J. Westfall

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 784 citations indexed

About

J. Westfall is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Westfall has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 784 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in J. Westfall's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (3 papers). J. Westfall is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (3 papers). J. Westfall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. J. Westfall's co-authors include R. E. Ergun, C. M. Cully, Ken Stevens, Peter Lindqvist, J. Needell, D. Rau, K. Goodrich, J. Mack, G. Olsson and John Wallace and has published in prestigious journals such as Space Science Reviews, Space Weather and Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

J. Westfall

5 papers receiving 772 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.

The Axial Double Probe and Fields Signal Processing for the MMS Mission

2014 454 citations R. E. Ergun, S. C. Tucker et al. Space Science Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Westfall United States	3	778	235	211	41	32	7	784
Moa Persson Sweden	15	683 0.9×	227 1.0×	210 1.0×	30 0.7×	49 1.5×	44	703
I. J. Cohen United States	17	727 0.9×	183 0.8×	243 1.2×	55 1.3×	38 1.2×	79	741
X. Vallières France	16	728 0.9×	131 0.6×	155 0.7×	72 1.8×	41 1.3×	42	741
J. E. Borovsky United States	13	806 1.0×	189 0.8×	459 2.2×	67 1.6×	20 0.6×	23	830
Zhaoguo He China	17	853 1.1×	437 1.9×	159 0.8×	60 1.5×	48 1.5×	53	875
Mario Marckwordt United States	6	1.2k 1.6×	233 1.0×	428 2.0×	28 0.7×	60 1.9×	15	1.2k
Xin An United States	16	637 0.8×	292 1.2×	142 0.7×	89 2.2×	31 1.0×	54	672
Ye Pang China	15	724 0.9×	232 1.0×	263 1.2×	88 2.1×	20 0.6×	31	744
M. L. Adrian United States	12	389 0.5×	117 0.5×	91 0.4×	46 1.1×	16 0.5×	28	416
Raluca Ilie United States	17	659 0.8×	177 0.8×	341 1.6×	16 0.4×	53 1.7×	51	671

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

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

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Solomon, S. C., S. M. Bailey, C. A. Barth, et al.. (2025). The SNOE Spacecraft: Integration, Test, Launch, Operation, and On-orbit Performance. Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin. 32(11). 85–7.

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Andersson, L., R. E. Ergun, G. T. Delory, et al.. (2015). The Langmuir Probe and Waves (LPW) Instrument for MAVEN. Space Science Reviews. 195(1-4). 173–198. 202 indexed citations

3.

Ergun, R. E., S. C. Tucker, J. Westfall, et al.. (2014). The Axial Double Probe and Fields Signal Processing for the MMS Mission. Space Science Reviews. 199(1-4). 167–188. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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Baker, D. N., J. P. McCollough, R. L. McPherron, et al.. (2009). Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere receiver/communication lock analysis: When bad space weather is good. Space Weather. 7(9). 1 indexed citations

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Cully, C. M., et al.. (2008). The THEMIS Digital Fields Board. Space Science Reviews. 141(1-4). 343–355. 125 indexed citations

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Osterman, Steven N., N. M. Schneider, David A. Content, et al.. (2003). A high-resolution high-throughput FUV imager for the JMEX mission. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4854. 620–620. 1 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Erik, N. M. Schneider, J. Westfall, et al.. (2003). A compact high-throughput imaging EUV/FUV spectrometer. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4854. 479–479. 1 indexed citations

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