2026 Mats Carlsson: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	103	1509	1431	14	14	429	34430

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Physics

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429

34430

Overview

Mats Carlsson is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and conducts research primarily in Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans across several subfields, with the main focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. This specialization is reflected in the extensive number of publications they have contributed to within this area.

Their research addresses a variety of topics, with notable emphasis on:

Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Mats Carlsson has a record of significant collaboration with several researchers who frequently co-author papers alongside them. These include:

F. Auchère
Bart De Pontieu
A. Fludra
L. Teriaca
D. Müller

Their publication history illustrates a pattern of research dissemination mainly through a handful of venues:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Solar Physics
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mats Carlsson are:

The Solar Orbiter mission, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The European Solar Telescope, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Solar oxygen abundance, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
A new view of the solar interface region from the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
Probing the Physics of the Solar Atmosphere with the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE). I. Coronal Heating, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal

Best Publications

The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)

B. De Pontieu;A.M. Title;J. Lemen;G.D. Kushner

1622
Citations
The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)

B. De Pontieu;B. De Pontieu;A. M. Title;J. R. Lemen;G. D. Kushner

1397
Citations
Chromospheric alfvenic waves strong enough to power the solar wind.

B. De Pontieu;S. W. McIntosh;S. W. McIntosh;M. Carlsson;V. H. Hansteen

954
Citations
Formation of Solar Calcium H and K Bright Grains

Mats Carlsson;Robert F. Stein

724
Citations
A new sunspot umbral model and its variation with the solar cycle

P. Maltby;E. H. Avrett;M. Carlsson;O. Kjeldseth-Moe

707
Citations
The stellar atmosphere simulation code Bifrost

Boris V. Gudiksen;Mats Carlsson;Viggo H. Hansteen;Wolfgang Hayek

701
Citations
Alfvénic waves with sufficient energy to power the quiet solar corona and fast solar wind

Scott W. McIntosh;Bart De Pontieu;Mats Carlsson;Viggo Hansteen

636
Citations
Does a nonmagnetic solar chromosphere exist

Mats Carlsson;Robert F. Stein

540
Citations
Does a Non-Magnetic Solar Chromosphere Exist?

Mats Carlsson;Robert F. Stein

476
Citations
A Tale of Two Spicules: The Impact of Spicules on the Magnetic Chromosphere

Bart De Pontieu;Scott McIntosh;Scott McIntosh;Viggo H. Hansteen;Mats Carlsson

433
Citations
The Origins of Hot Plasma in the Solar Corona

B. De Pontieu;S. W. McIntosh;M. Carlsson;V. H. Hansteen

430
Citations
Non-LTE Radiating Acoustic Shocks and CA II K2V Bright Points

Mats Carlsson;Robert F. Stein

409
Citations
THE FORMATION OF THE Hα LINE IN THE SOLAR CHROMOSPHERE

J. Leenaarts;J. Leenaarts;M. Carlsson;L. Rouppe van der Voort

408
Citations
Radiative Hydrodynamic Models of the Optical and Ultraviolet Emission from Solar Flares

Joel C. Allred;Suzanne L. Hawley;William P. Abbett;Mats Carlsson

391
Citations
The stellar atmosphere simulation code Bifrost - Code description and validation

Boris V. Gudiksen;Mats Carlsson;Viggo H. Hansteen;Wolfgang Hayek

390
Citations
Hot explosions in the cool atmosphere of the Sun.

H. Peter;H. Tian;W. Curdt;D. Schmit

349
Citations
Dynamic Fibrils Are Driven by Magnetoacoustic Shocks

V. H. Hansteen;B. De Pontieu;L. Rouppe van der Voort;M. van Noort

347
Citations
The formation of the Halpha line in the solar chromosphere

Jorrit Leenaarts;Mats Carlsson;Luc Rouppe van der Voort

340
Citations
Prevalence of small-scale jets from the networks of the solar transition region and chromosphere

H. Tian;E. E. DeLuca;S. R. Cranmer;B. De Pontieu

340
Citations
The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)

B. De Pontieu;A. M. Title;J. R. Lemen;J. Wuelser

1
Citations