W. Wanner

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

W. Wanner is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Wanner has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. Wanner's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (13 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (10 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (6 papers). W. Wanner is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (13 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (10 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (6 papers). W. Wanner collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. W. Wanner's co-authors include W. H. Matthaeus, John W. Bieber, Alan H. Strahler, G. Wibberenz, C. W. Smith, May‐Britt Kallenrode, M. J. Barnsley, Baoxin Hu, Crystal Schaaf and P. Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Astrophysical Journal and Advances in Space Research.

In The Last Decade

W. Wanner

18 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

On the derivation of kernels for kernel‐driven models of ... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1995 1994 200 400 600
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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.

  1. On the derivation of kernels for kernel‐driven models of bidirectional reflectance
    1995 619 citations W. Wanner, Alan H. Strahler et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  2. Proton and electron mean free paths: The Palmer consensus revisited
    1994 564 citations John W. Bieber, W. H. Matthaeus et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Wanner United States 8 1.1k 572 552 424 403 24 2.0k
T. E. Dowling United States 21 1.2k 1.1× 159 0.3× 547 1.0× 64 0.2× 853 2.1× 63 1.9k
Jeffrey H. Bowles United States 19 206 0.2× 360 0.6× 164 0.3× 141 0.3× 193 0.5× 73 1.4k
G. Thuillier France 23 1.3k 1.1× 122 0.2× 463 0.8× 65 0.2× 1.1k 2.7× 62 2.1k
M. S. Gilmore United States 21 912 0.8× 251 0.4× 133 0.2× 117 0.3× 499 1.2× 117 1.4k
J. A. Pedelty United States 16 375 0.3× 526 0.9× 386 0.7× 296 0.7× 219 0.5× 47 1.3k
C. D. Anger Canada 28 2.1k 1.9× 123 0.2× 91 0.2× 38 0.1× 422 1.0× 88 2.4k
William Straka United States 16 422 0.4× 108 0.2× 589 1.1× 91 0.2× 466 1.2× 44 1.1k
Jonathan P. D. Mittaz United Kingdom 21 743 0.7× 115 0.2× 461 0.8× 93 0.2× 444 1.1× 62 1.5k
Maria Gritsevich Finland 20 960 0.9× 70 0.1× 104 0.2× 49 0.1× 246 0.6× 130 1.3k
G. Arnold Germany 22 1.5k 1.3× 245 0.4× 244 0.4× 25 0.1× 352 0.9× 99 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Wanner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Wanner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Wanner 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. Wanner. W. Wanner 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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Wanner, W., et al.. (2005). Kilometer-scale global albedo from MODIS. 3. 1405–1407. 1 indexed citations
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Wanner, W., P. Lewis, & Jean‐Louis Roujean. (2005). The influence of directional sampling on bidirectional reflectance and albedo retrieval using kernel-driven models. 3. 1408–1410. 1 indexed citations
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White, H. Peter, John R. Miller, Raymond Soffer, & W. Wanner. (2005). Semiempirical modelling of bidirectional reflectance utilizing the MODIS BRDF/Albedo algorithm models. 3. 1411–1413.
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Hu, Baoxin, W. Wanner, Xiaowen Li, & Alan H. Strahler. (2005). Validation of kernel-driven semiempirical BRDF models for application to MODIS/MISR data. 3. 1669–1671. 3 indexed citations
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Wanner, W., Alan H. Strahler, Jan‐Peter Müller, et al.. (2002). Global mapping of bidirectional reflectance and albedo for the-EOS MODIS project: the algorithm and the product. 1. 525–529. 2 indexed citations
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Wanner, W., Xiaowen Li, & Alan H. Strahler. (2002). A new class of geometric-optical semiempirical kernels for global BRDF and albedo modeling. 1. 15–17. 9 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., W. Wanner, & W. H. Matthaeus. (1996). Dominant 2D magnetic turbulence in the solar wind. AIP conference proceedings. 382. 355–357. 2 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., W. Wanner, & W. H. Matthaeus. (1996). Dominant two‐dimensional solar wind turbulence with implications for cosmic ray transport. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(A2). 2511–2522. 480 indexed citations
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Galicia, Jose F. Valdés, W. Wanner, M. B. Kallenrode, & G. Wibberenz. (1995). The propagation of solar energetic protons: Comparative studies in two cases with markedly different scattering conditions. The Astrophysical Journal. 439. 482–482. 3 indexed citations
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Wanner, W., Uwe Jaekel, M. B. Kallenrode, G. Wibberenz, & R. Schlickeiser. (1994). Observational evidence for a spurious dependence of slab QLT proton mean free paths on the magnetic field angle. 290. 2 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., W. H. Matthaeus, C. W. Smith, et al.. (1994). Proton and electron mean free paths: The Palmer consensus revisited. The Astrophysical Journal. 420. 294–294. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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Galicia, Jose F. Valdés, W. Wanner, M. B. Kallenrode, & G. Wibberenz. (1993). Solar Energetic Proton Transport: Comparative Studies in Two Extreme Cases. 3. 238. 1 indexed citations
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Kallenrode, M. B., W. Wanner, & G. Wibberenz. (1993). Interplanetary Propagation of 1 MeV Electrons and 18 MeV Protons. 3. 242. 1 indexed citations
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Wanner, W., et al.. (1993). Theoretical and phenomenological proton mean free paths: A comparison. 3. 234. 1 indexed citations
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Wanner, W. & G. Wibberenz. (1993). A study of the propagation of solar energetic protons in the inner heliosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(A3). 3513–3528. 32 indexed citations
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Achatz, Ulrich, et al.. (1993). Quasi-linear theory and the phenomenology of interplanetary solar particle transport. The Astrophysical Journal. 407. L95–L95. 15 indexed citations
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Wanner, W. & G. Wibberenz. (1991). Mean Free Paths from Magnetic Field Power Density Spectra for Selected Helios Solar Proton Events. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 3. 221. 1 indexed citations
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Wanner, W. & G. Wibberenz. (1991). Variations of Magnetic Field Fluctuation Spectra Inside 1 AU. ICRC. 3. 217. 2 indexed citations

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