2026 Jeffrey M. Forbes: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	88	320	274	170	143	467	24371

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1934 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jeffrey M. Forbes is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within physics and earth sciences, with a particular focus on the dynamics of the ionosphere and magnetosphere, solar and space plasma dynamics, and atmospheric phenomena.

Their recent publications include significant contributions across reputable scientific journals. Notable papers are:

"Regulation of ionospheric plasma velocities by thermospheric winds," 2021, Nature Geoscience
"Unusual Quasi 10-Day Planetary Wave Activity and the Ionospheric Response During the 2019 Southern Hemisphere Sudden Stratospheric Warming," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
"Solar Tides in the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Mars," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
"Sensitivity study for ICON tidal analysis," 2020, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
"Vertical Coupling by Solar Semidiurnal Tides in the Thermosphere From ICON/MIGHTI Measurements," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

The scientist's frequent coauthors include Xiaoli Zhang, T. J. Immel, Brian J. Harding, Astrid Maute, and Maosheng He. This collaboration network highlights a continuous engagement with researchers active in space and atmospheric sciences.

Jeffrey M. Forbes regularly publishes in several scientific outlets with the most frequent venues being:

Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (23 publications)
Geophysical Research Letters (10 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (8 publications)
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (2 publications)
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (2 publications)

The main fields of study for this researcher include physics and astronomy as well as earth and planetary sciences. Subfields covered in their work include astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, molecular biology, oceanography, and geophysics, suggesting a multidisciplinary approach in their scientific investigations.

Among the primary research topics are:

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Solar and space plasma dynamics
Atmospheric ozone and climate
Astro and planetary science
Planetary science and exploration
Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies
Geophysics and gravity measurements

Jeffrey M. Forbes has been recognized by professional organizations, being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2008 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1934. These honors reflect a longstanding engagement with the scientific community in relevant fields of study.

Best Publications

Migrating and nonmigrating diurnal tides in the middle and upper atmosphere excited by tropospheric latent heat release

M. E. Hagan;J. M. Forbes

850
Citations
Variability of the ionosphere

Jeffrey M. Forbes;Scott E. Palo;Xiaoli Zhang

631
Citations
Migrating and nonmigrating semidiurnal tides in the upper atmosphere excited by tropospheric latent heat release: MIGRATING AND NONMIGRATING SEMIDIURNAL TIDES

M. E. Hagan;J. M. Forbes

618
Citations
Atmospheric tides: 1. Model description and results for the solar diurnal component

Jeffrey M. Forbes

552
Citations
Tidal and Planetary Waves

Jeffrey M. Forbes

476
Citations
The equatorial electrojet

Jeffrey M. Forbes

467
Citations
Atmospheric tide: 2. The solar and lunar semidiurnal components

Jeffrey M. Forbes

420
Citations
GSWM-98: Results for migrating solar tides

M. E. Hagan;M. D. Burrage;J. M. Forbes;J. Hackney

406
Citations
Tidal variability in the ionospheric dynamo region

J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. Palo;J. Russell

393
Citations
On modeling migrating solar tides

M. E. Hagan;J. M. Forbes;F. Vial

385
Citations
Theoretical studies of atmospheric tides

Jeffrey M. Forbes;Henry B. Garrett

325
Citations
Global thermospheric neutral density and wind response to the severe 2003 geomagnetic storms from CHAMP accelerometer data

E. K. Sutton;J. M. Forbes;R. S. Nerem

274
Citations
Tropospheric tides from 80 to 400 km: Propagation, interannual variability, and solar cycle effects

J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;K. Häusler;Q. Wu

267
Citations
Monthly tidal temperatures 20–120 km from TIMED/SABER

Xiaoli Zhang;Jeffrey M. Forbes;Maura E. Hagan;James M. Russell

261
Citations
The BATmobile: towards a Bayesian automated taxi

Jeff Forbes;Tim Huang;Keiji Kanazawa;Stuart Russell

259
Citations
The Ionospheric Connection Explorer Mission: Mission Goals and Design

T. J. Immel;S. L. England;S. B. Mende;R. A. Heelis

250
Citations
Thermosphere density response to the 20-21 November 2003 solar and geomagnetic storm from CHAMP and GRACE accelerometer data

Sean Bruinsma;Jeffrey M. Forbes;R. Steven Nerem;Xiaoli Zhang

244
Citations
Troposphere-Thermosphere Tidal Coupling as Measured by the SABER Instrument on TIMED during July-September, 2002

J. M. Forbes;J. Russell;S. Miyahara;X. Zhang

220
Citations
Monthly simulations of the solar semidiurnal tide in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

J.M. Forbes;F. Vial

210
Citations
Climatology of upward propagating diurnal and semidiurnal tides in the thermosphere

J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. L. Bruinsma

209
Citations
Solar tides as revealed by measurements of mesosphere temperature by the MLS experiment on UARS

Jeffrey M. Forbes;Dong Wu

208
Citations
Density and Winds in the Thermosphere Deduced from Accelerometer Data

Eric K. Sutton;R. Steven Nerem;Jeffrey M. Forbes

208
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoli Zhang University of Colorado Boulder

Maura E. Hagan Utah State University

Sean Bruinsma Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales

Scott Palo University of Colorado Boulder

Astrid Maute National Center for Atmospheric Research

Nicholas Pedatella National Center for Atmospheric Research

Jens Oberheide Clemson University

James M. Russell Brown University

Eelco Doornbos Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

Jiuhou Lei University of Science and Technology of China

External Links

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