L. C. Lee

13.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
324 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

L. C. Lee is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. C. Lee has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 274 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 87 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 63 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in L. C. Lee's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (243 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (209 papers) and Magnetic confinement fusion research (82 papers). L. C. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (243 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (209 papers) and Magnetic confinement fusion research (82 papers). L. C. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. L. C. Lee's co-authors include J. R. Kan, Chao Wu, Z. F. Fu, Y. Lin, C. L. Kuo, Daniel W. Swift, J. R. Jokipii, A. Otto, R. Hsu and Alfred Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

L. C. Lee

316 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

A theory of the terrestrial kilometric radiation 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 1979 200 400 600
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.

  1. A theory of the terrestrial kilometric radiation
    1979 736 citations L. C. Lee et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. Energy coupling function and solar wind‐magnetosphere dynamo
    1979 434 citations L. C. Lee et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. C. Lee United States 55 8.9k 2.5k 2.3k 2.0k 764 324 10.6k
S. C. Chapman United Kingdom 41 5.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 780 0.3× 1.9k 1.0× 585 0.8× 310 7.5k
G. K. Parks United States 55 10.3k 1.2× 4.0k 1.6× 2.7k 1.2× 992 0.5× 138 0.2× 345 10.7k
R. P. Lin United States 76 20.4k 2.3× 4.4k 1.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 147 0.2× 517 21.3k
W. K. Peterson United States 52 8.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 791 0.4× 184 0.2× 222 9.4k
B. Klecker Germany 54 10.0k 1.1× 3.5k 1.4× 1.8k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 188 0.2× 361 10.6k
O. Santolı́k Czechia 55 9.5k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 5.5k 2.4× 717 0.4× 160 0.2× 343 10.1k
L. M. Kistler United States 49 8.2k 0.9× 3.2k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 793 0.4× 176 0.2× 253 8.8k
L. J. Lanzerotti United States 59 13.1k 1.5× 4.5k 1.8× 3.7k 1.6× 845 0.4× 103 0.1× 567 14.7k
J. D. Huba United States 47 6.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 96 0.1× 270 7.5k
J. B. Blake United States 69 15.1k 1.7× 3.5k 1.4× 6.2k 2.7× 943 0.5× 212 0.3× 441 15.8k

Countries citing papers authored by L. C. Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. C. Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. C. Lee

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wong, A. Y., et al.. (2024). Simulation of dynamics of rotating weakly ionized plasmas. Physics of Plasmas. 31(1).
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Xiang, Liang, L. C. Lee, D. J. Wu, et al.. (2024). Proton Temperature Anisotropy Constraint Associated With Alpha Beam Instability in the Solar Wind. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(10).
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Xu, Xiaojun, L. C. Lee, Jiang Yu, et al.. (2024). In situ observation of mass ejections caused by magnetic reconnections in the ionosphere of Mars. Nature Astronomy. 8(7). 838–845. 8 indexed citations
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Zhong, Jun, Lianghai Xie, L. C. Lee, et al.. (2023). North–South Plasma Asymmetry Across Mercury's Near‐Tail Current Sheet. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(1). 3 indexed citations
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Zhong, Jun, J. A. Slavin, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2023). MESSENGER Observations of Standing Whistler Waves Upstream of Mercury's Bow Shock. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(10). 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Wen, et al.. (2021). Electromagnetic Proton Beam Instabilities in the Inner Heliosphere: Energy Transfer Rate, Radial Distribution, and Effective Excitation. The Astrophysical Journal. 920(2). 158–158. 15 indexed citations
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Xue, Zhike, Xin Yan, Jie Chen, et al.. (2021). Observations of Magnetic Reconnection with Large Separatrix Angles and Separatrix Jets above the Solar Surface. The Astrophysical Journal. 915(1). 17–17. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, L. C. Lee, Xiaojun Xu, et al.. (2020). Plasma and magnetic-field structures near the Martian induced magnetosphere boundary. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 642. A34–A34. 25 indexed citations
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Zhong, Jun, Yong Wei, L. C. Lee, et al.. (2020). Formation of Macroscale Flux Transfer Events at Mercury. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 893(1). L18–L18. 13 indexed citations
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Zhong, Jun, L. C. Lee, X. G. Wang, et al.. (2020). Multiple X-line Reconnection Observed in Mercury’s Magnetotail Driven by an Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 893(1). L11–L11. 10 indexed citations
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Lin, Chia‐Hsien, et al.. (2019). Examination of the EUV Intensity in the Open Magnetic Field Regions Associated with Coronal Holes. The Astrophysical Journal. 874(1). 45–45. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, L. C., et al.. (2019). Ionospheric Peaked Structures and Their Local Time, Seasonal, and Solar Activity Dependence Based on Global Ionosphere Maps. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(10). 7994–8014. 11 indexed citations
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Xie, Lianghai & L. C. Lee. (2019). A New Mechanism for the Field Line Twisting in the Ionospheric Magnetic Flux Rope. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(5). 3266–3275. 4 indexed citations
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Kuo, C. L., Yen‐Jung Wu, Earle Williams, et al.. (2019). The Boltzmann Vibrational Temperature of N2 (B3Πg) Derived From ISUAL Imager Multiband Measurements of Transient Luminous Events. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(12). 10760–10777. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, L. C., et al.. (2018). Ionospheric Tidal Waves Observed From Global Ionosphere Maps: Analysis of Total Electron Content. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 123(8). 6776–6797. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, L. C., et al.. (2018). Interstellar turbulence spectrum from in situ observations of Voyager 1. Nature Astronomy. 3(2). 154–159. 26 indexed citations
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Lin, Chia‐Hsien, et al.. (2017). Solar Open Flux Migration from Pole to Pole: Magnetic Field Reversal. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9488–9488. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Yen‐Jung, Earle Williams, Shih‐Cheng Chang, et al.. (2017). The leading role of atomic oxygen in the collocation of elves and hydroxyl nightglow in the low‐latitude mesosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(5). 5550–5567. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, L. C., et al.. (1983). Comparison of the effects between single and multiple scattering on coda waves for local earthquakes. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 73(2). 377–389. 134 indexed citations

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