W. S. Smith

550 total citations
50 papers, 369 citations indexed

About

W. S. Smith is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. S. Smith has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 369 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 15 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in W. S. Smith's work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (12 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (9 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (8 papers). W. S. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (12 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (9 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (8 papers). W. S. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. W. S. Smith's co-authors include J. S. Theon, W. Nordberg, F. S. Rowland, Jon Reisner, C.Y.J. Kao, H. Philip Stahl, Marc Postman, John Casey, Mario J. Molina and Brian D. Ramsey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. S. Smith

45 papers receiving 299 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. Smith United States 12 184 132 89 69 54 50 369
Stuart McMuldroch United States 10 95 0.5× 251 1.9× 74 0.8× 72 1.0× 44 0.8× 34 406
Arne Skov Jensen Denmark 9 207 1.1× 301 2.3× 85 1.0× 51 0.7× 166 3.1× 19 490
J. M. Perrin France 13 87 0.5× 216 1.6× 93 1.0× 66 1.0× 58 1.1× 46 410
T. Hilgeman United States 11 72 0.4× 93 0.7× 75 0.8× 50 0.7× 52 1.0× 27 317
Steven X. Li United States 9 116 0.6× 47 0.4× 129 1.4× 54 0.8× 35 0.6× 25 326
David W. Warren United States 11 93 0.5× 258 2.0× 70 0.8× 90 1.3× 131 2.4× 28 612
Jean‐Marc Thériault Canada 10 167 0.9× 53 0.4× 117 1.3× 31 0.4× 98 1.8× 66 400
C. Sidi France 15 444 2.4× 286 2.2× 242 2.7× 82 1.2× 70 1.3× 23 637
M. Endemann Netherlands 9 378 2.1× 51 0.4× 406 4.6× 56 0.8× 43 0.8× 35 572
R. Dissly United States 9 227 1.2× 147 1.1× 155 1.7× 21 0.3× 42 0.8× 44 431

Countries citing papers authored by W. S. Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. S. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by W. S. Smith. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W. S. Smith. The network helps show where W. S. Smith may publish in the future.

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. S. Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. S. Smith 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. Smith. W. S. Smith 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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Porter, Joanne E., et al.. (2025). An analysis of systemic incident investigation methodologies applied in serious injury or fatality events: A rapid systematic review. Public Health in Practice. 9. 100598–100598. 1 indexed citations
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Ramsey, Brian D., et al.. (2015). Direct fabrication of full-shell x-ray optics. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9603. 96030V–96030V. 3 indexed citations
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Gubarev, Mikhail V., W. S. Smith, Stephen L. O’Dell, et al.. (2014). Mounting for fabrication, metrology, and assembly of full-shell grazing-incidence optics. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9144. 914443–914443. 5 indexed citations
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Sim, Joo Yong, W. S. Smith, Matthew A. Hopcroft, et al.. (2012). Multi-functional integrated sensors for the environment. 144–147. 11 indexed citations
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Dubey, Manvendra K., et al.. (2001). EXTRACTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH ENGINEERED CHEMICAL SINKAGE. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 2 indexed citations
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Chan, S.T., David E. Stevens, & W. S. Smith. (2001). Validation of Two CFD Urban Dispersion Models using High Resolution Wind Tunnel Data. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 4 indexed citations
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West, E. A., J. G. Porter, John M. Davis, et al.. (2001). <title>Optical characteristics of the Marshall Space Flight Center solar ultraviolet magnetograph</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4498. 101–110. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, W. S., Jon Reisner, & C.Y.J. Kao. (2001). Simulations of flow around a cubical building: comparison with towing-tank data and assessment of radiatively induced thermal effects. Atmospheric Environment. 35(22). 3811–3821. 26 indexed citations
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Smith, W. S., et al.. (1996). Numerical Simulations of the Marine Stratocumulus-Capped Boundary Layer and Its Diurnal Variation. Monthly Weather Review. 124(8). 1803–1816. 8 indexed citations
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Smith, W. S.. (1994). <title>Manufacture of an 8-meter-class primary mirror</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, W. S.. (1978). Uncertainties in evaluated atmospheric rate constants. 37–46. 4 indexed citations
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Shannon, Robert R. & W. S. Smith. (1976). <title>An Experiment For Measuring Effect Of Atmospheric Turbulence On A Vertical Optical Path</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 75. 44–47. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, W. S., et al.. (1972). Reactions of recoil chlorine atoms with cis and trans olefins. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 76(19). 2711–2715. 1 indexed citations
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Rowland, F. S., et al.. (1971). Secondary unimolecular reactions subsequent to substitution reactions by high-energy chlorine-38 and chlorine-39 atoms. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 75(3). 440–442. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, W. S., et al.. (1967). Temperature, pressure, density and wind measurements in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere, 1965. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 28 indexed citations
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Theon, J. S., W. Nordberg, & W. S. Smith. (1967). Temperature Measurements in Noctilucent Clouds. Science. 157(3787). 419–421. 25 indexed citations
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Witt, G., et al.. (1965). High latitude summer mesospheric temperatures and winds with particular regard to noctilucent clouds. 820. 5 indexed citations
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Nordberg, W., et al.. (1965). Rocket observations of the structure and dynamics of the mesosphere during the quiet sun period. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Nordberg, W., et al.. (1965). Rocket Observations of the Structure of the Mesosphere. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 22(6). 611–622. 32 indexed citations

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