A. J. Coates

24.9k citations
464 papers · 13.5k · 2 hit papers · h-index 63

Impact in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
    • Astro and Planetary Science
    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
    • Planetary Science and Exploration
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Atmospheric Science top 1%
    • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 442
    • Astro and Planetary Science 391
    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 201
    • Planetary Science and Exploration 171
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 130
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 23
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 22
    • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 21
  • Molecular Biology 178
    • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 177
Co-authors
M. K. Dougherty (113 shared papers)D. T. Young (59 shared papers)F. J. Crary (46 shared papers)C. S. Arridge (77 shared papers)G. R. Lewis (39 shared papers)J. H. Waite (38 shared papers)A. D. Johnstone (37 shared papers)G. H. Jones (60 shared papers)
Journals
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (88 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (57 papers)Planetary and Space Science (39 papers)Advances in Space Research (17 papers)Annales Geophysicae (12 papers)
Partner nations
United KingdomUnited StatesFrance

In The Last Decade

A. J. Coates

446 papers receiving 13.0k citations

A. J. Coates's Hit Papers

JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): An ESA mission to orbit Ganymede and to characterise the Jupiter system 2012 · 439 citations
4390+6+12Years since publication100200300400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2012 Planetary and Space Science
  2. 2007 Science

Peers

A. J. Coates
Comparison fields: 5 of 143
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 12.2k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.4k
  • Molecular Biology 5.0k
  • Geophysics 668
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.4k
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W. K. Peterson United States
R. E. Johnson United States
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The Process of Tholin Formation in Titan's Upper Atmosphere
Science ·J. H. Waite, D. T. Young, T. E. Cravens, A. J. Coates, F. J. Crary, B. Magee, J. H. Westlake
Hit paper breakdown →		2007487
2
JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): An ESA mission to orbit Ganymede and to characterise the Jupiter system
Planetary and Space Science ·O. Grasset, M. K. Dougherty, A. Coustenis, E. J. Bunce, C. Erd, D. Titov, Michel Blanc, A. J. Coates, P. Drossart, Leigh N. Fletcher, Hauke Hußmann, R. Jaumann, N. Krupp, J. P. Lebreton, O. Prieto‐Ballesteros, Paolo Tortora, F. Tosi, Tim Van Hoolst
Hit paper breakdown →		2012439
3
Multi‐instrument analysis of electron populations in Saturn's magnetosphere
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·P. Schippers, Michel Blanc, Nicolás André, I. Dandouras, G. R. Lewis, Lin Gilbert, A. M. Persoon, N. Krupp, D. A. Gurnett, A. J. Coates, S. M. Krimigis, D. T. Young, M. K. Dougherty
2008359
4
Discovery of heavy negative ions in Titan's ionosphere
Geophysical Research Letters ·A. J. Coates, F. J. Crary, G. R. Lewis, D. T. Young, J. H. Waite, E. C. Sittler
2007341
5
Negative ion chemistry in Titan's upper atmosphere
Planetary and Space Science ·V. Vuitton, P. Lavvas, R. V. Yelle, M. Galand, A. Wellbrock, G. R. Lewis, A. J. Coates, Jan‐Erik Wahlund
2009201
6
Modelling the surface and subsurface Martian radiation environment: Implications for astrobiology
Geophysical Research Letters ·Lewis Dartnell, L. Desorgher, John M. Ward, A. J. Coates
2007200
7
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society - Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
UCL Discovery (University College London) ·A. J. Coates, Jl Culhane, Jcr Hunt
2003198
8
An active current sheet in the solar wind
Nature ·S. J. Schwartz, C. P. Chaloner, P. J. Christiansen, A. J. Coates, D. S. Hall, A. D. Johnstone, M. P. Gough, Andrew J. Norris, R. P. Rijnbeek, D. J. Southwood, L. J. C. Woolliscroft
1985166
9
The Interaction of the Atmosphere of Enceladus with Saturn's Plasma
Science ·R. L. Tokar, R. E. Johnson, T. W. Hill, D. H. Pontius, W. S. Kŭrth, F. J. Crary, D. T. Young, M. F. Thomsen, D. B. Reisenfeld, A. J. Coates, G. R. Lewis, E. C. Sittler, D. A. Gurnett
