What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Quantum mechanics
- Electron
- Solar wind
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Magnetosphere, Geophysics, Solar wind, Computational physics and Atomic physics.
Her study in Magnetosphere is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Enceladus, Astrophysics and Saturn.
The Geophysics study combines topics in areas such as Magnetopause, Magnetosheath, Convection, Ring current and Interplanetary magnetic field.
The concepts of her Solar wind study are interwoven with issues in Shock wave, Mechanics, Plasma sheet and Shock.
She combines subjects such as Optics, Guiding center, Magnetohydrodynamics, Pitch angle and Magnetosphere particle motion with her study of Computational physics.
She has included themes like Particle acceleration, Plasma, Electron temperature, Ion and Electron in her Atomic physics study.
Her most cited work include:
- Cassini plasma spectrometer investigation (431 citations)
- Electron velocity distributions near the Earth's bow shock (361 citations)
- Science Goals and Overview of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) Suite on NASA’s Van Allen Probes Mission (341 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Michelle F. Thomsen mostly deals with Magnetosphere, Geophysics, Plasma, Solar wind and Astrophysics.
Michelle F. Thomsen interconnects Computational physics, Astronomy, Ionosphere and Saturn in the investigation of issues within Magnetosphere.
Her research integrates issues of Magnetopause, Geosynchronous orbit, Plasmasphere, Ring current and Geomagnetic storm in her study of Geophysics.
Her Plasma study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Convection, Spacecraft, Atomic physics, Ion and Astrobiology.
Michelle F. Thomsen focuses mostly in the field of Atomic physics, narrowing it down to topics relating to Electron and, in certain cases, Van Allen radiation belt.
Her Solar wind study combines topics in areas such as Shock wave and Bow shock.
She most often published in these fields:
- Magnetosphere (49.83%)
- Geophysics (38.13%)
- Plasma (27.42%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2013-2021)?
- Magnetosphere (49.83%)
- Plasma (27.42%)
- Saturn (18.56%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Her main research concerns Magnetosphere, Plasma, Saturn, Geophysics and Astrophysics.
Her Magnetosphere research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Astronomy and Solar wind.
Her work carried out in the field of Plasma brings together such families of science as Ion, Computational physics, Electron and Atomic physics.
Her Saturn research incorporates themes from Line, Spectrometer, Charged particle and Flux.
She works mostly in the field of Geophysics, limiting it down to topics relating to Field line and, in certain cases, Geomagnetic storm and Pitch angle.
As a member of one scientific family, Michelle F. Thomsen mostly works in the field of Astrophysics, focusing on Plasmoid and, on occasion, Electron temperature.
Between 2013 and 2021, her most popular works were:
- Saturn's dynamic magnetotail: A comprehensive magnetic field and plasma survey of plasmoids and traveling compression regions and their role in global magnetospheric dynamics (58 citations)
- Electron beams and loss cones in the auroral regions of Jupiter (45 citations)
- Internally driven large-scale changes in the size of Saturn’s magnetosphere (36 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Quantum mechanics
- Electron
- Astronomy
Michelle F. Thomsen spends much of her time researching Magnetosphere, Geophysics, Plasma, Saturn and Magnetosphere of Saturn.
Her Magnetosphere research integrates issues from Solar wind and Ionosphere.
Her research in Geophysics intersects with topics in Magnetohydrodynamics, Current sheet, Astrophysics and Plasmasphere.
Her Astrophysics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Magnetic field and Plasmoid.
The various areas that Michelle F. Thomsen examines in her Plasma study include Computational physics, Torus, Atomic physics, Ion and Electron.
Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Magnetosheath, Astronomy, Enceladus, Magnetosphere of Jupiter and Magnetic reconnection.
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