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95
Citations
31057
World Ranking
1939
National Ranking
1005

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2016 - NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1983 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For significant contributions to the measurement and understanding of plasmas in planetary magnetospheres and the heliosphere
  • 1980 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Stamatios M. Krimigis is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant concentration in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their recent works cover a range of topics within solar, space, and planetary sciences. Notable publications include:

  • Interstellar probe - Destination: Universe! (2022), Acta Astronautica
  • Properties of Suprathermal-through-energetic He Ions Associated with Stream Interaction Regions Observed over the Parker Solar Probe's First Two Orbits (2020), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Combined ∼10 eV to ∼344 MeV Particle Spectra and Pressures in the Heliosheath along the Voyager 2 Trajectory (2020), The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Observations of the 2019 April 4 Solar Energetic Particle Event at the Parker Solar Probe (2020), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • The Structure of the Global Heliosphere as Seen by In-Situ Ions from the Voyagers and Remotely Sensed ENAs from Cassini (2022), Space Science Reviews

The main topics of their research include:

  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • M. E. Hill
  • K. Dialynas
  • D. G. Mitchell
  • R. B. Decker
  • E. C. Roelof

Their work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Space Science Reviews
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Over a career marked by contributions to several disciplines, Stamatios M. Krimigis has received multiple recognitions. These include becoming a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1980, the American Physical Society (APS) in 1983-where the citation noted contributions to the understanding of plasmas in planetary magnetospheres and the heliosphere-the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004, the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2016, and membership in the Academia Europaea starting in 2017.

Best Publications

  • The Advanced Composition Explorer

    E. C. Stone;A. M. Frandsen;R. A. Mewaldt;E. R. Christian

  • Global observations of the interstellar interaction from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)

    D. J. McComas;D. J. McComas;Fredric Allegrini;Fredric Allegrini;Peter Andreas Bochsler;M. Bzowski

  • Voyager 1 in the foreshock, termination shock, and heliosheath.

    R. B. Decker;S. M. Krimigis;E. C. Roelof;M. E. Hill;M. E. Hill

  • Magnetosphere Imaging Instrument (MIMI) on the Cassini Mission to Saturn/Titan

    S. M. Krimigis;D. G. Mitchell;D. C. Hamilton;S. Livi

  • The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons.

    S. A. Stern;F. Bagenal;K. Ennico;G. R. Gladstone

  • Multi-instrument analysis of electron populations in Saturn's magnetosphere

    P. Schippers;M. Blanc;N. André;I. Dandouras

  • The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Scientific objectives and implementation

    Sean C. Solomon;Ralph L. McNutt;Robert E. Gold;Mario H. Acuña

  • General characteristics of hot plasma and energetic particles in the Saturnian magnetosphere: Results from the Voyager spacecraft

    S. M. Krimigis;J. F. Carbary;E. P. Keath;T. P. Armstrong

  • Electron, Proton, and Alpha Monitor on the Advanced Composition Explorer Spacecraft

    R. E. Gold;S. M. Krimigis;S. E. Hawkins;D. K. Haggerty

  • Observations of magnetospheric bursts of high-energy protons and electrons at ∼35 RE with Imp 7

    E. T. Sarris;S. M. Krimigis;T. P. Armstrong

  • Characteristics of hot plasma in the Jovian magnetosphere: Results from the Voyager spacecraft

    S. M. Krimigis;J. F. Carbary;E. P. Keath;C. O. Bostrom

  • Energetic ion characteristics and neutral gas interactions in Jupiter's magnetosphere

    B. H. Mauk;D. G. Mitchell;R. W. McEntire;C. P. Paranicas

  • A case study of magnetotail current sheet disruption and diversion

    A. T. Y. Lui;R. E. Lopez;S. M. Krimigis;R. W. McEntire

  • The low energy charged particle (LECP) experiment on the Voyager spacecraft

    S. M. Krimigis;T. P. Armstrong;W. I. Axford;C. O. Bostrom

  • Mediation of the solar wind termination shock by non-thermal ions

    R. B. Decker;S. M. Krimigis;S. M. Krimigis;E. C. Roelof;M. E. Hill

  • Search for the exit: Voyager 1 at heliosphere's border with the galaxy.

    S. M. Krimigis;S. M. Krimigis;R. B. Decker;E. C. Roelof;M. E. Hill

  • MESSENGER Observations of Magnetic Reconnection in Mercury’s Magnetosphere

    James A. Slavin;Mario H. Acuña;Brian J. Anderson;Daniel N. Baker

  • Saturn from Cassini-Huygens

    Michele K. Dougherty;Larry W. Esposito;Stamatios M. Krimigis

  • Evolution of the ring current during two geomagnetic storms

    A. T. Y. Lui;R. W. McEntire;S. M. Krimigis

  • THE ULTRA-LOW-ENERGY ISOTOPE SPECTROMETER (ULEIS) FOR THE ACE SPACECRAFT

    G. M. Mason;R. E. Gold;S. M. Krimigis;J. E. Mazur

Frequent Co-Authors

Edmond C. Roelof
Edmond C. Roelof Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Ralph L. McNutt
Ralph L. McNutt Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Donald G. Mitchell
Donald G. Mitchell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
George Gloeckler
George Gloeckler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brian J. Anderson
Brian J. Anderson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Louis J. Lanzerotti
Louis J. Lanzerotti New Jersey Institute of Technology
Haje Korth
Haje Korth Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
R. W. McEntire
R. W. McEntire Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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