Alan Thomson

6.7k total citations
70 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Alan Thomson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Molecular Biology and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Thomson has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Geophysics, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Alan Thomson's work include Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (39 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (31 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (29 papers). Alan Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (39 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (31 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (29 papers). Alan Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Alan Thomson's co-authors include Ciarán Beggan, Sarah Reay, Vincent Lesur, Susan Macmillan, A. Pulkkinen, E. Bernabeu, Jan F. Eichner, R. B. Horne, G. S. Richardson and Ellen Clarke and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Geophysical Journal International and Risk Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Alan Thomson

65 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Thomson United Kingdom 26 1.4k 1.3k 1.0k 198 142 70 2.3k
Ciarán Beggan United Kingdom 24 836 0.6× 1000 0.8× 778 0.8× 256 1.3× 64 0.5× 96 1.6k
A. Pulkkinen United States 40 3.2k 2.3× 2.3k 1.8× 2.2k 2.2× 140 0.7× 116 0.8× 116 4.2k
D. H. Boteler Canada 31 2.0k 1.4× 2.0k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 88 0.4× 136 1.0× 135 3.2k
Arnaud Chulliat France 25 703 0.5× 833 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 458 2.3× 92 0.6× 65 1.6k
A. Viljanen Finland 43 3.5k 2.5× 3.1k 2.4× 2.5k 2.4× 125 0.6× 139 1.0× 135 4.6k
M. Menvielle France 18 863 0.6× 892 0.7× 543 0.5× 100 0.5× 68 0.5× 56 1.5k
Vyacheslav Pilipenko Russia 22 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 891 0.9× 56 0.3× 90 0.6× 188 1.8k
Alexey Kuvshinov Switzerland 27 454 0.3× 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 429 2.2× 26 0.2× 93 2.0k
H. Nevanlinna Finland 20 978 0.7× 537 0.4× 809 0.8× 133 0.7× 25 0.2× 66 1.4k
Georgios Balasis Greece 25 793 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 648 0.6× 105 0.5× 99 0.7× 89 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Thomson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Thomson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hübert, Juliane, Ciarán Beggan, G. S. Richardson, et al.. (2024). Validating a UK Geomagnetically Induced Current Model Using Differential Magnetometer Measurements. Space Weather. 22(2). 8 indexed citations
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Clilverd, Mark A., Craig J. Rodger, M. P. Freeman, et al.. (2021). Geomagnetically induced currents during the 07–08 September 2017 disturbed period: a global perspective. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. 11. 33–33. 19 indexed citations
3.
Oughton, Edward J., Mike Hapgood, G. S. Richardson, et al.. (2018). A Risk Assessment Framework for the Socioeconomic Impacts of Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Failure Due to Space Weather: An Application to the United Kingdom. Risk Analysis. 39(5). 1022–1043. 54 indexed citations
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Knipp, D. J., Mike Hapgood, D. T. Welling, et al.. (2018). Space Weather Quarterly Volume 14, Issue 4, 2017. 14(4). 1–30. 1 indexed citations
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Oughton, Edward J., et al.. (2017). Quantifying the daily economic impact of extreme space weather due to failure in electricity transmission infrastructure. Space Weather. 15(1). 65–83. 112 indexed citations
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Manus, Daniel H. Mac, Craig J. Rodger, Michael D Dalzell, et al.. (2017). Long‐term geomagnetically induced current observations in New Zealand: Earth return corrections and geomagnetic field driver. Space Weather. 15(8). 1020–1038. 56 indexed citations
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Divett, T., M. Ingham, Ciarán Beggan, et al.. (2017). Modeling Geoelectric Fields and Geomagnetically Induced Currents Around New Zealand to Explore GIC in the South Island's Electrical Transmission Network. Space Weather. 15(10). 1396–1412. 42 indexed citations
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Arora, Kusumita, Nandini Nagarajan, Alan Thomson, & Alik Ismail‐Zadeh. (2015). Making the Northern Indian Ocean a Hub of Geomagnetic Data. Eos. 96.
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Beggan, Ciarán, et al.. (2013). Investigation of global lightning using Schumann resonances measured by high frequency induction coil magnetometers in the UK. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 2012. 2 indexed citations
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Stolle, Claudia, Rune Floberghagen, H. Lühr, et al.. (2013). Space Weather opportunities from the Swarm mission including near real time applications. Earth Planets and Space. 65(11). 1375–1383. 20 indexed citations
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Clilverd, Mark A., Craig J. Rodger, Tero Raita, et al.. (2010). High-latitude geomagnetically induced current events observed on very low frequency radio wave receiver systems. Radio Science. 45(2). n/a–n/a. 5 indexed citations
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Thomson, Alan, et al.. (2009). Geomagnetic Extreme Statistics for Europe. 2 indexed citations
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Maus, S., Susan Macmillan, R. Holme, et al.. (2005). The 10th-Generation International Geomagnetic Reference Field. Geophysical Journal International. 161(3). 561–565. 87 indexed citations
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Lesur, Vincent, Alan Thomson, & Susan Macmillan. (2003). A geomagnetic field model for year 2001 with daily estimations of dipole terms. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 5540.
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Macmillan, Susan, S. Maus, T. N. Bondar, et al.. (2003). The 9th-Generation International Geomagnetic Reference Field. Geophysical Journal International. 155(3). 1051–1056. 82 indexed citations
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Macmillan, Susan, S. Maus, T. N. Bondar, et al.. (2003). Ninth generation international geomagnetic reference field released. Eos. 84(46). 503–503. 18 indexed citations
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Beamish, D., Tom Clark, E. Clarke, & Alan Thomson. (2002). Geomagnetically induced currents in the UK: geomagnetic variations and surface electric fields. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 64(16). 1779–1792. 60 indexed citations
18.
Thomson, Alan. (2000). Evaluating space weather forecasts of geomagnetic activity from a user perspective. Geophysical Research Letters. 27(24). 4049–4052. 11 indexed citations
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Thomson, Alan, Susan Macmillan, & D. R. Barraclough. (1997). Geomagnetic Main-Field Modelling with POGS Satellite Data. Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity. 49(2). 417–440. 4 indexed citations
20.
Thomson, Alan. (1996). Non-linear predictions ofAp by activity class and numerical value. Pure and Applied Geophysics. 146(1). 163–193. 5 indexed citations

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