitate A Magnetic Compass. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 15(1). 2 indexed citations
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Downey, W. S.. (2011). Archaeomagnetic Directional Determinations On Various Archaeological Materials From The Late Minoan Destruction Site At Malia, Crete. 11. 21–31. 2 indexed citations
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Downey, W. S.. (2011). Orientations Of Minoan Buildings On Crete May Indicate The First Recorded Use Of The Magnetic Compass. 11. 9–20. 2 indexed citations
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Downey, W. S., Ulrich Kueppers, Bettina Scheu, Cliff S. J. Shaw, & Donald B. Dingwell. (2009). Experimentally produced peperitic textures. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 12094. 1 indexed citations
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Mueller, W.U., Donald B. Dingwell, W. S. Downey, & Larry G. Mastin. (2008). Subaqueous non-vesicular to poorly-vesicular shards: hydroclastic fragmentation on seamounts and summit calderas. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Mastin, Larry G., O. Spieler, & W. S. Downey. (2008). An experimental study of hydromagmatic fragmentation through energetic, non-explosive magma–water mixing. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 180(2-4). 161–170. 18 indexed citations
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Ringrose, Susan, P. Huntsman-Mapila, W. S. Downey, et al.. (2008). Diagenesis in Okavango fan and adjacent dune deposits with implications for the record of palaeo-environmental change in Makgadikgadi–Okavango–Zambezi basin, northern Botswana. Geomorphology. 101(4). 544–557. 23 indexed citations
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Downey, W. S. & David R. Lentz. (2006). Igneous Rock Associations 6. Modelling of Deep Submarine Pyroclastic Volcanism: A Review and New Results. Geoscience Canada. 33(1). 2 indexed citations
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Downey, W. S., S. R. McCutcheon, & David R. Lentz. (2006). A Physical Volcanological, Chemostratigraphic, and Petrogenetic Analysis of the Little Falls Member, Tetagouche Group, Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick. Exploration and Mining Geology. 15(3-4). 77–98. 7 indexed citations
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Ringrose, Susan, P. Huntsman-Mapila, A.B. Kampunzu, et al.. (2005). Sedimentological and geochemical evidence for palaeo-environmental change in the Makgadikgadi subbasin, in relation to the MOZ rift depression, Botswana. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 217(3-4). 265–287. 69 indexed citations
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Mabbs, Richard, N. Nijegorodov, & W. S. Downey. (2003). Fluorescence and laser properties of D2-, C2- and D3 symmetry series oligophenylenes. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 59(6). 1329–1339. 20 indexed citations
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Nijegorodov, N., Richard Mabbs, & W. S. Downey. (2001). Evolution of absorption, fluorescence, laser and chemical properties in the series of compounds perylene, benzo(ghi)perylene and coronene. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 57(13). 2673–2685. 60 indexed citations
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Nijegorodov, N., W. S. Downey, & M. Danailov. (2000). Systematic investigation of absorption, fluorescence and laser properties of some p- and m-oligophenylenes. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 56(4). 783–795. 88 indexed citations
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Robbins, Lawrence H., Michael L. Murphy, Alec C. Campbell, et al.. (1998). Test Excavations and Reconnaissance Palaeoenvironmental Work at Toteng, Botswana. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 53(168). 125–125. 16 indexed citations
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Downey, W. S., et al.. (1994). New palaeomagnetic evidence for the recent eruptive activity of Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 60(1). 15–27. 25 indexed citations
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Tarling, D. H. & W. S. Downey. (1989). Archaeomagnetic study of the Late Minoan Kiln 2, stratigraphical museum extension, Knossos. The Annual of the British School at Athens. 84. 345–352. 3 indexed citations
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Tarling, D. H., et al.. (1986). The scatter of magnetic directions in archaeomagnetic studies. Geophysics. 51(3). 634–639. 25 indexed citations
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Apt, Leonard & W. S. Downey. (1955). “Melena” neonatorum: The swallowed blood syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 47(1). 6–12. 63 indexed citations

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