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D-Index
71
Citations
14167
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1633
National Ranking
689

W. B. Hanson 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 W. B. Hanson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 178 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

W. B. Hanson 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 W. B. Hanson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 1969 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1941 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

W. B. Hanson is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Hanson's work covers a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Ecology.

The scientist has focused on topics such as RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA regulation and disease, fire effects on ecosystems, landslides and related hazards, and rangeland and wildlife management.

Recent publications by Hanson include the following:

  • Viral RNA Interactome: The Ultimate Researcher's Guide to RNA-Protein Interactions, 2024, Viruses
  • Geologic map of the greater Portland metropolitan area and surrounding region, Oregon and Washington, 2020, Scientific investigations map
  • Pliny's Natural Imperial Values and Sermo in the Natural History, 2025, Mnemosyne

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hanson are Jeffrey S. Moore, Tom Gustafson, Patrick McGurk, Jo Ingold, and Gabriel Alejandro Romero Agosto.

Publication venues regularly featuring Hanson's work include Viruses, Scientific investigations map, and Mnemosyne.

In addition to journal articles, Hanson has authored a book titled Employer Engagement, published by Bristol University Press eBooks in 2023.

Awards received by Hanson include:

  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1969
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1963
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1941

Best Publications

  • The Martian ionosphere as observed by the Viking retarding potential analyzers

    W. B. Hanson;S. Sanatani;D. R. Zuccaro

  • lonization transport effects in the equatorial F region

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  • Plasma bubbles and irregularities in the equatorial ionosphere

    J. P. McClure;W. B. Hanson;J. H. Hoffman

  • Rapid subauroral ion drifts observed by Atmosphere Explorer C

    R. W. Spiro;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

  • A proposed production model of rapid subauroral ion drifts and their relationship to substorm evolution

    P. C. Anderson;W. B. Hanson;R. A. Heelis;J. D. Craven

  • The ionospheric signatures of rapid subauroral ion drifts

    P. C. Anderson;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

  • The retarding-potential analyzer on Atmosphere Explorer

    W. B. Hanson;D. R. Zuccaro;C. R. Lippincott;S. Sanatani

  • Ion convection and the formation of the mid‐latitude F region ionization trough

    R. W. Spiro;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

  • IMF By ‐dependent plasma flow and Birkeland currents in the dayside magnetosphere: 1. Dynamics Explorer observations

    J. L. Burch;P. H. Reiff;J. D. Menietti;R. A. Heelis

  • In situ measurements of the spectral characteristics of F region ionospheric irregularities

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  • Ion convection velocity reversals in the dayside cleft

    R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson;J. L. Burch

  • Global equatorial ionospheric vertical plasma drifts measured by the AE-E satellite

    Bela G. Fejer;E. R. de Paula;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

  • Simultaneous density and electric field fluctuation spectra associated with velocity shears in the auroral oval

    Sunanda Basu;Santimay Basu;E. MacKenzie;P. F. Fougere

  • Eddy diffusion and oxygen transport in the lower thermosphere

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  • Ion‐neutral coupling in the high‐latitude F region: Evaluation of ion heating terms from Dynamics Explorer 2

    Timothy L Killeen;P. B. Hays;G. R. Carignan;R. A. Heelis

  • High resolution topside in situ data of electron densities and VHF/GHz scintillations in the equatorial region

    Sunanda Basu;Santimay Basu;J. P. McClure;W. B Hanson

  • Atmospheric composition in the lower thermosphere.

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  • Plasma injection and transport in the mid‐altitude polar cusp

    J. L. Burch;P. H. Reiff;R. A. Heelis;J. D. Winningham

  • Viking electron temperature measurements: Evidence for a magnetic field in the Martian ionosphere

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  • Composition and structure of the martian atmosphere: preliminary results from viking 1.

    A. O. Nier;W. B. Hanson;A. Seiff;M. B. McELROY

  • The Ion Drift Meter for Dynamics Explorer-B

    Roderick A Heelis;W. B. Hanson;C. R. Lippincott;D. R. Zuccaro

  • Techniques for measuring bulk gas-motions from satellites

    W. B. Hanson;R. A. Heelis

  • Coordinated study of equatorial scintillation and in situ and radar observations of nighttime F region irregularities

    Santimay Basu;J.P. McClure;Sunanda Basu;W.B. Hanson

  • The Retarding Potential Analyzer for Dynamics Explorer-B

    W. B. Hanson;R. A. Heelis;R. A. Power;C. R. Lippincott

  • Ionospheric convection signatures observed by De 2 during northward interplanetary magnetic field

    R. A. Heelis;P. H. Reiff;J. D. Winningham;W. B. Hanson

Frequent Co-Authors

Roderick A. Heelis
Roderick A. Heelis The University of Texas at Dallas
Alfred O. Nier
Alfred O. Nier University of Minnesota
Nelson W. Spencer
Nelson W. Spencer Goddard Space Flight Center
James L. Burch
James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J. D. Winningham
J. D. Winningham Southwest Research Institute
Santimay Basu
Santimay Basu United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Andrew F. Nagy
Andrew F. Nagy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William J. Burke
William J. Burke Boston College

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