J. J. Makela

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
160 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

J. J. Makela is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. J. Makela has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 57 papers in Geophysics and 46 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. J. Makela's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (147 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (73 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (54 papers). J. J. Makela is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (147 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (73 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (54 papers). J. J. Makela collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and France. J. J. Makela's co-authors include M. C. Kelley, J. W. Meriwether, Brian J. Harding, M. J. Nicolls, E. S. Miller, B. M. Ledvina, Jorge L. Chau, P. M. Kintner, D. P. Drob and J. D. Huba and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. J. Makela

156 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

An update to the Horizontal Wind Model (HWM): The quiet time thermosphere

2015 510 citations D. P. Drob, J. T. Emmert et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. J. Makela United States	42	5.0k	2.2k	1.7k	1.2k	997	160	5.6k
A. J. Ridley United States	51	8.6k 1.7×	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	4.1k 4.1×	337	10.0k
J. D. Huba United States	47	6.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	620 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	270	7.5k
P. M. Kintner United States	49	6.9k 1.4×	2.3k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	308 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	198	7.6k
D. P. Drob United States	37	5.1k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	2.1k 1.8×	839 0.8×	117	6.8k
Cathryn N. Mitchell United Kingdom	29	2.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	191 0.2×	635 0.6×	146	3.1k
J. M. Picone United States	25	4.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	600 0.6×	72	5.1k
J. J. Sojka United States	37	5.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	522 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	249	5.5k
Manuel Hernández Pajares Spain	37	4.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	4.2k 2.4×	219 0.2×	764 0.8×	198	5.9k
Jiuhou Lei China	45	6.6k 1.3×	3.1k 1.4×	2.0k 1.2×	923 0.8×	2.1k 2.1×	286	7.0k
L. J. Paxton United States	46	7.5k 1.5×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.8×	2.1k 2.1×	288	7.9k

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Forbes, J. M., Xiaoli Zhang, Christoph R. Englert, et al.. (2024). Thermosphere UFKW Structures and Ionosphere Coupling as Observed by ICON. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(8). 4 indexed citations

Bhatt, Asti, et al.. (2023). MANGO: An Optical Network to Study the Dynamics of the Earth's Upper Atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 128(10). 4 indexed citations

Dhadly, Manbharat, Fabrizio Sassi, J. T. Emmert, et al.. (2023). Neutral Winds from Mesosphere to Thermosphere — Past, Present, and Future Outlook. 1 indexed citations

Makela, J. J., J. M. Forbes, Brian J. Harding, et al.. (2023). Non‐Migrating Structures in the Northern Midlatitude Thermosphere During December Solstice Using ICON/MIGHTI and FPI Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 128(9).

Bhatt, Asti, et al.. (2023). Multi-scale geospace research with networks of distributed, homogeneous instruments. 1 indexed citations

Bhatt, Asti, Steven A. Cummer, Stephen D. Eckermann, et al.. (2023). Multi‐Layer Evolution of Acoustic‐Gravity Waves and Ionospheric Disturbances Over the United States After the 2022 Hunga Tonga Volcano Eruption. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(6). 6 indexed citations

Conde, M., D. L. Hampton, Denise Thorsen, et al.. (2023). The Need for a Large-Scale Dense Array of Ground Based Observatories to Monitor Thermospheric and Space Weather.

McWilliams, K. A., Robert Kerr, J. J. Makela, et al.. (2022). Mid-latitude neutral wind responses to sub-auroral polarization streams. Annales Geophysicae. 40(5). 571–583. 4 indexed citations

Cullens, Chihoko, S. England, T. J. Immel, et al.. (2022). Seasonal Variations of Medium‐Scale Waves Observed by ICON‐MIGHTI. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(17). 8 indexed citations

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Okoh, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Thermospheric Neutral Wind Measurements and Investigations across the African Region—A Review. Atmosphere. 13(6). 863–863. 6 indexed citations

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Harding, Brian J., Jorge L. Chau, Maosheng He, et al.. (2021). Validation of ICON‐MIGHTI Thermospheric Wind Observations: 2. Green‐Line Comparisons to Specular Meteor Radars. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(3). 57 indexed citations

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Immel, T. J., Brian J. Harding, R. A. Heelis, et al.. (2021). Regulation of ionospheric plasma velocities by thermospheric winds. Nature Geoscience. 14(12). 893–898. 37 indexed citations

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Paulino, Igo, C. A. O. B. Figueiredo, F. S. Rodrigues, et al.. (2020). Atmospheric Gravity Waves Observed in the Nightglow Following the 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(17). 15 indexed citations

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Dhadly, Manbharat, J. T. Emmert, D. P. Drob, et al.. (2019). HL‐TWiM Empirical Model of High‐Latitude Upper Thermospheric Winds. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(12). 10592–10618. 15 indexed citations

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Paulino, Igo, C. M. Wrasse, R. A. Buriti, et al.. (2018). Intrinsic parameters of periodic waves observed in the OI6300 airglow layer over the Brazilian equatorial region. Annales Geophysicae. 36(1). 265–273. 18 indexed citations

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Dhadly, Manbharat, J. T. Emmert, D. P. Drob, et al.. (2017). Seasonal dependence of northern high‐latitude upper thermospheric winds: A quiet time climatological study based on ground‐based and space‐based measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(2). 2619–2644. 31 indexed citations

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Dhadly, Manbharat, J. T. Emmert, D. P. Drob, et al.. (2017). Seasonal Dependence of Geomagnetic Active‐Time Northern High‐Latitude Upper Thermospheric Winds. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 123(1). 739–754. 29 indexed citations

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Chartier, Alex T., J. J. Makela, Hanli Liu, G. S. Bust, & J. Noto. (2015). Modeled and observed equatorial thermospheric winds and temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 120(7). 5832–5844. 10 indexed citations

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Makela, J. J., A. J. Ridley, D. L. Hampton, et al.. (2014). Observations of the storm time response of the mid-latitude thermosphere made by a network of Fabry-Perot interferometers. 40. 1 indexed citations

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Makela, J. J., et al.. (2009). The Remote Equatorial Nighttime Observatory of Ionospheric Regions Project and the International Heliospherical Year. Earth Moon and Planets. 104(1-4). 211–226. 33 indexed citations

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