M. J. Buonsanto

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

M. J. Buonsanto is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. J. Buonsanto has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 33 papers in Geophysics and 30 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. J. Buonsanto's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (76 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (43 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (33 papers). M. J. Buonsanto is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (76 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (43 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (33 papers). M. J. Buonsanto collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Fiji. M. J. Buonsanto's co-authors include D. P. Sipler, J.E. Titheridge, J. C. Foster, P. G. Richards, А. В. Павлов, Jason Holt, Olivier Witasse, M. Mendillo, K. L. Miller and J. U. Kozyra and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Space Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

M. J. Buonsanto

78 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Ionospheric Storms — A Review 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Ionospheric Storms — A Review
    1999 772 citations M. J. Buonsanto profile →

Peers

M. J. Buonsanto
O. de La Beaujardière United States
Gerd W. Prölss Germany
A. S. Rodger United Kingdom
E. R. de Paula Brazil
L. Scherliess United States
R. Sridharan India
M. R. Hairston United States
M. Pinnock United Kingdom
R. D. Hunsucker United States
B. G. Fejer United States
O. de La Beaujardière United States
M. J. Buonsanto
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. J. Buonsanto

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Holt, Jason, Shun‐Rong Zhang, & M. J. Buonsanto. (2002). Regional and local ionospheric models based on Millstone Hill incoherent scatter radar data. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(8). 50 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., S. A. González, G. Lu, B. W. Reinisch, & J. P. Thayer. (1999). Coordinated incoherent scatter radar study of the January 1997 storm. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(A11). 24625–24637. 37 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., et al.. (1999). Observations and modeling of the April 10–12, 1997 ionospheric storm at Millstone Hill. Geophysical Research Letters. 26(15). 2359–2362. 14 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., et al.. (1998). Climatology of neutral exospheric temperature above Millstone Hill. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(A10). 23381–23392. 27 indexed citations
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Павлов, А. В. & M. J. Buonsanto. (1996). Using steady state vibrational temperatures to model effects of N2* on calculations of electron densities. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(A12). 26941–26945. 28 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J.. (1995). Millstone Hill incoherent scatter F region observations during the disturbances of June 1991. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 100(A4). 5743–5755. 58 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., P. G. Richards, W. Kent Tobiska, et al.. (1995). Ionospheric electron densities calculated using different EUV flux models and cross sections: Comparison with radar data. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 100(A8). 14569–14580. 29 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., et al.. (1994). Ionospheric convection during the magnetic storm of 20–21 March 1990. Annales Geophysicae. 12(12). 1174–1174. 3 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., S. C. Solomon, & W. Kent Tobiska. (1992). Comparison of measured and modeled solar EUV flux and its effect on the E‐F1 region ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 97(A7). 10513–10524. 29 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., J. C. Foster, & D. P. Sipler. (1992). Observations from Millstone Hill during the geomagnetic disturbances of March and April 1990. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 97(A2). 1225–1243. 84 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J.. (1988). Subsidiary maxima in late evening NmF2 at a low latitude station at solar maximum. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 50(6). 573–578. 9 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., et al.. (1987). Rapid fluctuations in ionospheric Faraday rotation angle and 4 GHz amplitude scintillation observed at Suva, Fiji. Annales Geophysicae. 5. 39–45. 4 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J. & J.E. Titheridge. (1987). Diurnal variations in the flux of ionisation above the F2 peak in the northern and southern hemispheres. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 49(11-12). 1093–1105. 21 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J.. (1984). Effects of composition and fountain effect on the annual variation of the day-time F-layer at low latitudes. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 46(10). 879–883. 7 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., M. Mendillo, & J. A. Klobuchar. (1979). The ionosphere at L = 4: average behavior and the response to geomagnetic storms.. Annales de Geophysique. 35. 15–26. 20 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J., et al.. (1978). The variability of ionospheric time delay. 9 indexed citations
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Mendillo, M., M. J. Buonsanto, & J. A. Klobuchar. (1977). Distortions of the winter nighttime ionosphere atL= 4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(22). 3223–3232. 7 indexed citations
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Mendillo, M., M. J. Buonsanto, & J. A. Klobuchar. (1975). The construction and use of storm-time corrections for ionospheric F-region parameters.. 361–371. 4 indexed citations
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Buonsanto, M. J.. (1952). [Effect of ultrasonics on the activity of salivary amylase].. PubMed. 28(5). 950–3. 1 indexed citations

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