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Daniel R. Weimer

Daniel R. Weimer

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
42
Citations
8053
World Ranking
5174
National Ranking
1935

Daniel R. Weimer 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 Daniel R. Weimer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 164 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel R. Weimer 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 Daniel R. Weimer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel R. Weimer is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, and Atmospheric Science.

The primary research topics covered by their publications are:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods

Their recent papers include:

  • Science Through Machine Learning: Quantification of Post-Storm Thermospheric Cooling, 2022, Space Weather
  • Interhemispheric Asymmetries in the Ground Magnetic Response to Interplanetary Shocks: The Role of Shock Impact Angle, 2020, Space Weather
  • MSIS-UQ: Calibrated and Enhanced NRLMSIS 2.0 Model With Uncertainty Quantification, 2022, Space Weather
  • Improved Neutral Density Predictions Through Machine Learning Enabled Exospheric Temperature Model, 2021, Space Weather
  • Predicting vehicle prices via quantum-assisted feature selection, 2023, International Journal of Information Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Weimer are:

  • Richard J. Licata
  • Piyush M. Mehta
  • W. Kent Tobiska
  • Jean Yoshii
  • D. P. Drob

Daniel R. Weimer's work has been published in several recurring venues, which include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Space Weather
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • International Journal of Information Technology

Best Publications

  • Improved Ionospheric Electrodynamic Models and Application to Calculating Joule Heating Rates

    D. R. Weimer

  • Models of high‐latitude electric potentials derived with a least error fit of spherical harmonic coefficients

    D. R. Weimer

  • An improved model of ionospheric electric potentials including substorm perturbations and application to the Geospace Environment Modeling November 24, 1996, event

    D. R. Weimer

  • A flexible, IMF dependent model of high-latitude electric potentials having “Space Weather” applications

    D. R. Weimer

  • The theta aurora

    L. A. Frank;J. D. Craven;D. A. Gurnett;S. D. Shawhan

  • Predicting interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) propagation delay times using the minimum variance technique

    D. R. Weimer;D. M. Ober;N. C. Maynard;M. R. Collier

  • Hill model of transpolar potential saturation: Comparisons with MHD simulations

    G. L. Siscoe;G. M. Erickson;B. U. Ö. Sonnerup;N. C. Maynard

  • IMF By ‐dependent plasma flow and Birkeland currents in the dayside magnetosphere: 1. Dynamics Explorer observations

    J. L. Burch;P. H. Reiff;J. D. Menietti;R. A. Heelis

  • Maps of ionospheric field‐aligned currents as a function of the interplanetary magnetic field derived from Dynamics Explorer 2 data

    D. R. Weimer

  • Auroral zone electric fields from DE 1 and 2 at magnetic conjunctions

    D. R. Weimer;C. K. Goertz;D. A. Gurnett;N. C. Maynard

  • Community-wide validation of geospace model ground magnetic field perturbation predictions to support model transition to operations

    A. Pulkkinen;A. Pulkkinen;L. Rastätter;M. Kuznetsova;H. Singer

  • Variable time delays in the propagation of the interplanetary magnetic field

    D. R. Weimer;D. M. Ober;N. C. Maynard;W. J. Burke

  • Predicting surface geomagnetic variations using ionospheric electrodynamic models

    D. R. Weimer

  • The Magnetospheric Sash and the Cross‐Tail S

    Willard W. White;George L. Siscoe;Gary M. Erickson;Zerefsan Kaymaz

  • Improved calculations of interplanetary magnetic field phase front angles and propagation time delays

    Daniel R. Weimer;Joseph H. King

  • The Current-Voltage Relationship in Auroral Current Sheets.

    D. R. Weimer;D. A. Gurnett;C. K. Goertz;J. D. Menietti

  • Response of the thermosphere to Joule heating and particle precipitation

    G. R. Wilson;D. R. Weimer;J. O. Wise;F. A. Marcos

  • CEDAR Electrodynamics Thermosphere Ionosphere (ETI) Challenge for systematic assessment of ionosphere/thermosphere models: Electron density, neutral density, NmF2, and hmF2 using space based observations

    J. S. Shim;M. Kuznetsova;L. Rastätter;D. Bilitza

  • Correction to “Predicting interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) propagation delay times using the minimum variance technique”

    D. R. Weimer

  • Geoeffective interplanetary scale sizes derived from regression analysis of polar cap potentials

    W. J. Burke;D. R. Weimer;N. C. Maynard

  • Atmospheric Escape Processes and Planetary Atmospheric Evolution

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

  • Auroral zone electric fields from DE-1 and -2 at magnetic conjunctions. Progress Report

    D.R. Weimer;C.K. Goertz;D.A. Gurnett;N.C. Maynard

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Burke
William J. Burke Boston College
C. R. Clauer
C. R. Clauer Virginia Tech
James L. Burch
James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute
W. K. Peterson
W. K. Peterson University of Colorado Boulder
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Aaron J. Ridley
Aaron J. Ridley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
F. S. Mozer
F. S. Mozer University of California, Berkeley
Tim Fuller-Rowell
Tim Fuller-Rowell University of Colorado Boulder
Mark Lester
Mark Lester University of Leicester
D. A. Gurnett
D. A. Gurnett University of Iowa

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