2026 William H. Matthaeus: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	119	848	803	457	426	895	50413

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society For pioneering research into the nature of turbulence in space and astrophysical plasmas, which has led to major advances in understanding particle transport, dissipation of turbulent energy, and magnetic reconnection.
1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to understanding of fluid and plasma relaxation processes, for pioneering work on novel lattice gas simulation methods, and for advances in understanding of turbulence and particle scattering in space plasmas
1985 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1985 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

William H. Matthaeus is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on physics and astronomy, with a significant concentration in astronomy and astrophysics.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

Physics and Astronomy

The subfields of study addressed in their publications are:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Molecular Biology
Computational Mechanics
Oceanography
General Health Professions

The key topics of Matthaeus's research encompass:

Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
Astro and Planetary Science
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

William H. Matthaeus has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with frequent publications appearing in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physics of Plasmas

Among the recent papers featuring Matthaeus's work are:

Pathways to Dissipation in Weakly Collisional Plasmas (2020) - The Astrophysical Journal
The Solar Orbiter magnetometer (2020) - Astronomy and Astrophysics
Parker Solar Probe: Four Years of Discoveries at Solar Cycle Minimum (2023) - Space Science Reviews
Shear-driven Transition to Isotropically Turbulent Solar Wind Outside the Alfvén Critical Zone (2020) - The Astrophysical Journal
Measures of Scale-dependent Alfvénicity in the First PSP Solar Encounter (2020) - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Collaborations are an important aspect of Matthaeus's work, with frequent co-authors including:

Rohit Chhiber
R. Bandyopadhyay
T. N. Parashar
Francesco Pecora
S. D. Bale

The scientist's contributions have been recognized with several awards such as:

James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society (2019) - For pioneering research into turbulence in space and astrophysical plasmas, addressing particle transport, turbulent energy dissipation, and magnetic reconnection.
Fellow of American Physical Society (1998) - For contributions to fluid and plasma relaxation processes, lattice gas simulation methods, and turbulence and particle scattering in space plasmas.
James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (1985)
Fellow of American Geophysical Union (1985)

Best Publications

Recovery of the Navier-Stokes equations using a lattice-gas Boltzmann method.

Hudong Chen;Shiyi Chen;William H. Matthaeus

2049
Citations
Measurement of the rugged invariants of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the solar wind

William H. Matthaeus;Melvyn L. Goldstein

1029
Citations
Anisotropy in MHD turbulence due to a mean magnetic field

John V. Shebalin;William H. Matthaeus;David Montgomery

1003
Citations
Lattice Boltzmann model for simulation of magnetohydrodynamics

Shiyi Chen;Hudong Chen;Daniel Martnez;William Matthaeus

974
Citations
Proton and Electron Mean Free Paths: The Palmer Consensus Revisited

John W. Bieber;William H. Matthaeus;Charles W. Smith;Wolfgang Wanner

856
Citations
Observational constraints on the dynamics of the interplanetary magnetic field dissipation range

Robert J. Leamon;Charles W. Smith;Norman F. Ness;William H. Matthaeus

832
Citations
Evidence for the presence of quasi‐two‐dimensional nearly incompressible fluctuations in the solar wind

William H. Matthaeus;Melvyn L. Goldstein;D. Aaron Roberts

775
Citations
Dominant two‐dimensional solar wind turbulence with implications for cosmic ray transport

John W. Bieber;Wolfgang Wanner;William H. Matthaeus

702
Citations
NONLINEAR COLLISIONLESS PERPENDICULAR DIFFUSION OF CHARGED PARTICLES

W. H. Matthaeus;G. Qin;J. W. Bieber;G. P. Zank

547
Citations
Evolution of turbulent magnetic fluctuation power with heliospheric distance

G. P. Zank;W. H. Matthaeus;C. W. Smith

450
Citations
Turbulent magnetic reconnection

W. H. Matthaeus;S. L. Lamkin

446
Citations
Origin and evolution of fluctuations in the solar wind: Helios observations and Helios-Voyager comparisons

D. A. Roberts;M. L. Goldstein;L. W. Klein;W. H. Matthaeus

424
Citations
Coronal Heating by Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence Driven by Reflected Low-Frequency Waves

William H. Matthaeus;Gary P. Zank;Sean Oughton;D. J. Mullan

398
Citations
SELECTIVE DECAY HYPOTHESIS AT HIGH MECHANICAL AND MAGNETIC REYNOLDS NUMBERS

William H. Matthaeus;David Montgomery

389
Citations
Coherent structures, intermittent turbulence, and dissipation in high-temperature plasmas

H. Karimabadi;V. Roytershteyn;M. Wan;W. H. Matthaeus

388
Citations
The influence of a mean magnetic field on three- dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

Sean Oughton;Eric R. Priest;William H. Matthaeus

376
Citations
Nearly incompressible fluids. II - Magnetohydrodynamics, turbulence, and waves

G. P. Zank;W. H. Matthaeus

360
Citations
Transport and turbulence modeling of solar wind fluctuations

Ye Zhou;William H. Matthaeus

335
Citations
Models of inertial range spectra of interplanetary magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

Ye Zhou;William H. Matthaeus

335
Citations
The nature and evolution of magnetohydrodynamic fluctuations in the solar wind: Voyager observations

D. A. Roberts;L. W. Klein;M. L. Goldstein;W. H. Matthaeus

330
Citations