D. T. Farley

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

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D. T. Farley is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. T. Farley has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 36 papers in Geophysics and 23 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in D. T. Farley's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (76 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (43 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (35 papers). D. T. Farley is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (76 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (43 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (35 papers). D. T. Farley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Peru and United Kingdom. D. T. Farley's co-authors include B. G. Fejer, R. F. Woodman, B. G. Fejer, B. B. Balsley, J. P. Dougherty, M. F. Larsen, Wesley E. Swartz, H. M. Ierkic, J. P. McClure and R. N. Sudan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

D. T. Farley

91 papers receiving 4.9k 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 plasma instability resulting in field-aligned irregularities in the ionosphere

1963 561 citations D. T. Farley Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Equatorial spreadF: Implications of VHF radar observations

1970 376 citations D. T. Farley, R. F. Woodman et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. T. Farley United States	45	6.4k	2.7k	1.9k	1.1k	805	94	7.0k
W. B. Hanson United States	60	9.8k 1.5×	2.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	2.6k 2.3×	344 0.4×	185	10.4k
J. D. Huba United States	47	6.6k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 2.0×	270	7.5k
R. W. Schunk United States	57	11.7k 1.8×	3.7k 1.4×	2.6k 1.4×	2.8k 2.5×	491 0.6×	374	12.2k
P. M. Kintner United States	49	6.9k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	952 1.2×	198	7.6k
R. F. Woodman Peru	47	7.9k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	412 0.5×	144	8.7k
R. A. Helliwell United States	41	6.6k 1.0×	4.9k 1.8×	734 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	581 0.7×	136	7.5k
T. E. Moore United States	51	8.9k 1.4×	2.1k 0.8×	609 0.3×	3.3k 2.9×	564 0.7×	294	9.3k
J. A. Fejer United States	34	2.8k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	535 0.3×	722 0.6×	599 0.7×	97	3.2k
R. F. Pfaff United States	45	6.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.8×	232	7.2k
V. M. Vasyliūnas Germany	37	9.3k 1.5×	2.6k 1.0×	471 0.2×	3.5k 3.1×	909 1.1×	123	9.8k

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Farley, D. T., et al.. (1997). <i>Special Topic</i>Plasma Instabilities in the Ionospheric E-region. Annales Geophysicae. 15(7). 855–855. 1 indexed citations

Haldoupis, C., D. T. Farley, & K. Schlegel. (1997). Type-1 echoes from the mid-latitude. Annales Geophysicae. 15(7). 908–908. 1 indexed citations

Sahr, John D. & D. T. Farley. (1995). Three-wave coupling in the auroral E-region : Progress in understanding ionospheric irregularities. Annales Geophysicae. 13(1). 38–44. 25 indexed citations

Hysell, D. L., M. C. Kelley, Wesley E. Swartz, & D. T. Farley. (1994). VHF radar and rocket observations of equatorial spread F on Kwajalein. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(A8). 15065–15085. 53 indexed citations

Farley, D. T., Wesley E. Swartz, D. L. Hysell, & C. Ronchi. (1994). High‐resolution radar observations of daytime kilometer‐scale wave structure in the equatorial electrojet. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(A1). 299–307. 30 indexed citations

Farley, D. T.. (1991). Early incoherent scatter observations at Jicamarca. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 53(8). 665–675. 38 indexed citations

Farley, D. T.. (1985). Theory of equatorial electrojet plasma waves: new developments and current status. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 47(8-10). 729–744. 171 indexed citations

Fejer, B. G., Robert W. Reed, D. T. Farley, Wesley E. Swartz, & M. C. Kelley. (1984). Ion cyclotron waves as a possible source of resonant auroral radar echoes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(A1). 187–194. 67 indexed citations

Farley, D. T.. (1983). Antenna size for MST radars. 9. 465.

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Farley, D. T.. (1983). Pulse compression using binary phase codes. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 9. 410. 2 indexed citations

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Farley, D. T. & B. G. Fejer. (1981). Reply [to “Comment on ‘The absolute scattering cross section at 50 MHz of equatorial electrojet irregularities’ by Farley et al.”]. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 86(A13). 11467–11468. 4 indexed citations

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Farley, D. T., H. M. Ierkic, & B. G. Fejer. (1981). Radar interferometry: A new technique for studying plasma turbulence in the ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 86(A3). 1467–1472. 177 indexed citations

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Fejer, B. G., D. T. Farley, Paul E. Johnston, & B. B. Balsley. (1980). Type 1 radar echoes from the equatorial electrojet with double‐peaked Doppler spectra. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 85(A1). 191–196. 6 indexed citations

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Farley, D. T.. (1980). Magnetosphere and Ionosphere. Science. 209(4455). 490–490. 1 indexed citations

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Balsley, B. B. & D. T. Farley. (1975). Partial reflections: A source of weak VHF equatorial spreadFechoes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 80(34). 4735–4737. 15 indexed citations

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Ott, Edward & D. T. Farley. (1975). Microinstabilities and the production of short-wavelength irregularities in the auroralFregion. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 80(34). 4599–4602. 47 indexed citations

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Balsley, B. B. & D. T. Farley. (1971). Radar studies of the equatorial electrojet at three frequencies. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 76(34). 8341–8351. 105 indexed citations

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Farley, D. T., et al.. (1970). Equatorial spreadF: Implications of VHF radar observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 75(34). 7199–7216. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Farley, D. T., J. P. Dougherty, & D. W. Barron. (1961). A theory of incoherent scattering of radio waves by a plasma II. Scattering in a magnetic field. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 263(1313). 238–258. 77 indexed citations

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Dougherty, J. P. & D. T. Farley. (1961). A theory of incoherent scattering of radio waves by a plasma. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 259(1296). 79–99. 233 indexed citations

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