M. I. Desai

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

M. I. Desai is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M. I. Desai has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 16 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 11 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in M. I. Desai's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (121 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (81 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (71 papers). M. I. Desai is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (121 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (81 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (71 papers). M. I. Desai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. M. I. Desai's co-authors include G. M. Mason, J. Giacalone, J. R. Dwyer, C. M. S. Cohen, M. A. Dayeh, R. A. Mewaldt, J. E. Mazur, D. J. McComas, G. Livadiotis and Joanna Mazur and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

M. I. Desai

138 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Large gradual solar energetic particle events

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Peers

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MB

NHEP

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K. Kudela Slovakia

J. Feynman United States

M. Storini Italy

G. A. Bazilevskaya Russia

E. R. Christian United States

G. M. Mason United States

A. Hanslmeier Austria

А. V. Belov Russia

T. R. Sanderson Netherlands

V. Domingo Netherlands

K. Kudela Slovakia

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644 ×2.2

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485 ×2.0

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190 ×0.8

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357 ×1.8

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Countries citing papers authored by M. I. Desai

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. I. Desai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. I. Desai

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All Works

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Khoo, Leng Ying, G. Livadiotis, M. M. Shen, et al.. (2025). Comparing Methods for Calculating Solar Energetic Particle Intensities: Rebinning versus Spectral Binning. The Astrophysical Journal. 980(2). 235–235. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qile, Fan Guo, W. Daughton, et al.. (2024). Multispecies Ion Acceleration in 3D Magnetic Reconnection with Hybrid-Kinetic Simulations. Physical Review Letters. 132(11). 115201–115201. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Gang, Albert Y. Shih, Robert C. Allen, et al.. (2023). Modeling Solar Energetic Neutral Atoms from Solar Flares and CME-driven Shocks. The Astrophysical Journal. 944(2). 196–196. 5 indexed citations

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Bale, S. D., J. F. Drake, Michael D. McManus, et al.. (2023). Interchange reconnection as the source of the fast solar wind within coronal holes. Nature. 618(7964). 252–256. 66 indexed citations

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McComas, D. J., E. R. Christian, C. M. S. Cohen, et al.. (2023). Parker Solar Probe Encounters the Leg of a Coronal Mass Ejection at 14 Solar Radii. The Astrophysical Journal. 943(2). 71–71. 10 indexed citations

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Dayeh, M. A., et al.. (2023). Variability of Interplanetary Shock and Associated Energetic Particle Properties as a Function of the Time Window Around the Shock. The Astrophysical Journal. 956(2). 107–107. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Fan, Lulu Zhao, C. M. S. Cohen, et al.. (2022). Variable Ion Compositions of Solar Energetic Particle Events in the Inner Heliosphere: A Field Line Braiding Model with Compound Injections. The Astrophysical Journal. 924(1). 22–22. 2 indexed citations

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Bučík, Radoslav, G. M. Mason, R. Gómez‐Herrero, et al.. (2022). The first gradual solar energetic particle event with an enhanced ³He abundance on Solar Orbiter. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 669. A13–A13. 3 indexed citations

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Bale, S. D., T. S. Horbury, M. Velli, et al.. (2021). A Solar Source of Alfvénic Magnetic Field Switchbacks: In Situ Remnants of Magnetic Funnels on Supergranulation Scales. The Astrophysical Journal. 923(2). 174–174. 82 indexed citations

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Giacalone, J., D. Burgess, S. D. Bale, et al.. (2021). Energetic Particles Associated with a Coronal Mass Ejection Shock Interacting with a Convected Magnetic Structure. The Astrophysical Journal. 921(2). 102–102. 11 indexed citations

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Omidi, N., M. I. Desai, C. T. Russell, & G. G. Howes. (2021). High Mach Number Quasi‐Perpendicular Shocks: Spatial Versus Temporal Structure. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(9). 9 indexed citations

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Fuselier, S. A., M. I. Desai, S. J. Schwartz, et al.. (2020). MMS Observations of Accelerated Interstellar Pickup He⁺ Ions at an Interplanetary Shock. The Astrophysical Journal. 897(1). 6–6. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ming, Lulu Zhao, R. von Steiger, et al.. (2019). Determination of Plasma, Pickup Ion, and Suprathermal Particle Spectrum in the Solar Wind Frame of Reference. The Astrophysical Journal. 871(1). 60–60. 6 indexed citations

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Schwadron, N. A., Noé Lugaz, H. E. Spence, et al.. (2015). PARTICLE ACCELERATION AT LOW CORONAL COMPRESSION REGIONS AND SHOCKS. The Astrophysical Journal. 810(2). 97–97. 43 indexed citations

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Christian, E. R., M. I. Desai, F. Allegrini, et al.. (2015). The Cubesat mission to study Solar Particles (CuSP), an interplanetary cubesat. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Desai, M. I., G. M. Mason, M. A. Dayeh, et al.. (2014). Spectral Properties of Large Gradual Solar Energetic Particle Events. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 150. 2 indexed citations

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Desai, M. I., F. Allegrini, M. A. Dayeh, et al.. (2013). Spectral properties of ~0.03-6 keV Energetic Neutral Atoms Measured by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Along the Lines-of-Sight of Voyager. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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Mason, G. M., D. K. Haggerty, E. C. Roelof, et al.. (2006). Injection and interplanetary propagation of solar energetic particles observed on ACE. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2007.

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Mewaldt, R. A., C. M. S. Cohen, R. A. Leske, et al.. (2005). Solar Energetic Particle Composition, Energy Spectra and Timing in the January 20, 2005 Event. AGUFM. 2005.

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Ho, G. C., D. Lario, R. B. Decker, et al.. (2003). Energetic Electrons Associated with Transient Interplanetary Shocks: Evidence for Weak Interaction. ICRC. 6. 3689. 3 indexed citations

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