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Tielong Zhang is affiliated with the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Austria and has contributed extensively to research in Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Ocean Engineering, with a primary concentration on astro and planetary science.

Their research topics cover a range of areas such as Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, and Earthquake Detection and Analysis.

Tielong Zhang has published in notable scientific venues, prominently including The Astrophysical Journal, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, Geophysical Research Letters, Earth and Planetary Physics, and arXiv (Cornell University).

  • Scientific objectives and payloads of Tianwen-1, China's first Mars exploration mission (2020, Advances in Space Research)
  • China's Mars Exploration Mission and Science Investigation (2021, Space Science Reviews)
  • Mars Orbiter magnetometer of China's First Mars Mission Tianwen-1 (2020, Earth and Planetary Physics)
  • Ground magnetic survey on Mars from the Zhurong rover (2023, Nature Astronomy)
  • The Chinese Mars ROVER Fluxgate Magnetometers (2020, Space Science Reviews)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a network of coauthors. Most frequent among these are Guoqiang Wang, Sudong Xiao, Mingyu Wu, Yuanqiang Chen, and Zonghao Pan.

Best Publications

  • Local structure of the magnetotail current sheet: 2001 Cluster observations

    A. Runov;V. A. Sergeev;R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann

  • Magnetic field investigation of the Venus plasma environment: Expected new results from Venus Express

    T.L. Zhang;T.L. Zhang;W. Baumjohann;M. Delva;H.-U. Auster

  • Joint observations by Cluster satellites of bursty bulk flows in the magnetotail

    J. B. Cao;Y. D Ma;G. Parks;H. Reme

  • Electric current and magnetic field geometry in flapping magnetotail current sheets

    A. Runov;V. A. Sergeev;W. Baumjohann;R. Nakamura

  • Cluster observation of a bifurcated current sheet

    A. Runov;R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann;T. L. Zhang

  • Scientific objectives and payloads of Tianwen-1, China’s first Mars exploration mission

    Yongliao Zou;Yan Zhu;Yunfei Bai;Lianguo Wang

  • The loss of ions from Venus through the plasma wake

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

  • Determining the mass loss limit for close-in exoplanets: what can we learn from transit observations?

    H. Lammer;P. Odert;M. Leitzinger;M. L. Khodachenko

  • Orientation and propagation of current sheet oscillations

    V. Sergeev;A. Runov;W. Baumjohann;R. Nakamura

  • The Double Star magnetic field investigation: instrument design, performance and highlights of the first year's observations

    C. Carr;P. Brown;T. L. Zhang;J. Gloag

  • A wavy twisted neutral sheet observed by CLUSTER

    T. L. Zhang;W. Baumjohann;R. Nakamura;A. Balogh

  • Magnetic Reconnection in the Near Venusian Magnetotail

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

  • Kinetic analysis of the energy transport of bursty bulk flows in the plasma sheet

    Jinbin Cao;Yuduan Ma;George Parks;Henri Reme;Henri Reme

  • Loss of hydrogen and oxygen from the upper atmosphere of Venus

    H. Lammer;H.I.M. Lichtenegger;H.K. Biernat;H.K. Biernat;N.V. Erkaev

  • Lightning on Venus inferred from whistler-mode waves in the ionosphere

    C. T. Russell;T. L. Zhang;M. Delva;W. Magnes

  • MULTI-POINT SHOCK AND FLUX ROPE ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE INTERPLANETARY CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS AROUND 2010 AUGUST 1 IN THE INNER HELIOSPHERE

    C. Mostl;C. Mostl;C. Mostl;Charlie J. Farrugia;E. K. J. Kilpua;L. K. Jian;L. K. Jian

  • China’s Mars Exploration Mission and Science Investigation

    Chunlai Li;Rongqiao Zhang;Dengyun Yu;Guangliang Dong

  • 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

  • Characteristic size and shape of the mirror mode structures in the solar wind at 0.72 AU

    T. L. Zhang;T. L. Zhang;C. T. Russell;W. Baumjohann;L. K. Jian

  • Atmosphere and water loss from early Mars under extreme solar wind and extreme ultraviolet conditions.

    Naoki Terada;Yuri N. Kulikov;Helmut Lammer;Herbert I.M. Lichtenegger

  • Magnetic turbulence in the plasma sheet

    Z. Vörös;W. Baumjohann;R. Nakamura;A. Runov

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Baumjohann
Wolfgang Baumjohann Austrian Academy of Sciences
Martin Volwerk
Martin Volwerk Austrian Academy of Sciences
S. Barabash
S. Barabash Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Rumi Nakamura
Rumi Nakamura Austrian Academy of Sciences
Yoshifumi Futaana
Yoshifumi Futaana Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Janet G. Luhmann
Janet G. Luhmann University of California, Berkeley
Rickard Lundin
Rickard Lundin Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Eduard Dubinin
Eduard Dubinin Max Planck Society
Konrad Schwingenschuh
Konrad Schwingenschuh Austrian Academy of Sciences

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