2026 William E. McClintock: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	67	2021	1929	827	764	460	13120

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

Overview

William E. McClintock is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans significant contributions to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist's work is concentrated within several subfields, including:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Atmospheric Science
Geophysics
Oceanography
Aerospace Engineering

Key topics covered in their research encompass:

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Astro and Planetary Science

William E. McClintock has published extensively in several venues, most notably:

Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Geophysical Research Letters
Space Weather
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

R. Eastes
Wenbin Wang
A. G. Burns
J. S. Evans
S. C. Solomon

Among their recent published papers are:

"Initial Observations by the GOLD Mission," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
"Martian water loss to space enhanced by regional dust storms," 2021, Nature Astronomy
"The Two-Dimensional Evolution of Thermospheric ∑O/N₂ Response to Weak Geomagnetic Activity During Solar-Minimum Observed by GOLD," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
"Investigation of a Neutral "Tongue" Observed by GOLD During the Geomagnetic Storm on May 11, 2019," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
"First Zonal Drift Velocity Measurement of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) From a Geostationary Orbit Using GOLD Data," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

William E. McClintock received the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2018 for their contributions in the field.

Best Publications

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission

Bruce M. Jakosky;R. P. Lin;J. M. Grebowsky;J. G. Luhmann

844
Citations
The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Scientific objectives and implementation

Sean C. Solomon;Ralph L. McNutt;Robert E. Gold;Mario H. Acuña

426
Citations
Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time

Bruce Jakosky;David Brain;Michael Chaffin;Shannon M. Curry

329
Citations
The Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Investigation

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

298
Citations
Solar irradiance variability during the October 2003 solar storm period

Thomas N. Woods;Francis G. Eparvier;Juan Fontenla;Jerald Harder

274
Citations
Abstracts of Contributed Papers

R. C. Henry;J. E. Hesser;W. McClintock;J. Audouze

261
Citations
MAVEN observations of the response of Mars to an interplanetary coronal mass ejection

Bruce M. Jakosky;Joseph M. Grebowsky;Janet G. Luhmann;J. Connerney

260
Citations
Solar Irradiance Reference Spectra (SIRS) for the 2008 Whole Heliosphere Interval (WHI)

Thomas N. Woods;Phillip C. Chamberlin;Jerald W. Harder;Rachel A. Hock

250
Citations
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission: Overview and early science results

James M. Russell;Scott M. Bailey;Larry L. Gordley;David W. Rusch

244
Citations
The Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) for the MAVEN Mission

William E. McClintock;Nicholas M. Schneider;Gregory M. Holsclaw;John T. Clarke

222
Citations
Volcanism on Mercury: evidence from the first MESSENGER flyby.

James W. Head;Scott L. Murchie;Louise M. Prockter;Mark S. Robinson

204
Citations
Reflectance and color variations on Mercury: regolith processes and compositional heterogeneity.

Mark S. Robinson;Scott L. Murchie;David T. Blewett;Deborah L. Domingue

199
Citations
Solar-Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment II (SOLSTICE II): Instrument Concept and Design

William E. McClintock;Gary J. Rottman;Thomas N. Woods

195
Citations
The Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission

R. W. Eastes;W. E. McClintock;Alan G. Burns;D. N. Anderson;D. N. Anderson

190
Citations
The Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer for the MESSENGER Mission

William E. McClintock;Mark R. Lankton

187
Citations
Geology of the Caloris basin, Mercury: a view from MESSENGER.

Scott L. Murchie;Thomas R. Watters;Mark S. Robinson;James W. Head

174
Citations
Mercury's Weather-Beaten Surface: Understanding Mercury in the Context of Lunar and Asteroidal Space Weathering Studies

Deborah L. Domingue;Clark R. Chapman;Rosemary M. Killen;Thomas H. Zurbuchen

165
Citations
Self-gravity wakes and radial structure of Saturn's B ring

J.E. Colwell;L.W. Esposito;M. Sremčević;G.R. Stewart

145
Citations
Ultraviolet Imaging Spectroscopy Shows an Active Saturnian System

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

144
Citations
Initial Observations by the GOLD Mission

R. W. Eastes;W. E. McClintock;A. G. Burns;D. N. Anderson

137
Citations
The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: scientific payload

Robert E. Gold;Sean C. Solomon;Ralph L. McNutt;Andrew G. Santo

135
Citations
Advancing Low Latitude Aeronomy with the Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission

R. Eastes;W. E. McClintock;D. N. Anderson;L. Andersson

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Noam R. Izenberg Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

John Clarke University of California, Berkeley

Ann L. Sprague University of Arizona

Bruce M. Jakosky University of Colorado Boulder

Thomas N. Woods University of Colorado Boulder

Franck Montmessin University of Paris-Saclay

A. I. F. Stewart University of Colorado Boulder

Alan Burns National Center for Atmospheric Research

James W. Head Brown University

External Links

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