2026 J. Goldstein: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	48	5518	5291	2019	1869	258	9190

Overview

J. Goldstein is affiliated with the Southwest Research Institute in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, and Atmospheric Science.

Their main topics of work include:

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research

J. Goldstein has contributed to a number of scientific publications. Their recent papers include:

3DI: A novel ion composition and three-dimensional velocity analyzer for the topside ionosphere, 2020, Scientific Reports
Oxygen torus and its coincidence with EMIC wave in the deep inner magnetosphere: Van Allen Probe B and Arase observations, 2020, Earth Planets and Space
Application of Recurrent Neural Network to Modeling Earth's Global Electron Density, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Determining Plasmaspheric Density From the Upper Hybrid Resonance and From the Spacecraft Potential: How Do They Compare?, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Nightside Plasmaspheric Plume-To-Core Migration of Whistler-Mode Hiss Waves, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

J. Goldstein collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

S. A. Fuselier
J. L. Burch
M. J. Kim
H. E. Spence
G. D. Reeves

Their work is often published in key scientific venues such as:

Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Geophysical Research Letters
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems
Scientific Reports

Best Publications

Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space.

J. L. Burch;R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;T. D. Phan;L. J Chen

721
Citations
Science Goals and Overview of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) Suite on NASA’s Van Allen Probes Mission

H. E. Spence;G. D. Reeves;D. N. Baker;J. B. Blake

521
Citations
An extreme distortion of the Van Allen belt arising from the ‘Hallowe'en’ solar storm in 2003

D. N. Baker;S. G. Kanekal;X. Li;S. P. Monk

393
Citations
Ionospheric signatures of plasmaspheric tails

J. C. Foster;P. J. Erickson;A. J. Coster;J. Goldstein

361
Citations
A long-lived relativistic electron storage ring embedded in Earth's outer Van Allen belt.

D. N. Baker;S. G. Kanekal;V. C. Hoxie;M. G. Henderson

322
Citations
Extreme Ultraviolet Imager Observations of the Structure and Dynamics of the Plasmasphere

B. R. Sandel;J. Goldstein;D. L. Gallagher;M. Spasojevic

220
Citations
Search for narrow resonances using the dijet mass spectrum in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV

S. Chatrchyan;V. Khachatryan;A. M. Sirunyan;A. Tumasyan

200
Citations
Global response of the plasmasphere to a geomagnetic disturbance

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

176
Citations
Simultaneous remote sensing and in situ observations of plasmaspheric drainage plumes

J. Goldstein;J. Goldstein;B. R. Sandel;M. F. Thomsen;M. Spasojević

176
Citations
Identifying the plasmapause in IMAGE EUV data using IMAGE RPI in situ steep density gradients

J. Goldstein;M. Spasojević;P. H. Reiff;B. R. Sandel

174
Citations
Plasmaspheric Density Structures and Dynamics: Properties Observed by the CLUSTER and IMAGE Missions

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

173
Citations
Control of plasmaspheric dynamics by both convection and sub- auroral polarization stream

J. Goldstein;B. R. Sandel;M. R. Hairston;P. H. Reiff

159
Citations
The Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) NASA Mission-of-Opportunity

D. J. McComas;F. Allegrini;J. Baldonado;B. Blake

151
Citations
Observations of coincident EMIC wave activity and duskside energetic electron precipitation on 18-19 January 2013

L. W. Blum;A. Halford;R. Millan;J. W. Bonnell

148
Citations
Properties of local plasma injections in Saturn's magnetosphere

James L. Burch;J. Goldstein;T. W. Hill;D. T. Young

140
Citations
The Global Pattern of Evolution of Plasmaspheric Drainage Plumes

J. Goldstein;B. R. Sandel

130
Citations
Electron density in the magnetosphere

R. E. Denton;J. D. Menietti;J. Goldstein;S. L. Young

122
Citations
Magnetospheric model of subauroral polarization stream

J. Goldstein;J. L. Burch;B. R. Sandel

122
Citations
Simulated magnetopause losses and Van Allen Probe flux dropouts

M. K. Hudson;D. N. Baker;J. Goldstein;J. Goldstein;B. T. Kress

121
Citations
Simulation of Van Allen Probes plasmapause encounters

J. Goldstein;J. Goldstein;S. De Pascuale;C A. Kletzing;W. S. Kurth

120
Citations
Investigation of EMIC wave scattering as the cause for the BARREL 17 January 2013 relativistic electron precipitation event: A quantitative comparison of simulation with observations

Zan Li;Robyn M. Millan;Mary K. Hudson;Leslie A. Woodger

118
Citations
IMF-driven plasmasphere erosion of 10 July 2000

J. Goldstein;B. R. Sandel;W. T. Forrester;P. H. Reiff

115
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. McComas Princeton University

James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute

Bill R. Sandel University of Arizona

Harlan E. Spence University of New Hampshire

Dennis L. Gallagher Marshall Space Flight Center

William S. Kurth University of Iowa

Pontus C. Brandt Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory

Patricia H. Reiff Rice University

Markus Klute MIT

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