L. P. Block

2.5k total citations
72 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

L. P. Block is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. P. Block has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 24 papers in Geophysics and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in L. P. Block's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (54 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (42 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (24 papers). L. P. Block is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (54 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (42 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (24 papers). L. P. Block collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Austria. L. P. Block's co-authors include C.‐G. Fälthammar, Carl‐Gunne Fälthammar, M. B. Silevitch, P. Rothwell, T. A. Potemra, S. D. Shawhan, L. J. Zanetti, R. E. Erlandson, Gunnar Holmgren and Peter Lindqvist and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Space Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

L. P. Block

65 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. P. Block Sweden 22 1.6k 612 598 311 229 72 1.8k
Carl‐Gunne Fälthammar Sweden 15 1.6k 1.0× 451 0.7× 476 0.8× 298 1.0× 303 1.3× 42 1.8k
R. W. Fredricks United States 30 2.5k 1.6× 997 1.6× 607 1.0× 284 0.9× 442 1.9× 75 2.6k
S. D. Shawhan United States 26 2.6k 1.6× 782 1.3× 818 1.4× 245 0.8× 349 1.5× 75 2.7k
M. H. Boehm Germany 24 1.5k 0.9× 522 0.9× 482 0.8× 157 0.5× 239 1.0× 49 1.6k
Daniel W. Swift United States 27 2.2k 1.4× 631 1.0× 614 1.0× 256 0.8× 469 2.0× 89 2.3k
P. F. Mizera United States 21 1.5k 0.9× 549 0.9× 377 0.6× 202 0.6× 204 0.9× 54 1.6k
T. J. Hallinan United States 26 1.6k 1.0× 546 0.9× 385 0.6× 182 0.6× 171 0.7× 58 1.8k
D. A. Bryant United Kingdom 23 1.5k 0.9× 372 0.6× 298 0.5× 218 0.7× 223 1.0× 86 1.6k
M. D. Montgomery United States 25 3.3k 2.0× 408 0.7× 921 1.5× 320 1.0× 300 1.3× 35 3.4k
B. Holback Sweden 24 2.3k 1.5× 781 1.3× 528 0.9× 1.2k 3.8× 443 1.9× 43 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. P. Block

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Silevitch, M. B., P. Rothwell, L. P. Block, & Carl‐Gunne Fälthammar. (2000). O+ phase bunching as a source for stable auroral arcs. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(A5). 10739–10749.
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Rothwell, P., M. B. Silevitch, L. P. Block, & Carl‐Gunne Fälthammar. (1994). O+ phase bunching and auroral arc structure. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(A2). 2461–2470. 5 indexed citations
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Block, L. P., Göran Marklund, L. Eliasson, et al.. (1990). Viking observations above a postnoon aurora. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(A5). 6039–6049. 23 indexed citations
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Block, L. P. & C.‐G. Fälthammar. (1990). The role of magnetic‐field‐aligned electric fields in auroral acceleration. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(A5). 5877–5888. 81 indexed citations
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Rothwell, P., L. P. Block, M. B. Silevitch, & C.‐G. Fälthammar. (1988). A new model for substorm onsets: The pre‐breakup and triggering regimes. Geophysical Research Letters. 15(11). 1279–1282. 44 indexed citations
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Hultqvist, B., R. Lundin, K. Stasiewicz, et al.. (1988). Simultaneous observation of upward moving field‐aligned energetic electrons and ions on auroral zone field lines. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 93(A9). 9765–9776. 99 indexed citations
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Rothwell, P., L. P. Block, M. B. Silevitch, & C.‐G. Fälthammar. (1988). Substorm breakup on closed field lines. Advances in Space Research. 8(9-10). 347–350. 1 indexed citations
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Fälthammar, Carl‐Gunne, L. P. Block, Peter Lindqvist, Göran Marklund, & A. Pedersen. (1987). Preliminary Results from the DC Electric Field Experiment on Viking. Annales Geophysicae. 5. 171–175. 8 indexed citations
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Block, L. P., C.‐G. Fälthammar, Peter Lindqvist, et al.. (1987). Electric field measurements on Viking: First results. Geophysical Research Letters. 14(4). 435–438. 71 indexed citations
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Block, L. P., Л. Л. Лазутин, & W. Riedler. (1985). The role of scientific ballooning for exploration of the magnetosphere. Advances in Space Research. 5(1). 121–128.
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Rothwell, P., M. B. Silevitch, & L. P. Block. (1984). A model for the propagation of the westward traveling surge. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(A10). 8941–8948. 72 indexed citations
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Block, L. P.. (1983). Three-dimensional potential structure above auroral arcs. 247. 1 indexed citations
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Bjordal, Jan Magnus, J. Stadsnes, L. P. Block, et al.. (1981). Triggering of a magnetospheric substorm by a sudden commencement of a geomagnetic storm observed by the x-ray experiments of SBARMO-79 and the charged particle spectrometer on GEOS-2. Advances in Space Research. 1(1). 273–278. 5 indexed citations
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Ullaland, S., Jan Magnus Bjordal, L. P. Block, et al.. (1980). SBARMO-79: Experiments and results. 152. 235–240. 3 indexed citations
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Heikkila, W. J. & L. P. Block. (1977). Review of magnetospheric boundary layer phenomena and relations to current theories. 14(2). 165–180. 1 indexed citations
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Shawhan, S. D., L. P. Block, & C.‐G. Fälthammar. (1970). Conjugate photoelectron impact ionization. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 32(12). 1885–1900. 14 indexed citations
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Block, L. P. & C.‐G. Fälthammar. (1968). Effects of field-aligned currents on the structure of the ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(15). 4807–4812. 57 indexed citations
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Block, L. P., et al.. (1962). EXPERIMENTS WITH PARTLY IONIZED ROTATING PLASMAS. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 17 indexed citations
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Block, L. P.. (1958). ON THE INTERPLANETARY GAS AND ITS MAGNETIC FIELD. 2 indexed citations
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Block, L. P.. (1958). COSMIC RAY ORBITS IN INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS. 1 indexed citations

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