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Overview

Ilya Usoskin is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland and has a significant body of work in the fields of physics and astronomy, particularly focusing on solar and space dynamics. Their research spans various subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, molecular biology, nuclear and high energy physics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their recent publications reflect active engagement with solar activity and cosmic phenomena. Notable papers include:

  • Eleven-year solar cycles over the last millennium revealed by radiocarbon in tree rings, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Extreme solar events, 2022, Living Reviews in Solar Physics
  • A history of solar activity over millennia, 2023, Living Reviews in Solar Physics
  • Updated Neutron-Monitor Yield Function: Bridging Between In Situ and Ground-Based Cosmic Ray Measurements, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Recalibration of the Sunspot-Number: Status Report, 2023, Solar Physics

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • G. A. Kovaltsov (31 joint publications)
  • S. Koldobskiy (27 joint publications)
  • Alexander Mishev (25 joint publications)
  • Stepan Poluianov (18 joint publications)
  • Eugene Rozanov (14 joint publications)

Their work is often published in specific venues such as:

  • Solar Physics (14 publications)
  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021) (12 publications)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics (10 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (9 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (8 publications)

Usoskin's research contributes to several main topics including:

  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

The breadth of topics highlights a cross-disciplinary approach connecting solar activity with atmospheric and space sciences.

Best Publications

  • Unusual activity of the Sun during recent decades compared to the previous 11,000 years

    S. K. Solanki;I. G. Usoskin;B. Kromer;M. Schüssler

  • A History of Solar Activity over Millennia

    Ilya G. Usoskin

  • Heliospheric modulation of cosmic rays: Monthly reconstruction for 1951–2004

    Ilya G. Usoskin;Katja Alanko-Huotari;Gennady A. Kovaltsov;Kalevi Mursula

  • Grand minima and maxima of solar activity: new observational constraints

    I. G. Usoskin;S. K. Solanki;G. A. Kovaltsov

  • Solar forcing for CMIP6 (v3.2)

    Katja Matthes;Katja Matthes;Bernd Funke;Monika E. Andersson;Luke Barnard

  • Leptons in near earth orbit

    J. Alcaraz;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi;H. Anderhub

  • Evolution of the solar irradiance during the Holocene

    L. E. A. Vieira;L. E. A. Vieira;S. K. Solanki;S. K. Solanki;N. A. Krivova;I. Usoskin

  • Cosmic Ray Induced Ion Production in the Atmosphere

    G.A. Bazilevskaya;I.G. Usoskin;E.O. Flückiger;R.G. Harrison

  • Solar modulation parameter for cosmic rays since 1936 reconstructed from ground-based neutron monitors and ionization chambers

    Ilya G. Usoskin;Galina A. Bazilevskaya;Gennady A. Kovaltsov

  • The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: Part II - Results from the first seven years

    M. Aguilar;L. Ali Cavasonza;G. Ambrosi;L. Arruda

  • Millennium-scale sunspot number reconstruction: evidence for an unusually active sun since the 1940s.

    Ilya G. Usoskin;Sami K. Solanki;Manfred Schüssler;Kalevi Mursula

  • Energetic Particle Influence on the Earth's Atmosphere

    Irina A. Mironova;Karen L. Aplin;Frank Arnold;Galina A. Bazilevskaya

  • Properties of Ground Level Enhancement Events and the Associated Solar Eruptions During Solar Cycle 23

    N. Gopalswamy;H. Xie;H. Xie;S. Yashiro;S. Yashiro;S. Akiyama;S. Akiyama

  • Cosmic ray induced ionization in the atmosphere: Full modeling and practical applications

    Ilya G. Usoskin;Gennady A. Kovaltsov

  • Active longitudes in sunspot activity: Century scale persistence

    S. V. Berdyugina;S. V. Berdyugina;I. G. Usoskin

  • Helium in near Earth orbit

    J. Alcaraz;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi;H. Anderhub

  • The PMIP4 contribution to CMIP6 – Part 3: The last millennium, scientific objective, and experimental design for the PMIP4 past1000 simulations

    Johann H. Jungclaus;Edouard Bard;Mélanie Baroni;Pascale Braconnot

  • Search for antihelium in cosmic rays

    J. Alcaraz;D. Alvisi;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi

  • Dynamics of the Earth’s Particle Radiation Environment

    Rami Vainio;Laurent Desorgher;Daniel Heynderickx;Marisa Storini

  • The AD775 cosmic event revisited: the Sun is to blame

    I. G. Usoskin;B. Kromer;F. Ludlow;J. Beer

  • A history of solar activity over millennia

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Frequent Co-Authors

Kalevi Mursula
Kalevi Mursula University of Oulu
Sami K. Solanki
Sami K. Solanki Max Planck Society
Mike Lockwood
Mike Lockwood University of Reading
Eugene Rozanov
Eugene Rozanov Saint Petersburg State University
Rita Traversi
Rita Traversi University of Florence
Bernd Kromer
Bernd Kromer Heidelberg University
Yves Gallet
Yves Gallet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Nat Gopalswamy
Nat Gopalswamy Goddard Space Flight Center
Antonino Zichichi
Antonino Zichichi University of Bologna
Ala Aldahan
Ala Aldahan United Arab Emirates University

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