D. G. Torr

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
218 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

D. G. Torr is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. G. Torr has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 111 papers in Atmospheric Science and 34 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. G. Torr's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (117 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (110 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (57 papers). D. G. Torr is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (117 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (110 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (57 papers). D. G. Torr collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Puerto Rico. D. G. Torr's co-authors include Marsha R. Torr, P. G. Richards, J. A. Fennelly, P. G. Richards, H. E. Hinteregger, J. C. Walker, J.‐P. St.‐Maurice, R. A. Ong, Muamer Zukic and P. G. Richards and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

D. G. Torr

200 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

EUVAC: A solar EUV Flux Model for aeronomic calculations 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
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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.

  1. EUVAC: A solar EUV Flux Model for aeronomic calculations
    1994 775 citations P. G. Richards, J. A. Fennelly et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. G. Torr United States 40 5.5k 2.6k 1.2k 888 857 218 6.3k
R. R. Meier United States 44 5.4k 1.0× 3.0k 1.1× 941 0.8× 733 0.8× 672 0.8× 192 6.1k
G. R. Carignan United States 36 3.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 627 0.5× 419 0.5× 757 0.9× 73 4.4k
M. H. Rees United States 36 3.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 285 0.3× 768 0.9× 112 4.2k
Marsha R. Torr United States 30 3.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 591 0.5× 445 0.5× 482 0.6× 136 3.7k
Kendall Shepherd Canada 40 5.1k 0.9× 3.5k 1.3× 666 0.6× 496 0.6× 616 0.7× 296 5.8k
A. F. Nagy United States 58 11.5k 2.1× 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 1.6× 1.2k 1.4× 2.1k 2.4× 230 12.0k
N. W. Spencer United States 47 5.9k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 966 1.1× 1.6k 1.9× 133 6.4k
U. von Zahn Germany 48 5.3k 1.0× 3.6k 1.4× 485 0.4× 542 0.6× 375 0.4× 165 6.6k
B. R. Sandel United States 49 7.3k 1.3× 1.2k 0.5× 912 0.8× 655 0.7× 1.6k 1.9× 193 7.6k
W. B. Hanson United States 60 9.8k 1.8× 1.7k 0.6× 2.7k 2.3× 2.3k 2.6× 2.6k 3.0× 185 10.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. G. Torr

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Torr, D. G., et al.. (2006). A dierent line of evolution of Geometry on manifolds endowed with pseudo-Riemannian metrics of Lorentzian signature. 4 indexed citations
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Torr, Marsha R., et al.. (1995). Thermospheric nitric oxide from the ATLAS 1 and Spacelab 1 missions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 100(A9). 17389–17413. 6 indexed citations
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Tinsley, Brian A., et al.. (1994). Middle‐ and low‐latitude emissions from energetic neutral atom precipitation seen from ATLAS 1 under quiet magnetic conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(A10). 19577–19584. 9 indexed citations
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Richards, P. G., J. A. Fennelly, & D. G. Torr. (1994). Correction to “EUVAC: A Solar EUV Flux Model for aeronomic calculations”. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(A7). 13283–13283. 44 indexed citations
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Zukic, Muamer, et al.. (1994). <title>Optical constant determination for x-ray materials</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2010. 211–219.
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Richards, P. G., M. P. Hickey, & D. G. Torr. (1994). New sources for the hot oxygen geocorona. Geophysical Research Letters. 21(8). 657–660. 29 indexed citations
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Zukic, Muamer, et al.. (1993). <title>Wide-field-of-view 83.4-nm self-filtering camera</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2008. 144–151.
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Singh, Nagendra, et al.. (1989). Temporal features of the outflow of heavy ionospheric ions in response to a high altitude plasma cavity. Geophysical Research Letters. 16(1). 29–32. 17 indexed citations
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Torr, D. G., et al.. (1989). Testing of the line element of special relativity with rotating systems. Physical review. A, General physics. 39(6). 2878–2887. 5 indexed citations
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Gagnon, David, et al.. (1988). Guided-wave measurement of the one-way speed of light. Physical review. A, General physics. 38(4). 1767–1772. 15 indexed citations
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Miller, K. L., J. E. Salah, & D. G. Torr. (1987). The effect of electric fields on measurements of meridional neutral winds in the thermosphere. Annales Geophysicae. 5. 337–341. 22 indexed citations
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Torr, Marsha R., J. K. Owens, & D. G. Torr. (1987). Reply [to “Comment on ‘The O2 Atmospheric dayglow in the thermosphere’ by M. R. Torr, B. Y. Welsh, and D. G. Torr”]. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(A7). 7756–7760. 4 indexed citations
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Torr, Marsha R., Robert W. Basedow, & D. G. Torr. (1982). Spectroscopic imaging of the thermosphere from the Space Shuttle. Applied Optics. 21(22). 4130–4130. 27 indexed citations
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Richards, P. G., Marsha R. Torr, & D. G. Torr. (1981). Solar EUV energy budget of the thermosphere. Advances in Space Research. 1(12). 53–61. 15 indexed citations
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Torr, D. G., Marsha R. Torr, & P. G. Richards. (1980). Causes of the F region winter anomaly. Geophysical Research Letters. 7(5). 301–304. 49 indexed citations
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Torr, Marsha R. & D. G. Torr. (1979). Associative ionization of N(2D) and O. Planetary and Space Science. 27(10). 1233–1237. 9 indexed citations
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Breig, E. L., Marsha R. Torr, D. G. Torr, et al.. (1977). Doubly charged atomic oxygen ions in the thermosphere, 1. Photochemistry. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(7). 1008–1012. 27 indexed citations
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Rusch, D. W., D. G. Torr, P. B. Hays, & J. C. Walker. (1977). The O II (7319-7330 Å) dayglow. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(4). 719–722. 68 indexed citations
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Torr, D. G. & Nicola Orsini. (1977). Charge exchange of metastable 2D oxygen ions with N2 in the thermosphere. Planetary and Space Science. 25(12). 1171–1176. 22 indexed citations
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Torr, D. G., Marsha R. Torr, D. W. Rusch, et al.. (1976). Atomic nitrogen densities in the thermosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 3(1). 1–4. 44 indexed citations

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