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John W. Meriwether

John W. Meriwether

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
49
Citations
7610
World Ranking
3668
National Ranking
1442

John W. Meriwether 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 John W. Meriwether sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 167 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

John W. Meriwether 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 John W. Meriwether sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

John W. Meriwether is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States. Their research contributions span several aspects of physics and astronomy as well as earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on the dynamics of the ionosphere and magnetosphere, solar and space plasma interactions, atmospheric ozone and climate, geophysical gravity measurements, and oceanographic phenomena.

The scientist has published extensively on topics within these fields, including subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, oceanography, and atmospheric science. Their work is frequently published in notable journals, particularly:

  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Space Weather
  • Arctic Science
  • Advances in Space Research

Their recent papers illustrate a concentration on ionospheric and thermospheric phenomena as well as space weather events, including:

  • Understanding Strong Neutral Vertical Winds and Ionospheric Responses to the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Storm Using TIEGCM Driven by Data-Assimilated Aurora and Electric Fields (2023, Space Weather)
  • Science highlights from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory on Svalbard (2024, Arctic Science)
  • Detection of wave activity in measurements of thermospheric vertical winds and temperatures at subauroral latitudes (2025, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences)
  • Nighttime equatorial 630-nm emission variability over Ethiopia (2020, Advances in Space Research)
  • Thermospheric wind and temperature observations from El Leoncito Observatory in southern South America (2025, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences)

John W. Meriwether often collaborates with other researchers in their field. Frequent coauthors include Xian Lu, Haonan Wu, Stephen Kaeppler, Y. Nishimura, and Wenbin Wang.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

The scientist has been recognized by the broader geophysical community and was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Revised global model of thermosphere winds using satellite and ground‐based observations

    A. E. Hedin;M. A. Biondi;R. G. Burnside;G. Hernandez

  • An update to the Horizontal Wind Model (HWM): The quiet time thermosphere

    Douglas P. Drob;John T. Emmert;John W. Meriwether;Jonathan J. Makela

  • An empirical model of the Earth's horizontal wind fields: HWM07

    D. P. Drob;J. T. Emmert;G. Crowley;J. M. Picone

  • Scintillations, plasma drifts, and neutral winds in the equatorial ionosphere after sunset

    S. Basu;E. Kudeki;Su. Basu;C. E. Valladares

  • DWM07 global empirical model of upper thermospheric storm-induced disturbance winds

    J.T. Emmert;D.P. Drob;G.G. Shepherd;G. Hernandez

  • Mesosphere inversion layers and stratosphere temperature enhancements

    John W. Meriwether;Andrew J. Gerrard

  • Optical observations of thermospheric dynamics at Arecibo

    R. G. Burnside;F. A. Herrero;J. W. Meriwether;J. C. G. Walker

  • Neutral winds above 200 km at high latitudes

    J. W. Meriwether;J. P. Heppner;J. D. Stolarik;E. M. Wescott

  • A review of the photochemistry of selected nightglow emissions from the mesopause

    John W. Meriwether

  • A review of the mesosphere inversion layer phenomenon

    John W. Meriwether;John W. Meriwether;Chester S. Gardner

  • Testing the thermospheric neutral wind suppression mechanism for day-to-day variability of equatorial spread F

    Michael Mendillo;John Meriwether;Manfred Biondi

  • Climatologies of nighttime upper thermospheric winds measured by ground‐based Fabry‐Perot interferometers during geomagnetically quiet conditions: 1. Local time, latitudinal, seasonal, and solar cycle dependence

    J. T. Emmert;M. L. Faivre;G. Hernandez;M. J. Jarvis

  • Nighttime thermospheric winds at high latitudes

    P. B. Hays;J. W. Meriwether;R. G. Roble

  • New results on equatorial thermospheric winds and the midnight temperature maximum

    J. Meriwether;M. Faivre;C. Fesen;P. Sherwood

  • The Condor Equatorial Spread F Campaign: Overview and results of the large‐scale measurements

    M. C. Kelley;J. LaBelle;E. Kudeki;B. G. Fejer

  • Coordinated measurements of F region dynamics related to the thermospheric midnight temperature maximum

    M. Colerico;M. Mendillo;D. Nottingham;J. Baumgardner

  • Observed Coupling of the Mesosphere Inversion Layer to the Thermal Tidal Structure

    J W Meriwether;X Gao;Vincent B Wickwar;T D Wilkerson

  • Studies of thermospheric dynamics with a Fabry–Perot interferometer network: A review

    J.W. Meriwether

  • Development of low-cost sky-scanning Fabry-Perot interferometers for airglow and auroral studies

    K. Shiokawa;Y. Otsuka;S. Oyama;S. Nozawa

  • High latitude airglow observations of correlated short-term fluctuations in the hydroxyl meinel 8-3 band intensity and rotational temperature

    John W. Meriwether

  • Is chemical heating a major cause of the mesosphere inversion layer

    John W. Meriwether;Martin G. Mlynczak

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan J. Makela
Jonathan J. Makela University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aaron J. Ridley
Aaron J. Ridley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bela G. Fejer
Bela G. Fejer Utah State University
Michael Mendillo
Michael Mendillo Boston University
James C. G. Walker
James C. G. Walker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Raymond G. Roble
Raymond G. Roble National Center for Atmospheric Research
Paul B. Hays
Paul B. Hays University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Miguel F. Larsen
Miguel F. Larsen Clemson University
Douglas P. Drob
Douglas P. Drob United States Naval Research Laboratory
Yonggang Huang
Yonggang Huang Northwestern University

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