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William R. Ward

126

Works

8,384

Citations

38

h-index

56

i10-index

Research Topics

Astro and Planetary Science Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Affiliations

University of Notre Dame1994–1995

California Institute of Technology1973–2009

Southwest Research Institute2000–2017

Jet Propulsion Laboratory1979–1998

Harvey Mudd College1989–1989

Top Works

The Formation of Planetesimals

Peter Goldreich,William R. Ward

19731,047 citations

Planetary Science and Exploration

Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Three‐dimensional Interaction between a Planet and an Isothermal Gaseous Disk. I. Corotation and Lindblad Torques and Planet Migration

Hidekazu Tanaka,Taku Takeuchi,et al.

20021,023 citations

Protoplanet Migration by Nebula Tides

William R. Ward

19971,018 citations

Formation of the Galilean Satellites: Conditions of Accretion

R. M. Canup,William R. Ward

2002408 citations

Three‐dimensional Interaction between a Planet and an Isothermal Gaseous Disk. II. Eccentricity Waves and Bending Waves

Hidekazu Tanaka,William R. Ward

2004361 citations

A common mass scaling for satellite systems of gaseous planets

R. M. Canup,William R. Ward

2006360 citations

The astronomical theory of climatic change on Mars

O. B. Toon,James B. Pollack,et al.

1980350 citations

Density waves in the solar nebula: Diffential Lindblad torque

William R. Ward

1986340 citations

Climatic variations on Mars: 1. Astronomical theory of insolation

William R. Ward

1974290 citations