J. Heyvaerts

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

J. Heyvaerts is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Heyvaerts has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 15 papers in Oceanography and 11 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in J. Heyvaerts's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (38 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (18 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (15 papers). J. Heyvaerts is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (38 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (18 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (15 papers). J. Heyvaerts collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. J. Heyvaerts's co-authors include E. R. Priest, D. M. Rust, Colin Norman, A. M. Title, S. Bonazzola, C. R. Foley, L. W. Acton, T. D. Arber, J. Pétri and Rémi Hakim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

J. Heyvaerts

78 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

An emerging flux model for the solar flare phenomenon 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 100 200 300 400
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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. An emerging flux model for the solar flare phenomenon
    1977 420 citations J. Heyvaerts et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Heyvaerts France 21 1.9k 463 412 102 99 87 2.0k
S. M. Chitre India 17 1.4k 0.7× 564 1.2× 129 0.3× 127 1.2× 66 0.7× 123 1.5k
M. Dobrowolny Italy 18 1.6k 0.8× 314 0.7× 580 1.4× 149 1.5× 77 0.8× 102 1.8k
S. Olbert United States 20 1.4k 0.8× 258 0.6× 450 1.1× 129 1.3× 111 1.1× 33 1.6k
H. O. Rucker Austria 24 2.3k 1.2× 232 0.5× 536 1.3× 80 0.8× 117 1.2× 213 2.3k
E. Tandberg‐Hanssen United States 23 2.5k 1.3× 260 0.6× 516 1.3× 182 1.8× 139 1.4× 124 2.7k
W. Pilipp Germany 18 1.9k 1.0× 162 0.3× 367 0.9× 291 2.9× 231 2.3× 27 1.9k
J. H. Piddington Australia 24 1.8k 0.9× 214 0.5× 799 1.9× 95 0.9× 258 2.6× 101 1.9k
Petr Hellinger Czechia 36 3.2k 1.7× 726 1.6× 748 1.8× 189 1.9× 106 1.1× 106 3.4k
W. C. Erickson United States 25 1.7k 0.9× 688 1.5× 81 0.2× 53 0.5× 108 1.1× 111 1.8k
Antoine Strugarek France 22 1.4k 0.8× 598 1.3× 297 0.7× 47 0.5× 68 0.7× 79 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by J. Heyvaerts

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Heyvaerts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Heyvaerts

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mottez, F. & J. Heyvaerts. (2020). Magnetic coupling of planets and small bodies with a pulsar wind (Corrigendum). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 639. C2–C2. 2 indexed citations
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Kotera, Kumiko, et al.. (2016). Do asteroids evaporate near pulsars? Induction heating by pulsar waves revisited. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 592. A52–A52. 9 indexed citations
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Bonazzola, S., F. Mottez, & J. Heyvaerts. (2014). General solution for the vacuum electromagnetic field in the surroundings of a rotating star. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 573. A51–A51. 9 indexed citations
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Mottez, F., S. Bonazzola, & J. Heyvaerts. (2013). Towards a theory of extremely intermittent pulsars. I. Does something orbit PSR B1931+24?. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 4 indexed citations
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Mottez, F., S. Bonazzola, & J. Heyvaerts. (2013). Towards a theory of extremely intermittent pulsars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 555. A126–A126. 9 indexed citations
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Mottez, F., S. Bonazzola, & J. Heyvaerts. (2013). Towards a theory of extremely intermittent pulsars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 555. A125–A125. 10 indexed citations
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Heyvaerts, J., Thierry Lehner, & F. Mottez. (2012). Non-linear simple relativistic Alfvén waves in astrophysical plasmas. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 542. A128–A128. 6 indexed citations
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Heyvaerts, J., S. Bonazzola, M. Bejger, & P. Haensel. (2009). Luminosity of a quark star undergoing torsional oscillations and the problem ofγ-ray bursts. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 496(2). 317–332. 2 indexed citations
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Pétri, J., J. Heyvaerts, & S. Bonazzola. (2003). Cross-field charge transport by the diocotron instability in pulsar magnetospheres with gaps. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 411(2). 203–213. 12 indexed citations
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Pétri, J., J. Heyvaerts, & S. Bonazzola. (2002). Global static electrospheres of charged pulsars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 384(2). 414–432. 38 indexed citations
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Pétri, J., J. Heyvaerts, & S. Bonazzola. (2002). Diocotron instability in pulsar electrospheres. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 387(2). 520–530. 20 indexed citations
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Baty, Hubert & J. Heyvaerts. (1996). Electric current concentration and kink instability in line-tied coronal loops.. 308(3). 935–950. 18 indexed citations
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Bonazzola, S., J. Heyvaerts, É. Falgarone, M. Pérault, & J.‐L. Puget. (1987). Jeans collapse in a turbulent medium. A&A. 172. 293–298. 2 indexed citations
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Heyvaerts, J.. (1984). Mechanisms of magnetic heating of the solar corona.. ESASP. 220. 123–127. 1 indexed citations
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Hameury, J. M., J. Heyvaerts, & S. Bonazzola. (1983). Gravitational settling in layers accreted on neutron stars and its relations to gamma ray bursts. A&A. 121(2). 259–264. 1 indexed citations
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Heyvaerts, J., et al.. (1980). Excitation spectrum of the relativistic quantum plasma. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 13(6). 2001–2006. 9 indexed citations
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Trottet, G., M. Pick, & J. Heyvaerts. (1979). Gyro-synchrotron modulation in the moving type IV bursts.. A&A. 79. 164–168. 2 indexed citations
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Heyvaerts, J., et al.. (1978). Polarization and location of metric radiobursts in relationship with the emergence of a new magnetic field.. A&A. 66. 81–86. 1 indexed citations
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Mercier, C. & J. Heyvaerts. (1977). The downward motions in quiescent prominences.. A&A. 61(5). 685–693. 3 indexed citations
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Heyvaerts, J.. (1974). The thermal instability in a magnetohydrodynamic medium.. A&A. 37(1). 65–73. 13 indexed citations

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