2026 Stas Barabash: 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	48	3877	3555	38	35	265	7300

Overview

Stas Barabash is affiliated with the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics of their scientific work include:

Planetary Science and Exploration
Astro and Planetary Science
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
Scientific Research and Discoveries

Barabash's frequent publication venues represent a range of respected journals and platforms in the field, such as:

Space Science Reviews
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geophysical Research Letters
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Recent papers authored by Barabash include:

"Investigating Mercury's Environment with the Two-Spacecraft BepiColombo Mission" (2020), published in Space Science Reviews
"Do Intrinsic Magnetic Fields Protect Planetary Atmospheres from Stellar Winds?" (2021), published in Space Science Reviews
"Pre-flight Calibration and Near-Earth Commissioning Results of the Mercury Plasma Particle Experiment (MPPE) Onboard MMO (Mio)" (2021), published in Space Science Reviews
"BepiColombo Science Investigations During Cruise and Flybys at the Earth, Venus and Mercury" (2021), published in Space Science Reviews
"SERENA: Particle Instrument Suite for Determining the Sun-Mercury Interaction from BepiColombo" (2021), published in Space Science Reviews

Barabash frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Their most frequent co-authors include:

Yoshifumi Futaana
H. Nilsson
Martin Wieser
Mats Holmström
Moa Persson

Best Publications

The Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA-4) for the Venus Express mission

S. Barabash;R. Lundin;H. Andersson;K. Brinkfeldt

363
Citations
Martian Atmospheric Erosion Rates

Stas Barabash;Andrei Fedorov;Rickard Lundin;Jean-Andre Sauvaud

317
Citations
Solar Wind-Induced Atmospheric Erosion at Mars: First Results from ASPERA-3 on Mars Express

R. Lundin;S. Barabash;H. Andersson;M. Holmström

261
Citations
The loss of ions from Venus through the plasma wake

S. Barabash;A. Fedorov;J. J. Sauvaud;R. Lundin

215
Citations
Magnetic Reconnection in the Near Venusian Magnetotail

T. L. Zhang;T. L. Zhang;Q. M. Lu;W. Baumjohann;C. T. Russell

170
Citations
First observation of a mini-magnetosphere above a lunar magnetic anomaly using energetic neutral atoms

Martin Wieser;Stas Barabash;Yoshifumi Futaana;Mats Holmström

166
Citations
Strong influence of lunar crustal fields on the solar wind flow

Charles Lue;Charles Lue;Yoshifumi Futaana;Stas Barabash;Martin Wieser

163
Citations
Interplanetary coronal mass ejection observed at STEREO-A, Mars, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Saturn, and New Horizons en route to Pluto: Comparison of its Forbush decreases at 1.4, 3.1, and 9.9 AU

Olivier Witasse;Beatriz Sánchez-Cano;M. L. Mays;P. Kajdič

157
Citations
Birth of a comet magnetosphere: A spring of water ions

Hans Nilsson;Hans Nilsson;Gabriella Stenberg Wieser;Etienne Behar;Etienne Behar;Cyril Simon Wedlund

143
Citations
Heavy ion escape from Mars, influence from solar wind conditions and crustal magnetic fields

Hans Nilsson;Niklas J.T. Edberg;Gabriella Stenberg;Stas Barabash

143
Citations
A comparison of global models for the solar wind interaction with Mars

D. Brain;S. Barabash;A. Boesswetter;S. Bougher

140
Citations
Carbon dioxide photoelectron energy peaks at Mars

R. A. Frahm;J. D. Winningham;J. R. Sharber;J. R. Scherrer

136
Citations
Solar Wind Interaction and Impact on the Venus Atmosphere

Yoshifumi Futaana;Gabriella Stenberg Wieser;Stas Barabash;Janet G. Luhmann

126
Citations
Plasma Acceleration Above Martian Magnetic Anomalies

R. Lundin;D. Winningham;S. Barabash;R. Frahm

122
Citations
The Martian atmospheric ion escape rate dependence on solar wind and solar EUV conditions: 1. Seven years of Mars Express observations

Robin Ramstad;Stas Barabash;Yoshifumi Futaana;Hans Nilsson

121
Citations
Mars Express and Venus Express multi-point observations of geoeffective solar flare events in December 2006

Y. Futaana;S. Barabash;M. Yamauchi;S. McKenna-Lawlor

118
Citations
On the momentum transfer of the solar wind to the Martian topside ionosphere

R. Lundin;E. M. Dubinin;H. Koskinen;O. Norberg

118
Citations
Mass composition of the escaping plasma at Mars

E. Carlsson;E. Carlsson;A. Fedorov;S. Barabash;E. Budnik

114
Citations
Atmospheric effects of precipitating energetic hydrogen atoms on the Martian atmosphere

Esa Kallio;Stas Barabash

110
Citations
Surface-Exosphere-Magnetosphere System Of Mercury

A. Milillo;P. Wurz;S. Orsini;Dominique Delcourt

105
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshifumi Futaana Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Peter Wurz University of Bern

Mats Holmström Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Rickard Lundin Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Esa Kallio Aalto University

Andrew J. Coates University College London

R. A. Frahm Southwest Research Institute

Hannu E. J. Koskinen University of Helsinki

Janet G. Luhmann University of California, Berkeley

Joachim Woch Max Planck Society

External Links

Personal website of Stas Barabash

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