L. R. Lyons

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

L. R. Lyons is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. R. Lyons has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 20 papers in Geophysics and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in L. R. Lyons's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (46 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (44 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (20 papers). L. R. Lyons is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (46 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (44 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (20 papers). L. R. Lyons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. L. R. Lyons's co-authors include R. M. Thorne, D. J. Williams, C. F. Kennel, T. W. Speiser, P. B. Dusenbery, E. Donovan, E. Zesta, David S. Evans, William W. Taylor and N. F. Pissarenko and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Nuclear Physics B and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

L. R. Lyons

52 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Pitch-angle diffusion of radiation belt electrons within the plasmasphere

1972 658 citations L. R. Lyons, R. M. Thorne et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. R. Lyons United States	26	2.9k	1.3k	816	225	169	54	2.9k
Dominique Delcourt France	32	3.2k 1.1×	654 0.5×	1.2k 1.5×	200 0.9×	143 0.8×	132	3.3k
K. L. Ackerson United States	29	2.9k 1.0×	798 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	209 0.9×	156 0.9×	58	2.9k
T. A. Potemra United States	31	4.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	2.5k 3.1×	194 0.9×	203 1.2×	75	4.3k
K. Tsuruda Japan	28	2.3k 0.8×	743 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	159 0.7×	88 0.5×	123	2.4k
Huinan Zheng China	31	2.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	403 0.5×	260 1.2×	267 1.6×	95	2.8k
L. J. Zanetti United States	32	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 2.1×	347 1.5×	91 0.5×	58	3.3k
K. Glassmeier Germany	31	2.6k 0.9×	718 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	116 0.5×	156 0.9×	86	2.6k
G. V. Khazanov United States	28	3.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	864 1.1×	181 0.8×	224 1.3×	191	3.3k
T. E. Cayton United States	26	2.6k 0.9×	877 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	97 0.4×	255 1.5×	79	2.7k
D. Hovestadt Germany	33	2.9k 1.0×	421 0.3×	399 0.5×	290 1.3×	255 1.5×	99	3.0k

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Engebretson, M. J., Erik S. Steinmetz, J. L. Posch, et al.. (2018). Multiple-Instrument Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Impulse Events (MIEs) at High Latitudes. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 1 indexed citations

Kim, H.‐J., L. R. Lyons, J. M. Ruohoniemi, N. A. Frissell, & J. B. H. Baker. (2012). Principal component analysis of polar cap convection. Geophysical Research Letters. 39(11). 11 indexed citations

Gkioulidou, M., et al.. (2010). Effect of self-consistent magnetic field on plasma sheet penetration to the inner magnetosphere under enhanced convection: RCM simulations combined with force-balance magnetic field solver. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations

Subbotin, D., Yuri Shprits, M. Gkioulidou, et al.. (2008). RCM-VERB Coupled Simulations of the Dynamics of the Radiation Belts During Storms. cosp. 2008. 6052. 1 indexed citations

Xing, X., L. R. Lyons, V. Angelopoulos, et al.. (2008). Evolution of Inner Plasma Sheet Pressure Associated with Substorm Onset. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations

Lyons, L. R., et al.. (2007). Numerical Calculations of Relativistic Electron Drift Loss Effect. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations

Lyons, L. R., et al.. (2007). Multipoint observations of quasi-periodic substorms associated with ULF pulsations. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 3 indexed citations

Gkioulidou, M., et al.. (2007). Effects of plasma sheet condition on the evolution of shielding and the Harang reversal under weak convection: RCM simulations. AGUFM. 2007. 1 indexed citations

Lyons, L. R., et al.. (2005). Categories of Externally Triggered Substorms: Applications to Observable Plasma Sheet Dynamics and Sawtooth Events. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Meurant, M., Jean‐Claude Gérard, V. Coumans, et al.. (2005). Comparison of intense nightside shock‐induced precipitation and substorm activity. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(A7). 18 indexed citations

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Lyons, L. R., et al.. (2002). Observations of Dayside Convection Reduction Leading to Substorm Onset. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 5 indexed citations

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Zesta, E., L. R. Lyons, & E. Donovan. (2000). The auroral signature of earthward flow bursts observed in the magnetotail. Geophysical Research Letters. 27(20). 3241–3244. 128 indexed citations

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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

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Lyons, L. R.. (1996). Substorms: Fundamental observational features, distinction from other disturbances, and external triggering. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(A6). 13011–13025. 134 indexed citations

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Lyons, L. R. & C. Y. Huang. (1994). Plasma sheet expansion at r = 15 ‐ 22 R_E: A recovery phase or expansion phase phenomenon?. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(A6). 10995–11004. 7 indexed citations

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Dusenbery, P. B. & L. R. Lyons. (1987). Generation of Broadband Noise in the Magnetotail. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 295. 4 indexed citations

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Lyons, L. R. & D. J. Williams. (1980). A source for the geomagnetic storm main phase ring current. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 85(A2). 523–530. 89 indexed citations

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Lyons, L. R. & D. J. Williams. (1978). A comment on the effects of man‐made VLF waves on the radiation belts. Geophysical Research Letters. 5(2). 116–118. 13 indexed citations

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Lyons, L. R. & David S. Evans. (1976). The inconsistency between proton charge exchange and the observed ring current decay. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 81(34). 6197–6200. 62 indexed citations

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Lyons, L. R.. (1974). General relations for resonant particle diffusion in pitch angle and energy. Journal of Plasma Physics. 12(1). 45–49. 96 indexed citations

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