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Qiugang Zong

Qiugang Zong

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
59
Citations
11859
World Ranking
2047
National Ranking
134

Overview

Qiugang Zong is affiliated with Peking University in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Atmospheric Science.

The research topics covered by Qiugang Zong are diverse, with a focus on:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Zong has published in multiple scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Science China Technological Sciences
  • Nature Communications

Recent papers by Qiugang Zong include:

  • "Dayside Transient Phenomena and Their Impact on the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere" (2022) in Space Science Reviews
  • "Pre-flight Calibration and Near-Earth Commissioning Results of the Mercury Plasma Particle Experiment (MPPE) Onboard MMO (Mio)" (2021) in Space Science Reviews
  • "Plasmapause surface wave oscillates the magnetosphere and diffuse aurora" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "Shock Induced Strong Substorms and Super Substorms: Preconditions and Associated Oxygen Ion Dynamics" (2021) in Space Science Reviews
  • "Multiple transpolar auroral arcs reveal insight about coupling processes in the Earth's magnetotail" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Qiugang Zong collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Xu-Zhi Zhou
  • Chao Yue
  • Zhi-Yang Liu
  • S. Y. Fu
  • Quanqi Shi

Best Publications

  • Energetic electron response to ULF waves induced by interplanetary shocks in the outer radiation belt

    Q.-G. Zong;Q.-G. Zong;X.-Z. Zhou;X.-Z. Zhou;Y. F. Wang;X. Li

  • Joint observations by Cluster satellites of bursty bulk flows in the magnetotail

    J. B. Cao;Y. D Ma;G. Parks;H. Reme

  • Ultralow frequency modulation of energetic particles in the dayside magnetosphere

    Q.-G. Zong;Q.-G. Zong;X.-Z. Zhou;X.-Z. Zhou;X. Li;P. Song

  • The interaction of ultra-low-frequency pc3-5 waves with charged particles in Earth’s magnetosphere

    Qiugang Zong;Robert Rankin;Xuzhi Zhou

  • Cluster observations of earthward flowing plasmoid in the tail

    Q.-G. Zong;T. A. Fritz;Z. Y. Pu;S. Y. Fu

  • Dimensional analysis of observed structures using multipoint magnetic field measurements: Application to Cluster

    Q. Q. Shi;C. Shen;Z. Y. Pu;M. W. Dunlop

  • First results from the RAPID imaging energetic particle spectrometer on board Cluster

    B. Wilken;P. W. Daly;U. Mall;K. Aarsnes

  • In situ evidence for the structure of the magnetic null in a 3D reconnection event in the Earth's magnetotail

    C. J. Xiao;X. G. Wang;Z. Y. Pu;H. Zhao

  • Motion of observed structures calculated from multi-point magnetic field measurements: Application to Cluster

    Q. Q. Shi;C. Shen;M. W. Dunlop;Z. Y. Pu

  • Correlation between the inner edge of outer radiation belt electrons and the innermost plasmapause location

    Xinlin Li;Xinlin Li;D. N. Baker;T. P. O'Brien;L. Xie

  • ULF waves excited by negative/positive solar wind dynamic pressure impulses at geosynchronous orbit

    X. Y. Zhang;X. Y. Zhang;Q.-G. Zong;Q.-G. Zong;Y. F. Wang;H. Zhang;H. Zhang

  • Whistler-mode waves inside flux pileup region: Structured or unstructured?

    H. S. Fu;H. S. Fu;J. B. Cao;C. M. Cully;Yuri V. Khotyaintsev

  • Fast acceleration of inner magnetospheric hydrogen and oxygen ions by shock induced ULF waves

    Q.-G. Zong;Y. F. Wang;H. Zhang;S. Y. Fu

  • EVIDENCE OF LANDAU AND CYCLOTRON RESONANCE BETWEEN PROTONS AND KINETIC WAVES IN SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE

    Jiansen He;Linghua Wang;Chuanyi Tu;Eckart Marsch

  • Spontaneous hot flow anomalies at quasi‐parallel shocks: 1. Observations

    H. Zhang;D. G. Sibeck;Q.-G. Zong;Q.-G. Zong;N. Omidi

  • Satellite observations of separator-line geometry of three-dimensional magnetic reconnection

    C. J. Xiao;X. G. Wang;X. G. Wang;Z. Y. Pu;Z. W. Ma;Z. W. Ma

  • Solar wind entry into the high-latitude terrestrial magnetosphere during geomagnetically quiet times

    Q.Q. Shi;Q.-G. Zong;S.Y. Fu;M.W. Dunlop

  • Oxygen escape from the Earth during geomagnetic reversals: Implications to mass extinction

    Yong Wei;Yong Wei;Yong Wei;Zuyin Pu;Qiugang Zong;Weixing Wan

  • Ultra-low-frequency wave-driven diffusion of radiation belt relativistic electrons

    Zhenpeng Su;Hui Zhu;Fuliang Xiao;Q.-G. Zong

  • Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms observations of a series of hot flow anomaly events

    H. Zhang;H. Zhang;D. G. Sibeck;Q.-G. Zong;S. P. Gary

  • Inferring of flux rope orientation with the minimum variance analysis technique

    C. J. Xiao;C. J. Xiao;Z. Y. Pu;Z. W. Ma;S. Y. Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuzhi Zhou
Xuzhi Zhou Peking University
Zuyin Pu
Zuyin Pu Peking University
Theodore A. Fritz
Theodore A. Fritz Boston University
A. Korth
A. Korth Max Planck Society
H. Rème
H. Rème Paul Sabatier University
Vassilis Angelopoulos
Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier Technische Universität Braunschweig
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jiang Liu
Jiang Liu University of California, Los Angeles
Harlan E. Spence
Harlan E. Spence University of New Hampshire

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