C. W. Carlson

8.0k citations

80 papers · 4.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 37

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Geophysics top 2%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 5%

Co-authors: R. E. Ergun G. Paschmann M. C. Kelley F. S. Mozer J. P. McFadden R. J. Strangeway R. B. Torbert N. Sckopke
Topics: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (69 papers)Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (64 papers)Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (20 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Geophysics Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Journals: Nature Physical Review Letters Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Partner nations: United States Germany France

In The Last Decade

C. W. Carlson

79 papers receiving 4.2k 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 three-dimensional plasma and energetic particle investigation for the wind spacecraft

1995 642 citations R. P. Lin, K. A. Anderson et al. profile →
Observations of Paired Electrostatic Shocks in the Polar Magnetosphere

1977 573 citations F. S. Mozer, C. W. Carlson et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Turbulent heating and cross‐field transport near the magnetopause from THEMIS 2008 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·C. C. Chaston,J. W. Bonnell,J. P. McFadden,C. W. Carlson,C. M. Cully,O. Le Contel,A. Roux,Hans‐Ulrich Auster,(unknown),V. Angelopoulos,(unknown)	66
2	How important are dispersive Alfvén waves for auroral particle acceleration? 2007 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·C. C. Chaston,C. W. Carlson,J. P. McFadden,R. E. Ergun,R. J. Strangeway	104
3	Ionospheric erosion by Alfvén waves 2006 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·C. C. Chaston,V. Génot,J. W. Bonnell,C. W. Carlson,J. P. McFadden,R. E. Ergun,R. J. Strangeway,E. J. Lund,K.‐J. Hwang	95
4	Ion kinetic features around a lobe reconnection site 2006 ·M. B. Bavassano Cattaneo,M. F. Marcucci,Alessandro Retinò,G. Pallocchia,H. Rème,I. Dandouras,E. Mœbius,B. Klecker,C. W. Carlson,A. Korth,R. Lundin,A. Balogh	1
5	On variation of outer radiation belt electrons and O+ ions in the inner magnetosphere during large magnetic storms: FAST observations 2005 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·K. Seki,J. P. McFadden,R. C. Elphic,M. F. Thomsen,G. D. Reeves,(unknown),E. J. Lund,J. W. Bonnell,C. W. Carlson	2
6	Energetic magnetospheric oxygen in the magnetosheath and its response to IMF orientation: Cluster observations 2004 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. F. Marcucci,M. B. Bavassano Cattaneo,G. Pallocchia,E. Amata,R. Bruno,A. M. Di Lellis,V. Formisano,(unknown),J. M. Bosqued,I. Dandouras,J. A. Sauvaud,L. M. Kistler,E. Mœbius,B. Klecker,C. W. Carlson,G. K. Parks,M. McCarthy,A. Korth,R. Lundin,A. Balogh	28
7	Cluster observations of the electric field structure of the reconnection region in the plasma sheet: an electrostatic nozzle 2003 ·EAEJA ·J. R. Wygant,J. Dombeck,R. L. Lysak,J. P. McFadden,C. W. Carlson,F. S. Mozer,H. Rème,E. Lucek,A. Balogh,M. André	1
8	Kinetic effects in the acceleration of auroral electrons in small scale Alfven waves: A FAST case study 2003 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·C. C. Chaston,J. W. Bonnell,C. W. Carlson,J. P. McFadden,R. J. Strangeway,R. E. Ergun	51
9	Parallel Electric Fields in the Upward Current Region of the Aurora: Direct Observations of Oblique Double Layers 2002 ·AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts ·R. E. Ergun,L. Andersson,Daniel Main,Y. J. Su,C. W. Carlson,J. P. McFadden,F. S. Mozer	0
10	Direct Observation of Parallel Electric Fields of the Aurora 2001 ·AGUFM ·R. E. Ergun,L. Andersson,Yipin Su,C. W. Carlson,J. P. McFadden,F. S. Mozer,D. L. Newman,M. V. Goldman,R. J. Strangeway	2
11	Do Electron Holes Emit VLF Saucers in the Auroral Region? Theory Versus FAST Observations. 2001 ·AGUFM ·M. Berthomier,L. Muschietti,I. Roth,J. W. Bonnell,C. W. Carlson	1
12	Electron phase‐space holes and the VLF saucer source region 2001 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·R. E. Ergun,C. W. Carlson,J. P. McFadden,R. J. Strangeway,M. V. Goldman,D. L. Newman	42
13	The cross‐polar potential drop and its correlation to the solar wind 2000 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·S. Eriksson,R. E. Ergun,C. W. Carlson,W. J. Peria	18
14	Debye-Scale Plasma Structures Associated with Magnetic-Field-Aligned Electric Fields 1998 ·Physical Review Letters ·R. E. Ergun,C. W. Carlson,J. P. McFadden,F. S. Mozer,L. Muschietti,I. Roth,R. J. Strangeway	212
15	Aircraft observations conjugate to FAST: Auroral arc thicknesses 1998 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·H. C. Stenbaek‐Nielsen,T. J. Hallinan,Danny Osborne,John S. Kimball,C. C. Chaston,J. P. McFadden,G. T. Delory,M. Temerin,C. W. Carlson	58
16	Probing the Earth's bow shock with upstream electrons 1996 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·D. E. Larson,R. P. Lin,J. P. McFadden,R. E. Ergun,C. W. Carlson,K. A. Anderson,T. D. Phan,M. McCarthy,G. K. Parks,H. Rème,J. M. Bosqued,C. d’Uston,T. R. Sanderson,K.‐P. Wenzel,R. P. Lepping	21
17	Electron plasma environment at comet Grigg‐Skjellerup: General observations and comparison with the environment at comet Halley 1993 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·H. Rème,C. Mazelle,J. A. Sauvaud,C. d’Uston,(unknown),R. P. Lin,K. A. Anderson,C. W. Carlson,D. E. Larson,A. Korth,(unknown),D. A. Mendis	38
18	Dual sounding rocket observations of low‐altitude electrostatic shocks 1990 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. H. Boehm,C. W. Carlson,J. P. McFadden,F. S. Mozer	12
19	A burst of energetic O⁺ ions during an upstream particle event 1986 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·E. Möbius,D. Hovestadt,B. Klecker,M. Scholer,F. M. Ipavich,C. W. Carlson,R. P. Lin	53
20	Relations between transverse electric fields and field-aligned currents. [in magnetosphere and ionosphere 1978 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·A. John Mallinckrodt,C. W. Carlson	1

About C. W. Carlson

C. W. Carlson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Geophysics, having authored 80 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (69 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (64 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (4.5k citations), Geophysics (980 citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (673 citations). C. W. Carlson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include R. E. Ergun, G. Paschmann, M. C. Kelley, F. S. Mozer, J. P. McFadden, R. J. Strangeway, R. B. Torbert, N. Sckopke, M. Lampton and M. K. Hudson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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