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D-Index
60
Citations
9641
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2996
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128

Wayne K. Hocking 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 Wayne K. Hocking sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 207 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wayne K. Hocking 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 Wayne K. Hocking sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Wayne K. Hocking is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and specializes in fields related to Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily involves subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics including:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Several papers by Wayne K. Hocking showcase research in atmospheric and geophysical phenomena, including:

  • Quasi-10-Day Wave and Semidiurnal Tide Nonlinear Interactions During the Southern Hemispheric SSW 2019 Observed in the Northern Hemispheric Mesosphere, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Planetary waves in the mesosphere lower thermosphere during stratospheric sudden warming: observations using a network of meteor radars from high to equatorial latitudes, 2020, Climate Dynamics
  • Radar Observation of Extreme Vertical Drafts in the Polar Summer Mesosphere, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Climatology of quasi-2-day wave structure and variability at middle latitudes in the northern and southern hemispheres, 2021, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
  • Multi-instrument study of the mesosphere-lower thermosphere dynamics at 80°N during the major SSW in January 2019, 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Maosheng He
  • Jorge L. Chau
  • Ralph Latteck
  • Farnoush Attarzadeh
  • J. M. Forbes

Wayne K. Hocking's research is commonly published in venues such as:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
  • Atmosphere
  • Climate Dynamics
  • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

In recognition of their contributions, Wayne K. Hocking was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Real-time determination of meteor-related parameters utilizing modern digital technology

    W.K. Hocking;B. Fuller;B. Vandepeer

  • Measurement of turbulent energy dissipation rates in the middle atmosphere by radar techniques: A review

    W. K. Hocking

  • On the extraction of atmospheric turbulence parameters from radar backscatter Doppler spectra—I. Theory

    W.K. Hocking

  • Seasonal variability of vertical eddy diffusivity in the middle atmosphere: 1. Three‐year observations by the middle and upper atmosphere radar

    Shoichiro Fukao;Manabu D. Yamanaka;Naoki Ao;Wayne K. Hocking

  • An improved interferometer design for use with meteor radars

    J. Jones;A. R. Webster;W. K. Hocking

  • Latitudinal and longitudinal variability of mesospheric winds and temperatures during stratospheric warming events

    P. Hoffmann;W. Singer;D. Keuer;W.K. Hocking

  • Validation of Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) nadir ozone profiles using ozonesonde measurements

    Ray Nassar;Jennifer A. Logan;Helen M. Worden;Inna A. Megretskaia

  • Gravity wave and equatorial wave morphology of the stratosphere derived from long‐term rocket soundings

    Stephen D. Eckermann;Isamu Hirota;Wayne K. Hocking

  • Meteor decay times and their use in determining a diagnostic mesospheric Temperature-pressure parameter: Methodology and one year of data

    W. K. Hocking;T. Thayaparan;J. Jones

  • Temperatures Using radar‐meteor decay times

    W. K. Hocking

  • Absolute reflectivities and aspect sensitivities of VHF radio wave scatterers measured with the SOUSY radar

    W. K. Hocking;R. Rüster;P. Czechowsky

  • Physics of meteor generated shock waves in the Earth’s atmosphere : A review

    Elizabeth A. Silber;Mark Boslough;Wayne K. Hocking;Maria Gritsevich;Maria Gritsevich;Maria Gritsevich

  • Turbulence in the region 80―120 km

    W.K. Hocking

  • Planetary waves in coupling the stratosphere and mesosphere during the major stratospheric warming in 2003/2004

    D. Pancheva;D. Pancheva;P. Mukhtarov;N. J. Mitchell;E. Merzlyakov

  • Simultaneous and colocated observation of winds and tides by MF and meteor radars over London, Canada (43°N, 81°W), during 1994–1996

    W. K. Hocking;T. Thayaparan

  • A new approach to momentum flux determinations using SKiYMET meteor radars

    W. K. Hocking

  • Seasonal variations of the semi-diurnal and diurnal tides in the MLT: multi-year MF radar observations from 2 to 70°N, and the GSWM tidal model

    Alan Manson;Chris Meek;Maura Hagan;Chris Hall

  • The dynamical parameters of turbulence theory as they apply to middle atmosphere studies

    W. K. Hocking

  • Validation of Imaging Doppler Interferometer Winds Using Meteor Radar

    G. O. L. Jones;F. T. Berkey;C. S. Fish;W. K. Hocking

  • Two years of continuous measurements of turbulence parameters in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere made with a 2‐MHz radar

    W. K. Hocking

  • Comparison of meteor radar and Na Doppler lidar measurements of winds in the mesopause region above Maui, Hawaii

    S. J. Franke;X. Chu;A. Z. Liu;W. K. Hocking

Frequent Co-Authors

C. E. Meek
C. E. Meek University of Saskatchewan
A. H. Manson
A. H. Manson University of Saskatchewan
Werner Singer
Werner Singer University of Rostock
John MacDougall
John MacDougall University of Western Ontario
Toru Sato
Toru Sato Kyoto University
Robert A. Vincent
Robert A. Vincent University of Adelaide
Nicholas J. Mitchell
Nicholas J. Mitchell University of Bath
James R. Drummond
James R. Drummond Dalhousie University
Steven J Franke
Steven J Franke University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dora Pancheva
Dora Pancheva Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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