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Louis J. Lanzerotti publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Louis J. Lanzerotti sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 717 publications — 99th percentile

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Louis J. Lanzerotti D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Louis J. Lanzerotti sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - IEEE Fellow For outstanding contributions to geophysics, space plasma physics, planetary magnetospheres, and energetic solar particles.
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For studies of energetic particles and electromagnetic waves in the earth's magnetosphere, including their impact on space and terrestrial communication systems.
  • 1985 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1976 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation Also approved by Division of Particles and Fields, Division of Plasma Physics, and Division of Fluid Dynamics

Overview

Louis J. Lanzerotti is affiliated with the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the United States and has an extensive body of work primarily situated within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The core topics of Lanzerotti's work focus heavily on ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, and related geophysical subjects. Other topics covered in their research include geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, astro and planetary science, earthquake detection and analysis, atmospheric ozone and climate, and aspects of insurance, mortality, demography, and risk management.

Lanzerotti has published papers in several scholarly venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Physics Today
  • Geophysical Monograph
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Space Weather

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Lanzerotti include:

  • Observations of Particle Loss due to Injection-Associated Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Superposed Epoch Analysis of Dispersionless Particle Injections Inside Geosynchronous Orbit, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) Revisited: In-Flight Calibrations, Lessons Learned and Scientific Advances, 2023, Space Science Reviews
  • Mirror Instabilities in the Inner Magnetosphere and Their Potential for Localized ULF Wave Generation, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Dynamic Properties of Particle Injections Inside Geosynchronous Orbit: A Multisatellite Case Study, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Collaborative work is a feature of Lanzerotti's research career. Frequent coauthors include A. Y. Ukhorskiy, A. J. Gerrard, M. Gkioulidou, H. E. Spence, and A. J. Coster. Each has collaborated on multiple publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Recognitions in Lanzerotti's career include honors such as IEEE Fellow awarded in 1998 for contributions in geophysics and space plasma physics, membership in the National Academy of Engineering since 1988 for studies of energetic particles and electromagnetic waves in Earth's magnetosphere, and fellowships in prominent organizations including the American Geophysical Union (1985), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1981), and the American Physical Society (1976).

Best Publications

  • Particle diffusion in the radiation belts

    Michael Schulz;Louis J. Lanzerotti

  • Particle Diffusion in the Radiation Belts

    M. Schulz;L. J. Lanzerotti;Ian Lerche

  • Voyager 1 in the foreshock, termination shock, and heliosheath.

    R. B. Decker;S. M. Krimigis;E. C. Roelof;M. E. Hill;M. E. Hill

  • Magnetosphere Imaging Instrument (MIMI) on the Cassini Mission to Saturn/Titan

    S. M. Krimigis;D. G. Mitchell;D. C. Hamilton;S. Livi

  • General characteristics of hot plasma and energetic particles in the Saturnian magnetosphere: Results from the Voyager spacecraft

    S. M. Krimigis;J. F. Carbary;E. P. Keath;T. P. Armstrong

  • Electron, Proton, and Alpha Monitor on the Advanced Composition Explorer Spacecraft

    R. E. Gold;S. M. Krimigis;S. E. Hawkins;D. K. Haggerty

  • Electron, Proton, and Alpha Monitor on the Advanced Composition Explorer spacecraft

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  • Acceleration of interstellar pickup ions in the disturbed solar wind observed on Ulysses

    G. Gloeckler;J. Geiss;E. C. Roelof;L. A. Fisk

  • Characteristics of hot plasma in the Jovian magnetosphere: Results from the Voyager spacecraft

    S. M. Krimigis;J. F. Carbary;E. P. Keath;C. O. Bostrom

  • The Magnetospheric Response to 8-Minute Period Strong-Amplitude Upstream Pressure Variations

    D. G. Sibeck;W. Baumjohann;R. C. Elphic;D. H. Fairfield

  • The low energy charged particle (LECP) experiment on the Voyager spacecraft

    S. M. Krimigis;T. P. Armstrong;W. I. Axford;C. O. Bostrom

  • Mediation of the solar wind termination shock by non-thermal ions

    R. B. Decker;S. M. Krimigis;S. M. Krimigis;E. C. Roelof;M. E. Hill

  • Search for the exit: Voyager 1 at heliosphere's border with the galaxy.

    S. M. Krimigis;S. M. Krimigis;R. B. Decker;E. C. Roelof;M. E. Hill

  • Heliosphere Instrument for Spectra, Composition and Anisotropy at Low Energies

    L. J. Lanzerotti;R. E. Gold;K. A. Anderson;T. P. Armstrong

  • An impenetrable barrier to ultrarelativistic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

    D. N. Baker;A. N. Jaynes;V. C. Hoxie;R. M. Thorne

  • Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE)

    D. G. Mitchell;L. J. Lanzerotti;C. K. Kim;M. Stokes

  • Erosion and molecule formation in condensed gas films by electronic energy loss of fast ions

    W.L. Brown;W.M. Augustyniak;E. Simmons;K.J. Marcantonio

  • Sputtering of sodium on the planet Mercury

    M. A. McGrath;R. E. Johnson;L. J. Lanzerotti

  • Voyager 1 exited the solar wind at a distance of approximately 85 Au from the Sun.

    S. M. Krimigis;R. B. Decker;M. E. Hill;T. P. Armstrong

  • Low-Energy Charged Particle Environment at Jupiter: A First Look

    S. M. Krimigis;T. P. Armstrong;W. I. Axford;C. O. Bostrom

  • Possible evidence of flux transfer events in the polar ionosphere

    L. J. Lanzerotti;L. C. Lee;C. G. Maclennan;A. Wolfe

  • Dynamics of Saturn's magnetosphere from MIMI during Cassini's orbital insertion.

    S. M. Krimigis;D. G. Mitchell;D. C. Hamilton;N. Krupp

  • Energy dependence of the erosion of H2O ice films by H and He ions

    W.L. Brown;W.M. Augustyniak;E. Brody;B. Cooper

  • The hot plasma and radiation environment of the Uranian magnetosphere

    B. H. Mauk;S. M. Krimigis;E. P. Keath;A. F. Cheng

  • Wireless telecommunications system having airborne base station

    Louis J. Lanzerotti;Robert Evan Myer

  • Planetary applications of ion induced erosion of condensed-gas frosts

    R.E. Johnson;L.J. Lanzerotti;W.L. Brown

  • Linear and Nonlinear Processes in the Erosion ofH2O Ice by Fast Light Ions

    W. L. Brown;W. M. Augustyniak;L. J. Lanzerotti;R. E. Johnson

  • Low-energy solar electrons and ions observed at Ulysses February-April, 1991 - The inner heliosphere as a particle reservoir

    E. C. Roelof;R. E. Gold;G. M. Simnett;S. J. Tappin

  • Hot Plasma and Energetic Particles in Neptune's Magnetosphere

    S. M. Krimigis;T. P. Armstrong;W. I. Axford;C. O. Bostrom

  • Composition of nonthermal ions in the Jovian magnetosphere

    D. C. Hamilton;G. Gloeckler;S. M. Krimigis;L. J. Lanzerotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Stamatios M. Krimigis
Stamatios M. Krimigis Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Edmond C. Roelof
Edmond C. Roelof Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Robert E. Johnson
Robert E. Johnson The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
George Gloeckler
George Gloeckler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Donald G. Mitchell
Donald G. Mitchell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Andrew F. Cheng
Andrew F. Cheng Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
Harlan E. Spence
Harlan E. Spence University of New Hampshire
Mark Engebretson
Mark Engebretson Augsburg College
Craig Kletzing
Craig Kletzing University of Iowa

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