2026 John D. Craven: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	49	5303	1944	110	8025

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Environmental Sciences

5303

1944

110

8025

Overview

John D. Craven was affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields within the social sciences, with a particular focus on astronomy and astrophysics, education, anthropology, atmospheric science, and paleontology.

The scientist's published work covered several interdisciplinary topics, including:

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Archaeology and Ancient Environmental Studies
Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Hydrological Forecasting Using AI

John D. Craven authored papers published in various academic venues, such as:

Journal of Quaternary Science
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
ICERI proceedings
INTED proceedings

Their notable recent publications include:

"mesoscale Hydrologic Model - mHM v5.11.2" (2021) published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
"Middle Palaeolithic occupation of the southern North Sea Basin: evidence from the Sandscaping sediments emplaced on the beach between Bacton and Walcott, Norfolk, UK" (2023) published in Journal of Quaternary Science
"Quantifying Meridional Advection in the Auroral E-Region For a Range of Geomagnetic Activity Levels" (2025) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
"RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TEACHER BELIEFS ABOUT STEAM EDUCATION, PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE, AND ENACTED PRACTICES" (2022) published in ICERI proceedings
"EXAMINING TECHNOLOGY'S ROLE IN INCLUSIVE CO-TEACHING CLASSROOMS: A MULTI-PERSPECTIVE ANALYSIS" (2025) published in INTED proceedings

Throughout their career, John D. Craven collaborated with multiple co-authors, including:

R. J. Davis
Nick Ashton
Rachel Bynoe
Rob Ferguson
Ian A. Gardner

Best Publications

Initial observations with the Global Ultraviolet Imager (GUVI) in the NASA TIMED satellite mission

A. B. Christensen;L. J. Paxton;S. Avery;J. Craven

429
Citations
Geocoronal imaging with Dynamics Explorer

R. L. Rairden;L. A. Frank;J. D. Craven

394
Citations
Polar views of the Earth's aurora with Dynamics Explorer

L. A. Frank;J. D. Craven;J. L. Burch;J. D. Winningham

356
Citations
The theta aurora

L. A. Frank;J. D. Craven;D. A. Gurnett;S. D. Shawhan

353
Citations
A proposed production model of rapid subauroral ion drifts and their relationship to substorm evolution

P. C. Anderson;W. B. Hanson;R. A. Heelis;J. D. Craven

351
Citations
Imaging results from Dynamics Explorer 1

L. A. Frank;J. D. Craven

295
Citations
Global auroral imaging instrumentation for the Dynamics Explorer mission.

L. A. Frank;J. D. Craven;K. L. Ackerson;M. R. English

237
Citations
Evidence of high-latitude reconnecting during northward IMF: Hawkeye observations

R. L. Kessel;S.-H. Chen;J. L. Green;S. F. Fung

228
Citations
Determination of auroral electrostatic potentials using high- and low-altitude particle distributions

P. H. Reiff;H. L. Collin;J. D. Craven;J. L. Burch

227
Citations
Intense electrostatic waves near the upper hybrid resonance frequency

W.S. Kurth;J.D. Craven;L.A. Frank;D.A. Gurnett

212
Citations
Simulation studies of ionospheric electric fields and currents in relation to field‐aligned currents, 2. Substorms

Yohsuke Kamide;Sadami Matsushita

205
Citations
Electrodynamic parameters in the nighttime sector during auroral substorms

R. Fujii;R. A. Hoffman;P. C. Anderson;J. D. Craven

189
Citations
Observations of the Dynamics of the Polar Thermosphere

P. B. Hays;Timothy L Killeen;N. W. Spencer;L. E. Wharton

170
Citations
The Visible Imaging System (VIS) for the Polar Spacecraft

L. A. Frank;J. B. Sigwarth;J. D. Craven;J. P. Cravens

157
Citations
CDAW 8 observations of plasmoid signatures in the geomagnetic tail: An assessment

J. A. Slavin;D. N. Baker;J. D. Craven;R. C. Elphic

157
Citations
Large diurnal variations of geomagnetically trapped and of precipitated electrons observed at low altitudes

L. A. Frank;J. A. Van Allen;J. D. Craven

146
Citations
On the influx of small comets into the Earth's upper atmosphere II. Interpretation

L. A. Frank;J. B. Sigwarth;J. D. Craven

146
Citations
The horse-collar aurora: A frequent pattern of the aurora in quiet times

E. W. Hones;J. D. Craven;L. A. Frank;D. S. Evans

142
Citations
Latitudinal motions of the aurora during substorms

J. D. Craven;L. A. Frank

137
Citations
Mapping of auroral kilometric radiation sources to the aurora

R. L. Huff;W. Calvert;J. D. Craven;L. A. Frank

128
Citations
Simultaneous optical observations of transpolar arcs in the two polar caps

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

125
Citations
On the influx of small comets into the Earth's upper atmosphere I. Observations

L. A. Frank;J. B. Sigwarth;J. D. Craven

122
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

L. A. Frank University of Iowa

J. D. Winningham Southwest Research Institute

Roderick A. Heelis The University of Texas at Dallas

Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder

James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute

James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Raymond G. Roble National Center for Atmospheric Research

Robert R. Meier George Mason University

D. H. Fairfield Goddard Space Flight Center

Howard J. Singer National Weather Service

External Links

Personal website of John D. Craven

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