Wayne Orchiston

2.8k total citations
201 papers, 547 citations indexed

About

Wayne Orchiston is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wayne Orchiston has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 547 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 184 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 99 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 89 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Wayne Orchiston's work include History and Developments in Astronomy (172 papers), Australian Indigenous Culture and History (87 papers) and History of Science and Natural History (71 papers). Wayne Orchiston is often cited by papers focused on History and Developments in Astronomy (172 papers), Australian Indigenous Culture and History (87 papers) and History of Science and Natural History (71 papers). Wayne Orchiston collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Thailand and New Zealand. Wayne Orchiston's co-authors include Bruce Slee, R. Wielebinski, Tsuko Nakamura, Ian B. Whittingham, R. G. Strom, Steven J. Dick, D. S. Mathewson, Tom Love, Ragbir Bhathal and David A. Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Journal of Navigation and Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

In The Last Decade

Wayne Orchiston

137 papers receiving 332 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wayne Orchiston Australia 9 485 318 275 36 26 201 547
Grote Reber Australia 11 281 0.6× 28 0.1× 21 0.1× 10 0.3× 1 0.0× 34 334
D. Routledge Canada 12 339 0.7× 3 0.0× 50 0.2× 12 0.3× 11 0.4× 47 486
Robert Rynasiewicz United States 8 146 0.3× 111 0.3× 9 0.0× 5 0.2× 20 231
Karl Hufbauer United States 10 81 0.2× 99 0.3× 10 0.0× 1 0.0× 25 241
Eleanor Robson Australia 5 105 0.2× 11 0.0× 5 0.0× 4 0.1× 4 0.2× 13 207
W. T. Sullivan United States 7 145 0.3× 14 0.0× 12 0.0× 7 0.2× 29 168
Irène Fischer United States 10 53 0.1× 18 0.1× 6 0.0× 2 0.1× 36 1.4× 33 207
Bart J. Bok United States 12 244 0.5× 4 0.0× 5 0.0× 29 0.8× 2 0.1× 68 298
Harlow Shapley United States 9 316 0.7× 12 0.0× 3 0.0× 26 0.7× 45 405
Ian A. Todd United Kingdom 11 397 0.8× 25 0.1× 38 1.1× 5 0.2× 40 543

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wayne Orchiston

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wayne Orchiston

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Orchiston, Wayne, et al.. (2023). THE ROLE OF TEMPORARY WESTERN OBSERVATORIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMY IN THAILAND. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 26(1). 31–68.
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Orchiston, Wayne. (2022). <italic>A Treatise on Moon Maps: Visual Studies on Paper, 1610-1910</italic>, by Francis J. Manasek.. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 25(3). 593–596.
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Orchiston, Wayne, et al.. (2021). KING RAMA IV, SIR HARRY ORD AND THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 18 AUGUST 1868: POWER, POLITICS AND ASTRONOMY. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 24(2). 389–404. 1 indexed citations
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Nath, Biman B. & Wayne Orchiston. (2021). NORMAN ROBERT POGSON AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1868 FROM MASULIPATAM, INDIA. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 24(3). 629–651.
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Orchiston, Wayne. (2020). <italic>Decoding the Stars: A Biography of Angelo Secchi, Jesuit and Scientist</italic>, by Ileana Chinnici. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 23(1). 227–228. 1 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne, et al.. (2019). A TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR GOVIND SWARUP, FRS.: THE FATHER OF INDIAN RADIO ASTRONOMY. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 22(1). 3–44. 1 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne, et al.. (2018). THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE AN/TPS-3 RADAR ANTENNA TO AUSTRALIAN RADIO ASTRONOMY. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 21(1). 65–80. 2 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne, et al.. (2017). THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXTRAGALACTIC RADIO ASTRONOMY: THE ROLE OF THE CSIRO'S DIVISION OF RADIOPHYSICS DOVER HEIGHTS FIELD STATION IN SYDNEY. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 20(3). 289–312. 1 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne. (2016). James Hector, Arthur Stock and early astronomy in Wellington. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 47(1). 88–93. 2 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne, et al.. (2015). HIGHLIGHTING OUR INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL HERITAGE: TASMANIAN RELICS OF THE 1874 TRANSIT OF VENUS. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 18(2). 149–160. 2 indexed citations
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Nakajima, Hiroshi, M. Ishiguro, Wayne Orchiston, et al.. (2014). Highlighting the history of Japanese radio astronomy. 3: Early solar radio research at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory. 17(1). 2–28. 4 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne. (2012). The 1874 transit of Venus: New Zealand's first foray into international astronomy. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 42(2). 145–152. 1 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne. (2012). THE PARKES 18-m ANTENNA: A BRIEF HISTORICAL EVALUATION. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 15(2). 96–99. 2 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne, et al.. (2010). THE RADIOPHYSICS FIELD STATION AT PENRITH, NEW SOUTH WALES, AND THE WORLD'S FIRST SOLAR RADIOSPECTROGRAPH. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 13(1). 2–15. 3 indexed citations
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Marsden, B. G., et al.. (2009). HOW THE FIRST DWARF PLANET BECAME THE ASTEROID CERES. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 12(3). 240–249. 3 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne, et al.. (2004). The IAU Historical Instruments Working Group. 1: progress report 2003-2004. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 7(1). 57–58. 1 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne. (2004). John Tebbutt and observational astronomy at Windsor Observatory. Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 114. 141–154. 3 indexed citations
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Dick, Steven J. & Wayne Orchiston. (2000). History of Astronomy at the 2000 General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 3(2). 165–168. 1 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne. (1988). John Tebbutt: an Australian Astronomer of Note. 2(5). 11–16. 3 indexed citations
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Orchiston, Wayne. (1986). Taking Stock of early astronomy books.. 31. 326–327. 1 indexed citations

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