Hannes Alfvén

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
124 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Hannes Alfvén is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hannes Alfvén has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Hannes Alfvén's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (55 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (44 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (23 papers). Hannes Alfvén is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (55 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (44 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (23 papers). Hannes Alfvén collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and India. Hannes Alfvén's co-authors include Carl‐Gunne Fälthammar, S. Fred Singer, Gustaf Arrhenius, Lene Lindberg, D. A. Mendis, John M. Wilcox, A. Elvius, S.‐I. Akasofu, O. Klein and B. Lehnert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hannes Alfvén

115 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Cosmical Electrodynamics 1954 2026 1978 2002 1964 1954 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hannes Alfvén Sweden 28 3.2k 852 793 573 551 124 3.9k
P. A. Sturrock United States 33 4.2k 1.3× 935 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 433 0.8× 736 1.3× 175 5.6k
J. A. Fejer United States 34 2.8k 0.9× 722 0.8× 599 0.8× 1.1k 1.9× 419 0.8× 97 3.2k
P. J. Kellogg United States 39 5.1k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 955 1.2× 1.2k 2.0× 739 1.3× 158 5.6k
T. G. Northrop United States 27 2.9k 0.9× 676 0.8× 680 0.9× 813 1.4× 1.1k 2.1× 57 3.4k
J. E. Maggs United States 28 2.5k 0.8× 687 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 564 1.0× 410 0.7× 94 3.0k
T. P. Armstrong United States 44 6.0k 1.9× 1.5k 1.8× 699 0.9× 588 1.0× 608 1.1× 218 6.6k
A. V. Gurevich Russia 33 3.6k 1.1× 323 0.4× 885 1.1× 1.2k 2.1× 835 1.5× 140 4.6k
D. B. Melrose Australia 41 5.6k 1.7× 564 0.7× 2.6k 3.3× 959 1.7× 1.1k 2.1× 309 6.6k
D. Biskamp Germany 40 5.8k 1.8× 1.1k 1.3× 3.4k 4.2× 229 0.4× 475 0.9× 102 6.7k
R. Pellat France 36 5.3k 1.6× 1.6k 1.9× 2.7k 3.4× 994 1.7× 926 1.7× 165 6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Hannes Alfvén

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hannes Alfvén

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hannes Alfvén

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hannes Alfvén. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hannes Alfvén based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hannes Alfvén. Hannes Alfvén is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Alfvén, Hannes. (1988). Has the Universe an origin. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 89. 20898. 1 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes, I. Axnäs, N. Brenning, & Peter Lindqvist. (1985). Further Explorations of Cosmogonic Shadow Effects in the Saturnian Rings. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 86. 16177. 1 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes, et al.. (1984). Space research and the new approach to the mechanics of fluid media in cosmos. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 85. 12844. 1 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes. (1979). An electric current model of the magnetosphere. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 148(2). 15–21. 4 indexed citations
5.
Alfvén, Hannes. (1979). Plasma in laboratory and space. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 40(7). 1. 2 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes. (1978). From Dark Interstellar Clouds to Planets and Satellites. 533. 1 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes. (1978). Observations and hypotheses in cosmology. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 79. 17779. 2 indexed citations
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Strom, R. G., J. W. Boyce, Alan P. Boss, et al.. (1978). Reports of planetary geology program, 1977-1978. 18 indexed citations
9.
Alfvén, Hannes & Gustaf Arrhenius. (1976). Evolution of the Solar System. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 151 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes. (1976). Is the universe matter-antimatter symmetric?. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 77. 22032. 1 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes, et al.. (1976). On the Origin of Comets. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 25(Part2). 638–659. 1 indexed citations
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Mendis, D. A. & Hannes Alfvén. (1974). The Magnetization of Comets. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 6. 390. 1 indexed citations
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Arrhenius, Gustaf & Hannes Alfvén. (1971). Asteroidal Theories and Experiments. NASSP. 267. 213. 3 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes. (1971). Symmetric Cosmology. Nature. 229(5281). 184–184. 2 indexed citations
15.
Alfvén, Hannes & Carl‐Gunne Fälthammar. (1963). Cosmical electrodynamics : fundamental principles. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 122 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes & O. Klein. (1963). MATTER-ANTIMATTER ANNIHILATION AND COSMOLOGY. 8 indexed citations
17.
Alfvén, Hannes. (1961). FILAMENTARY STRUCTURE PRODUCED BY AN ELECTRIC CURRENT IN A PLASMA. 1 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes. (1955). Line currents in cosmic physics. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 233(1194). 296–298. 2 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Hannes. (1954). ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 15(1). 215–80. 195 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alfvén, Hannes, et al.. (1954). A New Electron Tube: The Stropliotron. Proceedings of the IRE. 42(8). 1239–1241. 4 indexed citations

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