K. L. Ackerson

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

K. L. Ackerson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. L. Ackerson has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in K. L. Ackerson's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (52 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (49 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (27 papers). K. L. Ackerson is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (52 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (49 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (27 papers). K. L. Ackerson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. K. L. Ackerson's co-authors include L. A. Frank, L. A. Frank, R. P. Lepping, W. R. Paterson, M. R. English, W. R. Paterson, S. J. Bolton, B. G. Burek, J. H. Wolfe and J. D. Mihalov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

K. L. Ackerson

57 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Observations of charged particle precipitation into the auroral zone

1971 425 citations L. A. Frank, K. L. Ackerson Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. L. Ackerson United States	29	2.9k	1.1k	798	210	209	58	2.9k
B. Wilken Germany	33	3.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	867 1.1×	83 0.4×	206 1.0×	114	3.6k
B. Hultqvist Sweden	26	2.5k 0.9×	623 0.6×	819 1.0×	346 1.6×	135 0.6×	119	2.6k
D. A. Gurnett United States	35	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	803 1.0×	163 0.8×	267 1.3×	91	3.3k
M. D. Montgomery United States	25	3.3k 1.1×	921 0.9×	408 0.5×	320 1.5×	300 1.4×	35	3.4k
J. D. Menietti United States	31	3.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	722 0.9×	250 1.2×	289 1.4×	200	3.7k
D. Schriver United States	32	2.9k 1.0×	936 0.9×	451 0.6×	246 1.2×	305 1.5×	105	3.0k
P. Canu France	27	2.5k 0.9×	991 0.9×	396 0.5×	149 0.7×	213 1.0×	93	2.6k
K. Stasiewicz Sweden	25	2.0k 0.7×	810 0.8×	480 0.6×	329 1.6×	293 1.4×	81	2.1k
J. R. Kan United States	31	3.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	991 1.2×	340 1.6×	520 2.5×	138	3.5k
G. Gustafsson Sweden	21	1.7k 0.6×	648 0.6×	482 0.6×	407 1.9×	190 0.9×	65	1.9k

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Lepping, R. P., D. B. Berdichevsky, L. F. Burlaga, et al.. (2001). The Bastille day Magnetic Clouds and Upstream Shocks: Near-Earth Interplanetary Observations. Solar Physics. 204(1-2). 285–303. 56 indexed citations

Frank, L. A., W. R. Paterson, K. L. Ackerson, & S. J. Bolton. (1997). Outflow of hydrogen ions from Ganymede. Geophysical Research Letters. 24(17). 2151–2154. 54 indexed citations

Frank, L. A., W. R. Paterson, K. L. Ackerson, & S. J. Bolton. (1997). Low‐energy electron measurements at Ganymede with the Galileo spacecraft: Probes of the magnetic topology. Geophysical Research Letters. 24(17). 2159–2162. 30 indexed citations

Frank, L. A., W. R. Paterson, K. L. Ackerson, et al.. (1996). Plasma Observations at Io With the Galileo Spacecraft. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 1 indexed citations

Frank, L. A., W. R. Paterson, K. L. Ackerson, S. Kokubun, & Takahisa Yamamoto. (1996). Plasma velocity distributions in the near—Earth plasma sheet: A first look with the Geotail spacecraft. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(A5). 10627–10637. 24 indexed citations

Terasawa, T., H. Kawano, Takeshi Yamamoto, et al.. (1995). Attenuation distance of low frequency waves upstream of the pre‐dawn bow shock: GEOTAIL and ISEE 3 comparison. Geophysical Research Letters. 22(2). 81–84. 4 indexed citations

Siscoe, G. L., L. A. Frank, K. L. Ackerson, & W. R. Paterson. (1994). Irregular, long‐period boundary oscillations beyond ∼100 R_e: GEOTAIL plasma observations. Geophysical Research Letters. 21(25). 2979–2982. 15 indexed citations

Frank, L. A., W. R. Paterson, K. L. Ackerson, et al.. (1994). Observations of plasmas associated with the magnetic signature of a plasmoid in the distant magnetotail. Geophysical Research Letters. 21(25). 2967–2970. 28 indexed citations

Frank, L. A., J. D. Craven, K. L. Ackerson, et al.. (1981). Global auroral imaging instrumentation for the Dynamics Explorer Mission. 5. 369–393. 120 indexed citations

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Frank, L. A., B. G. Burek, K. L. Ackerson, J. H. Wolfe, & J. D. Mihalov. (1980). Plasmas in Saturn's magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 85(A11). 5695–5708. 137 indexed citations

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Kintner, P. M., K. L. Ackerson, D. A. Gurnett, & L. A. Frank. (1978). Correlated electric field and low‐energy electron measurements in the low‐altitude polar cusp. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 83(A1). 163–168. 14 indexed citations

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Lui, A. T. Y., L. A. Frank, K. L. Ackerson, Cheng Meng, & S.‐I. Akasofu. (1978). Plasma flows and magnetic field vectors in the plasma sheet during substorms. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 83(A8). 3849–3858. 30 indexed citations

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Frank, L. A., et al.. (1977). Observations of atomic oxygen (O⁺) in the Earth's magnetotail. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(1). 129–134. 110 indexed citations

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Frank, L. A., K. L. Ackerson, & R. P. Lepping. (1976). On hot tenuous plasmas, fireballs, and boundary layers in the Earth's magnetotail. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 81(34). 5859–5881. 173 indexed citations

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Kintner, P. M., K. L. Ackerson, D. A. Gurnett, & L. A. Frank. (1976). Correlated electric field and low-energy electron measurements in the low-altitude polar cusp. Progress report. [2000 km altitude]. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Frank, L. A., N. A. Saflekos, & K. L. Ackerson. (1976). Electron precipitation in the postmidnight sector of the auroral zones. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 81(1). 155–167. 22 indexed citations

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Ackerson, K. L. & L. A. Frank. (1972). Correction [to “Correlated satellite measurements of low-energy electron precipitation and ground-based observations of a visible auroral arc”]. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 77(16). 3002–3002. 1 indexed citations

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Frank, L. A. & K. L. Ackerson. (1972). Local-time survey of plasma at low altitudes over the auroral zones. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 77(22). 4116–4127. 106 indexed citations

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Ackerson, K. L. & L. A. Frank. (1972). Correlated satellite measurements of low-energy electron precipitation and ground-based observations of a visible auroral arc. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 77(7). 1128–1136. 99 indexed citations

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Ackerson, K. L. & L. A. Frank. (1967). Explorer 12 observations of charged particles in the inner radiation zone. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 72(3). 951–957. 4 indexed citations

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