William Sheehan

618 total citations
47 papers, 212 citations indexed

About

William Sheehan is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Sheehan has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 212 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 2 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in William Sheehan's work include History and Developments in Astronomy (21 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (6 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (6 papers). William Sheehan is often cited by papers focused on History and Developments in Astronomy (21 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (6 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (6 papers). William Sheehan collaborates with scholars based in United States and Czechia. William Sheehan's co-authors include Jerome Kroll, Steven Thurber, Darrell Velegol, Huda A. Jerri, Jay M. Pasachoff, J. F. Bell, A. Misch, RUDY M. BAUM, D. P. Cruikshank and Donald E. Osterbrock and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, Physics Today and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

William Sheehan

31 papers receiving 189 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Sheehan United States 8 71 70 37 36 29 47 212
Nora L. Eisner United Kingdom 6 50 0.7× 50 0.7× 19 0.5× 13 0.4× 21 0.7× 10 142
L. C. Strang United Kingdom 8 46 0.6× 44 0.6× 50 1.4× 17 0.5× 25 0.9× 18 158
Mahmoud Shirazi Iran 8 25 0.4× 119 1.7× 21 0.6× 16 0.4× 47 1.6× 67 271
Andrew Powell United Kingdom 8 10 0.1× 113 1.6× 46 1.2× 124 3.4× 80 2.8× 30 230
Anabela Araújo-Pedrosa Portugal 7 133 1.9× 69 1.0× 25 0.7× 9 0.3× 37 1.3× 26 296
Jean Byrne Australia 9 35 0.5× 104 1.5× 18 0.5× 5 0.1× 21 0.7× 22 314
J. Elliott United States 11 5 0.1× 38 0.5× 32 0.9× 78 2.2× 39 1.3× 21 392
William J. Serdahely United States 8 23 0.3× 40 0.6× 49 1.3× 4 0.1× 219 7.6× 36 294
G. Dimitriadis United States 12 295 4.2× 82 1.2× 12 0.3× 15 0.4× 29 1.0× 25 411
F. Bellini Italy 9 13 0.2× 72 1.0× 5 0.1× 8 0.2× 57 2.0× 20 297

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Sheehan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Sheehan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sheehan, William & J. F. Bell. (2021). Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet. 2 indexed citations
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Sheehan, William. (2019). TREADING CAREFULLY: V.M. SLIPHER, C.O. LAMPLAND, E.C. SLIPHER AND THEIR AMBIVALENT RELATIONSHIP WITH PERCIVAL LOWELL'S MARS. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 22(3). 365–400.
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Sheehan, William. (2016). News from Front (of the Solar System): the problem with Mercury, the Vulcan hypothesis, and General Relativity's first astronomical triumph. 227.
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Sheehan, William, Klaus Brasch, D. P. Cruikshank, & RUDY M. BAUM. (2014). The Ashen Light of Venus: the oldest unsolved solar system mystery. Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 124. 209–215. 1 indexed citations
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Thurber, Steven & William Sheehan. (2012). Note on truncated T scores in discrepancy studies with the Child Behavior Checklist and Youth Self Report. NSUWorks (Nova Southeastern University). 2(1). 73–80. 21 indexed citations
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Pasachoff, Jay M. & William Sheehan. (2012). Did Lomonosov see the Venusian atmosphere?. Physics Today. 65(11). 11–12. 1 indexed citations
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Jerri, Huda A., et al.. (2009). Prolonging Density Gradient Stability. Langmuir. 26(7). 4725–4731. 15 indexed citations
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Sheehan, William. (2008). W.W. MORGAN AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE SPIRAL ARM STRUCTURE OF OUR GALAXY. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 11(1). 3–21. 1 indexed citations
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Misch, A. & William Sheehan. (2008). Pioneering Telescope Turns 100. Sky and Telescope. 116(5). 38–42.
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Sheehan, William, et al.. (2004). The Transits of Venus. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Sheehan, William, et al.. (2002). Lowell's Spokes on Venus Explained. Sky and Telescope. 104(4). 12.
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Sheehan, William. (2001). Astronomer's Scrapbook: The Evocative Colors of a Red Planet. 30(3). 14. 1 indexed citations
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Sheehan, William, et al.. (2001). The Martian-Flares Mystery. Sky and Telescope. 101. 115.
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Sheehan, William, et al.. (1999). The Colors of Mars: Reality and Illusion. Sky and Telescope. 97(4). 116–120.
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Sheehan, William & RUDY M. BAUM. (1996). Neptune's discovery 150 years later.. 24(9). 42–49. 2 indexed citations
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Sheehan, William. (1996). The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery. 18 indexed citations
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Sheehan, William, et al.. (1994). The myth of Earth-based Martian crater sightings. 104. 281–286. 2 indexed citations
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Sheehan, William. (1992). Book-Review - Worlds in the Sky - Planetary Discovery from Earliest Times Through Voyager and Magellan. Scientia Forestalis. 257. 1978. 1 indexed citations
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Sheehan, William. (1988). Mars 1909: Lessons Learned. Sky and Telescope. 76. 247.
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Sheehan, William, et al.. (1986). Alternative Uses of Unemployment Insurance. 1 indexed citations

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