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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 87 2484 2360 214 205 344 23899
Earth Science 85 386 330 37 32 283 22662

Richard B. Horne publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard B. Horne between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard B. Horne published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 26 of the 402 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 6 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 9 publications
1981 2025

402 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard B. Horne: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 1
1989 1
1990 6
1991 0
1992 3
1993 4
1994 3
1995 2
1996 2
1997 4
1998 1
1999 2
2000 6
2001 2
2002 9
2003 10
2004 5
2005 7
2006 12
2007 14
2008 14
2009 12
2010 11
2011 18
2012 14
2013 21
2014 25
2015 12
2016 13
2017 11
2018 20
2019 26
2020 17
2021 29
2022 16
2023 17
2024 17
2025 9
Total 402
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Richard B. Horne publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard B. Horne sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 278–287 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 283 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128 283
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Richard B. Horne D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard B. Horne sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19 85
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Richard B. Horne is affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of physics and astronomy, with a particular emphasis on Earth and planetary sciences.

The scientist's work covers diverse subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, geophysics, molecular biology, atmospheric science, and aerospace engineering. Key topics in their research focus on ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, astro and planetary science, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, atmospheric ozone and climate, and magnetic confinement fusion research.

The publication record includes papers in several prominent venues. Frequent publication venues consist of:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Space Weather
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Richard B. Horne include:

  • Global Model of Whistler Mode Chorus in the Near-Equatorial Region (|λm|< 18°), 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Development of Space Weather Reasonable Worst-Case Scenarios for the UK National Risk Assessment, 2021, Space Weather
  • Ducted Chorus Waves Cause Sub-Relativistic and Relativistic Electron Microbursts, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Space Plasma Physics: A Review, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
  • ULF Wave Driven Radial Diffusion During Geomagnetic Storms: A Statistical Analysis of Van Allen Probes Observations, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

The list of frequent co-authors highlights collaboration with various researchers, including:

  • S. A. Glauert
  • Lunjin Chen
  • Nigel P. Meredith
  • Jacob Bortnik
  • Zhiyang Xia

Richard B. Horne has also contributed to academic literature through book publications. One known book is Plasma Waves in Space Physics: Carrying On the Research Legacies of Peter Gary and Richard Thorne, published in 2023 by Frontiers Media.

Recognition of their work includes being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Timescale for radiation belt electron acceleration by whistler mode chorus waves

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Sarah A. Glauert;Jay M. Albert

  • Potential waves for relativistic electron scattering and stochastic acceleration during magnetic storms

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne

  • Wave acceleration of electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Yuri Y. Shprits;Nigel P. Meredith

  • Substorm dependence of chorus amplitudes: Implications for the acceleration of electrons to relativistic energies

    Nigel P. Meredith;Richard B. Horne;Roger R. Anderson

  • Scattering by chorus waves as the dominant cause of diffuse auroral precipitation

    Richard M. Thorne;Binbin Ni;Xin Tao;Richard B. Horne;Richard B. Horne

  • Calculation of pitch angle and energy diffusion coefficients with the PADIE code

    Sarah A. Glauert;Richard B. Horne

  • 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

    H. E. Spence;G. D. Reeves;D. N. Baker;J. B. Blake

  • Statistical analysis of relativistic electron energies for cyclotron resonance with EMIC waves observed on CRRES

    Nigel P. Meredith;Richard M. Thorne;Richard B. Horne;Danny Summers;Danny Summers

  • Electron acceleration in the Van Allen radiation belts by fast magnetosonic waves

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Sarah A. Glauert;Nigel P. Meredith

  • Substorm dependence of plasmaspheric hiss

    Nigel P. Meredith;Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Danny Summers;Danny Summers

  • Timescale for MeV electron microburst loss during geomagnetic storms

    Richard M. Thorne;T.P. O'Brien;Y.Y. Shprits;Danny Summers

  • Relativistic electron acceleration and precipitation during resonant interactions with whistler-mode chorus

    R. B. Horne;R. M. Thorne

  • Favored regions for chorus‐driven electron acceleration to relativistic energies in the Earth's outer radiation belt

    Nigel P. Meredith;Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Roger R. Anderson

  • Slot region electron loss timescales due to plasmaspheric hiss and lightning‐generated whistlers

    Nigel P. Meredith;Richard B. Horne;Sarah A. Glauert;Roger R. Anderson

  • Evidence for chorus‐driven electron acceleration to relativistic energies from a survey of geomagnetically disturbed periods

    Nigel P. Meredith;Michelle Cain;Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne

  • Global model of lower band and upper band chorus from multiple satellite observations

    Nigel P. Meredith;Richard B. Horne;Angélica Sicard-Piet;Daniel Boscher

  • On the preferred source location for the convective amplification of ion cyclotron waves

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne

  • Three-dimensional electron radiation belt simulations using the BAS Radiation Belt Model with new diffusion models for chorus, plasmaspheric hiss, and lightning-generated whistlers

    Sarah A. Glauert;Richard B. Horne;Nigel P. Meredith

  • Path-integrated growth of electrostatic waves: The generation of terrestrial myriametric radiation

    R. B. Horne

  • Survey of magnetosonic waves and proton ring distributions in the Earth's inner magnetosphere

    Nigel P. Meredith;Richard B. Horne;Roger R. Anderson

  • Outer zone relativistic electron acceleration associated with substorm‐enhanced whistler mode chorus

    Nigel P. Meredith;Richard B. Horne;Roger H. A. Iles;Richard M. Thorne

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel P. Meredith
Nigel P. Meredith British Antarctic Survey
Richard M. Thorne
Richard M. Thorne University of California, Los Angeles
Yuri Shprits
Yuri Shprits University of Potsdam
Roger R. Anderson
Roger R. Anderson University of Iowa
Jacob Bortnik
Jacob Bortnik University of California, Los Angeles
Mark A. Clilverd
Mark A. Clilverd British Antarctic Survey
Vania K. Jordanova
Vania K. Jordanova Los Alamos National Laboratory
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
Michael H. Denton
Michael H. Denton Space Science Institute
Ian R. Mann
Ian R. Mann University of Alberta

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