Walter A. Lyons

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Walter A. Lyons is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter A. Lyons has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 41 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 33 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Walter A. Lyons's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (37 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (21 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (21 papers). Walter A. Lyons is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (37 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (21 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (21 papers). Walter A. Lyons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Walter A. Lyons's co-authors include Thomas E. Nelson, Earle Williams, Roger A. Pielke, Craig J. Tremback, R. L. Walko, Steven A. Cummer, Melville E. Nicholls, Michael D. Moran, Lewis D. Grasso and Jeffrey H. Copeland and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Walter A. Lyons

78 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

A comprehensive meteorological modeling system?RAMS 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. A comprehensive meteorological modeling system?RAMS
    1992 1.3k citations Walter A. Lyons et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter A. Lyons United States 35 3.0k 2.9k 2.2k 655 522 84 5.3k
Steven J. Goodman United States 36 5.0k 1.6× 4.4k 1.5× 3.4k 1.5× 368 0.6× 434 0.8× 122 7.0k
Richard J. Blakeslee United States 39 4.4k 1.4× 4.3k 1.5× 2.5k 1.1× 216 0.3× 516 1.0× 130 6.0k
William J. Koshak United States 25 2.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 174 0.3× 253 0.5× 100 3.8k
Pao K. Wang United States 26 3.1k 1.0× 799 0.3× 3.4k 1.6× 347 0.5× 109 0.2× 77 4.8k
Dennis E. Buechler United States 24 3.1k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 150 0.2× 280 0.5× 59 4.0k
Zev Levin Israel 39 4.5k 1.5× 853 0.3× 4.6k 2.1× 339 0.5× 76 0.1× 126 6.2k
Steven A. Rutledge United States 58 9.2k 3.0× 3.5k 1.2× 9.0k 4.1× 1.1k 1.7× 98 0.2× 181 11.7k
Kenneth V. Beard United States 32 1.8k 0.6× 470 0.2× 2.8k 1.3× 932 1.4× 29 0.1× 69 4.1k
Tsuneo Matsunaga Japan 37 1.4k 0.5× 2.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 2.2× 349 0.7× 254 5.7k
Gail P. Anderson United States 34 2.8k 0.9× 588 0.2× 2.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 49 0.1× 83 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nakamura, Takuji, Toshio Fukushima, Toshitaka Tsuda, et al.. (2005). Simultaneous observation of dual-site airglow imagers and a sodium temperature-wind lidar, and effect of atmospheric stability on the airglow structure. Advances in Space Research. 35(11). 1957–1963. 13 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A.. (2004). Lightning, supercells and sprites. 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms. 1 indexed citations
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Volk, Gayle M., et al.. (2004). Low-temperature Storage of Garlic for Spring Planting. HortScience. 39(3). 571–573. 20 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., et al.. (2003). The Hundred Year Hunt for the Red Sprite. AGUFM. 2003. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Wenyi, Steven A. Cummer, Walter A. Lyons, & Thomas E. Nelson. (2002). Lightning charge moment changes for the initiation of sprites. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(8). 142 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A.. (2000). Results from the SPRITES'99 and STEPS 2000 Field Programs. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., M. Uliasz, & Thomas E. Nelson. (1998). Large Peak Current Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flashes during the Summer Months in the Contiguous United States. Monthly Weather Review. 126(8). 2217–2233. 106 indexed citations
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Hale, L. C., et al.. (1998). Electromagnetics of sprite- and elve-associated sferics. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 60(7-9). 771–786. 5 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A.. (1996). Sprite observations above the U.S. High Plains in relation to their parent thunderstorm systems. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(D23). 29641–29652. 279 indexed citations
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Inan, U. S., T. F. Bell, Victor P. Pasko, et al.. (1995). VLF signatures of ionospheric disturbances associated with sprites. Geophysical Research Letters. 22(24). 3461–3464. 90 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., et al.. (1994). Observations of Lightning in Convective Supercells within Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. Monthly Weather Review. 122(8). 1897–1916. 48 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., et al.. (1989). Explosive supercell growth - A possible indicator for tropical storm intensification?. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., et al.. (1979). Air Pollution Transport Studies in a Coastal Zone Using Kinematic Diagnostic Analysis. Journal of applied meteorology. 18(5). 606–615. 8 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., et al.. (1978). Lake/Land Breeze Circulations on the Western Shore of Lake Michigan. Journal of applied meteorology. 17(12). 1843–1855. 85 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., et al.. (1974). The use of ERTS-1 imagery in air pollution and mesometeorological studies around the Great Lakes. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 351. 1491. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., et al.. (1973). ERTS-1 views the Great Lakes. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A., et al.. (1972). PICTURE OF THE MONTH: “Steam Devils” Over Lake Michigan During a January Arctic Outbreak1. Monthly Weather Review. 100(3). 235–237. 10 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A. & Lars E. Olsson. (1972). Mesoscale Air Pollution Transport in the Chicago Lake Breeze. Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association. 22(11). 876–881. 21 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A.. (1968). A Further Comment on the “Square Cloud”. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 25(1). 146–150. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, Walter A.. (1965). Error Protection via Time Diversity. IRE Transactions on Communications Systems. 13(2). 234–237. 3 indexed citations

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