2026 T. D. Phan: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	89	2337	2224	1173	1095	364	25579

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Physics

2337

2224

1173

1095

364

25579

T. D. Phan publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where T. D. Phan sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 364 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

T. D. Phan D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where T. D. Phan sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

T. D. Phan is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with specific work covering various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their main topics of study emphasize aspects of Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, and Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research.

Their frequently published work appears in a range of scientific venues, notably:

Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Geophysical Research Letters

Among recent publications, selected papers include:

"Sharp Alfvénic Impulses in the Near-Sun Solar Wind" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
"Electron Acceleration during Macroscale Magnetic Reconnection" (2021), published in Physical Review Letters
"A Quarter Century of Wind Spacecraft Discoveries" (2021), published in Reviews of Geophysics
"Magnetic Reconnection as the Driver of the Solar Wind" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"A Solar Source of Alfvénic Magnetic Field Switchbacks: In Situ Remnants of Magnetic Funnels on Supergranulation Scales" (2021), published in The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with T. D. Phan include:

J. L. Burch
D. J. Gershman
S. D. Bale
J. F. Drake
B. L. Giles

T. D. Phan was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2016.

Best Publications

First multispacecraft ion measurements in and near the Earth's magnetosphere with the identical Cluster ion spectrometry (CIS) experiment

H. Rème;C. Aoustin;J. M. Bosqued;I. Dandouras

1309
Citations
The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus: Measuring the Coronal Plasma and Magnetic Field, Plasma Waves and Turbulence, and Radio Signatures of Solar Transients.

S. D. Bale;K. Goetz;P. R. Harvey;P. Turin

906
Citations
Tail reconnection triggering substorm onset.

Vassilis Angelopoulos;James P. McFadden;Davin Larson;Charles W. Carlson

781
Citations
Transport of solar wind into Earth's magnetosphere through rolled-up Kelvin–Helmholtz vortices

H. Hasegawa;M. Fujimoto;T.-D. Phan;H. Rème

730
Citations
Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space.

J. L. Burch;R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;T. D. Phan;L. J Chen

721
Citations
The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System (SPEDAS)

V. Angelopoulos;P. Cruce;A. Drozdov;E. W. Grimes

543
Citations
Highly structured slow solar wind emerging from an equatorial coronal hole

S. D. Bale;S. T. Badman;J. W. Bonnell;T. A. Bowen

532
Citations
Evidence for electron acceleration up to approximately 300 keV in the magnetic reconnection diffusion region of earth's magnetotail.

M. Øieroset;R. P. Lin;T. D. Phan;D. E. Larson

478
Citations
Evidence of diffusion regions at a subsolar magnetopause crossing.

F. S. Mozer;S. D. Bale;T. D. Phan

443
Citations
The magnetosheath region adjacent to the dayside magnetopause: AMPTE/IRM observations

T. D. Phan;G. Paschmann;W. Baumjohann;N. Sckopke

410
Citations
Electron magnetic reconnection without ion coupling in Earth's turbulent magnetosheath

T. D. Phan;J. P. Eastwood;M. A. Shay;J. F. Drake

381
Citations
A magnetic reconnection X-line extending more than 390 Earth radii in the solar wind

T. D. Phan;J. T. Gosling;M. S. Davis;R. M. Skoug

366
Citations
Extended magnetic reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause from detection of bi-directional jets

T. D. Phan;L. M. Kistler;B. Klecker;G. Haerendel

259
Citations
First Results from the THEMIS Mission

V. Angelopoulos;D. Sibeck;C. W. Carlson;J. P. McFadden

259
Citations
ELECTRON ACCELERATION BY MULTI-ISLAND COALESCENCE

M. Oka;T.-D. Phan;S. Krucker;M. Fujimoto

238
Citations
Comprehensive study of the magnetospheric response to a hot flow anomaly

D. G. Sibeck;N. L. Borodkova;S. J. Schwartz;C. J. Owen

232
Citations
Evidence for an Elongated (>60 Ion Skin Depths) Electron Diffusion Region during Fast Magnetic Reconnection

T. D. Phan;J. F. Drake;M. A. Shay;F. S. Mozer

212
Citations
Ion heating resulting from pickup in magnetic reconnection exhausts

J. F. Drake;M. Swisdak;T. D. Phan;P. A. Cassak

211
Citations
Magnetotail flow bursts: Association to global magnetospheric circulation, relationship to ionospheric activity and direct evidence for localization

V. Angelopoulos;T. D. Phan;D. E. Larson;F. S. Mozer

209
Citations
Electron-scale dynamics of the diffusion region during symmetric magnetic reconnection in space

R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;J. L. Burch;T. D. Phan;M. Hesse;M. Hesse

144
Citations