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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 60 1914 1727 835 735 354 12233

Tuija Pulkkinen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tuija Pulkkinen between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tuija Pulkkinen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2001. 27 of the 472 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2001. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 30 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 17 publications
1990 2025

472 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tuija Pulkkinen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 3
1992 4
1993 9
1994 9
1995 6
1996 17
1997 17
1998 20
1999 12
2000 27
2001 30
2002 22
2003 10
2004 10
2005 13
2006 16
2007 16
2008 12
2009 11
2010 13
2011 12
2012 8
2013 9
2014 12
2015 18
2016 12
2017 9
2018 15
2019 16
2020 14
2021 11
2022 13
2023 17
2024 10
2025 17
Total 472
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Tuija Pulkkinen publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tuija Pulkkinen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 348–357 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 354 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87 354
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Tuija Pulkkinen D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135 60
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1998 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Tuija Pulkkinen is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research covers a diverse range of topics including ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

They have published research in several frequent venues, demonstrating a focus on space physics and related areas. The main publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Space Weather
  • Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Tuija Pulkkinen include:

  • What sustained multi-disciplinary research can achieve: The space weather modeling framework, 2021, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
  • New Findings From Explainable SYM-H Forecasting Using Gradient Boosting Machines, 2022, Space Weather
  • Magnetotail plasma eruptions driven by magnetic reconnection and kinetic instabilities, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • Ultra-low Frequency Foreshock Waves and Ion Dynamics at Mars, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Oxygen Ion Escape From Venus Is Modulated by Ultra-Low Frequency Waves, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Qusai Al Shidi
  • G. Tóth
  • Austin Brenner
  • M. W. Liemohn
  • Shasha Zou

Their main areas of study encompass:

  • Physics and Astronomy

Subfields of interest include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Their core research topics address:

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

Recognition of their professional contributions includes election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2014, Membership in Academia Europaea since 2011, and Fellowship in the American Geophysical Union since 1998.

Best Publications

  • Neutral line model of substorms: Past results and present view

    D. N. Baker;T. I. Pulkkinen;V. Angelopoulos;W. Baumjohann

  • Coronal mass ejections and their sheath regions in interplanetary space

    Emilia Kilpua;Hannu E. J. Koskinen;Hannu E. J. Koskinen;Tuija I. Pulkkinen

  • Space Weather: Terrestrial Perspective

    Tuija Pulkkinen

  • Steady magnetospheric convection: A review of recent results

    V. A. Sergeev;R. J. Pellinen;T. I. Pulkkinen

  • Substorm Current Wedge Revisited

    Larry. Kepko;R. L. McPherron;O. Amm;S. Apatenkov

  • Evaluation of the tail current contribution to Dst

    Niescja E Turner;D N Baker;T I Pulkkinen;R L McPherron

  • Coronal mass ejections, magnetic clouds, and relativistic magnetospheric electron events: ISTP

    D. N. Baker;T. I. Pulkkinen;X. Li;S. G. Kanekal

  • Growth-Phase Thinning of the Near-Earth Current Sheet During the Cdaw-6 Substorm

    Jeff Sanny;R. L. McPherron;C. T. Russell;D. N. Baker

  • Supermagnetosonic Jets behind a Collisionless Quasiparallel Shock

    H. Hietala;Tiera V. Laitinen;K. Andreeova;R. Vainio

  • Pseudobreakup and substorm growth phase in the ionosphere and magnetosphere

    H. E. J. Koskinen;R. E. Lopez;R. J. Pellinen;T. I. Pulkkinen

  • Particle scattering and current sheet stability in the geomagnetic tail during the substorm growth phase

    T. I. Pulkkinen;D. N. Baker;R. J. Pellinen;J. Büchner

  • Stormtime energy transfer in global MHD simulation

    M. Palmroth;T. I. Pulkkinen;P. Janhunen;C.-C. Wu

  • A strong CME-related magnetic cloud interaction with the Earth's Magnetosphere: ISTP observations of rapid relativistic electron acceleration on May 15, 1997

    D. N. Baker;T. I. Pulkkinen;X. Li;S. G. Kanekal

  • Coupled‐mode scenario for the magnetospheric dynamics

    V. A. Sergeev;T. I. Pulkkinen;R. J. Pellinen

  • Substorm energy budget during low and high solar activity: 1997 and 1999 compared

    Eija Tanskanen;Tuija Pulkkinen;Hej Koskinen;Hej Koskinen;JA Slavin

  • Modeling the growth phase of a substorm using the Tsyganenko Model and multi-spacecraft observations: CDAW-9

    T. I. Pulkkinen;D. N. Baker;D. H. Fairfield;R. J. Pellinen

  • Ionospheric current signatures of transient plasma sheet flows

    K. Kauristie;V. A. Sergeev;M. Kubyshkina;T. I. Pulkkinen

  • Two substorm intensifications compared: Onset, expansion, and global consequences

    Tuija Pulkkinen;D. N. Baker;L. A. Frank;J. B. Sigwarth

  • The GUMICS-4 global MHD magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling simulation

    P. Janhunen;M. Palmroth;T. Laitinen;I. Honkonen;I. Honkonen

  • Multi-spacecraft observation of plasma dipolarization/injection in the inner magnetosphere

    S. V. Apatenkov;V. A. Sergeev;M. V. Kubyshkina;R. Nakamura

  • Reply to Comment on "Evaluation of the Tail Current Contribution to Dst"

    Niescja E Turner;D N Baker;T I Pulkkinen;R L McPherron

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu E. J. Koskinen
Hannu E. J. Koskinen University of Helsinki
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
Robert L. McPherron
Robert L. McPherron University of California, Los Angeles
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
V. A. Sergeev
V. A. Sergeev Saint Petersburg State University
Ari Viljanen
Ari Viljanen Finnish Meteorological Institute
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Iannis Dandouras
Iannis Dandouras British Antarctic Survey
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles

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