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Richard E. Orville

Richard E. Orville

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
61
Citations
11483
World Ranking
2811
National Ranking
1116

Richard E. Orville publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard E. Orville sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 176 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Richard E. Orville D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard E. Orville sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Richard E. Orville is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their academic contributions span various fields connected to atmospheric and geophysical phenomena, though specific main fields of study and subfields have not been detailed.

Their research profile does not list recent publications or recurring publication venues. Similarly, there is no information available about frequent co-authors or book publications associated with their name.

Among recognitions, Richard E. Orville was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2009. This honor signifies a professional acknowledgement by a leading organization in the field of geosciences.

Best Publications

  • Cloud-to-ground lightning in the United States: NLDN results in the first decade, 1989-98

    Richard E. Orville;Gary R. Huffines

  • The relationship between lightning type and convective state of thunderclouds

    E. R. Williams;M. E. Weber;R. E. Orville

  • Enhancement of cloud-to-ground lightning over Houston, Texas

    Richard E. Orville;Gary Huffines;John Nielsen-Gammon;Renyi Zhang

  • The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN)—First Results: 1998–2000

    Richard E. Orville;Gary R. Huffines;William R. Burrows;Ronald L. Holle

  • Surface and Lightning Sources of Nitrogen Oxides over the United States: Magnitudes, Chemical Evolution, and Outflow

    R C Hudman;D J Jacob;S Turquety;Eric M Leibensperger

  • Global Distribution of Midnight Lightning: September 1977 to August 1978

    Richard E. Orville;Ronald W. Henderson

  • Lightning return stroke velocities in the thunderstorm research international program (TRIP)

    Vincent P. Idone;Richard E. Orville

  • Lightning Ground Flash Density in the Contiguous United States-1989

    Richard E. Orville

  • Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Observations from TOGA COARE: Selected Results and Lightning Location Algorithms

    Walter A. Petersen;Steven A. Rutledge;Richard E. Orville

  • Cloud‐to‐ground lightning characteristics over Houston, Texas: 1989–2000

    Scott M. Steiger;Richard E. Orville;Gary Huffines

  • Subionospheric VLF signatures of nighttime D region perturbations in the vicinity of lightning discharges

    U. S. Inan;D. C. Shafer;W. Y. Yip;R. E. Orville

  • Global Lightning Flash Frequency

    Richard E. Orville;Daniel W. Spencer

  • Cloud‐to‐ground lightning flash characteristics in the contiguous United States: 1989–1991

    Richard E. Orville

  • Development of the National Lightning Detection Network

    Richard E. Orville

  • Cloud-to-ground lightning flash characteristics from June 1984 through May 1985

    Richard E. Orville;Robert A. Weisman;Richard B. Pyle;Ronald W. Henderson

  • The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN)—Analysis of Flash Data: 2001–09

    Richard E. Orville;Gary R. Huffines;William R. Burrows;Kenneth L. Cummins

  • Lightning leader characteristics in the Thunderstorm Research International Program (TRIP)

    Richard E. Orville;Vincent P. Idone

  • The importance of NOx production by lightning in the tropics

    Donald W Bond;Scott Steiger;Renyi Zhang;Xuexi Tie

  • Upward lightning observations from towers in Rapid City, South Dakota and comparison with National Lightning Detection Network data, 2004-2010

    Tom A. Warner;Kenneth L. Cummins;Richard E. Orville

  • An experimental test of the 'transmission-line model' of electromagnetic radiation from triggered lightning return strokes

    J. C. Willett;V. P. Idone;R. E. Orville;C. Leteinturier

  • Lightning Physics and Effects

    Richard E. Orville

  • The Electrical Nature of Storms

    Richard E. Orville

Frequent Co-Authors

Maribeth Stolzenburg
Maribeth Stolzenburg University of Mississippi
Thomas C. Marshall
Thomas C. Marshall University of Mississippi
Martin A. Uman
Martin A. Uman University of Florida
Lawrence D. Carey
Lawrence D. Carey University of Alabama in Huntsville
Renyi Zhang
Renyi Zhang Texas A&M University
Umran S. Inan
Umran S. Inan Stanford University
Hugh J. Christian
Hugh J. Christian University of Alabama in Huntsville
Xuexi Tie
Xuexi Tie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Edward J. Zipser
Edward J. Zipser University of Utah

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