E. C. Ridley

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
39 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

E. C. Ridley is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. C. Ridley has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Atmospheric Science and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in E. C. Ridley's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (29 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (21 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (14 papers). E. C. Ridley is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (29 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (21 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (14 papers). E. C. Ridley collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. E. C. Ridley's co-authors include R. G. Roble, Robert E. Dickinson, A. D. Richmond, S. W. Bougher, C. G. Fesen, B. A. Emery, R. G. Roble, P. B. Hays, N. W. Spencer and T. L. Killeen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

In The Last Decade

E. C. Ridley

39 papers receiving 3.8k 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 thermosphere/ionosphere general circulation model with coupled electrodynamics

1992 853 citations A. D. Richmond, E. C. Ridley et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
A coupled thermosphere/ionosphere general circulation model

1988 633 citations R. G. Roble, E. C. Ridley et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
A thermosphere‐ionosphere‐mesosphere‐electrodynamics general circulation model (time‐GCM): Equinox solar cycle minimum simulations (30–500 km)

1994 476 citations R. G. Roble, E. C. Ridley Geophysical Research Letters profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. C. Ridley United States	28	4.5k	1.4k	1.3k	1.0k	594	39	4.7k
L. L. Cogger Canada	36	4.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	983 1.0×	385 0.6×	134	4.3k
N. W. Spencer United States	47	5.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	966 1.6×	133	6.4k
G. R. Carignan United States	36	3.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	757 0.6×	627 0.6×	419 0.7×	73	4.4k
H. G. Mayr United States	43	5.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	922 0.9×	658 1.1×	241	6.3k
M. H. Rees United States	36	3.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	768 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	285 0.5×	112	4.2k
A. Brekke Norway	30	2.9k 0.7×	534 0.4×	962 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	491 0.8×	139	3.1k
H. C. Carlson United States	43	4.5k 1.0×	531 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	1.3k 2.2×	145	4.7k
Marsha R. Torr United States	30	3.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	482 0.4×	591 0.6×	445 0.7×	136	3.7k
J. U. Kozyra United States	43	6.4k 1.4×	684 0.5×	2.3k 1.8×	2.2k 2.2×	614 1.0×	135	6.6k
B. R. Sandel United States	49	7.3k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	912 0.9×	655 1.1×	193	7.6k

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Fesen, C. G., R. G. Roble, & E. C. Ridley. (1993). Thermospheric tides simulated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research Thermosphere‐Ionosphere General Circulation Model at equinox. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(A5). 7805–7820. 17 indexed citations

Richmond, A. D., E. C. Ridley, & R. G. Roble. (1992). A thermosphere/ionosphere general circulation model with coupled electrodynamics. Geophysical Research Letters. 19(6). 601–604. 853 indexed citations breakdown →

Fesen, C. G., R. G. Roble, & E. C. Ridley. (1991). Thermospheric tides at equinox: Simulations with coupled composition and auroral forcings: 2. Semidiurnal component. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(A3). 3663–3677. 61 indexed citations

Bougher, S. W., R. G. Roble, E. C. Ridley, & Robert E. Dickinson. (1990). The Mars thermosphere: 2. General circulation with coupled dynamics and composition. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(B9). 14811–14827. 116 indexed citations

Bougher, S. W., R. E. Dickinson, E. C. Ridley, & R. G. Roble. (1988). Venus mesosphere and thermosphere. Icarus. 73(3). 545–573. 80 indexed citations

Bougher, S. W., Robert E. Dickinson, R. G. Roble, & E. C. Ridley. (1988). Mars thermospheric general circulation model: Calculations for the arrival of Phobos at Mars. Geophysical Research Letters. 15(13). 1511–1514. 40 indexed citations

Roble, R. G. & E. C. Ridley. (1987). An auroral model for the NCAR thermospheric general circulation model (TGCM). Annales Geophysicae. 5(6). 369–382. 290 indexed citations

Roble, R. G., E. C. Ridley, & Robert E. Dickinson. (1987). On the global mean structure of the thermosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(A8). 8745–8758. 231 indexed citations

Bougher, S. W., Robert E. Dickinson, E. C. Ridley, et al.. (1986). Venus mesosphere and thermosphere. Icarus. 68(2). 284–312. 57 indexed citations

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Emery, B. A., R. G. Roble, E. C. Ridley, et al.. (1985). Thermospheric and ionospheric structure of the southern hemisphere polar cap on October 21, 1981, as determined from Dynamics Explorer 2 satellite data. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 90(A7). 6553–6566. 27 indexed citations

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Hernández, G., R. G. Roble, E. C. Ridley, & J. H. Allen. (1982). Thermospheric response observed over Fritz Peak, Colorado, during two large geomagnetic storms near Solar Cycle Maximum. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 87(A11). 9181–9192. 37 indexed citations

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Roble, R. G., Robert E. Dickinson, & E. C. Ridley. (1977). Seasonal and solar cycle variations of the zonal mean circulation in the thermosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(35). 5493–5504. 135 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Robert E., E. C. Ridley, & R. G. Roble. (1975). Meridional Circulation in the Thermosphere I. Equinox Conditions. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 32(9). 1737–1754. 106 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Robert E. & E. C. Ridley. (1972). Numerical Solution for the Composition of a Thermosphere in the Presence of a Steady Subsolar to-Antisolar Circulation with Application to Venus. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 29(8). 1557–1570. 48 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Robert E., R. G. Roble, & E. C. Ridley. (1971). Response of the Neutral Thermosphere at F-Layer Heights to Interaction of a Global Wind with Anomalies of Ionization. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 28(7). 1280–1293. 44 indexed citations

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Ridley, E. C.. (1960). Self-consistent fields without exchange for Pr³⁺ and Tm³⁺. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 56(1). 41–54. 46 indexed citations

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Ridley, E. C.. (1958). A qualitative investigation of the wave functions of metallic uranium. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 247(1249). 199–213. 15 indexed citations

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Ridley, E. C.. (1958). Self-consistent field without exchange for U6+. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 243(1234). 422–434. 9 indexed citations

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Ridley, E. C.. (1957). A numerical method of solving second-order linear differential equations with two-point boundary conditions. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 53(2). 442–447. 14 indexed citations

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Ridley, E. C.. (1955). The interpolation of atomic fields. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 51(4). 693–701. 15 indexed citations

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