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D-Index
65
Citations
13907
World Ranking
2232
National Ranking
906

Robert A. West 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 Robert A. West sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 402 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Robert A. West 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 Robert A. West sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert A. West is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas within planetary and space sciences. These include:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma

Robert A. West has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers, with recent publications highlighting key issues in exoplanet atmospheres, spacecraft calibration, and planetary energy balances. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Disequilibrium Chemistry in Exoplanet Atmospheres Observed with the Hubble Space Telescope" (2021) published in The Astronomical Journal
  • "Detection of Aerosols at Microbar Pressures in an Exoplanet Atmosphere" (2021) published in The Astronomical Journal
  • "End-of-mission calibration of the Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem" (2020) published in Planetary and Space Science
  • "Cassini spacecraft reveals global energy imbalance of Saturn" (2024) published in Nature Communications
  • "A study of Jupiter's UV Great Dark Spot and tropopause to stratosphere winds in the high northern latitudes as seen by Cassini imaging" (2023) published in Icarus

The researcher frequently collaborates with other scientists in the field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • C. A. Nixon
  • Liming Li
  • Xun Jiang
  • P. M. Fry
  • Matthew Kenyon

Robert A. West has published extensively in several academic venues. The most common publication outlets for their work are:

  • Icarus
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Modeling phase functions for dustlike tropospheric aerosols using a shape mixture of randomly oriented polydisperse spheroids

    Michael I. Mishchenko;Larry D. Travis;Ralph A. Kahn;Robert A. West

  • Enceladus' Water Vapor Plume

    Candice J. Hansen;L. Esposito;A. I. F. Stewart;J. Colwell

  • THE CORRELATED-k METHOD FOR RADIATION CALCULATIONS IN NONHOMOGENEOUS ATMOSPHERES

    Richard Goody;Robert West;Luke Chen;David Crisp

  • Cassini imaging of Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and rings.

    Carolyn C. Porco;Robert A. West;Alfred McEwen;Anthony D. Del Genio

  • Cassini Imaging Science: Instrument Characteristics And Anticipated Scientific Investigations At Saturn

    Carolyn C. Porco;Robert A. West;Steven Squyres;Alfred McEwen

  • Imaging of Titan from the Cassini spacecraft

    Carolyn C. Porco;Emily Baker;John Barbara;Kevin Beurle

  • Clouds, aerosols, and photochemistry in the Jovian atmosphere

    Robert A. West;Darrell F. Strobel;Martin G. Tomasko

  • The Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Investigation

    Larry W. Esposito;Charles A. Barth;Joshua E. Colwell;George M. Lawrence

  • HST imaging of atmospheric phenomena created by the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

    H. B. Hammel;R. F. Beebe;A. P. Ingersoll;G. S. Orton

  • Martian planetwide crater distributions - Implications for geologic history and surface processes

    L.A. Soderblom;L.A. Soderblom;C.D. Condit;C.D. Condit;R.A. West;R.A. West;B.M. Herman;B.M. Herman

  • Evidence for aggregate particles in the atmospheres of Titan and Jupiter

    Robert A. West;Peter H. Smith

  • Rapid and extensive surface changes near Titan's equator: evidence of April showers.

    E. P. Turtle;J. E. Perry;A. G. Hayes;R. D. Lorenz

  • Photopolarimetry from Voyager 2; Preliminary Results on Saturn, Titan, and the Rings

    Arthur L. Lane;Charles W. Hord;Robert A. West;Larry W. Esposito

  • Jupiter's Cloud Structure from Galileo Imaging Data☆

    D. Banfield;P. J. Gierasch;M. Bell;E. Ustinov

  • Cassini imaging of Titan's high‐latitude lakes, clouds, and south‐polar surface changes

    E. P. Turtle;J. E. Perry;A. S. McEwen;A. D. DelGenio

  • The composition and structure of the Enceladus plume

    C J Hansen;Donald E Shemansky;Larry W. Esposito;A I F Stewart

  • Optical properties of aggregate particles whose outer diameter is comparable to the wavelength

    Robert A. West

  • Galileo's First Images of Jupiter and the Galilean Satellites

    M J. S. Belton;J W. Head;A. P. Ingersoll;R. Greeley

  • Sensitivity of multiangle remote sensing observations to aerosol sphericity

    Ralph Kahn;Robert West;Duncan McDonald;Brian Rheingans

  • Photometry and polarimetry of Jupiter at large phase angles: I. Analysis of imaging data of a prominent belt and a zone from pioneer 10

    M.G. Tomasko;R.A. West;N.D. Castillo

  • Ultraviolet Imaging Spectroscopy Shows an Active Saturnian System

    Larry W. Esposito;Joshua E. Colwell;Kristopher Larsen;Willian E. McClintock

  • Laboratory measurements of mineral dust scattering phase function and linear polarization

    Robert A. West;Lyn R. Doose;Andrew M. Eibl;Martin G. Tomasko

  • Thermal Maps of Jupiter: Spatial Organization and Time Dependence of Stratospheric Temperatures, 1980 to 1990

    Glenn S. Orton;A. James Friedson;Kevin H. Baines;Terry Z. Martin

  • Impact debris particles in Jupiter's stratosphere

    RA West;E Karkoschka;AJ Friedson;M Seymour

  • The Lakes of Titan

    J. Lunine;E. Stofan;C. Elachi;R. Lorenz

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Ingersoll
Andrew P. Ingersoll California Institute of Technology
Alfred S. McEwen
Alfred S. McEwen University of Arizona
Sushil K. Atreya
Sushil K. Atreya University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William E. McClintock
William E. McClintock University of Colorado Boulder
Pascal Rannou
Pascal Rannou University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Glenn S. Orton
Glenn S. Orton California Institute of Technology
Alexander G. Hayes
Alexander G. Hayes Cornell University
John Clarke
John Clarke University of California, Berkeley
Ashwin R. Vasavada
Ashwin R. Vasavada California Institute of Technology
Leigh N. Fletcher
Leigh N. Fletcher University of Leicester

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