C. W. Carlson

C. W. Carlson publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C. W. Carlson sits on this spectrum.

C. W. Carlson D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C. W. Carlson sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 2007 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Best Publications

• First multispacecraft ion measurements in and near the Earth's magnetosphere with the identical Cluster ion spectrometry (CIS) experiment

  H. Rème;C. Aoustin;J. M. Bosqued;I. Dandouras

  1309
  Citations

• The THEMIS ESA Plasma Instrument and In-flight Calibration

  J. P. McFadden;C. W. Carlson;D. Larson;M. Ludlam

  1189
  Citations

• A three-dimensional plasma and energetic particle investigation for the wind spacecraft

  R. P. Lin;K. A. Anderson;S. Ashford;C. Carlson

  1018
  Citations

• Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission

  M. H. Acuña;J. E. P. Connerney;P. Wasilewski;R. P. Lin

  890
  Citations

• Observations of paired electrostatic shocks in the polar magnetosphere

  F. S. Mozer;C. W. Carlson;M. K. Hudson;R. B. Torbert

  846
  Citations

• Tail reconnection triggering substorm onset.

  Vassilis Angelopoulos;James P. McFadden;Davin Larson;Charles W. Carlson

  781
  Citations

• FAST satellite observations of large‐amplitude solitary structures

  R. E. Ergun;C. W. Carlson;J. P. McFadden;F. S. Mozer

  648
  Citations

• The magnetopause for large magnetic shear: AMPTE/IRM observations

  G. Paschmann;I. Papamastorakis;W. Baumjohann;N. Sckopke

  451
  Citations

• Magnetic field of Mars: Summary of results from the aerobraking and mapping orbits

  M. H. Acuña;J. E. P. Connerney;P. Wasilewski;R. P. Lin

  403
  Citations

• The Cluster Ion Spectrometry (CIS) Experiment

  H. Rème;J. M. Bosqued;J. A. Sauvaud;A. Cros

  362
  Citations

• FAST observations in the downward auroral current region: Energetic upgoing electron beams, parallel potential drops, and ion heating

  C. W. Carlson;J. P. McFadden;R. E. Ergun;M. Temerin

  349
  Citations

• FAST satellite observations of electric field structures in the auroral zone

  R. E. Ergun;C. W. Carlson;J. P. McFadden;F. S. Mozer

  340
  Citations

• Factors controlling ionospheric outflows as observed at intermediate altitudes

  R. J. Strangeway;R. E. Ergun;Y.-J. Su;C. W. Carlson

  320
  Citations

• Ion thermalization in quasi-perpendicular shocks involving reflected ions

  N. Sckopke;G. Paschmann;A. L. Brinca;C. W. Carlson

  313
  Citations

• DEBYE-SCALE PLASMA STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH MAGNETIC-FIELD-ALIGNED ELECTRIC FIELDS

  R. E. Ergun;C. W. Carlson;J. P. McFadden;F. S. Mozer

  308
  Citations

• Modulated electron‐acoustic waves in auroral density cavities: FAST observations

  R. Pottelette;R. E. Ergun;R. A. Treumann;M. Berthomier

  302
  Citations

• On the origin and spatial extent of high-latitude F region irregularities

  Michael C. Kelley;James F. Vickrey;C. W. Carlson;R. Torbert

  291
  Citations

• Negative ions in the coma of comet Halley

  P. Chaizy;H. Rème;J. A. Sauvaud;C. d'Uston

  275
  Citations

• Cluster observations of an intense normal component of the electric field at a thin reconnecting current sheet in the tail and its role in the shock-like acceleration of the ion fluid into the separatrix region

  J. R. Wygant;C. A. Cattell;R. Lysak;Y. Song

  272
  Citations

• Average ion moments in the plasma sheet boundary layer

  W. Baumjohann;G. Paschmann;N. Sckopke;C. A. Cattell

  258
  Citations