J. W. Belcher

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

J. W. Belcher is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Belcher has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in J. W. Belcher's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (71 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (57 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (47 papers). J. W. Belcher is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (71 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (57 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (47 papers). J. W. Belcher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Israel. J. W. Belcher's co-authors include Leverett Davis, J. D. Richardson, A. J. Lazarus, H. S. Bridge, Yehudit Judy Dori, R. L. McNutt, J. D. Sullivan, Chi Wang, C. K. Goertz and J. C. Kasper and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Belcher

91 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Large-amplitude Alfvén waves in the interplanetary medium, 2

1971 1.5k citations J. W. Belcher, Leverett Davis Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers

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T. H. Zurbuchen United States

Paul Charbonneau Canada

J. H. Wolfe United States

D. K. Duncan United States

Y. Elsworth United Kingdom

S. A. Collins United States

Derek Raine United Kingdom

D. J. Knipp United States

Robert M. Wilson United States

J. D. Richardson United States

T. H. Zurbuchen United States

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9.2k ×1.7

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2.5k ×1.1

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23 ×0.1

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304 ×1.1

NHEP

340 ×1.7

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Citations per year, relative to J. W. Belcher J. W. Belcher (= 1×) peers T. H. Zurbuchen

Countries citing papers authored by J. W. Belcher

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. W. Belcher

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. W. Belcher

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. W. Belcher. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. W. Belcher 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 J. W. Belcher. J. W. Belcher is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Greenwald, Scott W., et al.. (2019). ElectroVR: An Electrostatic Playground for Collaborative, Simulation-Based Exploratory Learning in Immersive Virtual Reality. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, et al.. (2016). PLASMA HEATING INSIDE INTERPLANETARY CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS BY ALFVÉNIC FLUCTUATIONS DISSIPATION. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 831(2). L13–L13. 10 indexed citations

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Richardson, J. D., J. C. Kasper, Chi Wang, J. W. Belcher, & A. J. Lazarus. (2008). Cool heliosheath plasma and deceleration of the upstream solar wind at the termination shock. Nature. 454(7200). 63–66. 297 indexed citations

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Belcher, J. W.. (2005). Bringing space physics concepts into introductory electromagnetism. Eos. 86(21). 201–203. 3 indexed citations

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Dori, Yehudit Judy, et al.. (2003). Technology for active learning. Materials Today. 6(12). 44–49. 96 indexed citations

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Wang, Chi & J. W. Belcher. (1999). Detecting the termination shock and beyond. AIP conference proceedings. 775–778. 3 indexed citations

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Richardson, J. D., J. W. Belcher, A. J. Lazarus, K. I. Paularena, & P. R. Gazis. (1996). Statistical properties of the solar wind. AIP conference proceedings. 382. 483–486. 23 indexed citations

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McNutt, R. L., A. J. Lazarus, J. W. Belcher, et al.. (1995). The distance to the heliospheric VLF emission region. Advances in Space Research. 16(9). 303–306. 2 indexed citations

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Belcher, J. W., A. J. Lazarus, R. L. McNutt, & George S. D. Gordon. (1993). Solar wind conditions in the outer heliosphere and the distance to the termination shock. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(A9). 15177–15183. 72 indexed citations

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Belcher, J. W., J. A. Slavin, T. P. Armstrong, et al.. (1991). Mercury Orbiter: Report of the Science Working Team. Unknow. 9 indexed citations

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Lazarus, A. J. & J. W. Belcher. (1987). Large-Scale Structure of the Distant Solar Wind and Heliosphere (R). 2. 533. 22 indexed citations

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Belcher, J. W.. (1987). The Jupiter-Io Connection: An Alfvén Engine in Space. Science. 238(4824). 170–176. 35 indexed citations

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Clarke, J. T., S. T. Durrance, S. K. Atreya, et al.. (1986). Continued observations of the H Ly α emission from Uranus. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 91(A8). 8771–8781. 25 indexed citations

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Belcher, J. W., et al.. (1984). Physics of Space Plasmas. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 4 indexed citations

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Clarke, J. T., S. T. Durrance, Ashley T. Barnes, J. D. Mihalov, & J. W. Belcher. (1984). Coordinated Observations of a Local Solar Wind Disturbance and the Auroral F Lyα Emission from Uranus. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 659. 1 indexed citations

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Siscoe, G. L., N. U. Crooker, & J. W. Belcher. (1980). Sunward flow in Jupiter's magnetosheath. Geophysical Research Letters. 7(1). 25–28. 20 indexed citations

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Bridge, H. S., J. W. Belcher, A. J. Lazarus, et al.. (1979). Plasma Observations Near Jupiter: Initial Results from Voyager 1. Science. 204(4396). 987–991. 215 indexed citations

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Sari, J. W., et al.. (1977). Plasma field characteristics of directional discontinuities in the interplanetary medium. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(1). 10–14. 43 indexed citations

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Belcher, J. W., et al.. (1974). Energy densities of Alfvén waves between 0.7 and 1.6 AU. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 79(31). 4765–4768. 37 indexed citations

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Belcher, J. W., Leverett Davis, & E. J. Smith. (1969). Large-amplitude Alfvén waves in the interplanetary medium: Mariner 5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 74(9). 2302–2308. 194 indexed citations

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