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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Solar wind
  • Solar System

David Brain mostly deals with Mars Exploration Program, Solar wind, Martian, Atmosphere and Geophysics. He combines subjects such as Astrophysics, Atmospheric sciences and Ionosphere with his study of Mars Exploration Program. His research integrates issues of Computational physics and Atomic physics in his study of Solar wind.

His Martian research includes elements of Coronal mass ejection, Solar System and Altitude. The study incorporates disciplines such as Magnetometer, Field line, Mars global surveyor, Mercury's magnetic field and Magnetic reconnection in addition to Geophysics. In general Astrobiology study, his work on Planetary science often relates to the realm of Range and Extreme value theory, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

His most cited work include:

  • The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution ( MAVEN ) Mission (375 citations)
  • Martian magnetic morphology: Contributions from the solar wind and crust (139 citations)
  • MAVEN observations of the response of Mars to an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (136 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Mars Exploration Program, Martian, Geophysics, Solar wind and Astrobiology. David Brain studies Atmosphere of Mars which is a part of Mars Exploration Program. The various areas that David Brain examines in his Martian study include Pitch angle, Astrophysics and Altitude.

His studies deal with areas such as Magnetometer, Field line, Current sheet, Magnetic flux and Magnetic reconnection as well as Geophysics. His Computational physics research extends to Solar wind, which is thematically connected. His Astrobiology study combines topics in areas such as Space weather and Planet.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mars Exploration Program (62.58%)
  • Martian (41.10%)
  • Geophysics (38.34%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Mars Exploration Program (62.58%)
  • Astrobiology (37.42%)
  • Martian (41.10%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Mars Exploration Program, Astrobiology, Martian, Geophysics and Solar wind are his primary areas of study. His Mars Exploration Program study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Magnetosphere and Ionosphere. David Brain has included themes like Exoplanet, Planet and Habitability in his Astrobiology study.

The various areas that David Brain examines in his Geophysics study include Magnetosheath, Magnetic reconnection, Interplanetary magnetic field and Boundary layer. Solar wind is closely attributed to Bow shock in his work. Bow shocks in astrophysics is closely connected to Atmosphere in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Atmosphere of Mars.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time (102 citations)
  • Observations and Impacts of the 10 September 2017 Solar Events at Mars: An Overview and Synthesis of the Initial Results (42 citations)
  • Modeling Martian Atmospheric Losses over Time: Implications for Exoplanetary Climate Evolution and Habitability (38 citations)

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Best Publications

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission

Bruce M. Jakosky;R. P. Lin;J. M. Grebowsky;J. G. Luhmann.
Space Science Reviews (2015)

529 Citations

Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time

Bruce Jakosky;David Brain;Michael Chaffin;Shannon M. Curry.
Icarus (2018)

185 Citations

MAVEN observations of the response of Mars to an interplanetary coronal mass ejection

Bruce M. Jakosky;Joseph M. Grebowsky;Janet G. Luhmann;J. Connerney.
Science (2015)

182 Citations

Martian magnetic morphology: Contributions from the solar wind and crust

D. A. Brain;F. Bagenal;M. H. Acuña;J. E. P. Connerney.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2003)

173 Citations

Electron pitch angle distributions as indicators of magnetic field topology near Mars

D. A. Brain;R. J. Lillis;D. L. Mitchell;J. S. Halekas.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2007)

155 Citations

On the origin of aurorae on Mars

D. A. Brain;J. S. Halekas;L. M. Peticolas;R. P. Lin.
Geophysical Research Letters (2006)

140 Citations

Bow Shock and Upstream Phenomena at Mars

C. Mazelle;D. Winterhalter;K. Sauer;J. G. Trotignon.
Space Science Reviews (2004)

136 Citations

Atmospheric loss since the onset of the Martian geologic record: Combined role of impact erosion and sputtering

David A. Brain;Bruce M. Jakosky.
Journal of Geophysical Research (1998)

134 Citations

Variability of the altitude of the Martian sheath

D. A. Brain;J. S. Halekas;R. Lillis;D. L. Mitchell.
Geophysical Research Letters (2005)

126 Citations

Strong plume fluxes at Mars observed by MAVEN: An important planetary ion escape channel†

Y. Dong;X. Fang;D. A. Brain;J. P. McFadden.
Geophysical Research Letters (2015)

121 Citations

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