2026 V. A. Sergeev: 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	67	1255	1113	3	3	248	13778

V. A. Sergeev 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 V. A. Sergeev sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 510+

This scientist: 248 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

V. A. Sergeev 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 V. A. Sergeev sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Russia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Russia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Russia Leader Award

Overview

V. A. Sergeev is affiliated with St Petersburg University in the Russian Federation. Their research spans multiple domains within physics and engineering, focusing particularly on space and atmospheric sciences.

The primary fields of study encompass Physics and Astronomy and Engineering. Within these, Sergeev's work delves deeply into the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Aerospace Engineering.

Sergeev's research interests center around several main topics:

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Astro and Planetary Science
Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization

Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications in key scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets for Sergeev are:

Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (14 publications)
Space Science Reviews (3 publications)
Acoustical Physics (3 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (3 publications)
Geophysical Research Letters (2 publications)

Some recent representative papers authored by Sergeev illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

Unusual Magnetospheric Dynamics During Intense Substorm Initiated by Strong Magnetospheric Compression, 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Toward the Reconstruction of Substorm-Related Dynamical Pattern of the Radiowave Auroral Absorption, 2020, Space Weather
Superthermal Proton and Electron Fluxes in the Plasma Sheet Transition Region and Their Dependence on Solar Wind Parameters, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
The ELFIN Mission, 2020, Space Science Reviews
Physical Processes of Meso-Scale, Dynamic Auroral Forms, 2020, Space Science Reviews

Sergeev has collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating an active research network. Prominent coauthors include:

V. Angelopoulos
Anton Artemyev
A. Runov
M. A. Shukhtina
Weiqin Sun

Best Publications

THEMIS observations of an earthward-propagating dipolarization front

A. Runov;V. Angelopoulos;M. I. Sitnov;V. A. Sergeev

619
Citations
Structure of the tail plasma/current sheet at ∼11 RE and its changes in the course of a substorm

V. A. Sergeev;D. G. Mitchell;C. T. Russell;D. J. Williams

439
Citations
Detection of localized, plasma‐depleted flux tubes or bubbles in the midtail plasma sheet

V. A. Sergeev;V. Angelopoulos;J. T. Gosling;C. A. Cattell

361
Citations
Pitch-angle scattering of energetic protons in the magnetotail current sheet as the dominant source of their isotropic precipitation into the nightside ionosphere

V.A. Sergeev;E.M. Sazhina;N.A. Tsyganenko;J.Å. Lundblad

350
Citations
Earthward flow bursts, auroral streamers, and small expansions

R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann;R. Schödel;M. Brittnacher

333
Citations
Current sheet flapping motion and structure observed by Cluster

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

313
Citations
Steady magnetospheric convection: A review of recent results

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

300
Citations
Local structure of the magnetotail current sheet: 2001 Cluster observations

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

297
Citations
Substorm Current Wedge Revisited

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

269
Citations
First Results from the THEMIS Mission

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

259
Citations
Testing the isotropic boundary algorithm method to evaluate the magnetic field configuration in the tail

V. A. Sergeev;M. Malkov;K. Mursula

252
Citations
Kinetic structure of the sharp injection/dipolarization front in the flow-braking region

V. Sergeev;V. Angelopoulos;S. Apatenkov;J. Bonnell

248
Citations
Electric current and magnetic field geometry in flapping magnetotail current sheets

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

245
Citations
Multiple-spacecraft observation of a narrow transient plasma jet in the Earth's plasma sheet

V. A. Sergeev;J. A. Sauvaud;D. Popescu;R. A. Kovrazhkin

216
Citations
Recent advances in understanding substorm dynamics

V. A. Sergeev;V. Angelopoulos;R. Nakamura

208
Citations
Development of auroral streamers in association with localized impulsive injections to the inner magnetotail

V. A. Sergeev;K. Liou;C. I. Meng;P. T. Newell

199
Citations
Current sheet thickness in the near-earth plasma sheet during substorm growth phase

V. A. Sergeev;P. Tanskanen;K. Mursula;A. Korth

198
Citations
Orientation and propagation of current sheet oscillations

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

191
Citations
Current sheet measurements within a flapping plasma sheet

V. Sergeev;V. Angelopoulos;C. Carlson;P. Sutcliffe

187
Citations
Accelerated ions ahead of earthward propagating dipolarization fronts

X.-Z. Zhou;V. Angelopoulos;V. A. Sergeev;A. Runov

183
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rumi Nakamura Austrian Academy of Sciences

Wolfgang Baumjohann Austrian Academy of Sciences

Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles

Andrei Runov University of California, Los Angeles

Howard J. Singer National Weather Service

J. A. Sauvaud Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Karl-Heinz Glassmeier Technische Universität Braunschweig

Roy Torbert University of New Hampshire

Tuija Pulkkinen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Nikolai A. Tsyganenko Saint Petersburg State University

External Links

Personal website of V. A. Sergeev

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