2026 Roderick A. Heelis: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	73	801	709	379	326	363	18267

Research.com Recognitions

2006 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Roderick A. Heelis is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics covered in their work include:

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

Roderick A. Heelis has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Recent selected papers include:

Challenges to Understanding the Earth's Ionosphere and Thermosphere, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Lower-thermosphere-ionosphere (LTI) quantities: current status of measuring techniques and models, 2021, Annales Geophysicae
Regulation of ionospheric plasma velocities by thermospheric winds, 2021, Nature Geoscience
Atmosphere-Ionosphere (A-I) Coupling as Viewed by ICON: Day-to-Day Variability Due to Planetary Wave (PW)-Tide Interactions, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Ionospheric Storm-Enhanced Density Plumes, 2021, Geophysical Monograph

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

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

Among collaborators, Roderick A. Heelis has frequently co-authored works with:

Brian J. Harding
Christoph R. Englert
T. J. Immel
Astrid Maute
J. M. Forbes

In recognition of contributions to their fields, Roderick A. Heelis was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2006.

Best Publications

A model of the high‐latitude ionospheric convection pattern

R. A. Heelis;J. K. Lowell;R. W. Spiro

864
Citations
Electrical coupling of the E- and F-regions and its effect on F-region drifts and winds

R.A. Heelis;P.C. Kendall;R.J. Moffett;D.W. Windle

489
Citations
Electrodynamics in the low and middle latitude ionosphere: a tutorial

R.A. Heelis

472
Citations
Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM)

Robert W. Schunk;Ludger Scherliess;Jan Josef Sojka;Donald C. Thompson

465
Citations
Rapid subauroral ion drifts observed by Atmosphere Explorer C

R. W. Spiro;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

405
Citations
The theta aurora

L. A. Frank;J. D. Craven;D. A. Gurnett;S. D. Shawhan

353
Citations
A proposed production model of rapid subauroral ion drifts and their relationship to substorm evolution

P. C. Anderson;W. B. Hanson;R. A. Heelis;J. D. Craven

351
Citations
The ionospheric signatures of rapid subauroral ion drifts

P. C. Anderson;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

344
Citations
Theoretical study of the low- and midlatitude ionospheric electron density enhancement during the October 2003 superstorm: Relative importance of the neutral wind and the electric field

C. H. Lin;C. H. Lin;A. D. Richmond;R. A. Heelis;G. J. Bailey

287
Citations
Ion convection and the formation of the mid‐latitude F region ionization trough

R. W. Spiro;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

281
Citations
Global Distribution of Density Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere

Hyosub Kil;R. A. Heelis

279
Citations
IMF By ‐dependent plasma flow and Birkeland currents in the dayside magnetosphere: 1. Dynamics Explorer observations

J. L. Burch;P. H. Reiff;J. D. Menietti;R. A. Heelis

258
Citations
The Ionospheric Connection Explorer Mission: Mission Goals and Design

T. J. Immel;S. L. England;S. B. Mende;R. A. Heelis

250
Citations
Coupling of microprocesses and macroprocesses due to velocity shear: An application to the low-altitude ionosphere

G. Ganguli;M. J. Keskinen;H. Romero;R. Heelis

250
Citations
Ion convection velocity reversals in the dayside cleft

R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson;J. L. Burch

245
Citations
Global equatorial ionospheric vertical plasma drifts measured by the AE-E satellite

Bela G. Fejer;E. R. de Paula;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

239
Citations
A theoretical study of the distribution of ionization in the high-latitude ionosphere and the plasmasphere - First results on the mid-latitude trough and the light-ion trough

S Quegan;G.J Bailey;R.J Moffett;R.A Heelis

211
Citations
Correlations of atmospheric dynamics with solar activity evidence for a connection via the solar wind, atmospheric electricity, and cloud microphysics

Brian A. Tinsley;Roderick A. Heelis

209
Citations
Ion‐neutral coupling in the high‐latitude F region: Evaluation of ion heating terms from Dynamics Explorer 2

Timothy L Killeen;P. B. Hays;G. R. Carignan;R. A. Heelis

192
Citations
Origin of density enhancements in the winter polar cap ionosphere

D. N. Anderson;J. Buchau;R. A. Heelis

191
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

W. B. Hanson The University of Texas at Dallas

Marc R. Hairston The University of Texas at Dallas

J. D. Winningham Southwest Research Institute

James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute

G. J. Bailey University of Sheffield

Patricia H. Reiff Rice University

Frederick J. Rich MIT

Jan Josef Sojka Utah State University

John D. Craven University of Alaska Fairbanks

Timothy L Killeen National Center for Atmospheric Research

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