John W. Bieber

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

John W. Bieber is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Bieber has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 13 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John W. Bieber's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (45 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (28 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (13 papers). John W. Bieber is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (45 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (28 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (13 papers). John W. Bieber collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Australia. John W. Bieber's co-authors include W. H. Matthaeus, W. Wanner, C. W. Smith, P. A. Evenson, Jiasheng Chen, G. Wibberenz, May‐Britt Kallenrode, R. Pyle, John Clem and M. L. Duldig and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

John W. Bieber

48 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Proton and electron mean free paths: The Palmer consensus... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 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. Proton and electron mean free paths: The Palmer consensus revisited
    1994 564 citations John W. Bieber, W. H. Matthaeus et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John W. Bieber United States 25 2.5k 564 534 434 313 50 2.8k
P. A. Evenson United States 28 1.8k 0.7× 722 1.3× 191 0.4× 409 0.9× 169 0.5× 142 2.3k
M. L. Duldig Australia 23 1.2k 0.5× 454 0.8× 157 0.3× 396 0.9× 82 0.3× 144 1.7k
R. Pyle United States 19 955 0.4× 265 0.5× 102 0.2× 307 0.7× 84 0.3× 51 1.3k
C. Y. Fan United States 27 1.9k 0.8× 461 0.8× 334 0.6× 217 0.5× 96 0.3× 121 2.4k
John Clem United States 20 818 0.3× 321 0.6× 75 0.1× 328 0.8× 89 0.3× 68 1.3k
E. P. Ney United States 26 1.7k 0.7× 360 0.6× 174 0.3× 386 0.9× 46 0.1× 111 2.2k
K. O’Brien United States 23 572 0.2× 130 0.2× 136 0.3× 499 1.1× 62 0.2× 85 1.7k
J. W. Bieber United States 35 3.2k 1.3× 875 1.6× 514 1.0× 294 0.7× 408 1.3× 100 3.5k
J. Feynman United States 29 2.4k 1.0× 65 0.1× 893 1.7× 397 0.9× 209 0.7× 83 2.9k
R. von Steiger Switzerland 38 4.5k 1.8× 263 0.5× 825 1.5× 366 0.8× 189 0.6× 127 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John W. Bieber

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John W. Bieber

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kozai, M., K. Munakata, C. Kato, et al.. (2014). The spatial density gradient of galactic cosmic rays and its solar cycle variation observed with the Global Muon Detector Network. Earth Planets and Space. 66(1). 7 indexed citations
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Evenson, P. A., John W. Bieber, John Clem, & R. Pyle. (2011). South Pole Neutron Monitor Lives Again. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 11. 459. 9 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., et al.. (2010). Record Neutron Monitor Rates from Galactic Cosmic Rays. 64. 3 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., John Clem, P. A. Evenson, et al.. (2008). A Maverick GLE: The Relativistic Solar Particle Event of December 13, 2006. ICRC. 1. 229–232. 5 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., John Clem, P. A. Evenson, et al.. (2005). Largest GLE in Half a Century: Neutron Monitor Observations of the January 20, 2005 Event. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1. 237. 22 indexed citations
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Lifton, Nathaniel A., John W. Bieber, John Clem, et al.. (2005). Addressing solar modulation and long-term uncertainties in scaling secondary cosmic rays for in situ cosmogenic nuclide applications. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 239(1-2). 140–161. 246 indexed citations
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Koning, C. A. de & John W. Bieber. (2004). Probing Heliospheric Turbulence with Cosmic Rays: Theory. The Astrophysical Journal. 606(2). 1200–1209. 1 indexed citations
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Koning, C. A. de & John W. Bieber. (2003). Probing the Turbulent Solar Wind with Cosmic Rays. ICRC. 6. 3713. 1 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., W. Dröge, P. A. Evenson, et al.. (2002). Energetic Particle Observations during the 2000 July 14 Solar Event. The Astrophysical Journal. 567(1). 622–634. 131 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., et al.. (2000). Cosmic Rays and Earth – A Summary. Space Science Reviews. 93(1-2). 1–9. 9 indexed citations
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Munakata, K., John W. Bieber, S. Yasue, et al.. (2000). Precursors of geomagnetic storms observed by the muon detector network. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(A12). 27457–27468. 74 indexed citations
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Mace, R. L., W. H. Matthaeus, & John W. Bieber. (2000). Numerical Investigation of Perpendicular Diffusion of Charged Test Particles in Weak Magnetostatic Slab Turbulence. The Astrophysical Journal. 538(1). 192–202. 63 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W.. (1999). Antiprotons as Probes of Solar Modulation. ICRC. 7. 17. 1 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W. & P. A. Evenson. (1998). CME geometry in relation to cosmic ray anisotropy. Geophysical Research Letters. 25(15). 2955–2958. 40 indexed citations
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Smith, C. W. & John W. Bieber. (1996). Comment on “The underlying magnetic field direction in Ulysses observations of the southern polar heliosphere” by Forsyth et al.. Geophysical Research Letters. 23(22). 3279–3280. 5 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W.. (1996). A useful relationship between time‐dependent and steady state solutions of the Boltzmann equation. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(A6). 13523–13526. 3 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W., Jiasheng Chen, W. H. Matthaeus, C. W. Smith, & M. A. Pomerantz. (1993). Long‐term variations of interplanetary magnetic field spectra with implications for cosmic ray modulation. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(A3). 3585–3603. 75 indexed citations
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Bieber, John W. & W. H. Matthaeus. (1992). Particle transport from a turbulence perspective. AIP conference proceedings. 264. 86–91. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiasheng, John W. Bieber, & M. A. Pomerantz. (1991). Cosmic ray unidirectional latitude gradient: Evidence for north‐south asymmetric solar modulation. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(A7). 11569–11585. 28 indexed citations
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Smith, C. W., John W. Bieber, & W. H. Matthaeus. (1990). Cosmic-ray pitch angle scattering in isotropic turbulence. II - Sensitive dependence on the dissipation range spectrum. The Astrophysical Journal. 363. 283–283. 27 indexed citations

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