William R. Ward

8.4k citations
79 papers · 5.3k · 3 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

    • Astro and Planetary Science
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
    • Planetary Science and Exploration
    • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
    • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

William R. Ward

77 papers receiving 4.9k citations

William R. Ward's Hit Papers

Three‐dimensional Interaction between a Planet and an Isothermal Gaseous Disk. I. Corotation and Lindblad Torques and Planet Migration 2002 · 638 citations
6380+17+35Years since publication200400600

Peers

William R. Ward
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 5.2k
  • Atmospheric Science 605
  • Instrumentation 87
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 231
  • Spectroscopy 279
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside William R. Ward, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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The Formation of Planetesimals
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Three‐dimensional Interaction between a Planet and an Isothermal Gaseous Disk. I. Corotation and Lindblad Torques and Planet Migration
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2002638
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Protoplanet Migration by Nebula Tides
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1997588
4 1980291
5 2002244
6 1974229
7 2004227
8 1986204
9 2006202
10 1973138
11 1997119
12 1981109
13 1979109
14 197398
15 200493
16 197589
17 197587
18 198174
19 197970
20 197469

About William R. Ward

William R. Ward is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atmospheric Science, Instrumentation and Spectroscopy, having authored 79 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (65 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (44 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (34 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (25 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (7 papers), Scientific Research and Discoveries (5 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (5.2k citations), Atmospheric Science (605 citations), Instrumentation (87 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (231 citations) and Spectroscopy (279 citations). William R. Ward has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Peter Goldreich, Hidekazu Tanaka, R. M. Canup, Taku Takeuchi, O. B. Toon, Joseph A. Burns, Douglas P. Hamilton, James B. Pollack, Bruce C. Murray and Joseph M. Hahn. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Icarus, The Astronomical Journal, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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