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D-Index
118
Citations
48845
World Ranking
882
National Ranking
472

R. P. Lin publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. P. Lin sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 760 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

R. P. Lin D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. P. Lin sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to solar, space plasma, and planetary physics Many of his discoveries derive from his development of innovative detectors and instruments for low energy electrons in space and of novel xray and gammaray imaging spectrometers
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

R. P. Lin was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research work spanned multiple disciplines, with a primary focus in Medicine. The scientist contributed extensively to subfields such as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The key topics of R. P. Lin's research included advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, advanced MRI techniques and applications, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, solar and space plasma dynamics, as well as astro and planetary science, and stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Their notable recent publications included:

  • The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX), 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Deep learning microstructure estimation of developing brains from diffusion MRI: A newborn and fetal study, 2024, Medical Image Analysis
  • Exploring the correlation between tree structure characteristics and carbon storage in historic gardens using TLS technology: a case study of Jian Xin Pavilions at Jingyi Park, Fragrant Hills Park, 2024, Heritage Science
  • Ground-Truth Effects in Learning-Based Fiber Orientation Distribution Estimation in Neonatal Brains, 2025, Lecture notes in computer science
  • The Exploration and Reflection on Task-Based Language Teaching in Spoken English Teaching at Primary Schools: A Case Study of Xinxu Town Central Primary School in Yangxi County, 2025, Integration of Industry and Education Journal

Frequent coauthors who collaborated with R. P. Lin included Hamza Kebiri, Ali Gholipour, Meritxell Bach Cuadra, Davood Karimi, and Jean-Philippe Thiran.

R. P. Lin's work was published in a variety of venues, with multiple contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics, Medical Image Analysis, Heritage Science, Lecture notes in computer science, and Integration of Industry and Education Journal.

Throughout their career, R. P. Lin received several awards and recognitions: they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2012, with citation highlighting fundamental contributions to solar, space plasma, and planetary physics through development of innovative detectors and instruments. They were also a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2006 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union since 1998.

Best Publications

  • The Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (Rhessi)

    R. P. Lin;B. R. Dennis;G. J. Hurford;D. M. Smith

  • First multispacecraft ion measurements in and near the Earth's magnetosphere with the identical Cluster ion spectrometry (CIS) experiment

    H. Rème;C. Aoustin;J. M. Bosqued;I. Dandouras

  • Global distribution of crustal magnetization discovered by the mars global surveyor MAG/ER experiment

    M. H. Acuna;J. E. P. Connerney;N. F. Ness;R. P. Lin

  • A three-dimensional plasma and energetic particle investigation for the wind spacecraft

    R. P. Lin;K. A. Anderson;S. Ashford;C. Carlson

  • Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission

    M. H. Acuña;J. E. P. Connerney;P. Wasilewski;R. P. Lin

  • The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission

    Bruce M. Jakosky;R. P. Lin;J. M. Grebowsky;J. G. Luhmann

  • An exceptionally bright flare from SGR 1806–20 and the origins of short-duration γ-ray bursts

    K. Hurley;S. E. Boggs;S. E. Boggs;D. M. Smith;R. C. Duncan

  • The RHESSI Imaging Concept

    G. J. Hurford;E. J. Schmahl;E. J. Schmahl;R. A. Schwartz;A. J. Conway

  • In situ detection of collisionless reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail

    M. Øieroset;T. D. Phan;M. Fujimoto;R. P. Lin

  • Non-thermal processes in large solar flares

    R. P. Lin;H. S. Hudson

  • Magnetic lineations in the ancient crust of mars

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;P. J. Wasilewski;N. F. Ness

  • Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes Observed up to 20 MeV

    David M. Smith;Liliana I. Lopez;R. P. Lin;Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh

  • RHESSI Observations of Particle Acceleration and Energy Release in an Intense Solar Gamma-Ray Line Flare

    R. P. Lin;S. Krucker;G. J. Hurford;D. M. Smith;D. M. Smith

  • Solar hard x-ray microflares

    R. P. Lin;R. A. Schwartz;S. R. Kane;R. M. Pelling

  • Evidence for electron acceleration up to approximately 300 keV in the magnetic reconnection diffusion region of earth's magnetotail.

    M. Øieroset;R. P. Lin;T. D. Phan;D. E. Larson

  • The solar wind interaction with Mars: Locations and shapes of the bow shock and the magnetic pile-up boundary from the observations of the MAG/ER Experiment onboard Mars Global Surveyor

    D. Vignes;C. Mazelle;H. Rme;M. H. Acuña

  • Energetic electrons and plasma waves associated with a solar type III radio burst

    R. P. Lin;D. W. Potter;D. A. Gurnett;F. L. Scarf

  • Non-relativistic solar electrons

    R. P. Lin

  • The RHESSI Spectrometer

    D. M. Smith;R. P. Lin;P. Turin;D. W. Curtis

  • Nonsolar astronomy with the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI)

    David M. Smith;Robert P. Lin;Kevin C. Hurley;Wayne Coburn

Frequent Co-Authors

Säm Krucker
Säm Krucker University of California, Berkeley
Hugh S. Hudson
Hugh S. Hudson University of Glasgow
Jasper Halekas
Jasper Halekas University of Iowa
Ronald P. Lepping
Ronald P. Lepping Goddard Space Flight Center
H. Rème
H. Rème Paul Sabatier University
Mario H. Acuña
Mario H. Acuña Goddard Space Flight Center
C. W. Carlson
C. W. Carlson University of California, Berkeley
Stuart D. Bale
Stuart D. Bale University of California, Berkeley
Janet G. Luhmann
Janet G. Luhmann University of California, Berkeley
David L. Mitchell
David L. Mitchell University of California, Berkeley

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