William J. Koshak

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

William J. Koshak is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Koshak has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 76 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 44 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in William J. Koshak's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (76 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (53 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (28 papers). William J. Koshak is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (76 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (53 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (28 papers). William J. Koshak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Philippines. William J. Koshak's co-authors include Richard J. Blakeslee, Dennis J. Boccippio, Dennis E. Buechler, Steven J. Goodman, Douglas M. Mach, Hugh J. Christian, Kevin T. Driscoll, William L. Boeck, John M. Hall and Michael Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

William J. Koshak

95 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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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.

Global frequency and distribution of lightning as observed from space by the Optical Transient Detector

2003 1.1k citations Richard J. Blakeslee, Dennis J. Boccippio et al. profile →
The GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)

2013 384 citations Steven J. Goodman, Richard J. Blakeslee et al. Atmospheric Research profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Utility of Geostationary Lightning Mapper-derived lightning NO emission estimates in air quality modeling studies 2024 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown), Arastoo Pour‐Biazar, Yuling Wu, Shi Kuang, Richard T. McNider, William J. Koshak	0
2	LNOx Emission Model for Air Quality and Climate Studies Using Satellite Lightning Mapper Observations 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Yuling Wu, Arastoo Pour‐Biazar, William J. Koshak, (unknown)	4
3	Spatial Structure of Lightning and Precipitation Associated with Lightning-Caused Wildfires in the Central to Eastern United States 2023 ·Fire ·(unknown), William J. Koshak	1
4	Observations of Lightning NO_x Production From GOES‐R Post Launch Test Field Campaign Flights 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. J. Allen, Kenneth Pickering, Lok N. Lamsal, Douglas M. Mach, (unknown), Jeff Lapierre, Scott J. Janz, William J. Koshak, M. G. Kowalewski, Richard J. Blakeslee	13
5	Classification of GLM Flashes Using Random Forests 2021 ·Earth and Space Science ·(unknown), Phillip M. Bitzer, William J. Koshak, John R. Mecikalski	7
6	Comparing OMI-based and EPA AQS in situ NO ₂ trends: towards understanding surface NO _x emission changes 2018 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Ruixiong Zhang, Yuhang Wang, Charles Smeltzer, Hang Qu, William J. Koshak, K. F. Boersma	43
7	Reconciling the differences between OMI-based and EPA AQS in situ NO ₂ trends 2018 ·Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union) ·Ruixiong Zhang, Yuhang Wang, Charles Smeltzer, Hang Qu, William J. Koshak, K. F. Boersma	2
8	Lightning-Related Indicators for National Climate Assessment (NCA) Studies 2017 ·NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·William J. Koshak	0
9	Cross-Referencing GLM and ISS-LIS with Ground-Based Lightning Networks 2017 ·NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·Katrina S. Virts, Richard J. Blakeslee, William J. Koshak	1
10	Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS): Launch, Installation, Activation, and First Results 2017 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Richard J. Blakeslee, H. J. Christian, Douglas M. Mach, Dennis E. Buechler, (unknown), M. F. Stewart, (unknown), William J. Koshak, (unknown), Katrina S. Virts, (unknown)	2
11	Diurnal Variation of TRMM/LIS Lightning Flash Radiances 2016 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·(unknown), William J. Koshak	21
12	The kinematic and microphysical control of lightning rate, extent, and NO_X production 2016 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Lawrence D. Carey, William J. Koshak, (unknown), John R. Mecikalski	21
13	Global patterns of lightning properties derived by OTD and LIS 2014 ·Natural hazards and earth system sciences ·Steffen Beirle, William J. Koshak, Richard J. Blakeslee, Thomas Wagner	54
14	Fractal-Based Lightning Channel Length Estimation from Convex-Hull Flash Areas for DC3 Lightning Mapping Array Data 2013 ·Eric C. Bruning, Ronald J. Thomas, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, (unknown), William J. Koshak, (unknown), Donald R. MacGorman	1
15	The GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) breakdown → 2013 ·Atmospheric Research ·Steven J. Goodman, Richard J. Blakeslee, William J. Koshak, Douglas M. Mach, J. C. Bailey, Dennis E. Buechler, Larry Carey, C. J. Schultz, Monte G. Bateman, Eugene W. McCaul, Geoffrey T. Stano	384
16	Intercomparisons of ground-based and satellite-based lightning measurements used in creating a proxy dataset for the Geostationary Lightning Mapper 2011 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Monte G. Bateman, (unknown), Douglas M. Mach, S. J. Goodman, S. Heckman, R. H. Holzworth, William J. Koshak, Richard J. Blakeslee	1
17	Retrieving Storm Electric Fields from Aircraft Field Mill Data 2006 ·Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·William J. Koshak	5
18	North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA): VHF Source Retrieval Algorithm and Error Analyses 2004 ·Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·William J. Koshak, (unknown), Richard J. Blakeslee, S. J. Goodman, H. J. Christian, John M. Hall, Jeff Bailey, E. Philip Krider, Monte G. Bateman, Dennis J. Boccippio, Douglas M. Mach, Eugene W. McCaul, M. F. Stewart, Dennis E. Buechler, Walter A. Petersen, Daniel J. Cecil	119
19	LIS Validation at The KSC-ER 2000 ·The Journal of Urology ·William J. Koshak, E. Philip Krider, James E. Arnold	3
20	Analysis of lightning field changes produced by Florida thunderstorms 1990 ·UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) ·William J. Koshak	8

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