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47
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8260
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4013
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D. L. Carpenter publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where D. L. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 159 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

D. L. Carpenter D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where D. L. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

D. L. Carpenter was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. The scientist's career details, including research focus, papers, and collaborative network, present limited public data.

There are no recorded recent papers associated with Carpenter, thus no specific research topics or papers can be cited.

Carpenter's frequent co-authors are not listed in the available data, and no particular research venues or conferences have been noted as common publication platforms.

No books authored or published by Carpenter were recorded, nor were any main fields or subfields of study documented.

Awards or recognitions do not appear in the documented information.

With the scientist having passed away, the record reflects a limited bibliometric and academic footprint that does not specify particular research themes, contributions, or collaborations.

Best Publications

  • An ISEE/Whistler model of equatorial electron density in the magnetosphere

    D. L. Carpenter;R. R. Anderson

  • The Earth's Plasmasphere

    J. F. Lemaire;K. I. Gringauz;D. L. Carpenter;V. Bassolo

  • Multisatellite observations of rapid subauroral ion drifts (SAID)

    P. C. Anderson;D. L. Carpenter;K. Tsuruda;T. Mukai

  • Lightning-induced electron precipitation

    H. D. Voss;W. L. Imhof;M. Walt;J. Mobilia

  • Magnetospheric electric fields deduced from drifting whistler paths

    D. L. Carpenter;Keppler Stone;Jan C. Siren;T. L. Crystal

  • The Radio Plasma Imager investigation on the IMAGE spacecraft

    B. W. Reinisch;D. M. Haines;K. Bibl;G. Cheney

  • Plasmasphere dynamics in the duskside bulge region: A new look at an old topic

    D. L. Carpenter;B. L. Giles;C. R. Chappell;P. M. E. Décréau

  • Global response of the plasmasphere to a geomagnetic disturbance

    M. Spasojević;J. Goldstein;D. L. Carpenter;U. S. Inan

  • The Plasmasphere Boundary Layer

    DL Carpenter;Joseph Lemaire

  • Plasmaspheric Density Structures and Dynamics: Properties Observed by the CLUSTER and IMAGE Missions

    Fabien Darrouzet;Dennis L. Gallagher;Nicolas André;Donald L. Carpenter

  • Direct detection by a Whistler method of the magnetospheric electric field associated with a polar substorm

    D.L. Carpenter;Keppler Stone

  • Lightning-induced electron precipitation events observed at L~2.4 as phase and amplitude perturbations on subionospheric VLF signals

    U. S. Inan;D. L. Carpenter

  • Cross‐L plasma drifts in the outer plasmasphere: Quiet time patterns and some substorm effects

    D. L. Carpenter;N. T. Seely

  • Erosion and Recovery of the Plasmasphere in the Plasmapause Region

    DL Carpenter;José Lemaire

  • Subionospheric VLF/LF phase perturbations produced by lightning-whistler induced particle precipitation

    U. S. Inan;D. L. Carpenter;R. A. Helliwell;J. P. Katsufrakis

  • Conjugacy of electron microbursts and VLF chorus

    T. J. Rosenberg;J. C. Siren;D. L. Matthews;K. Marthinsen

  • The role of the ionosphere in coupling upstream ULF wave power into the dayside magnetosphere

    M. J. Engebretson;L. J. Cahill;R. L. Arnoldy;B. J. Anderson

  • Power threshold for growth of coherent VLF signals in the magnetosphere

    R.A. Helliwell;D.L. Carpenter;T.R. Miller

  • Explorer 45 and Imp 6 observations in the magnetosphere of injected waves from the Siple Station VLF transmitter

    U. S. Inan;T. F. Bell;D. L. Carpenter;R. R. Anderson

  • Alouette 1 and 2 observations of abrupt changes in whistler rate and of VLF noise variations at the plasmapause—A satellite-ground study

    D. L. Carpenter;F. Walter;R. E. Barrington;D. J. McEwen

Frequent Co-Authors

Umran S. Inan
Umran S. Inan Stanford University
Bodo W. Reinisch
Bodo W. Reinisch University of Massachusetts Lowell
Dennis L. Gallagher
Dennis L. Gallagher Marshall Space Flight Center
Timothy F. Bell
Timothy F. Bell Stanford University
Patricia H. Reiff
Patricia H. Reiff Rice University
Mark B. Moldwin
Mark B. Moldwin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roger R. Anderson
Roger R. Anderson University of Iowa
Bill R. Sandel
Bill R. Sandel University of Arizona
Michael C. Kelley
Michael C. Kelley Cornell University

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