B. J. Thompson

21.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
201 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

B. J. Thompson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. J. Thompson has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in B. J. Thompson's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (146 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (87 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (60 papers). B. J. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (146 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (87 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (60 papers). B. J. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. B. J. Thompson's co-authors include Clara E. Hill, Elizabeth Williams, W. D. Pesnell, Phillip C. Chamberlin, Nicholas Ladany, Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Shirley A. Hess, Sarah Knox, O. C. St. Cyr and S. P. Plunkett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Astrophysical Journal and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

B. J. Thompson

189 papers receiving 13.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A Guide to Conducting Consensual Qualitative Research

1997 2.2k citations B. J. Thompson et al. profile →
Consensual qualitative research: An update.

2005 2.1k citations B. J. Thompson et al. profile →
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

2011 2.1k citations W. D. Pesnell, B. J. Thompson et al. Solar Physics profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. J. Thompson

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Coronal dimmings and what they tell us about solar and stellar coronal mass ejections 2025 ·PubMed ·Astrid Veronig, Karin Dissauer, B. Kliem, Cooper Downs, H. S. Hudson, Meng Jin, Rachel A. Osten, Tatiana Podladchikova, (unknown), Jiong Qiu, B. J. Thompson, Hui Tian, A. Vourlidas	3
2	Neural-Based Video Compression on Solar Dynamics Observatory Images 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ·(unknown), (unknown), Piyush M. Mehta, Nasser M. Nasrabadi, B. J. Thompson, Michael S. Kirk, (unknown)	1
3	Solar Energetic-Particle-Associated Coronal Mass Ejections Observed by the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Mk3 and Mk4 Coronameters 2023 ·Solar Physics ·I. G. Richardson, O. C. St. Cyr, J. Burkepile, H. Xie, B. J. Thompson	1
4	Neural-Based Compression Scheme for Solar Image Data 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Piyush M. Mehta, Nasser M. Nasrabadi, Laura E. Boucheron, B. J. Thompson, Michael S. Kirk, (unknown)	0
5	You Get What You Pay for: Scientific Engineering Challenges for Successful Distributed Multi-Satellite Missions in Solar and Heliophysics 2023 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Subhamoy Chatterjee, K. D. Leka, Viacheslav M. Sadykov, (unknown), N. Nitta, J. T. Hoeksema, C. E. DeForest, James Mason, (unknown), C. S. Baldner, (unknown), Yeimy J. Rivera, B. J. Thompson, N. E. Raouafi, S. E. Gibson, Thomas Y. Chen	0
6	Comparison of Two Methods for Deriving the Magnetic Field in a Filament Channel 2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·T. A. Kucera, M. Luna, Tibor Török, K. Muglach, J. T. Karpen, Cooper Downs, Xudong Sun, B. J. Thompson, H. R. Gilbert	4
7	Remote Sensing of Coronal Forces during a Solar Prominence Eruption 2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·V. M. Uritsky, B. J. Thompson, C. R. DeVore	2
8	SunCET: The Sun Coronal Ejection Tracker Concept 2021 ·Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate ·James Mason, Phillip C. Chamberlin, Daniel B. Seaton, J. Burkepile, R. C. Colaninno, Karin Dissauer, F. G. Eparvier, Yuhong Fan, S. E. Gibson, A. R. Jones, Christina Kay, Michael S. Kirk, (unknown), W. D. Pesnell, B. J. Thompson, Astrid Veronig, Matthew J. West, David L. Windt, T. N. Woods	17
9	Physical Conditions in the Solar Corona Derived from the Total Solar Eclipse Observations obtained on 2017 August 21 Using a Polarization Camera 2018 ·AAS ·N. Gopalswamy, S. Yashiro, (unknown), N. Thakur, B. J. Thompson, Qian Gong	1
10	Driving Scientific Discovery with Machine Learning and AI at the NASA GSFC Center for HelioAnalytics 2018 ·B. J. Thompson, Michael S. Kirk, M. Sarantos	1
11	RELATIONSHIP OF EUV IRRADIANCE CORONAL DIMMING SLOPE AND DEPTH TO CORONAL MASS EJECTION SPEED AND MASS 2016 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·James Mason, T. N. Woods, D. F. Webb, B. J. Thompson, R. C. Colaninno, A. Vourlidas	50
12	STEREOOBSERVATIONS OF FAST MAGNETOSONIC WAVES IN THE EXTENDED SOLAR CORONA ASSOCIATED WITH EIT/EUV WAVES 2013 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Ryun-Young Kwon, L. Ofman, Oscar Olmedo, Maxim Kramar, J. M. Davila, B. J. Thompson, Kyung‐Suk Cho	40
13	HiRISE Observations of Valles Marineris Layering 2007 ·LPICo ·R. A. Beyer, C. M. Weitz, B. J. Thompson, J. M. Moore, A. S. McEwen, (unknown)	1
14	Halo-coronal mass ejections near the 23rd solar minimum: lift-off, inner heliosphere, and in situ (1 AU) signatures 2002 ·Annales Geophysicae ·D. B. Berdichevsky, C. J. Farrugia, B. J. Thompson, R. P. Lepping, D. V. Reames, M. L. Kaiser, J. T. Steinberg, S. P. Plunkett, (unknown)	35
15	Reconnection remnants in the magnetic cloud of October 18–19, 1995: A shock, monochromatic wave, heat flux dropout, and energetic ion beam 2001 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. R. Collier, Á. Szabó, W. M. Farrell, J. A. Slavin, R. P. Lepping, R. J. Fitzenreiter, B. J. Thompson, D. C. Hamilton, G. Gloeckler, G. C. Ho, P. Bochsler, D. E. Larson, L. Ofman	20
16	Coronal Transient Waves and Coronal Shock Waves 1999 ·ESASP ·G. Mann, H. Auraß, Anne F. Klassen, (unknown), B. J. Thompson	21
17	New Images of the Solar Corona 1998 ·J. B. Gurman, B. J. Thompson, (unknown), C. E. DeForest	4
18	A Multi-Wavelength Analysis of the February 6/7, 1997 Coronal Mass Ejection 1997 ·ESASP ·S. P. Plunkett, N. Gopalswamy, M. R. Kundu, R. A. Howard, B. J. Thompson, J. B. Gurman, R. P. Lepping, H. S. Hudson, N. Nitta, Yoichiro Hanaoka, T. Kosugi, (unknown)	1
19	Modeling a simple coronal streamer during whole sun month 1997 ·ESASP ·S. E. Gibson, F. Bagenal, D. A. Biesecker, M. Guhathakurta, J. T. Hoeksema, B. J. Thompson	3
20	An equatorial coronal hole at solar minimum 1997 ·ESASP ·B. J. I. Bromage, G. Del Zanna, C. E. DeForest, B. J. Thompson, Jenny Clegg	1

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