W. V. Dixon

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

W. V. Dixon is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. V. Dixon has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 18 papers in Instrumentation and 12 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in W. V. Dixon's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (26 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (25 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (18 papers). W. V. Dixon is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (26 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (25 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (18 papers). W. V. Dixon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. W. V. Dixon's co-authors include B. Chiswell, Henry C. Ferguson, Mark Hurwitz, Douglas B. McElroy, Zolt Levay, Mark Dickinson, L. Petro, Mauro Giavalisco, Ronald L. Gilliland and R. E. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

W. V. Dixon

62 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Hubble Deep Field: Observations, Data Reduction, and Galaxy Photometry

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Charles Jenkins Australia

Robert W. Nelson United States

T. Morel Belgium

E. Christensen United States

R. Beer United States

M. F. Aller United States

J. A. Hackwell United States

R. J. E. Smith Australia

Hartmut H. Aumann United States

Jean‐Luc Vergely France

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. V. Dixon

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Dixon, W. V., et al.. (2021). Observations of the Bright Star in the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104). arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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Dixon, W. V., et al.. (2020). Cyber information sharing: building collective security. 6 indexed citations

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Willott, Chris J., Roberto Abraham, Loïc Albert, et al.. (2017). CANUCS: The CAnadian NIRISS Unbiased Cluster Survey. 1208. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Christine, James Muzerolle, W. V. Dixon, R. I. Diaz, & H. Bushouse. (2015). The JWST Calibration Pipeline. AAS. 225. 5 indexed citations

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Dixon, W. V.. (2010). STIS CCD Full-Field Sensitivity Monitor C18. 12409. 1 indexed citations

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Dixon, W. V., et al.. (2006). TheFar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerSurvey of OviEmission in the Milky Way. The Astrophysical Journal. 647(1). 312–327. 18 indexed citations

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Dixon, W. V., et al.. (2004). Discovery of an O vi -emitting Nebula around the Hot White Dwarf KPD 0005+5106. The Astrophysical Journal. 606(2). L143–L146. 6 indexed citations

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Bonamente, Massimiliano & W. V. Dixon. (2004). FUSEObservations of Galactic and Intrinsic Absorption in the Spectrum of the Seyfert 1 Galaxy 2MASX J21362313−6224008. The Astrophysical Journal. 609(2). 597–602. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Dae‐Hee, S. R. Federman, Kwangsun Ryu, et al.. (2002). ORFEUSObservations of the Foreground Gas toward HD 37903. The Astrophysical Journal. 575(1). 234–239. 8 indexed citations

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Appenzeller, I., J. Krautter, H. Mandel, et al.. (1998). [ITAL]ORFEUS II[/ITAL] Far-Ultraviolet Observations of 3C 273: The Intrinsic Spectrum. The Astrophysical Journal. 500(1). L9–L12. 8 indexed citations

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Dixon, W. V., Mark Hurwitz, & Stuart Bowyer. (1998). ORFEUS‐I Observations of Molecular Hydrogen in the Galactic Disk. The Astrophysical Journal. 492(2). 569–574. 17 indexed citations

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Hurwitz, Mark, Stuart Bowyer, Robert Bristol, et al.. (1998). Far-Ultraviolet Performance of the Berkeley Spectrograph duringthe [ITAL]ORFEUS-SPAS II[/ITAL] Mission. The Astrophysical Journal. 500(1). L1–L7. 37 indexed citations

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Dixon, W. V., A. F. Davidsen, & Henry C. Ferguson. (1995). Observations of the Ultraviolet-Bright Star in 47 Tucanae with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope. The Astrophysical Journal. 454(1). 9 indexed citations

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Kriss, G. A., A. F. Davidsen, William P. Blair, et al.. (1992). Hopkins ultraviolet telescope observations of the far-ultraviolet spectrum of NGC 4151. The Astrophysical Journal. 392. 485–485. 37 indexed citations

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Feldman, P. D., A. F. Davidsen, William P. Blair, et al.. (1991). HUT Observations of Comet Levy (1990c). Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 939. 1 indexed citations

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Blair, William P., Knox S. Long, O. Vancura, et al.. (1991). Observations of a Bright Radiative Filament in the Cygnus Loop with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 917. 1 indexed citations

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Moos, H. W., P. D. Feldman, S. T. Durrance, et al.. (1991). HUT Spectra of the Io Torus. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 940. 1 indexed citations

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Long, Knox S., William P. Blair, A. F. Davidsen, et al.. (1991). Spectroscopy of Z Camelopardalis in outburst with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope. The Astrophysical Journal. 381. L25–L25. 13 indexed citations

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Dixon, W. V., G. A. Kriss, Henry C. Ferguson, & E. M. Malumuth. (1987). The Mass and Dynamics of Abell 2052 from Optical and X-ray Observations. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 19. 1080. 1 indexed citations

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Dixon, W. V.. (1973). Pioneer spacecraft for atmospheric entry missions to the outer planets.

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