K. B. Baker

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

K. B. Baker is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. B. Baker has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in K. B. Baker's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (56 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (35 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (22 papers). K. B. Baker is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (56 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (35 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (22 papers). K. B. Baker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. K. B. Baker's co-authors include J. M. Ruohoniemi, R. A. Greenwald, S. Wing, J. R. Dudeney, M. Pinnock, A. S. Rodger, C. Hanuise, J. P. Villain, A. D. M. Walker and J. C. Samson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Astrophysical Journal and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

K. B. Baker

61 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

DARN/SuperDARN

1995 945 citations R. A. Greenwald, K. B. Baker et al. profile →
A new magnetic coordinate system for conjugate studies at high latitudes

1989 588 citations K. B. Baker et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Large‐scale imaging of high‐latitude convection with Super Dual Auroral Radar Network HF radar observations

1998 572 citations J. M. Ruohoniemi, K. B. Baker Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. B. Baker United States	31	4.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	403	62	5.0k
S. Su Taiwan	36	4.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	524 1.3×	134	4.4k
T. K. Yeoman United Kingdom	38	5.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	396 1.0×	254	5.7k
J. P. Villain France	25	3.0k 0.6×	998 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	310 0.8×	54	3.1k
C. E. Valladares United States	39	4.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	787 2.0×	116	4.5k
K. Schlegel Germany	34	4.1k 0.8×	990 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	385 1.0×	179	4.3k
Roland T. Tsunoda United States	43	5.4k 1.1×	971 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	2.2k 1.3×	681 1.7×	131	5.5k
M. R. Hairston United States	38	4.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	424 1.1×	173	4.8k
S. E. Milan United Kingdom	49	8.9k 1.8×	4.8k 2.5×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	418 1.0×	330	9.0k
C. Hanuise France	22	2.3k 0.5×	585 0.3×	903 0.5×	931 0.6×	244 0.6×	50	2.3k
K. Oksavik Norway	34	3.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	994 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	217 0.5×	135	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. B. Baker

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Nakamura, R., L. F. Bargatze, T. Mukai, et al.. (1999). Response of the midtail electric field to enhanced solar wind energy input. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(A8). 17299–17310. 13 indexed citations

Lyons, L. R., G. T. Blanchard, & K. B. Baker. (1998). Substorms Onset: The Result of IMF-Driven Reductions in Large-Scale Convection. 238. 265. 2 indexed citations

Ruohoniemi, J. M. & K. B. Baker. (1998). Large‐scale imaging of high‐latitude convection with Super Dual Auroral Radar Network HF radar observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(A9). 20797–20811. 572 indexed citations breakdown →

Lester, M., K. B. Baker, M. Brittnacher, et al.. (1998). POLAR, IMP-8 and SUPERDARN Observations of Substorm Growth and Expansion Phase Signatures. 238. 175. 3 indexed citations

Leonard, Jason M., M. Pinnock, A. S. Rodger, et al.. (1995). Ionospheric plasma convection in the southern hemisphere. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 57(8). 889–897. 15 indexed citations

Dudeney, J. R., K. B. Baker, P. H. Stoker, & A. D. M. Walker. (1994). The Southern Hemisphere Auroral Radar Experiment (SHARE). Antarctic Science. 6(1). 123–124. 6 indexed citations

Rodger, A. S., et al.. (1994). Simultaneous two hemisphere observations of the presence of polar patches in the nightside ionosphere. Annales Geophysicae. 12(7). 642–648. 27 indexed citations

Hanuise, C., et al.. (1993). Interpretation of HF radar ionospheric Doppler spectra by collective wave scattering theory. Annales Geophysicae. 11(1). 29–39. 69 indexed citations

Pinnock, M., A. S. Rodger, J. R. Dudeney, et al.. (1993). Observations of an enhanced convection channel in the cusp ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(A3). 3767–3776. 158 indexed citations

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Rajaram, R., J. M. Ruohoniemi, R. A. Greenwald, & K. B. Baker. (1992). A new method for detecting the projection of magnetospheric oscillations into the ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 97(A11). 16959–16969. 1 indexed citations

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Greenwald, R. A., K. B. Baker, J. M. Ruohoniemi, J. R. Dudeney, & M. Pinnock. (1991). Cusp studies with HF radars. ESASP. 330. 67–75. 1 indexed citations

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Hanuise, C., Jacques Villain, J.‐C. Cerisier, et al.. (1991). Statistical study of high-latitude E-region Doppler spectra obtained with the SHERPA HF radar. Annales Geophysicae. 9(4). 273–285. 47 indexed citations

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Dudeney, J. R., A. S. Rodger, M. Pinnock, et al.. (1991). Studies of conjugate plasma convection in the vicinity of the Harang discontinuity. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 53(3-4). 249–263. 22 indexed citations

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Ruohoniemi, J. M., R. A. Greenwald, K. B. Baker, & J. C. Samson. (1991). HF radar observations of Pc 5 field line resonances in the midnight/early morning MLT sector. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(A9). 15697–15710. 140 indexed citations

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Ruohoniemi, J. M., R. A. Greenwald, K. B. Baker, et al.. (1989). Mapping high‐latitude plasma convection with coherent HF radars. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(A10). 13463–13477. 98 indexed citations

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Baker, K. B., R. A. Greenwald, J. M. Ruohoniemi, et al.. (1989). Polar Anglo‐American Conjugate Experiment. Eos. 70(34). 785–799. 43 indexed citations

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Ruohoniemi, J. M., R. A. Greenwald, K. B. Baker, J. P. Villain, & M. McCready. (1987). Drift motions of small‐scale irregularities in the high‐latitude F region: An experimental comparison with plasma drift motions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(A5). 4553–4564. 129 indexed citations

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Walker, A. D. M., R. A. Greenwald, & K. B. Baker. (1987). Determination of the fluctuation level of ionospheric irregularities from radar backscatter measurements. Radio Science. 22(5). 689–705. 18 indexed citations

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Baker, K. B., R. A. Greenwald, A. D. M. Walker, et al.. (1986). A case study of plasma processes in the dayside cleft. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 91(A3). 3130–3144. 51 indexed citations

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Baker, K. B. & Y. Kamide. (1985). A comparison of ionospheric electric fields inferred from Scandinavian Twin Auroral Radar Experiment drift data and from global international magnetospheric study magnetometer data. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 90(A2). 1339–1342. 11 indexed citations

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