Jøran Moen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jøran Moen between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jøran Moen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2016. 2 of the 309 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20

1990 2025

309 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jøran Moen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year	Publications
1990	2
1991	1
1992	2
1993	6
1994	3
1995	1
1996	7
1997	3
1998	11
1999	9
2000	11
2001	12
2002	8
2003	5
2004	10
2005	8
2006	5
2007	8
2008	5
2009	4
2010	13
2011	13
2012	14
2013	16
2014	18
2015	16
2016	20
2017	18
2018	14
2019	15
2020	14
2021	10
2022	2
2023	3
2024	1
2025	1
Total	309

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Jøran Moen 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 Jøran Moen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 280 publications — 84th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
38–47	5
48–57	33
58–67	94
68–77	161
78–87	278
88–97	376
98–107	404
108–117	484
118–127	540
128–137	557
138–147	491
148–157	495
158–167	458
168–177	490
178–187	414
188–197	401
198–207	333
208–217	292
218–227	290
228–237	262
238–247	243
248–257	208
258–267	185
268–277	147
278–287	128	280
288–297	119
298–307	120
308–317	107
318–327	93
328–337	87
338–347	64
348–357	87
358–367	60
368–377	60
378–387	34
388–397	50
398–407	44
408–417	31
418–427	39
428–437	27
438–447	36
448–457	27
458–467	29
468–477	30
478–487	19
488–497	15
498–507	18
508–517	19
518–527	16
528–537	10
538–547	11
548–557	14
558–567	11
568–577	7
578–587	14
588–597	5
598–602	4
603+	100

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Jøran Moen 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 Jøran Moen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	144
31	215
32	278
33	379
34	366
35	372
36	389
37	366
38	344
39	349
40	296
41	289
42	277
43	279
44	248
45	257
46	212
47	202
48	207
49	204
50	183
51	178
52	182
53	178
54	163
55	117
56	163	56
57	120
58	113
59	136
60	135
61	96
62	103
63	83
64	103
65	83
66	89
67	92
68	89
69	78
70	75
71	53
72	62
73	54
74	35
75	52
76	50
77	32
78	37
79	20
80	33
81	36
82	34
83	34
84	24
85	19
86	18
87	26
88	30
89	17
90	21
91	19
92	15
93	14
94	20
95	9
96	10
97	15
98	13
99	3
100	13
101	3
102	9
103	4
104	6
105	6
106+	98

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Overview

Jøran Moen is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and primarily conducts research in the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a considerable focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their scientific work also spans Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, Geophysics, and Atmospheric Science.

The core topics of Moen's research include ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies. Additional areas of study cover GNSS positioning and interference, earthquake detection and analysis, astro and planetary science, as well as tropical and extratropical cyclones research.

Moen has contributed to a range of journals, with frequent publications in the Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics and Geophysical Research Letters. Other publication venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), and Nature Communications.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including Andres Spicher, L. B. N. Clausen, C. Feltman, D. J. Knudsen, and K. A. McWilliams.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Moen include:

A space hurricane over the Earth's polar ionosphere, 2021, Nature Communications
Multiple transpolar auroral arcs reveal insight about coupling processes in the Earth's magnetotail, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
On the Production of Ionospheric Irregularities Via Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability Associated with Cusp Flow Channels, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Sequential Observations of Flux Transfer Events, Poleward-Moving Auroral Forms, and Polar Cap Patches, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Latitudinal, Diurnal, and Seasonal Variations in the Accuracy of an RTK Positioning System and Its Relationship With Ionospheric Irregularities, 2021, Space Weather

Best Publications

The solar flux influence on quiet time conductances in the auroral ionosphere

Jøran Moen;Asgeir Brekke

194
Citations
A classification of dayside auroral forms and activities as a function of interplanetary magnetic field orientation