2006157
10
Warping of Saturn's magnetospheric and magnetotail current sheets
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·C. S. Arridge, K. K. Khurana, C. T. Russell, D. J. Southwood, N. Achilleos, M. K. Dougherty, A. J. Coates, H. K. Leinweber
2008137
11
A new form of Saturn's magnetopause using a dynamic pressure balance model, based on in situ, multi‐instrument Cassini measurements
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Sheila Kanani, C. S. Arridge, G. H. Jones, A. N. Fazakerley, H. J. McAndrews, N. Sergis, S. M. Krimigis, M. K. Dougherty, A. J. Coates, D. T. Young, K. C. Hansen, N. Krupp
2010132
12
Determination of comet Halley Gas emission characteristics from mass loading of the solar wind
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. E. Huddleston, A. D. Johnstone, A. J. Coates
1990128
13
RPC-MAG The Fluxgate Magnetometer in the ROSETTA Plasma Consortium
Space Science Reviews ·Karl‐Heinz Glaßmeier, Ingo Richter, Andrea Diedrich, G. Musmann, U. Auster, U. Motschmann, A. Balogh, C. Carr, E. Cupido, A. J. Coates, M. Rother, K. Schwingenschuh, K. Szegő, B. T. Tsurutani
2007121
14
Magnetic Reconnection in the Near Venusian Magnetotail
Science ·Tielong Zhang, Quanming Lu, W. Baumjohann, C. T. Russell, A. Fedorov, S. Barabash, A. J. Coates, Aimin Du, Jinbin Cao, R. Nakamura, Wai‐Leong Teh, Rongsheng Wang, Xiankang Dou, Songhu Wang, K. Glassmeier, Hans‐Ulrich Auster, М. А. Балихин
2012119
15
Evidence for rotationally driven plasma transport in Saturn's magnetosphere
Geophysical Research Letters ·T. W. Hill, A. M. Rymer, J. L. Burch, F. J. Crary, D. T. Young, M. F. Thomsen, D. Delapp, Nicolás André, A. J. Coates, G. R. Lewis
2005111
16
Energy deposition and primary chemical products in Titan’s upper atmosphere
Icarus ·P. Lavvas, M. Galand, R. V. Yelle, A. N. Heays, B. R. Lewis, G. R. Lewis, A. J. Coates
2011108
17
Origin of Saturn's aurora: Simultaneous observations by Cassini and the Hubble Space Telescope
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·E. J. Bunce, C. S. Arridge, J. T. Clarke, A. J. Coates, S. W. H. Cowley, M. K. Dougherty, Jean‐Claude Gérard, Denis Grodent, K. C. Hansen, J. D. Nichols, D. J. Southwood, D. L. Talboys
2008106
18
Solar wind dynamic pressure and electric field as the main factors controlling Saturn's aurorae
Nature ·F. J. Crary, J. T. Clarke, M. K. Dougherty, P. G. Hanlon, K. C. Hansen, J. T. Steinberg, B. L. Barraclough, A. J. Coates, Jean‐Claude Gérard, Denis Grodent, W. S. Kŭrth, D. G. Mitchell, A. M. Rymer, D. T. Young
2005104
19
Ion and neutral sources and sinks within Saturn's inner magnetosphere: Cassini results
Planetary and Space Science ·E. C. Sittler, Nicolás André, Michel Blanc, M. Bürger, R. E. Johnson, A. J. Coates, A. M. Rymer, D. B. Reisenfeld, M. F. Thomsen, A. M. Persoon, M. K. Dougherty, H. T. Smith, R. A. Baragiola, R. E. Hartle, D. Chornay, M. Shappirio, David Simpson, D. J. McComas, D. T. Young
2007102
20
The Magnetic Memory of Titan's Ionized Atmosphere
Science ·C. Bertucci, N. Achilleos, M. K. Dougherty, R. Modolo, A. J. Coates, K. Szegő, A. Masters, Yingjuan Ma, F. M. Neubauer, Philippe Garnier, Jan‐Erik Wahlund, D. T. Young
2008101

About A. J. Coates

A. J. Coates is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 464 papers that have together received 13.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (391 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (201 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (177 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (171 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (130 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (23 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (22 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (12.2k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.4k citations), Molecular Biology (5.0k citations), Geophysics (668 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.4k citations). A. J. Coates has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include M. K. Dougherty, D. T. Young, F. J. Crary, C. S. Arridge, G. R. Lewis, J. H. Waite, A. D. Johnstone, G. H. Jones, M. F. Thomsen and S. W. H. Cowley. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters, Planetary and Space Science, Advances in Space Research and Annales Geophysicae.

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