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Richard A. Wolf

Richard A. Wolf

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
52
Citations
12135
World Ranking
2991
National Ranking
1220

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Richard A. Wolf is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial focus on its subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, and Mechanics of Materials.

Wolf's work spans several main topics: ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, astro and planetary science, cosmology and gravitation theories, and gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Frequent publication venues for Wolf include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A

Wolf has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, including:

  • F. Toffoletto
  • Jian Yang
  • Wenrui Wang
  • Jun Cui
  • Y. Nishimura

Among recent publications are:

  • "Rapid Injections of MeV Electrons and Extremely Fast Step-Like Outer Radiation Belt Enhancements", 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Complex natural gradient optimization for optical quantum circuit design", 2022, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • "Magnetospheric Source and Electric Current System Associated With Intense SAIDs", 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Thin Filaments in an Average Magnetosphere: Pure Interchange Versus Ballooning Oscillations", 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Implementation of an Asymmetric Internal Field in the Comprehensive Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere (CIMI) Model", 2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Richard A. Wolf was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Space Weather Modeling Framework: A new tool for the space science community

    Gábor Tóth;Igor V. Sokolov;Tamas I. Gombosi;David R. Chesney

  • Depletion of solar wind plasma near a planetary boundary

    B. J. Zwan;R. A. Wolf

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm 1. Model logic and overview

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;P. H. Reiff;R. W. Spiro

  • Is steady convection possible in the Earth's magnetotail?

    G. M. Erickson;R. A. Wolf

  • Self‐consistent calculation of the motion of a sheet of ions in the magnetosphere

    Unknown

  • Inner magnetospheric modeling with the Rice Convection Model

    Frank Toffoletto;Stanislav Sazykin;Robert Spiro;Richard Wolf

  • Penetrating of high-latitude-electric-field effects to low latitudes during SUNDIAL 1984

    R. W. Spiro;R. A. Wolf;B. G. Fejer

  • Transient flux tubes in the terrestrial magnetosphere

    D. H. Pontius;R. A. Wolf

  • Comprehensive computational model of Earth's ring current

    M.-C. Fok;R. A. Wolf;R. W. Spiro;T. E. Moore

  • An assessment of the role of precipitation in magnetospheric convection

    D. J. Southwood;R. A. Wolf

  • Interpretation of high‐speed flows in the plasma sheet

    Unknown

  • The quasi-static (slow-flow) region of the magnetosphere

    Unknown

  • Effects of ionospheric conductivity on convective flow of plasma in the magnetosphere

    Unknown

  • Coupling of a global MHD code and an inner magnetospheric model: Initial results

    Darren L. De Zeeuw;Stanislav Sazykin;Richard A. Wolf;Tamas I. Gombosi

  • On the propagation of bubbles in the geomagnetic tail

    J. Birn;J. Raeder;J. Raeder;Y. L. Wang;Y. L. Wang;R. A. Wolf

  • Fine-Structure Transitions

    John N. Bahcall;Richard A. Wolf

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm 2. Comparison with observations

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;R. W. Spiro;P. H. Reiff

  • Mercury and Mars: The role of ionospheric conductivity in the acceleration of magnetospheric particles

    T. W. Hill;A. J. Dessler;R. A. Wolf

  • Latitudinal variation of perturbation electric fields during magnetically disturbed periods - 1986 Sundial observations and model results

    Bela G. Fejer;R. W. Spiro;R. A. Wolf;J. C. Foster

  • Theory of thin‐filament motion in Earth's magnetotail and its application to bursty bulk flows

    Unknown

  • On the balance of stresses in the plasma sheet

    F. J. Rich;V. M. Vasyliunas;R. A. Wolf

  • Computer simulation of inner magnetospheric dynamics for the magnetic storm of July 29, 1977

    R. A. Wolf;M. Harel;R. W. Spiro;G.-H. Voigt

  • Entropy and plasma sheet transport

    R. A. Wolf;Yifei Wan;X. Xing;X. Xing;J.-C. Zhang;J.-C. Zhang

  • How the Earth's inner magnetosphere works: An evolving picture

    R.A. Wolf;R.W. Spiro;S. Sazykin;F.R. Toffoletto

  • The physics of the Harang discontinuity

    G. M. Erickson;R. W. Spiro;R. A. Wolf

  • Penetration of high latitude electric fields effects tolow latitude during Sundial 1984

    R. W. Spiro;R. A. Wolf;Bela G. Fejer

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm. 1: Model logic and overview

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;R. W. Spiro;P. H. Reiff

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia H. Reiff
Patricia H. Reiff Rice University
M.-C. Fok
M.-C. Fok National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tamas I. Gombosi
Tamas I. Gombosi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
T. W. Hill
T. W. Hill Rice University
Yusuke Ebihara
Yusuke Ebihara Kyoto University
Michael Hesse
Michael Hesse Ames Research Center
Bela G. Fejer
Bela G. Fejer Utah State University
Edmond C. Roelof
Edmond C. Roelof Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Joachim Birn
Joachim Birn Los Alamos National Laboratory

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