I. B. Strong

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

I. B. Strong is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, I. B. Strong has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in I. B. Strong's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (19 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (14 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (13 papers). I. B. Strong is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (19 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (14 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (13 papers). I. B. Strong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and France. I. B. Strong's co-authors include S. J. Bame, J. R. Asbridge, R. W. Klebesadel, R. A. Olson, A. J. Hundhausen, E. W. Hones, H. E. Felthauser, J. T. Gosling, Holly Gilbert and E. W. Greenstadt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

I. B. Strong

36 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts of Cosmic Origin 1968 2026 1987 2006 1973 1968 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. Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts of Cosmic Origin
    1973 551 citations R. W. Klebesadel, I. B. Strong et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. Outward flow of protons from the Earth's bow shock
    1968 424 citations J. R. Asbridge, S. J. Bame 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
I. B. Strong United States 22 2.3k 503 423 381 248 36 2.5k
W. H. Tucker United States 22 2.3k 1.0× 259 0.5× 116 0.3× 616 1.6× 265 1.1× 72 2.7k
E. Rieger Germany 25 1.7k 0.7× 327 0.7× 320 0.8× 338 0.9× 112 0.5× 96 1.9k
C. E. McIlwain United States 30 3.7k 1.6× 1.3k 2.7× 1.1k 2.6× 259 0.7× 196 0.8× 70 3.9k
E. Tandberg‐Hanssen United States 23 2.5k 1.1× 516 1.0× 139 0.3× 260 0.7× 182 0.7× 124 2.7k
S. R. Kane United States 30 2.6k 1.1× 344 0.7× 279 0.7× 343 0.9× 28 0.1× 110 2.7k
J. J. Quenby United Kingdom 22 1.4k 0.6× 224 0.4× 77 0.2× 623 1.6× 111 0.4× 155 1.7k
L. W. Acton United States 33 4.0k 1.7× 709 1.4× 104 0.2× 358 0.9× 329 1.3× 168 4.4k
C. Reppin Germany 17 1.1k 0.5× 106 0.2× 199 0.5× 523 1.4× 117 0.5× 79 1.5k
J. L. Culhane United Kingdom 25 1.8k 0.8× 276 0.5× 52 0.1× 243 0.6× 110 0.4× 116 1.9k
A. Eviatar United States 32 2.8k 1.2× 980 1.9× 224 0.5× 143 0.4× 147 0.6× 109 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by I. B. Strong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. B. Strong

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Klebesadel, R. W. & I. B. Strong. (1976). Observations of cosmic gamma-ray bursts. Astrophysics and Space Science. 42(1). 3–15. 14 indexed citations
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Strong, I. B. & R. W. Klebesadel. (1976). Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts. Scientific American. 235(4). 66–79. 10 indexed citations
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Messina, R., W. A. Hiltner, R. D. Belian, et al.. (1975). Results of X-ray and optical monitoring of Scorpius X-1 in 1970. The Astrophysical Journal. 197. 425–425. 11 indexed citations
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Imhof, W. L., et al.. (1974). Spectra Measurements of a Cosmic Gamma-Ray Burst with Fast Time Resolution. The Astrophysical Journal. 191. L7–L7. 17 indexed citations
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Strong, I. B., R. W. Klebesadel, & R. A. Olson. (1974). A Preliminary Catalog of Transient Cosmic Gamma-Ray Sources Observed by the VELA Satellites. The Astrophysical Journal. 188. L1–L1. 41 indexed citations
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Strong, I. B. & R. W. Klebesadel. (1974). Distances to the sources of observed gamma-ray bursts. Nature. 251(5474). 396–397. 22 indexed citations
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Strong, I. B.. (1974). Transient Cosmic Gamma- and X-Ray Sources. 2 indexed citations
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Strong, I. B., R. W. Klebesadel, & R. A. Olson. (1973). Possible Detection of Prompt Gamma Rays from Supernovae.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 322. 1 indexed citations
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Klebesadel, R. W., I. B. Strong, & R. A. Olson. (1973). Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts of Cosmic Origin. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 322. 7 indexed citations
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Cline, T., U. D. Desai, R. W. Klebesadel, & I. B. Strong. (1973). Energy Spectra of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal. 185. L1–L1. 33 indexed citations
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Evans, W. D., R. D. Belian, J. P. Conner, et al.. (1970). X-Ray and Optical Variations of Scorpius X-1. The Astrophysical Journal. 162. L115–L115. 10 indexed citations
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Gosling, J. T., et al.. (1968). Satellite Measurements of Interplanetary Shock Waves.. 73. 61. 3 indexed citations
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Bame, S. J., A. J. Hundhausen, J. R. Asbridge, & I. B. Strong. (1968). Ion Composition of the Solar Wind.. 73. 55. 2 indexed citations
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Greenstadt, E. W., et al.. (1968). Correlated magnetic field and plasma observations of the Earth's bow shock. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(1). 51–60. 127 indexed citations
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Strong, I. B., J. R. Asbridge, S. J. Bame, & A. J. Hundhausen. (1967). SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FILAMENTARY STRUCTURE OF THE SOLAR WIND.. NASA Special Publication. 150. 365. 9 indexed citations
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Bame, S. J., J. R. Asbridge, H. E. Felthauser, E. W. Hones, & I. B. Strong. (1967). Characteristics of the plasma sheet in the Earth's magnetotail. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 72(1). 113–113. 270 indexed citations
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Gosling, J. T., J. R. Asbridge, S. J. Bame, A. J. Hundhausen, & I. B. Strong. (1967). Measurements of the interplanetary solar wind during the large geomagnetic storm of April 17-18, 1965. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 72(7). 1813–1821. 57 indexed citations
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Hundhausen, A. J., J. R. Asbridge, S. J. Bame, & I. B. Strong. (1967). Vela satellite observations of solar wind ions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 72(7). 1979–1987. 43 indexed citations
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Gosling, J. T., J. R. Asbridge, S. J. Bame, & I. B. Strong. (1967). Vela 2 measurements of the magnetopause and bow shock positions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 72(1). 101–101. 61 indexed citations
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Strong, I. B., et al.. (1963). Multiple Scattering of Electrons and Positrons. Physical Review. 131(1). 198–202. 7 indexed citations

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