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Researcher · Smithsonian Institution · United States

William G. Melson

William G. Melson publishes mostly in Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Endocrinology, on topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies and Astro and Planetary Science.

OpenAlex
World rank
#214,046
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#85,723
of 358,040
Works
22
Citations
194
Citations per work
8.8

What does William G. Melson research?

Geophysics: 38.5%Astronomy and Astrophysics: 15.4%Endocrinology: 3.8%Materials Chemistry: 3.8%other fields: 38.5%38%top field
Geophysics38.5%Astronomy and Astrophysics15.4%Endocrinology3.8%Materials Chemistry3.8%other fields38.5%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Geophysics38% of their works
  2. 2Astronomy and Astrophysics15% of their works
  3. 3Endocrinology4% of their works
  4. 4Materials Chemistry4% of their works
  5. 5Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials4% of their works
  6. 6Finance4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe William G. Melson's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Earthquakes, Geochronology, Subduction, Zircon, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Climate Change and Cycads.

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 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Earthquakes41 topic
  2. Geochronology41 topic
  3. Subduction41 topic
  4. Zircon41 topic
  5. Solar System Abundances21 topic
  6. Terrestrial Planets21 topic
  7. Climate Change11 topic
  8. Cycads11 topic
  9. Cyperus11 topic
  10. Evolution11 topic
  11. Fungal Symbiosis11 topic
  12. Geomagnetic Field11 topic
  13. Magnetosome Formation11 topic
  14. Mycoviruses11 topic
  15. Paleoclimatology11 topic
  16. Phylogeny11 topic

Where does William G. Melson work?

William G. Melson's main affiliation in the publication record is Smithsonian Institution, United States.

How many publications and citations does William G. Melson have?

Science Explorer counts 22 works and 194 citations for William G. Melson, ranking #214,046 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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