W. W. Newcomb

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

W. W. Newcomb is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. W. Newcomb has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Environmental Engineering and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in W. W. Newcomb's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (12 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (4 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (3 papers). W. W. Newcomb is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (12 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (4 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (3 papers). W. W. Newcomb collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. W. W. Newcomb's co-authors include Compton J. Tucker, H. E. Dregne, J. E. McMurtrey, Emmett W. Chappelle, Frank M. Wood, D. S. Kimes, Stephen D. Prince, J. B. Schutt, S. O. Los and Eleanor R. Cross and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

W. W. Newcomb

17 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Expansion and Contraction of the Sahara Desert from 1980 to 1990

1991 531 citations Compton J. Tucker, H. E. Dregne et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. W. Newcomb United States	16	1.2k	972	730	431	387	17	2.2k
Danny Lo Seen France	30	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	402 0.6×	466 1.1×	373 1.0×	70	2.7k
Stuart E. Marsh United States	28	846 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	307 0.4×	379 0.9×	296 0.8×	61	2.2k
Laurent Durieux France	20	945 0.8×	902 0.9×	391 0.5×	297 0.7×	110 0.3×	38	2.0k
Christelle Vancutsem Italy	14	1.4k 1.1×	928 1.0×	509 0.7×	745 1.7×	79 0.2×	28	2.4k
R. M. Fuller United Kingdom	27	708 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	204 0.3×	316 0.7×	255 0.7×	57	2.3k
Katherine C. Hegewisch United States	12	2.0k 1.7×	872 0.9×	875 1.2×	359 0.8×	193 0.5×	28	3.2k
Linda Mearns United States	17	1.9k 1.5×	349 0.4×	1.1k 1.6×	218 0.5×	365 0.9×	32	2.8k
P. Bicheron France	12	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	423 0.6×	827 1.9×	292 0.8×	23	2.0k
Abdoul Aziz Diouf Senegal	20	700 0.6×	839 0.9×	191 0.3×	327 0.8×	138 0.4×	106	1.6k
France Gerard United Kingdom	23	886 0.7×	964 1.0×	209 0.3×	470 1.1×	212 0.5×	58	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by W. W. Newcomb

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. W. Newcomb

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17 of 17 papers shown

Giles, D. M., B. N. Holben, S. N. Tripathi, et al.. (2011). Aerosol properties over the Indo-Gangetic Plain: A mesoscale perspective from the TIGERZ experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(D18). 152 indexed citations

Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, Jeffrey S. Reid, et al.. (2009). Optical properties of boreal region biomass burning aerosols in central Alaska and seasonal variation of aerosol optical depth at an Arctic coastal site. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 114(D11). 134 indexed citations

Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, Jeffrey S. Reid, et al.. (2008). Spatial and temporal variability of column‐integrated aerosol optical properties in the southern Arabian Gulf and United Arab Emirates in summer. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(D1). 118 indexed citations

Cross, Eleanor R., W. W. Newcomb, & Compton J. Tucker. (1996). Use of Weather Data and Remote Sensing to Predict the Geographic and Seasonal Distribution of Phlebotomus papatasi in Southwest Asia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 54(5). 530–536. 132 indexed citations

Tucker, Compton J., W. W. Newcomb, & H. E. Dregne. (1994). AVHRR data sets for determination of desert spatial extent. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 15(17). 3547–3565. 106 indexed citations

Tucker, Compton J., H. E. Dregne, & W. W. Newcomb. (1991). Expansion and Contraction of the Sahara Desert from 1980 to 1990. Science. 253(5017). 299–300. 531 indexed citations breakdown →

Tucker, Compton J., W. W. Newcomb, S. O. Los, & Stephen D. Prince. (1991). Mean and inter-year variation of growing-season normalized difference vegetation index for the Sahel 1981-1989. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 12(6). 1133–1135. 185 indexed citations

Choudhury, Bhaskar J., et al.. (1987). Monitoring vegetation using Nimbus-7 scanning multichannel microwave radiometer's data. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 8(3). 533–538. 69 indexed citations

Kimes, D. S., P. J. Sellers, & W. W. Newcomb. (1987). Hemispherical Reflectance Variations of Vegetation Canopies and Implications for Global and Regional Energy Budget Studies. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology. 26(8). 959–972. 48 indexed citations

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Kimes, D. S. & W. W. Newcomb. (1987). Directional Scattering Properties of a Wintering Deciduous Hardwood Canopy. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-25(4). 510–515. 11 indexed citations

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Kimes, D. S., W. W. Newcomb, Ross Nelson, & J. B. Schutt. (1986). Directional Reflectance Distributions of a Hardwood and Pine Forest Canopy. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-24(2). 281–293. 161 indexed citations

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Kimes, D. S., W. W. Newcomb, Compton J. Tucker, et al.. (1985). Directional reflectance factor distributions for cover types of Northern Africa. Remote Sensing of Environment. 18(1). 1–19. 115 indexed citations

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Chappelle, Emmett W., Frank M. Wood, W. W. Newcomb, & J. E. McMurtrey. (1985). Laser-induced fluorescence of green plants 3: LIF spectral signatures of five major plant types. Applied Optics. 24(1). 74–74. 89 indexed citations

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Kimes, D. S., W. W. Newcomb, J. B. Schutt, Paul J. Pinter, & Ray D. Jackson. (1984). Directional reflectance factor distributions of a cotton row crop. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 5(2). 263–277. 30 indexed citations

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Chappelle, Emmett W., J. E. McMurtrey, Frank M. Wood, & W. W. Newcomb. (1984). Laser-induced fluorescence of green plants 2: LIF caused by nutrient deficiencies in corn. Applied Optics. 23(1). 139–139. 97 indexed citations

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Kimes, D. S., B. N. Holben, Compton J. Tucker, & W. W. Newcomb. (1984). Optimal directional view angles for remote-sensing missions. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 5(6). 887–908. 45 indexed citations

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Chappelle, Emmett W., Frank M. Wood, J. E. McMurtrey, & W. W. Newcomb. (1984). Laser-induced fluorescence of green plants 1: A technique for the remote detection of plant stress and species differentiation. Applied Optics. 23(1). 134–134. 208 indexed citations

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