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J. S. Murphree

J. S. Murphree

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
4991
World Ranking
6562
National Ranking
340

J. S. Murphree 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 J. S. Murphree sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 111 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

J. S. Murphree 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 J. S. Murphree sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

J. S. Murphree is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and specializes in domains intersecting physics, astronomy, and earth sciences. Their research work primarily spans across the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a marked focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of dynamic and interrelated areas:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Murphree's recent publication record includes work appearing in the journal Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists. Notable among these is the paper titled Leroy L. Cogger: A Pioneer in Optical Observations From Space, published in 2023. This publication, authored by A. W. Yau with Murphree as a coauthor, investigates aspects related to optical observation technologies in space science.

The scientist frequently collaborates with researchers including A. W. Yau, Andrew Howarth, D. J. Knudsen, and T. Trondsen. These coauthors have worked with Murphree on various projects, reflecting interdisciplinary efforts within their research areas.

The journal Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists stands as the major venue for Murphree's published research. This focus indicates engagement with a platform dedicated to discussions on earth and space science phenomena.

Best Publications

  • The double oval UV auroral distribution. 1: Implications for the mapping of auroral arcs

    R. D. Elphinstone;J. S. Murphree;D. J. Hearn;L. L. Cogger

  • Are north‐south aligned auroral structures an ionospheric manifestation of bursty bulk flows?

    M. G. Henderson;G. D. Reeves;J. S. Murphree

  • Mapping using the Tsyganenko Long Magnetospheric Model and its relationship to Viking auroral images

    R. D. Elphinstone;D. Hearn;J. S. Murphree;L. L. Cogger

  • An ultraviolet auroral imager for the Viking spacecraft

    C. D. Anger;S. K. Babey;A. Lyle Broadfoot;R. G. Brown

  • The configuration of the auroral distribution for interplanetary magnetic field Bz northward: 1. IMF Bx and By dependencies as observed by the Viking satellite

    R. D. Elphinstone;K. Jankowska;J. S. Murphree;L. L. Cogger

  • What is a global auroral substorm

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  • Auroral bright spots on the dayside oval

    A. T. Y. Lui;D. Venkatesan;J. S. Murphree

  • Modeling the growth phase of a substorm using the Tsyganenko Model and multi-spacecraft observations: CDAW-9

    T. I. Pulkkinen;D. N. Baker;D. H. Fairfield;R. J. Pellinen

  • Observations in the vicinity of substorm onset: Implications for the substorm process

    R. D. Elphinstone;D. J. Hearn;L. L. Cogger;J. S. Murphree

  • Simultaneous optical observations of transpolar arcs in the two polar caps

    J. D. Craven;J. S. Murphree;L. A. Frank;L. L. Cogger

  • North-south structures in the midnight sector auroras as viewed by the Viking imager

    Gordon Rostoker;A. T. Y. Lui;C. D. Anger;J. S. Murphree

  • Characteristics of dayside 5577Å and 3914Å aurora

    L. L. Cogger;J. S. Murphree;S. Ismail;C. D. Anger

  • CDAW 9 analysis of magnetospheric events on May 3, 1986: Event C

    D. N. Baker;T. I. Pulkkinen;R. L. McPherron;J. D. Craven

  • Observations of magnetospheric substorms occurring with no apparent solar wind/IMF trigger

    M. G. Henderson;G. D. Reeves;R. D. Belian;J. S. Murphree

  • Two‐dimensional structure of auroral poleward boundary intensifications

    E. Zesta;E. Donovan;L. Lyons;G. Enno

  • The double oval UV auroral distribution: 2. The most poleward arc system and the dynamics of the magnetotail

    R. D. Elphinstone;D. J. Hearn;L. L. Cogger;J. S. Murphree

  • Ionospheric conductivities, electric fields and currents associated with auroral substorms measured by the EISCAT radar

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  • The development of the substorm expansive phase: The “eye” of the substorm

    Gordon Rostoker;A. Vallance Jones;R. L. Gattinger;C. D. Anger

  • Size of the auroral oval: UV ovals and precipitation boundaries compared

    K. Kauristie;J. Weygand;T. I. Pulkkinen;J. S. Murphree

  • Large‐scale high‐latitude dayside auroral emissions

    J. S. Murphree;R. D. Elphinstone;D. Hearn;L. L. Cogger

  • Four large-scale field-aligned current systems in the dayside high-latitude region

    S. Ohtani;T. A. Potemra;P. T. Newell;L. J. Zanetti

  • Scientific results from the Viking ultraviolet imager: An introduction

    C. D. Anger;J. S. Murphree;A. Vallance Jones;R. A. King

Frequent Co-Authors

L. L. Cogger
L. L. Cogger University of Calgary
Thomas A. Potemra
Thomas A. Potemra Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Patrick T. Newell
Patrick T. Newell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Gordon Rostoker
Gordon Rostoker University of Alberta
Lena Eliasson
Lena Eliasson Lund University
Göran Marklund
Göran Marklund Royal Institute of Technology
Shinichi Ohtani
Shinichi Ohtani Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Tuija Pulkkinen
Tuija Pulkkinen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gordon G. Shepherd
Gordon G. Shepherd York University
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory

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