C. C. Chaston

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

C. C. Chaston is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. C. Chaston has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in C. C. Chaston's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (99 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (96 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (57 papers). C. C. Chaston is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (99 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (96 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (57 papers). C. C. Chaston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. C. C. Chaston's co-authors include R. E. Ergun, J. W. Bonnell, C. W. Carlson, R. J. Strangeway, J. P. McFadden, F. S. Mozer, J. P. McFadden, W. J. Peria, C. W. Carlson and M. Temerin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

C. C. Chaston

101 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

FAST satellite observations of large‐amplitude solitary structures

1998 493 citations J. P. McFadden, C. C. Chaston et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. C. Chaston United States	40	5.1k	1.8k	1.4k	876	809	103	5.3k
A. N. Fazakerley United Kingdom	48	7.6k 1.5×	3.3k 1.8×	1.4k 1.0×	670 0.8×	744 0.9×	280	7.8k
B. Lavraud France	43	5.9k 1.2×	2.6k 1.4×	799 0.6×	367 0.4×	436 0.5×	234	6.0k
J. P. McFadden United States	32	3.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	703 0.5×	292 0.3×	334 0.4×	80	3.9k
M. Volwerk Austria	40	6.1k 1.2×	2.9k 1.6×	805 0.6×	168 0.2×	503 0.6×	190	6.3k
M. W. Dunlop United Kingdom	47	8.2k 1.6×	4.0k 2.3×	1.5k 1.1×	257 0.3×	559 0.7×	329	8.6k
R. L. Tokar United States	34	3.7k 0.7×	909 0.5×	348 0.3×	623 0.7×	312 0.4×	107	4.0k
G. B. Hospodarsky United States	54	9.4k 1.9×	2.6k 1.5×	3.7k 2.7×	385 0.4×	542 0.7×	274	9.6k
J. R. Wygant United States	57	10.5k 2.1×	3.1k 1.7×	4.3k 3.1×	797 0.9×	814 1.0×	253	10.7k
J. P. Eastwood United Kingdom	45	5.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	746 0.5×	154 0.2×	590 0.7×	167	5.7k
D. Malaspina United States	34	3.8k 0.8×	882 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	217 0.2×	281 0.3×	188	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. C. Chaston

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chaston, C. C.. (2025). Driving Earth's Outer Radiation Belt With Alfvénic Turbulence. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(8). 1 indexed citations

Damiano, P. A., Eun‐Hwa Kim, J. R. Johnson, et al.. (2025). Electron Dynamics Within Dispersive Scale Alfvénic Field‐Line Resonances Embedded Within Substorm Auroral Beads. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 130(2). 1 indexed citations

Chaston, C. C., et al.. (2025). Broadband Kinetic Alfvén Waves and the Pitch Angle Distribution of Relativistic Electrons. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(10). 1 indexed citations

Chaston, C. C.. (2024). Energy Transport and Conversion Above a Bright Discrete Auroral Arc. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(12). e2024JA032870–e2024JA032870.

Hull, A. J., L. Muschietti, O. V. Agapitov, et al.. (2024). Energy Transport and Conversion Within Earth's Supercritical Bow Shock: The Role of Intense Lower‐Hybrid Whistler Waves. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(5). 2 indexed citations

Chaston, C. C.. (2023). Electron Scattering, Transport and Energization by Alfvénic Turbulence in Earth's Outer Radiation Belt. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(13). 3 indexed citations

Hull, A. J., C. C. Chaston, & P. A. Damiano. (2023). Multipoint Cluster Observations of Kinetic Alfvén Waves, Electron Energization, and O⁺ Ion Outflow Response in the Mid‐Altitude Cusp Associated With Solar Wind Pressure and/or IMF B_Z Variations. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 128(11). 2 indexed citations

Chaston, C. C.. (2022). Fluid‐Kinetic Variations in the Storm‐Time Inner Magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(9). e2021GL097471–e2021GL097471. 2 indexed citations

Fowler, C. M., K. G. Hanley, J. P. McFadden, et al.. (2021). MAVEN Observations of Low Frequency Steepened Magnetosonic Waves and Associated Heating of the Martian Nightside Ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(10). 16 indexed citations

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Chaston, C. C. & P. Trávnı́ček. (2021). Ion Scattering and Energization in Filamentary Structures Through Earth's Magnetosheath. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(15). 3 indexed citations

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Chaston, C. C., J. W. Bonnell, J. R. Wygant, G. D. Reeves, & D. N. Baker. (2020). Filamentary Currents and Alfvénic Vortices in the Inner Magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(4). 8 indexed citations

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Chaston, C. C., P. Trávnı́ček, & C. T. Russell. (2020). Turbulent Wavefield Morphology and Ion Scattering in the Magnetosheath. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(22). 3 indexed citations

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Chaston, C. C., J. W. Bonnell, S. D. Bale, et al.. (2020). MHD Mode Composition in the Inner Heliosphere from the Parker Solar Probe’s First Perihelion. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 246(2). 71–71. 27 indexed citations

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Hull, A. J., C. C. Chaston, J. W. Bonnell, et al.. (2020). Correlations Between Dispersive Alfvén Wave Activity, Electron Energization, and Ion Outflow in the Inner Magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(17). 16 indexed citations

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Hull, A. J., C. C. Chaston, J. W. Bonnell, et al.. (2019). Dispersive Alfvén Wave Control of O⁺ Ion Outflow and Energy Densities in the Inner Magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(15). 8597–8606. 24 indexed citations

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Hatch, Spencer, C. C. Chaston, & J. LaBelle. (2018). Nonthermal Limit of Monoenergetic Precipitation in the Auroral Acceleration Region. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(19). 2 indexed citations

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Chaston, C. C., J. W. Bonnell, J. R. Wygant, et al.. (2018). Radiation Belt “Dropouts” and Drift‐Bounce Resonances in Broadband Electromagnetic Waves. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(5). 2128–2137. 15 indexed citations

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Damiano, P. A., C. C. Chaston, A. J. Hull, & J. R. Johnson. (2018). Electron Distributions in Kinetic Scale Field Line Resonances: A Comparison of Simulations and Observations. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(12). 5826–5835. 19 indexed citations

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Chaston, C. C., J. W. Bonnell, J. R. Wygant, et al.. (2017). Radial transport of radiation belt electrons in kinetic field‐line resonances. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(16). 8140–8148. 14 indexed citations

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Hatch, Spencer, J. LaBelle, W. Lotko, C. C. Chaston, & Binzheng Zhang. (2017). IMF Control of Alfvénic Energy Transport and Deposition at High Latitudes. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(12). 18 indexed citations

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