2026 D. H. Fairfield: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	61	2779	2654	1105	1024	471	13164

D. H. Fairfield 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 D. H. Fairfield sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 471 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

D. H. Fairfield 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 D. H. Fairfield sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

D. H. Fairfield is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields and topics related to space and geosciences.

The main fields of study for Fairfield include:

Physics and Astronomy
Earth and Planetary Sciences

In terms of subfields, their work covers:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Geophysics

Fairfield's research topics encompass:

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Their publication record features the following recent paper:

What Influences a Career: A Personal Reflection, 2022, Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists

The only listed publication venue in their record is:

Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists

D. H. Fairfield has no frequent co-authors indicated, suggesting independent or diverse collaborations within their research activities.

In recognition of their professional contributions, they were awarded the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2004.

Best Publications

Average and unusual locations of the Earth's magnetopause and bow shock

Donald H. Fairfield

1291
Citations
THE CLUSTER MAGNETIC FIELD INVESTIGATION

A. Balogh;M. W. Dunlop;S. W. H. Cowley;D. J. Southwood

521
Citations
A quantitative magnetospheric model derived from spacecraft magnetometer data

Gilbert D. Mead;Donald H. Fairfield

502
Citations
Bow shock associated waves observed in the far upstream interplanetary medium

D. H. Fairfield

498
Citations
The Global Geospace Science Program and Its Investigations

M. H. Acuña;K. W. Ogilvie;D. N. Baker;S. A. Curtis

452
Citations
On the average configuraton of the geomagnetic tail

D. H. Fairfield

417
Citations
Geotail observations of the Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability at the equatorial magnetotail boundary for parallel northward fields

D. H. Fairfield;A. Otto;T. Mukai;S. Kokubun

395
Citations
Transition region magnetic field and polar magnetic disturbances.

Unknown

371
Citations
Configuration of the geomagnetic tail during substorms

D. H. Fairfield;N. F. Ness

363
Citations
Geotail observations of magnetic flux ropes in the plasma sheet

J. A. Slavin;R. P. Lepping;J. Gjerloev;D. H. Fairfield

356
Citations
A statistical determination of the shape and position of the geomagnetic neutral sheet

D.H. Fairfield

303
Citations
The Magnetospheric Response to 8-Minute Period Strong-Amplitude Upstream Pressure Variations

D. G. Sibeck;W. Baumjohann;R. C. Elphic;D. H. Fairfield

300
Citations
Whistler waves observed upstream from collisionless shocks

D. H. Fairfield

271
Citations
Hydra — A 3-dimensional electron and ion hot plasma instrument for the POLAR spacecraft of the GGS mission

J. Scudder;F. Hunsacker;G. Miller;J. Lobell

245
Citations
Upstream pressure variations associated with the bow shock and their effects on the magnetosphere

D. H. Fairfield;W. Baumjohann;G. Paschmann;H. Lühr

245
Citations
Simultaneous measurements of magnetotail dynamics by IMP spacecraft

D. H. Fairfield;R. P. Lepping;E. W. Hones;S. J. Bame

198
Citations
Average magnetic field configuration of the outer magnetosphere.

Unknown

190
Citations
Polar rain - Solar coronal electrons in the earth's magnetosphere

D. H. Fairfield;J. D. Scudder

188
Citations
Relationship of interplanetary parameters and occurrence of magnetospheric substorms

J. C. Foster;D. H. Fairfield;K. W. Ogilvie;T. J. Rosenberg

172
Citations
Earthward flow bursts in the inner magnetotail and their relation to auroral brightenings, AKR intensifications, geosynchronous particle injections and magnetic activity

D. H. Fairfield;T. Mukai;M. Brittnacher;G. D. Reeves

167
Citations
A nonlinear dynamical analogue model of geomagnetic activity

A. J. Klimas;D. N. Baker;D. A. Roberts;D. H. Fairfield

162
Citations
Global shape of the magnetotail current sheet as derived from Geotail and Polar data

N. A. Tsyganenko;D. H. Fairfield

160
Citations
Kelvin Helmholtz Instability at the Equatorial Magnetotail Boundary: Mhd Simulation and Comparison with Geotail Observations

Unknown

143
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder

Ronald P. Lepping Goddard Space Flight Center

Susumu Kokubun Nagoya University

James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

L. A. Frank University of Iowa

Christopher J. Owen University College London

Howard J. Singer National Weather Service

Mario H. Acuña Goddard Space Flight Center

Tsugunobu Nagai Tokyo Institute of Technology

Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory

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