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Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
H-index 42

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 42 77 609 34
Earth Science 45 177 1324 38

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 422
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2057
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 204
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.834
Impact Factor: 2.9

Top Publications

  • Explicit global simulation of gravity waves in the thermosphere

    Erich Becker;Sharon L. Vadas

    (2020)
    120 Citations
  • Pronounced Suppression and X‐Pattern Merging of Equatorial Ionization Anomalies After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption

    Unknown

    (2022)
    110 Citations
  • Magnetic Reconnection in the Space Sciences: Past, Present, and Future

    M. Hesse;M. Hesse;P. A. Cassak

    (2020)
    106 Citations
  • Challenges to Understanding the Earth's Ionosphere and Thermosphere

    R. A. Heelis;A. Maute

    (2020)
    104 Citations
  • A Jovian Magnetodisc Model for the Juno Era.

    J. E. P. Connerney;S. Timmins;M. Herceg;J. L. Joergensen

    (2020)
    100 Citations
  • Atmospheric Escape Processes and Planetary Atmospheric Evolution

    G. Gronoff;P. Arras;S. Baraka;J. M. Bell

    (2020)
    97 Citations
  • The Early Results and Validation of FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 Space Weather Products: Global Ionospheric Specification and Ne-Aided Abel Electron Density Profile

    Chi Yen Lin;Charles Chien Hung Lin;Jann Yenq Liu;P. K. Rajesh

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Energetic Particles and Acceleration Regions Over Jupiter's Polar Cap and Main Aurora: A Broad Overview

    B. H. Mauk;G. Clark;G. R. Gladstone;S. Kotsiaros;S. Kotsiaros

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Concentric Secondary Gravity Waves in the Thermosphere and Ionosphere Over the Continental United States on March 25–26, 2015 From Deep Convection

    Sharon L. Vadas;Irfan Azeem

    (2021)
    66 Citations

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