Per Even Sandholt;Charles J. Farrugia;Jøran Moen;Øystein Noraberg

178
Citations
Direct Observations of the Evolution of Polar Cap Ionization Patches

Qing-He Zhang;Bei-Chen Zhang;Michael Lockwood;Hong-Qiao Hu

164
Citations
On the importance of interplanetary magnetic field B on polar cap patch formation

Q-H. Zhang;B-C. Zhang;R-Y. Liu;H-G. Yang

155
Citations
Meridian-scanning photometer, coherent HF radar, and magnetometer observations of the cusp: a case study

S. E. Milan;M. Lester;S. W. H. Cowley;J. Moen

135
Citations
GPS scintillation effects associated with polar cap patches and substorm auroral activity: direct comparison

Yaqi Jin;Jøran I. Moen;Jøran I. Moen;Wojciech J. Miloch

130
Citations
Space weather challenges of the polar cap ionosphere

Jøran Moen;Kjellmar Oksavik;Lucilla Alfonsi;Yvonne Daabakk

123
Citations
On the importance of interplanetary magnetic field ∣By∣ on polar cap patch formation

Q.-H. Zhang;B.-C. Zhang;R.-Y. Liu;M. W. Dunlop

122
Citations
On the MLT distribution of F region polar cap patches at night

J. Moen;J. Moen;N. Gulbrandsen;D. A. Lorentzen;H. C. Carlson;H. C. Carlson

120
Citations
Auroral event sequences at the dayside polar cap boundary for positive and negative interplanetary magnetic field BY

P. E. Sandholt;J. Moen;A. Rudland;D. Opsvik

120
Citations
On the entry and transit of high-density plasma across the polar cap

K. Oksavik;V. L. Barth;J. Moen;M. Lester

118
Citations
Events of enhanced convection and related dayside auroral activity

J. Moen;P. E. Sandholt;Mike Lockwood;W. F. Denig

115
Citations
Reconfiguration and closure of lobe flux by reconnection during northward IMF: possible evidence for signatures in cusp/cleft auroral emissions

Mike Lockwood;J. Moen

111
Citations
First in‐situ measurements of HF radar echoing targets

J. Moen;J. Moen;K. Oksavik;K. Oksavik;T. Abe;Mark Lester

108
Citations
Dayside auroral configurations: Responses to southward and northward rotations of the interplanetary magnetic field

Per Even Sandholt;Charles J. Farrugia;Jøran Moen;Stanley W. H. Cowley

107
Citations
On the diurnal variability in F2-region plasma density above the EISCAT Svalbard radar

J. Moen;J. Moen;X. C. Qiu;H. C. Carlson;R. Fujii

104
Citations
Variability of dayside convection and motions of the cusp/cleft aurora

Mike Lockwood;J. Moen;S. W. H. Cowley;A. D. Farmer

100
Citations
In situ measurements of plasma irregularity growth in the cusp ionosphere

K. Oksavik;J. Moen;J. Moen;M. Lester;T. A. Bekkeng

100
Citations
THEMIS observations of extreme magnetopause motion caused by a hot flow anomaly

K. S. Jacobsen;T. D. Phan;J. P. Eastwood;D. G. Sibeck

98
Citations
Scintillation and loss of signal lock from poleward moving auroral forms in the cusp ionosphere

Kjellmar Oksavik;Kjellmar Oksavik;Christer van der Meeren;Dag Arne Lorentzen;Dag Arne Lorentzen;Lisa Baddeley;Lisa Baddeley

97
Citations
Drifting airglow patches in relation to tail reconnection

D. A. Lorentzen;N. Shumilov;J. Moen

93
Citations
Simultaneous observations of the cusp in optical, DMSP and HF radar data

T. K. Yeoman;M. Lester;S. W. H. Cowley;S. E. Milan

91
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kjellmar Oksavik University of Bergen

Lasse Boy Novock Clausen University of Oslo

Mike Lockwood University of Reading

Per Even Sandholt University of Oslo

Mark Lester University of Leicester

Shun-Rong Zhang MIT

Charles J. Farrugia University of New Hampshire

Tim K. Yeoman University of Leicester

P. T. Jayachandran University of New Brunswick

Stanley W. H. Cowley University of Leicester

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