D. L. Mitchell

19.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
338 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

D. L. Mitchell is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. L. Mitchell has authored 338 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 291 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 61 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. L. Mitchell's work include Astro and Planetary Science (271 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (266 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (95 papers). D. L. Mitchell is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (271 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (266 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (95 papers). D. L. Mitchell collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. D. L. Mitchell's co-authors include R. P. Lin, J. S. Halekas, M. H. Acuña, J. E. P. Connerney, D. A. Brain, C. Mazelle, B. M. Jakosky, N. F. Ness, H. Rème and J. R. Espley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

D. L. Mitchell

326 papers receiving 11.8k 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.

Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission

1998 576 citations J. E. P. Connerney, J. McFadden et al. profile →
The MAVEN Solar Wind Electron Analyzer

2016 250 citations D. L. Mitchell, C. Mazelle et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
D. L. Mitchell	11.1k	2.4k	854	487	414	338	12.3k
Peter H. Smith	4.7k 0.4×	796 0.3×	1.0k 1.2×	851 1.7×	133 0.3×	274	8.0k
C. W. Smith	12.5k 1.1×	4.3k 1.8×	524 0.6×	281 0.6×	1.1k 2.8×	382	13.8k
A. J. Coates	12.1k 1.1×	4.9k 2.1×	1.4k 1.6×	315 0.6×	658 1.6×	463	13.3k
T. B. Jones	3.1k 0.3×	917 0.4×	223 0.3×	1.3k 2.7×	1.6k 3.7×	275	7.8k
D. J. Lawrence	7.8k 0.7×	318 0.1×	1.5k 1.8×	1.1k 2.2×	850 2.1×	315	9.2k
J. R. Spencer	7.0k 0.6×	518 0.2×	2.1k 2.5×	549 1.1×	869 2.1×	492	9.7k
S. Miller	3.4k 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 1.5×	70 0.1×	62 0.1×	212	6.7k
Rudolf Hanel	3.1k 0.3×	293 0.1×	1.6k 1.9×	594 1.2×	141 0.3×	169	6.0k
David Morrison	3.2k 0.3×	190 0.1×	829 1.0×	373 0.8×	501 1.2×	202	4.8k
Peter Brown	5.0k 0.5×	274 0.1×	1.1k 1.3×	437 0.9×	934 2.3×	306	6.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. L. Mitchell

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Halekas, J. S., Abigail Azari, D. A. Brain, et al.. (2025). Multipoint Observations of Magnetic Reconnection in the Martian Magnetotail Triggered by an Interplanetary Magnetic Field Rotation. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 982(2). L42–L42. 1 indexed citations

Fowler, C. M., K. G. Hanley, L. Andersson, et al.. (2024). Disappearing Solar Wind at Mars: Changes in the Mars‐Solar Wind Interaction. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(1). 5 indexed citations

Mitchell, D. L., et al.. (2024). Evidence for a Current System and Potential Structure in the Martian Magnetotail. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(2). 2 indexed citations

Halekas, J. S., et al.. (2024). Application of a Scale Normalization Technique for High Resolution Analysis of the Magnetosheath at Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(12). 2 indexed citations

Xu, Shaosui, D. L. Mitchell, J. P. McFadden, et al.. (2023). Photoelectron Boundary: The Top of the Dayside Ionosphere at Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 128(5). 7 indexed citations

Hara, Takuya, D. L. Mitchell, G. A. DiBraccio, et al.. (2022). A Comparative Study of Magnetic Flux Ropes in the Nightside Induced Magnetosphere of Mars and Venus. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 127(1). 4 indexed citations

Fowler, C. M., Shaosui Xu, D. L. Mitchell, et al.. (2022). The Influence of Magnetic Topology on Ionospheric Structure at Mars: Observations of Localized ‘Magnetic Depletions’. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 127(11). 4 indexed citations

Bertucci, C., C. Mazelle, Laura Morales, et al.. (2021). The Structure of the Martian Quasi‐Perpendicular Supercritical Shock as Seen by MAVEN. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(9). 7 indexed citations

Peterson, W. K., L. Andersson, R. E. Ergun, et al.. (2020). Subsolar Electron Temperatures in the Lower Martian Ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 125(2). 6 indexed citations

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Brain, D. A., Tristan Weber, Shaosui Xu, et al.. (2020). Variations in Nightside Magnetic Field Topology at Mars. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(19). 16 indexed citations

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Madanian, Hadi, J. S. Halekas, C. Mazelle, et al.. (2019). Magnetic Holes Upstream of the Martian Bow Shock: MAVEN Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 125(1). 25 indexed citations

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Weber, Tristan, D. A. Brain, D. L. Mitchell, et al.. (2019). The Influence of Solar Wind Pressure on Martian Crustal Magnetic Field Topology. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(5). 2347–2354. 43 indexed citations

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Mitchell, D. L., et al.. (2018). As You Law It - Negotiating Shakespeare. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations

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Ruhunusiri, S., J. S. Halekas, J. R. Espley, et al.. (2018). One‐Hertz Waves at Mars: MAVEN Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 123(5). 3460–3476. 14 indexed citations

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Fowler, C. M., L. Andersson, J. P. Thayer, et al.. (2017). MAVEN Observations of Ionospheric Irregularities at Mars. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(21). 20 indexed citations

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Weber, Tristan, D. A. Brain, D. L. Mitchell, et al.. (2017). Characterization of Low‐Altitude Nightside Martian Magnetic Topology Using Electron Pitch Angle Distributions. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(10). 9777–9789. 64 indexed citations

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Hara, Takuya, D. A. Brain, D. L. Mitchell, et al.. (2016). MAVEN observations of a giant ionospheric flux rope near Mars resulting from interaction between the crustal and interplanetary draped magnetic fields. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(1). 828–842. 23 indexed citations

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Steckiewicz, M., Philippe Garnier, Nicolás André, et al.. (2016). Comparative study of the Martian suprathermal electron depletions based on Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, and Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(1). 857–873. 30 indexed citations

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Xu, Shaosui, M. W. Liemohn, & D. L. Mitchell. (2014). Solar wind electron precipitation into the dayside Martian upper atmosphere through the cusps of strong crustal fields. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 119(12). 34 indexed citations

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Mitchell, D. L., et al.. (2007). Disability Haunting in American Poetics. Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies. 1(1). 1–12. 9 indexed citations

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