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3877
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Vania K. Jordanova publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vania K. Jordanova sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 250 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Vania K. Jordanova D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vania K. Jordanova sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vania K. Jordanova is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of physics and astronomy as well as earth and planetary sciences. Within these broader areas, their work focuses extensively on the subfields of astronomy and astrophysics, geophysics, aerospace engineering, molecular biology, and artificial intelligence.

The main topics of their scientific investigation include:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and space plasma dynamics
  • Earthquake detection and analysis
  • Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies
  • Lightning and electromagnetic phenomena
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • GNSS positioning and interference

Jordanova has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets encompass:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Space Weather
  • Advances in Space Research
  • Space Science Reviews

Some notable recent papers include:

  • The Effects of Field Line Curvature (FLC) Scattering on Ring Current Dynamics and Isotropic Boundary, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • On the Ion Precipitation due to Field Line Curvature (FLC) and EMIC Wave Scattering and Their Subsequent Impact on Ionospheric Electrodynamics, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Effects of EMIC Wave-Driven Proton Precipitation on the Ionosphere, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Simulating the Ion Precipitation From the Inner Magnetosphere by H-Band and He-Band Electro Magnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Meso-Scale Electrodynamic Coupling of the Earth Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System, 2022, Space Science Reviews

Frequent collaborators in Jordanova's research include:

  • Yiqun Yu
  • Jinbin Cao
  • Xingbin Tian
  • Yoshizumi Miyoshi
  • Binbin Ni

Best Publications

  • The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP

    C. A. Kletzing;W. S. Kurth;M. Acuna;R. J. MacDowall

  • Science Goals and Overview of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) Suite on NASA’s Van Allen Probes Mission

    H. E. Spence;G. D. Reeves;D. N. Baker;J. B. Blake

  • Precipitation of radiation belt electrons by EMIC waves, observed from ground and space

    Y. Miyoshi;K. Sakaguchi;K. Shiokawa;D. Evans

  • Modeling ring current proton precipitation by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves during the May 14-16, 1997, storm

    V. K. Jordanova;Charlie J. Farrugia;R. M. Thorne;G. V. Khazanov

  • Relativistic electron precipitation by EMIC waves from self-consistent global simulations

    V. K. Jordanova;J. Albert;Y. Miyoshi

  • Collisional losses of ring current ions

    V. K. Jordanova;L. M. Kistler;J. U. Kozyra;G. V. Khazanov

  • The occurrence and wave properties of H+-, He+-, and O+-band EMIC waves observed by the Van Allen Probes

    A. A. Saikin;J. C. Zhang;R. C. Allen;R. C. Allen;C. W. Smith

  • Kinetic model of the ring current-atmosphere interactions

    V. K. Jordanova;J. U. Kozyra;A. F. Nagy;G. V. Khazanov

  • Analysis of early phase ring current recovery mechanisms during geomagnetic storms

    M. W. Liemohn;J. U. Kozyra;V. K. Jordanova;G. V. Khazanov

  • Global simulation of magnetosonic wave instability in the storm time magnetosphere

    Lunjin Chen;Richard M. Thorne;Vania K. Jordanova;Richard B. Horne

  • Kinetic simulations of ring current evolution during the Geospace Environment Modeling challenge events

    V. K. Jordanova;Y. S. Miyoshi;S. Zaharia;M. F. Thomsen

  • A statistical study of EMIC waves observed by Cluster : 1. Wave properties

    R. C. Allen;R. C. Allen;R. C. Allen;J. C Zhang;L. M. Kistler;H. E. Spence

  • Global simulation of EMIC wave excitation during the 21 April 2001 storm from coupled RCM‐RAM‐HOTRAY modeling

    Lunjin Chen;Richard M. Thorne;Vania K. Jordanova;Chih Ping Wang

  • Effects of a high‐density plasma sheet on ring current development during the November 2–6, 1993, magnetic storm

    J. U. Kozyra;V. K. Jordanova;J. E. Borovsky;M. F. Thomsen

  • Modeling of the contribution of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves to stormtime ring current erosion

    J. U. Kozyra;V. K. Jordanova;R. B. Home;R. M. Thorne

  • Multistep Dst development and ring current composition changes during the 4–6 June 1991 magnetic storm

    J. U. Kozyra;M. W. Liemohn;C. R. Clauer;A. J. Ridley

  • Self‐consistent modeling of magnetic fields and plasmas in the inner magnetosphere: Application to a geomagnetic storm

    Sorin Zaharia;V. K. Jordanova;V. K. Jordanova;M. F. Thomsen;G. D. Reeves

  • October 1995 magnetic cloud and accompanying storm activity: Ring current evolution

    V. K. Jordanova;Charlie J. Farrugia;L. Janoo;J. M. Quinn

  • Energy content in the storm time ring current

    Niescja E Turner;D N Baker;T I Pulkkinen;J L Roeder

  • A two-ejecta event associated with a two-step geomagnetic storm

    Charlie J. Farrugia;V. K. Jordanova;V. K. Jordanova;M. F. Thomsen;G. Lu

  • A statistical study of EMIC waves observed by Cluster: 1. Wave properties

    R. C. Allen;J.-C. Zhang;L. M. Kistler;H. E. Spence

Frequent Co-Authors

Michelle F. Thomsen
Michelle F. Thomsen Planetary Science Institute
Roy Torbert
Roy Torbert University of New Hampshire
Charles J. Farrugia
Charles J. Farrugia University of New Hampshire
Craig Kletzing
Craig Kletzing University of Iowa
Michael G. Henderson
Michael G. Henderson Los Alamos National Laboratory
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Richard M. Thorne
Richard M. Thorne University of California, Los Angeles
Yoshizumi Miyoshi
Yoshizumi Miyoshi Nagoya University
Michael H. Denton
Michael H. Denton Space Science Institute
Richard B. Horne
Richard B. Horne British Antarctic Survey

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