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J. T. Gosling

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Physics

D-Index
126
Citations
51708
World Ranking
649
National Ranking
357

J. T. Gosling publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. T. Gosling sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 577 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

J. T. Gosling D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. T. Gosling sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Arctowski Medal, U.S. National Academy of Sciences For elucidating fundamental issues in the physics of the solar atmosphere and solar wind, including revealing the Solar Flare Myth"
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1991 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

J. T. Gosling was affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focused on Physics and Astronomy as well as Computer Science.

Their work contributed notably to the areas of Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics. These topics formed the core of their scientific investigations.

The scientist published in recognized venues, most notably in The Astrophysical Journal. A key publication included:

  • A New Estimate for the Orientation of Underlying Heliospheric Magnetic Field Associated with Alfvénic Fluctuations, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal

Collaborations featured frequently with Wai-Leong Teh, among others.

In terms of fields and subfields of study, their contributions mapped to:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Computer Science

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence

Major research topics of their work included:

  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics

J. T. Gosling was recognized with several awards during their career:

  • Arctowski Medal, U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2013), awarded for elucidating fundamental issues in the physics of the solar atmosphere and solar wind, including revealing the Solar Flare Myth
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2007)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1991)

Best Publications

  • The solar flare myth

    J. T. Gosling

  • Statistical characteristics of bursty bulk flow events

    V. Angelopoulos;C. F. Kennel;F. V. Coroniti;R. Pellat

  • Evidence for magnetic field reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause

    B. U. Ö. Sonnerup;G. Paschmann;I. Papamastorakis;N. Sckopke

  • Geomagnetic activity associated with earth passage of interplanetary shock disturbances and coronal mass ejections

    J. T. Gosling;D. J. McComas;J. L. Phillips;S. J. Bame

  • Cassini plasma spectrometer investigation

    D. T. Young;J. J. Berthelier;M. Blanc;J. L. Burch

  • Plasma acceleration at the earth's magnetopause - Evidence for reconnection

    G. Paschmann;I. Papamastorakis;N. Sckopke;G. Haerendel

  • Coronal Mass Ejections and Magnetic Flux Ropes in Interplanetary Space

    J. T. Gosling

  • The association of coronal mass ejection transients with other forms of solar activity

    R. H. Munro;J. T. Gosling;E. Hildner;R. M. MacQueen

  • Bidirectional solar wind electron heat flux events

    J. T. Gosling;D. N. Baker;S. J. Bame;W. C. Feldman

  • Solar wind observations over Ulysses' first full polar orbit

    D. J. McComas;B. L. Barraclough;H. O. Funsten;J. T. Gosling

  • Weaker solar wind from the polar coronal holes and the whole Sun

    D. J. McComas;D. J. McComas;R. W. Ebert;R. W. Ebert;H. A. Elliott;B. E. Goldstein

  • FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF COROTATING INTERACTION REGIONS AND THEIR THREE DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE

    J. T. Gosling;V. J. Pizzo

  • Evolution of ion distributions across the nearly perpendicular bow shock: Specularly and non‐specularly reflected‐gyrating ions

    N. Sckopke;G. Paschmann;S. J. Bame;J. T. Gosling

  • Mass ejections from the Sun: A view from Skylab

    J. T. Gosling;E. Hildner;R. M. MacQueen;R. H. Munro

  • Electron velocity distributions near the Earth's bow shock

    W. C. Feldman;R. C. Anderson;S. J. Bame;S. P. Gary

  • Observations of two distinct populations of bow shock ions in the upstream solar wind

    J. T. Gosling;J. R. Asbridge;S. J. Bame;G. Paschmann

  • The speeds of coronal mass ejection events

    J. T. Gosling;E. Hildner;R. M. MacQueen;R. H. Munro

  • Plasma and magnetic field characteristics of magnetic flux transfer events

    G. Paschmann;G. Haerendel;I. Papamastorakis;N. Sckopke

  • Observations of reconnection of interplanetary and lobe magnetic field lines at the high‐latitude magnetopause

    J. T. Gosling;M. F. Thomsen;S. J. Bame;R. C. Elphic

  • Coronal streamers in the solar wind at 1 AU

    J. T. Gosling;G. Borrini;J. R. Asbridge;S. J. Bame

Frequent Co-Authors

S. J. Bame
S. J. Bame Los Alamos National Laboratory
David J. McComas
David J. McComas Princeton University
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Michelle F. Thomsen
Michelle F. Thomsen Planetary Science Institute
W. C. Feldman
W. C. Feldman Los Alamos National Laboratory
J. R. Asbridge
J. R. Asbridge Los Alamos National Laboratory
Edward J. Smith
Edward J. Smith California Institute of Technology
John T. Steinberg
John T. Steinberg Los Alamos National Laboratory
André Balogh
André Balogh Imperial College London
G. Paschmann
G. Paschmann Max Planck Society

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