2026 Hasso B. Niemann: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	41	7562	2686	159	11767

Overview

Hasso B. Niemann was affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research spanned multiple disciplines within physics and engineering, with a particular focus on nuclear fusion and related technologies.

The scientist contributed significantly to several main fields of study, including:

Physics and Astronomy
Engineering
Materials Science

Within these broader fields, Niemann worked extensively in the following subfields:

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Materials Chemistry
Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The main research topics covered by their work included:

Magnetic confinement fusion research
Fusion materials and technologies
Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements

Niemann's publication record was marked by contributions to various well-known venues, with frequent appearances in:

Nuclear Fusion
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
arXiv (Cornell University)
University of Arizona Press eBooks
Aaltodoc (Aalto University)

Notable papers authored or coauthored by Niemann include:

COMPOSITION OF THE VENUS ATMOSPHERE (2022), published in University of Arizona Press eBooks
Overview of the results from divertor experiments with attached and detached plasmas at Wendelstein 7-X and their implications for steady-state operation (2021), published in Nuclear Fusion
Stable heat and particle flux detachment with efficient particle exhaust in the island divertor of Wendelstein 7-X (2020), published in Nuclear Fusion
Validation of the BEAMS3D neutral beam deposition model on Wendelstein 7-X (2020), published in Nuclear Fusion
EMC3-EIRENE simulation of first wall recycling fluxes in W7-X with relation to H-alpha measurements (2021), published in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

The scientist frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

M. Jakubowski
Yu Gao
A. Puig Sitjes
P. Drewelow
F. Reimold

Best Publications

The abundances of constituents of Titan's atmosphere from the GCMS instrument on the Huygens probe

H. B. Niemann;S. K. Atreya;S. J. Bauer;G. R. Carignan

1058
Citations
Cassini ion and neutral mass spectrometer: Enceladus plume composition and structure.

J. Hunter Waite;Michael R. Combi;Wing Huen Ip;Thomas E. Cravens

771
Citations
Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia and 40Ar in the plume

J. H. Waite;W. S. Lewis;B. A. Magee;J. I. Lunine

660
Citations
Composition of Titan's lower atmosphere and simple surface volatiles as measured by the Cassini‐Huygens probe gas chromatograph mass spectrometer experiment

H. B. Niemann;S. K. Atreya;J. E. Demick;D. Gautier

526
Citations
Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer Results from the First Flyby of Titan

J. Hunter Waite;Hasso Niemann;Roger V. Yelle;Wayne T. Kasprzak

508
Citations
The composition of the Jovian atmosphere as determined by the Galileo probe mass spectrometer.

H. B. Niemann;H. B. Niemann;S. K. Atreya;G. R. Carignan;T. M. Donahue

404
Citations
Global empirical model of the Venus thermosphere

A. E. Hedin;H. B. Niemann;W. T. Kasprzak;A. Seiff

390
Citations
Updated Galileo probe mass spectrometer measurements of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur on Jupiter

Michael H. Wong;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;Hasso B. Niemann

357
Citations
Analysis of Titan's neutral upper atmosphere from Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer measurements

Jun Cui;Jun Cui;R. V. Yelle;Véronique Vuitton;J. H. Waite

352
Citations
A low-temperature origin for the planetesimals that formed Jupiter

T. Owen;P. Mahaffy;H. B. Niemann;S. Atreya

342
Citations
Titan's methane cycle

Sushil K. Atreya;Elena Y. Adams;Hasso B. Niemann;Jaime E. Demick-Montelara

330
Citations
The Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer: Composition of Jupiter's Atmosphere

Hasso B. Niemann;Sushil K. Atreya;George R. Carignan;Thomas M. Donahue

324
Citations
A comparison of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn: deep atmospheric composition, cloud structure, vertical mixing, and origin

S K Atreya;M H Wong;T C Owen;P R Mahaffy

323
Citations
Mass spectrometric measurements of the neutral gas composition of the thermosphere and exosphere of Venus

H. B. Niemann;W. T. Kasprzak;A. E. Hedin;D. M. Hunten

320
Citations
The Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS) Investigation

J. H. Waite;W. S. Lewis;W. T. Kasprzak;V. G. Anicich

300
Citations
Composition and origin of the atmosphere of Jupiter—an update, and implications for the extrasolar giant planets

S.K Atreya;P.R Mahaffy;H.B Niemann;M.H Wong

298
Citations
Complex organic matter in Titan's atmospheric aerosols from in situ pyrolysis and analysis

Guy Israël;Cyril Szopa;François Raulin;Michel Cabane

253
Citations
Galileo Probe Measurements of D/H and 3He/4He in Jupiter's Atmosphere

P. R. Mahaffy;T. M. Donahue;S. K. Atreya;T. C. Owen

250
Citations
Composition of Titan's ionosphere

T. E. Cravens;I. P. Robertson;Jr H. Waite;R. V. Yelle

245
Citations
Composition of the Venus atmosphere

U. Von Zahn;S. Kumar;H. Niemann;R. Prinn

245
Citations
Noble gas abundance and isotope ratios in the atmosphere of Jupiter from the Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer

P. R. Mahaffy;H. B. Niemann;A. Alpert;S. K. Atreya

227
Citations
Methane drizzle on Titan

Tetsuya Tokano;Christopher P. McKay;Fritz M. Neubauer;Sushil K. Atreya

204
Citations
Electron and molecular nitrogen temperature and density in the thermosphere.

N. W. Spencer;L. H. Brace;G. R. Carignan;D. R. Taeusch

193
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sushil K. Atreya University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Tobias Owen University of Hawaii at Manoa

Paul R. Mahaffy Goddard Space Flight Center

Thomas E. Cravens University of Kansas

Roger V. Yelle University of Arizona

Donald M. Hunten University of Arizona

Ralph L. McNutt Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Janet G. Luhmann University of California, Berkeley

Harry A. Taylor Goddard Space Flight Center

Hans G. Mayr Goddard Space Flight Center

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