F. Søraas

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

F. Søraas is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Søraas has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22 papers in Geophysics and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in F. Søraas's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (67 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (61 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (22 papers). F. Søraas is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (67 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (61 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (22 papers). F. Søraas collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and United Kingdom. F. Søraas's co-authors include J.Å. Lundblad, K. Aarsnes, M. Grandé, David S. Evans, K. Oksavik, Marit Irene Sandanger, Elena Sazhina, N. A. Tsyganenko, В. А. Сергеев and I. R. Mann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Icarus.

In The Last Decade

F. Søraas

71 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Corotating solar wind streams and recurrent geomagnetic a... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Corotating solar wind streams and recurrent geomagnetic activity: A review
    2006 537 citations M. Grandé, F. Søraas 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
F. Søraas Norway 24 2.2k 789 764 253 115 73 2.2k
K. Glassmeier Germany 31 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 718 0.9× 156 0.6× 93 0.8× 86 2.6k
J. L. Roeder United States 29 2.2k 1.0× 931 1.2× 853 1.1× 105 0.4× 114 1.0× 90 2.3k
J. C. Green United States 22 2.2k 1.0× 459 0.6× 912 1.2× 487 1.9× 131 1.1× 35 2.3k
J. R. Burrows Canada 27 1.8k 0.8× 785 1.0× 636 0.8× 123 0.5× 94 0.8× 61 1.8k
R. H. Friedel United States 20 1.9k 0.9× 590 0.7× 804 1.1× 197 0.8× 78 0.7× 49 2.0k
D. J. Gorney United States 25 1.8k 0.8× 566 0.7× 587 0.8× 216 0.9× 108 0.9× 60 1.9k
Y. I. Feldstein Russia 27 2.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.8× 830 1.1× 189 0.7× 139 1.2× 99 2.5k
W. F. Denig United States 28 1.9k 0.9× 804 1.0× 564 0.7× 199 0.8× 295 2.6× 91 2.0k
Masaki Ejiri Japan 24 2.1k 1.0× 876 1.1× 672 0.9× 165 0.7× 191 1.7× 97 2.2k
D. L. Chenette United States 25 1.4k 0.6× 418 0.5× 278 0.4× 171 0.7× 83 0.7× 72 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Søraas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Søraas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Søraas, F., Marit Irene Sandanger, & Christine Smith‐Johnsen. (2017). NOAA POES and MetOp particle observations during the 17 March 2013 storm. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 177. 115–124. 10 indexed citations
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Goldstein, J., Д. В. Бисикало, V. I. Shematovich, et al.. (2016). Analytical estimate for low‐altitude ENA emissivity. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 121(2). 1167–1191. 8 indexed citations
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Sandanger, Marit Irene, et al.. (2014). A new method of recalibrating NOAA MEPED proton measurements. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 12136. 1 indexed citations
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Tyssøy, Hilde Nesse, et al.. (2013). Variations in cutoff latitude during the January 2012 solar proton event and implication for the distribution of particle energy deposition. Geophysical Research Letters. 40(16). 4149–4153. 16 indexed citations
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Engebretson, M. J., T. K. Yeoman, K. Oksavik, et al.. (2013). Multi‐instrument observations from Svalbard of a traveling convection vortex, electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave burst, and proton precipitation associated with a bow shock instability. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 118(6). 2975–2997. 35 indexed citations
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Espy, P. J., et al.. (2012). The effect of energetic electron precipitation on middle mesospheric night‐time ozone during and after a moderate geomagnetic storm. Geophysical Research Letters. 39(21). 30 indexed citations
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Mall, U., M. Banaszkiewicz, S. McKenna‐Lawlor, et al.. (2009). Near Infrared Spectrometer SIR-2 on Chandrayaan-1. Current Science. 96(4). 506–511. 19 indexed citations
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Sandanger, Marit Irene, F. Søraas, K. Aarsnes, K. Oksavik, & David S. Evans. (2007). Loss of relativistic electrons: Evidence for pitch angle scattering by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves excited by unstable ring current protons. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(A12). 80 indexed citations
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Søraas, F., et al.. (2005). Low latitude precipitation of energetic neutral atoms reflects the ring current pitch angle distribution during storms. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 2 indexed citations
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Moen, J., A. Pedersen, H. de Féraudy, et al.. (2003). ICI-1: a new sounding rocket concept to observe micro-scale physics in the cusp ionosphere. 530. 543–548. 2 indexed citations
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Oksavik, K., T. A. Fritz, Q. Zong, F. Søraas, & B. Wilken. (2002). Three‐dimensional energetic ion sounding of the magnetopause using Cluster/RAPID. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(9). 8 indexed citations
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Daglis, Ioannis A., W. I. Axford, S. Livi, et al.. (1996). Auroral Ionospheric Ion Feeding of the Inner Plasma Sheet during Substorms. Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity. 48(5). 729–739. 29 indexed citations
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Stadsnes, J., K. Aarsnes, Jan Magnus Bjordal, & F. Søraas. (1995). PULSAUR II: observations of aurora and bremsstrahlung - X-rays in a pulsating aurora. ESASP. 370. 239. 2 indexed citations
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Goldberg, R. A., Charles H. Jackman, J. R. Barcus, & F. Søraas. (1984). Nighttime auroral energy deposition in the middle atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(A7). 5581–5596. 50 indexed citations
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Maynard, N. C., L. C. Hale, Jerry Mitchell, et al.. (1984). Electrical structure in the high-latitude middle atmosphere. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 46(9). 807–817. 19 indexed citations
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Pytte, T., et al.. (1978). Three‐satellite measurements and field‐line mapping of the outer plasma sheet boundary from r ∼1.2 to ∼18 RE during substorms. Geophysical Research Letters. 5(7). 585–588. 6 indexed citations
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Søraas, F., et al.. (1974). Proton precipitation and the Hβ emission in a postbreakup auroral glow. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 79(13). 1851–1859. 43 indexed citations
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Søraas, F.. (1973). Particle Observations in the Magnetosphere. 143. 4 indexed citations
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Søraas, F., et al.. (1971). Variations in the high latitude proton trapping boundary associated with polar magnetic substorms. Planetary and Space Science. 19(9). 1041–1048. 28 indexed citations
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Søraas, F., et al.. (1966). Rocket measurement of proton energy spectra and pitch angle distribution in the auroral zone. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 28(11). 1081–1091. 7 indexed citations

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