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D-Index
67
Citations
13120
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2024
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827

William E. McClintock 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 William E. McClintock sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 460 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William E. McClintock 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 William E. McClintock sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Scientific objectives and implementation

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

  • 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

  • The Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Investigation

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

  • Solar irradiance variability during the October 2003 solar storm period

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

  • Abstracts of Contributed Papers

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • The Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) for the MAVEN Mission

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

  • Volcanism on Mercury: evidence from the first MESSENGER flyby.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • The Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer for the MESSENGER Mission

    William E. McClintock;Mark R. Lankton

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Ultraviolet Imaging Spectroscopy Shows an Active Saturnian System

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

  • Initial Observations by the GOLD Mission

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

  • The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: scientific payload

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Noam R. Izenberg
Noam R. Izenberg Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
John Clarke
John Clarke University of California, Berkeley
Ann L. Sprague
Ann L. Sprague University of Arizona
Bruce M. Jakosky
Bruce M. Jakosky University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas N. Woods
Thomas N. Woods University of Colorado Boulder
Franck Montmessin
Franck Montmessin University of Paris-Saclay
A. I. F. Stewart
A. I. F. Stewart University of Colorado Boulder
Alan Burns
Alan Burns National Center for Atmospheric Research
James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University

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