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93
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31036
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2042
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1051

James A. Slavin 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 James A. Slavin sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 801 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James A. Slavin 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 James A. Slavin sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James A. Slavin is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, Geophysics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics such as Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Planetary Science and Exploration, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, and Inertial Sensor and Navigation.

Frequent coauthors in Slavin's work include W. Sun, J. M. Raines, Xianzhe Jia, R. M. Dewey, and Gangkai Poh. Collaborations with these colleagues have been sustained through numerous publications.

Slavin's work has been published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Astrophysical Journal

Selected recent papers by James A. Slavin include:

  • Investigating Mercury's Environment with the Two-Spacecraft BepiColombo Mission (2020), published in Space Science Reviews
  • The BepiColombo Planetary Magnetometer MPO-MAG: What Can We Learn from the Hermean Magnetic Field? (2021), published in Space Science Reviews
  • BepiColombo Science Investigations During Cruise and Flybys at the Earth, Venus and Mercury (2021), published in Space Science Reviews
  • Particles and Photons as Drivers for Particle Release from the Surfaces of the Moon and Mercury (2022), published in Space Science Reviews
  • SERENA: Particle Instrument Suite for Determining the Sun-Mercury Interaction from BepiColombo (2021), published in Space Science Reviews

The research topics addressed in these papers are closely aligned with planetary science and exploration, magnetospheric physics, and interplanetary environment studies, particularly concentrating on Mercury and related space missions. This body of work feeds into a broader understanding of solar and space plasma dynamics and ionospheric behavior.

Best Publications

  • The WIND magnetic field investigation

    R. P. Lepping;M. H. Acũna;L. F. Burlaga;W. M. Farrell

  • The Magnetospheric Multiscale Magnetometers

    C. T. Russell;B. J. Anderson;W. Baumjohann;K. R. Bromund

  • Pioneer Venus Orbiter Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations in the Venus Magnetotail

    J. A. Slavin;D. S. Intriligator;E. J. Smith

  • THE CLUSTER MAGNETIC FIELD INVESTIGATION

    A. Balogh;M. W. Dunlop;S. W. H. Cowley;D. J. Southwood

  • The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Scientific objectives and implementation

    Sean C. Solomon;Ralph L. McNutt;Robert E. Gold;Mario H. Acuña

  • An ISEE 3 study of average and substorm conditions in the distant magnetotail

    J. A. Slavin;E. J. Smith;D. G. Sibeck;D. N. Baker

  • Solar wind flow about the terrestrial planets 1. Modeling bow shock position and shape

    James A. Slavin;Robert E. Holzer

  • Geotail observations of magnetic flux ropes in the plasma sheet

    J. A. Slavin;R. P. Lepping;J. Gjerloev;D. H. Fairfield

  • The global magnetic field of Mercury from MESSENGER orbital observations.

    Brian J. Anderson;Catherine L. Johnson;Catherine L. Johnson;Haje Korth;Michael E. Purucker

  • Structure of the magnetotail at 220 RE and its response to geomagnetic activity

    E. W. Hones;D. N. Baker;S. J. Bame;W. C. Feldman

  • Global simulation of the Geospace Environment Modeling substorm challenge event

    J. Raeder;R. L. McPherron;L. A. Frank;S. Kokubun

  • The magnetometer instrument on MESSENGER

    Brian J. Anderson;Mario H. Acuña;David A. Lohr;John Scheifele

  • Magnetic fields near Mars: First results

    W. Riedler;D. Möhlmann;V. N. Oraevsky;K. Schwingenschuh

  • Three‐dimensional position and shape of the bow shock and their variation with Alfvénic, sonic and magnetosonic Mach numbers and interplanetary magnetic field orientation

    M. Peredo;J. A. Slavin;E. Mazur;S. A. Curtis

  • MESSENGER Observations of Magnetic Reconnection in Mercury’s Magnetosphere

    James A. Slavin;Mario H. Acuña;Brian J. Anderson;Daniel N. Baker

  • Mercury's magnetopause and bow shock from MESSENGER Magnetometer observations

    Reka M. Winslow;Brian J. Anderson;Catherine L. Johnson;Catherine L. Johnson;James A. Slavin

  • Magnetic flux transfer associated with expansions and contractions of the dayside magnetosphere

    Robert E. Holzer;James A. Slavin

  • Observations of the dayside ionopause and ionosphere of Venus

    R. C. Elphic;C. T. Russell;J. A. Slavin;L. H. Brace

  • Substorm associated traveling compression regions in the distant tail: Isee‐3 Geotail observations

    J. A. Slavin;E. J. Smith;B. T. Tsurutani;D. G. Sibeck

  • The effect of erosion on the solar wind stand-off distance at Mercury

    James A. Slavin;Robert E. Holzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian J. Anderson
Brian J. Anderson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Haje Korth
Haje Korth Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Ralph L. McNutt
Ralph L. McNutt Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Stamatios M. Krimigis
Stamatios M. Krimigis Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
Guan Le
Guan Le Goddard Space Flight Center
Rumi Nakamura
Rumi Nakamura Austrian Academy of Sciences
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
George Gloeckler
George Gloeckler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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