D. A. Mendis

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
214 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

D. A. Mendis is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. A. Mendis has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 41 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in D. A. Mendis's work include Astro and Planetary Science (139 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (58 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (50 papers). D. A. Mendis is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (139 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (58 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (50 papers). D. A. Mendis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. D. A. Mendis's co-authors include M. Rosenberg, M. Horányi, Jay Roderick Hill, H. L. F. Houpis, V. W. Chow, T. G. Northrop, E. C. Whipple, M. L. Marconi, Mounir Laroussi and G. D. Brin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. A. Mendis

209 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cosmic Dusty Plasma 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. A. Mendis United States 44 6.3k 4.3k 2.7k 548 492 214 8.0k
W. K. Peterson United States 52 8.3k 1.3× 1.5k 0.4× 1.9k 0.7× 371 0.7× 708 1.4× 222 9.4k
В. Н. Цытович Russia 38 4.1k 0.6× 4.3k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 478 0.9× 158 0.3× 277 6.0k
G. E. Morfill Germany 70 11.6k 1.8× 12.1k 2.8× 6.8k 2.5× 3.0k 5.4× 627 1.3× 408 19.3k
S. Ohtani Japan 47 5.7k 0.9× 1.9k 0.4× 1.9k 0.7× 303 0.6× 269 0.5× 409 8.5k
Manfred A. Biondi United States 51 3.1k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 638 0.2× 1.9k 3.6× 1.7k 3.4× 174 7.7k
Yoshiharu Nakamura Japan 35 2.6k 0.4× 3.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 972 1.8× 103 0.2× 176 5.1k
M. Horányi United States 51 8.5k 1.3× 2.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 542 1.0× 1.0k 2.1× 380 9.7k
M. Ruderman United States 48 6.1k 1.0× 3.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 370 0.7× 194 0.4× 148 10.8k
Harry Becker Germany 52 1.6k 0.3× 1.0k 0.2× 4.3k 1.6× 915 1.7× 559 1.1× 329 9.7k
J. E. Allen United Kingdom 35 1.8k 0.3× 3.0k 0.7× 838 0.3× 2.4k 4.5× 83 0.2× 164 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. A. Mendis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. A. Mendis

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mendis, D. A. & Jennifer Anderson. (2017). Blunt laryngeal trauma secondary to sporting injuries. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 131(8). 728–735. 11 indexed citations
2.
Mendis, D. A., et al.. (2012). Short case report: ‘Speaking in tongues’—foreign accent syndrome. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology. 38(2). 79–81. 2 indexed citations
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Mendis, D. A. & N Molony. (2012). 'Coughing up a tonsil' - oesophageal leiomyoma. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2012(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations
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Shukla, P. K., A. A. Mamun, & D. A. Mendis. (2011). Nonlinear ion modes in a dense plasma with strongly coupled ions and degenerate electron fluids. Physical Review E. 84(2). 26405–26405. 76 indexed citations
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Horányi, M., T. W. Hartquist, O. Havnes, D. A. Mendis, & G. E. Morfill. (2004). Dusty Plasma Effects in Saturn's Rings. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 265. 2 indexed citations
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Mendis, D. A. & Henry B. Ellis. (2003). Joseph Towne (1806–1879), Master Modeller of Wax. Journal of Medical Biography. 11(4). 212–217. 1 indexed citations
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Shukla, P. K., D. A. Mendis, & V. W. Chow. (1996). Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas : La Jolla, California, USA, 22-25 March 1995. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Chow, V. W., D. A. Mendis, & M. Rosenberg. (1995). The role of secondary electron emission on grain charge and grain coagulation.. Astrophysics and Space Science. 223(1). 144. 1 indexed citations
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Korth, A., F. R. Krueger, D. A. Mendis, & D. L. Mitchell. (1990). Organic Ions in the Coma of Comet Halley. 373. 2 indexed citations
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Mitchell, D. L., R. P. Lin, K. A. Anderson, et al.. (1989). The composition of heavy molecular ions inside the ionopause of comet Halley.. 135. 451–452. 1 indexed citations
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Marconi, M. L. & D. A. Mendis. (1988). On the ammonia abundance in the coma of Halley's Comet. The Astrophysical Journal. 330. 513–513. 16 indexed citations
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Rème, H., J. A. Sauvaud, C. d’Uston, et al.. (1987). General Features of Comet p/ Halley - Solar Wind Interaction from Plasma Measurements. A&A. 187. 33. 22 indexed citations
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Anderson, K. A., C. W. Carlson, D. W. Curtis, et al.. (1986). The upstream region, foreshock and bow shock wave at Halley's Comet from plasma electron measurements. 250. 259–261. 2 indexed citations
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Marconi, M. L. & D. A. Mendis. (1986). IR heating of the cometary atmosphere. 369–372. 3 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert S. & D. A. Mendis. (1980). The Interaction of the Jovian Magnetosphere with the Icy Galilean Satellites.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 12. 674. 2 indexed citations
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Brin, G. D. & D. A. Mendis. (1979). Dust release and mantle development in comets. The Astrophysical Journal. 229. 402–402. 98 indexed citations
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Mendis, D. A. & G. D. Brin. (1977). Monochromatic Brightness Variations in Comets.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 9. 564. 1 indexed citations
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Mendis, D. A. & Hannes Alfvén. (1974). The Magnetization of Comets. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 6. 390. 1 indexed citations
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Ip, W.-H. & D. A. Mendis. (1974). Neutral atmospheres of comets: A distributed source model. Astrophysics and Space Science. 26(1). 153–166. 17 indexed citations
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Mendis, D. A. & W. I. Axford. (1973). On the Brightness Variations of the Satellites of the Outer Planets.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 404. 1 indexed citations

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