B. U. Ö. Sonnerup

15.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
175 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

B. U. Ö. Sonnerup is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 94 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in B. U. Ö. Sonnerup's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (158 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (154 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (94 papers). B. U. Ö. Sonnerup is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (158 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (154 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (94 papers). B. U. Ö. Sonnerup collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. B. U. Ö. Sonnerup's co-authors include L. J. Cahill, G. Paschmann, L.‐N. Hau, J. Papamastorakis, Qiang Hu, N. Sckopke, C. T. Russell, Hiroshi Hasegawa, G. Haerendel and S. J. Bame and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. U. Ö. Sonnerup

171 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Magnetopause structure and attitude from Explorer 12 observations

1967 920 citations B. U. Ö. Sonnerup et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Evidence for magnetic field reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause

1981 596 citations B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, G. Paschmann et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Plasma acceleration at the Earth's magnetopause: evidence for reconnection

1979 499 citations G. Paschmann, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. U. Ö. Sonnerup

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. U. Ö. Sonnerup. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. U. Ö. Sonnerup based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. U. Ö. Sonnerup. B. U. Ö. Sonnerup is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	20 Years of Cluster Observations: The Magnetopause 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·S. Haaland, Hiroshi Hasegawa, G. Paschmann, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, M. W. Dunlop	9
2	Anomalous Reconnection Layer at Earth's Dayside Magnetopause 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·G. Paschmann, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, T. D. Phan, S. A. Fuselier, S. Haaland, R. E. Denton, J. L. Burch, K. J. Trattner, B. L. Giles, D. J. Gershman, I. J. Cohen, C. T. Russell	2
3	Comparison of Quality Measures for Walén Relation 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·G. Paschmann, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, S. Haaland, T. D. Phan, R. E. Denton	4
4	Determining L‐M‐N Current Sheet Coordinates at the Magnetopause From Magnetospheric Multiscale Data 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·R. E. Denton, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, C. T. Russell, Hiroshi Hasegawa, T. D. Phan, R. J. Strangeway, B. L. Giles, R. E. Ergun, Peter Lindqvist, R. B. Torbert, J. L. Burch, S. K. Vines	34
5	Large‐Scale Survey of the Structure of the Dayside Magnetopause by MMS 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·G. Paschmann, S. Haaland, T. D. Phan, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, J. L. Burch, R. B. Torbert, D. J. Gershman, J. Dorelli, B. L. Giles, C. J. Pollock, Y. Saito, B. Lavraud, C. T. Russell, R. J. Strangeway, W. Baumjohann, S. A. Fuselier	32
6	Quality Measure for the Walén Relation 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, S. Haaland, G. Paschmann, R. E. Denton	5
7	Reconstruction of the electron diffusion region observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft: First results 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Hiroshi Hasegawa, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, R. E. Denton, T. D. Phan, Takuma Nakamura, B. L. Giles, D. J. Gershman, J. Dorelli, J. L. Burch, R. B. Torbert, C. T. Russell, R. J. Strangeway, Peter Lindqvist, Y. V. Khotyaintsev, R. E. Ergun, P. A. Cassak, Naritoshi Kitamura, Y. Saito	22
8	MMS observations of oblique small‐scale magnetopause flux ropes near the ion diffusion region during weak guide‐field reconnection 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Wai‐Leong Teh, R. E. Denton, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, C. J. Pollock	18
9	Dual-spacecraft reconstruction of a three-dimensional magnetic flux rope at the Earth's magnetopause 2015 ·Annales Geophysicae ·Hiroshi Hasegawa, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, S. Eriksson, Takuma Nakamura, Hideaki Kawano	13
10	On arc-polarized structures in the solar wind 2010 ·Annales Geophysicae ·B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, S. Haaland, G. Paschmann	11
11	First results from ideal 2-D MHD reconstruction: magnetopause reconnection event seen by Cluster 2008 ·Annales Geophysicae ·Wai‐Leong Teh, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup	22
12	Comment on “A new interpretation of Weimer et al.'s solar wind propagation delay technique” by Bargatze et al. 2006 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·S. Haaland, G. Paschmann, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup	28
13	Structure of flux transfer events reconstructed from Cluster multi-spacecraft measurements: Evidence for component merging 2004 ·Hiroshi Hasegawa, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, M. W. Dunlop, A. Balogh, E. Georgescu, S. Haaland, B. Klecker, G. Paschmann, A. Vaivads, H. Rème, (unknown)	1
14	MHD properties of magnetosheath flow 2002 ·Planetary and Space Science ·G. L. Siscoe, N. U. Crooker, G. M. Erickson, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, N. C. Maynard, J. Schoendorf, K. D. Siebert, D. R. Weimer, W. W. White, G. R. Wilson	30
15	Simulations of the magnetosphere for zero interplanetary magnetic field: The ground state 2001 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, K. D. Siebert, W. W. White, D. R. Weimer, N. C. Maynard, J. Schoendorf, G. R. Wilson, G. L. Siscoe, G. M. Erickson	30
16	Relation between cusp and mantle in MHD simulation 2001 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·G. L. Siscoe, G. M. Erickson, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup, N. C. Maynard, K. D. Siebert, D. R. Weimer, W. W. White	16
17	The structure of resistive‐dispersive intermediate shocks 1990 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·L.‐N. Hau, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup	32
18	MHD stagnation-point flows at a current sheet including viscous and resistive effects: general two-dimensional solutions 1990 ·Journal of Plasma Physics ·T. D. Phan, B. U. Ö. Sonnerup	25
19	Solar Wind Interaction with Planetary Magnetic Fields 1985 ·ESASP ·B. U. Ö. Sonnerup	2
20	On the stability of the closed magnetosphere 1965 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·B. U. Ö. Sonnerup	10

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