David J. Westpfahl
David J. Westpfahl publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Instrumentation, on topics such as Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena and History and Developments in Astronomy.
- World rank
- #698,193 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United States
- #209,435 of 358,040
- Works
- 17
- Citations
- 85
- Citations per work
- 5.0
What does David J. Westpfahl research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Astronomy and Astrophysics58% of their works
- 2Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics8% of their works
- 3Instrumentation8% of their works
- 4Finance4% of their works
- 5Sociology and Political Science4% of their works
- 6Molecular Biology4% of their works
Research topics
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
- History and Theory of Mathematics
Which keywords describe David J. Westpfahl's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Star Formation, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Cosmology, Galaxies, Astronomical Instrumentation, Molecular Clouds and Protoplanetary Disks.
- Mathematics Education
- Historical Sources
- Fluoride Ion Batteries
- Spectrograph
- Protoplanetary Disks
- Astronomical Instrumentation
- Cosmology
- Exoplanets
- Star Formation
- Stellar Astrophysics
- Galaxies
- Molecular Clouds
- Radio Astronomy
- Transits of Venus
- Geomagnetic Field
- Magnetosome Formation
- Noble Gas Compounds
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 17 words, with their numbers
- Star Formation52 topics
- Exoplanets41 topic
- Stellar Astrophysics41 topic
- Cosmology31 topic
- Galaxies31 topic
- Astronomical Instrumentation21 topic
- Molecular Clouds21 topic
- Protoplanetary Disks21 topic
- Radio Astronomy21 topic
- Spectrograph21 topic
- Transits of Venus21 topic
- Fluoride Ion Batteries11 topic
- Geomagnetic Field11 topic
- Historical Sources11 topic
- Magnetosome Formation11 topic
- Mathematics Education11 topic
- Noble Gas Compounds11 topic
Where does David J. Westpfahl work?
David J. Westpfahl's main affiliation in the publication record is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, United States.
How many publications and citations does David J. Westpfahl have?
Science Explorer counts 17 works and 85 citations for David J. Westpfahl, ranking #698,193 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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