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D-Index
73
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16203
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1445
National Ranking
615

Charles J. Farrugia publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles J. Farrugia sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 614 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Charles J. Farrugia D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles J. Farrugia sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Charles J. Farrugia is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States. Their research primarily spans the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a concentration on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Oceanography, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Their publication record includes contributions to various high-profile venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work are:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Physics of Plasmas

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Charles J. Farrugia include:

  • "A New Method of 3-D Magnetic Field Reconstruction" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Inconsistencies Between Local and Global Measures of CME Radial Expansion as Revealed by Spacecraft Conjunctions" (2020, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • "Observations of Extreme ICME Ram Pressure Compressing Mercury's Dayside Magnetosphere to the Surface" (2020, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • "On the Ubiquity of Magnetic Reconnection Inside Flux Transfer Event-Like Structures at the Earth's Magnetopause" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "A Coronal Mass Ejection and Magnetic Ejecta Observed In Situ by STEREO-A and Wind at 55° Angular Separation" (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Farrugia include:

  • Noé Lugaz
  • Nada Al-Haddad
  • R. M. Winslow
  • A. B. Galvin
  • R. B. Torbert

Best Publications

  • The Plasma and Suprathermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) Investigation on the STEREO Observatories

    A. B. Galvin;L. M. Kistler;M. A. Popecki;C. J. Farrugia

  • Coronal mass ejection (CME) activity of low mass M stars as an important factor for the habitability of terrestrial exoplanets. I. CME impact on expected magnetospheres of Earth-like exoplanets in close-in habitable zones.

    Maxim L. Khodachenko;Ignasi Ribas;Helmut Lammer;Jean-Mathias Grießmeier

  • What are flux transfer events

    D. J. Southwood;Charlie J. Farrugia;M. A. Saunders

  • A magnetic cloud containing prominence material: January 1997

    L. Burlaga;R. Fitzenreiter;R. Lepping;K. Ogilvie

  • Modeling ring current proton precipitation by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves during the May 14-16, 1997, storm

    V. K. Jordanova;Charlie J. Farrugia;R. M. Thorne;G. V. Khazanov

  • Observations of an extreme storm in interplanetary space caused by successive coronal mass ejections

    Ying D. Liu;Janet G. Luhmann;Primož Kajdič;Primož Kajdič;Emilia K.J. Kilpua

  • A study of an expanding interplanetary magnetic cloud and its interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere: The interplanetary aspect

    Charlie J. Farrugia;L. F. Burlaga;V. A. Osherovich;I. G. Richardson

  • Magnetic Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at the Sun

    Claire Foullon;Erwin Verwichte;Valery M. Nakariakov;Valery M. Nakariakov;Katariina Nykyri

  • Global energy deposition during the January 1997 magnetic cloud event

    G. Lu;D. N. Baker;R. L. McPherron;Charlie J. Farrugia

  • Strong coronal channelling and interplanetary evolution of a solar storm up to Earth and Mars

    Christian Möstl;Tanja Rollett;Rudy A. Frahm;Ying D. Liu

  • The Wind magnetic cloud and events of October 18–20, 1995: Interplanetary properties and as triggers for geomagnetic activity

    R. P. Lepping;L. F. Burlaga;A. Szabo;K. W. Ogilvie

  • A classification of dayside auroral forms and activities as a function of interplanetary magnetic field orientation

    Per Even Sandholt;Charles J. Farrugia;Jøran Moen;Øystein Noraberg

  • Multispacecraft observation of magnetic cloud erosion by magnetic reconnection during propagation

    A. Ruffenach;A. Ruffenach;B. Lavraud;B. Lavraud;M. J. Owens;J. A. Sauvaud;J. A. Sauvaud

  • A multi‐instrument study of flux transfer event structure

    Charlie J. Farrugia;R. P. Rijnbeek;M. A. Saunders;D. J. Southwood

  • Pressure-driven magnetopause motions and attendant response on the ground

    Charlie J. Farrugia;M. P. Freeman;S. W. H. Cowley;D. J. Southwood

  • Magnetic flux rope versus the spheromak as models for interplanetary magnetic clouds

    Charlie J. Farrugia;V. A. Osherovich;L. F. Burlaga

  • Evolution of Kelvin‐Helmholtz activity on the dusk flank magnetopause

    Claire Foullon;Charles J. Farrugia;Andrew Fazakerley;Christopher J. Owen

  • Statistical study of magnetic cloud erosion by magnetic reconnection

    A. Ruffenach;A. Ruffenach;B. Lavraud;B. Lavraud;C. J. Farrugia;Pascal Démoulin

  • Dayside ionospheric convection changes in response to long‐period interplanetary Magnetic field oscillations: Determination of the ionospheric phase velocity

    M. A. Saunders;M. P. Freeman;D. J. Southwood;S. W. H. Cowley

  • Electron-scale dynamics of the diffusion region during symmetric magnetic reconnection in space

    R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;J. L. Burch;T. D. Phan;M. Hesse;M. Hesse

  • Active current sheets near the Earth's bow shock

    Steven J. Schwartz;Ramona L. Kessel;Cassandra C. Brown;Les J. C. Woolliscroft

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy Torbert
Roy Torbert University of New Hampshire
Per Even Sandholt
Per Even Sandholt University of Oslo
Nikolai V. Erkaev
Nikolai V. Erkaev Siberian Federal University
Ronald P. Lepping
Ronald P. Lepping Goddard Space Flight Center
Janet G. Luhmann
Janet G. Luhmann University of California, Berkeley
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
James L. Burch
James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute
L. M. Kistler
L. M. Kistler University of New Hampshire
Robert E. Ergun
Robert E. Ergun University of Colorado Boulder
Stanley W. H. Cowley
Stanley W. H. Cowley University of Leicester

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