M. Opher

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

M. Opher is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Opher has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in M. Opher's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (111 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (84 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (74 papers). M. Opher is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (111 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (84 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (74 papers). M. Opher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and Russia. M. Opher's co-authors include T. I. Gombosi, G. Tóth, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak, W. B. Manchester, J. D. Richardson, И. В. Соколов, Darren L. De Zeeuw, E. C. Stone and J. M. Dawson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. Opher

111 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Adaptive numerical algorithms in space weather modeling 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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. Adaptive numerical algorithms in space weather modeling
    2011 539 citations G. Tóth, И. В. Соколов et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Opher United States 28 3.0k 471 397 314 181 129 3.2k
C. S. Salem United States 24 2.3k 0.7× 602 1.3× 241 0.6× 316 1.0× 152 0.8× 67 2.3k
P. Trávnı́ček Czechia 34 3.4k 1.1× 825 1.8× 234 0.6× 635 2.0× 209 1.2× 112 3.7k
Petr Hellinger Czechia 36 3.2k 1.1× 748 1.6× 189 0.5× 726 2.3× 159 0.9× 106 3.4k
K. Goetz United States 33 3.7k 1.2× 718 1.5× 468 1.2× 433 1.4× 138 0.8× 108 3.9k
Tohru Hada Japan 23 1.5k 0.5× 377 0.8× 356 0.9× 534 1.7× 75 0.4× 117 2.1k
U. Motschmann Germany 38 4.0k 1.3× 1.3k 2.8× 200 0.5× 242 0.8× 224 1.2× 198 4.3k
W. A. Coles United States 36 2.7k 0.9× 273 0.6× 281 0.7× 425 1.4× 115 0.6× 106 2.9k
A. Mangeney France 28 2.8k 0.9× 884 1.9× 360 0.9× 801 2.6× 97 0.5× 80 3.1k
F. Valentini Italy 27 1.7k 0.6× 351 0.7× 417 1.1× 624 2.0× 79 0.4× 94 2.0k
Zdeněk Němeček Czechia 34 3.6k 1.2× 1.6k 3.3× 292 0.7× 131 0.4× 194 1.1× 279 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Opher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Opher

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Opher. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Opher based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with M. Opher. M. Opher is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Giacalone, J., M. Opher, M. Gkioulidou, et al.. (2025). Hybrid Simulations of Interstellar Pickup Ions at the Solar Wind Termination Shock Revisited. The Astrophysical Journal. 980(1). 29–29. 1 indexed citations
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Opher, M., et al.. (2025). Exploring the Complex Heliotail Boundary by an Extended Level Set Approach. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 980(2). L19–L19.
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Opher, M., et al.. (2025). The Coupling and Evolution of Kelvin–Helmholtz and Rayleigh–Taylor Instabilities in the Heliosheath. The Astrophysical Journal. 988(2). 248–248.
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Opher, M., Abraham Loeb, Catherine Zucker, et al.. (2024). The Passage of the Solar System through the Edge of the Local Bubble. The Astrophysical Journal. 972(2). 201–201. 3 indexed citations
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Opher, M., et al.. (2024). Complementary interstellar detections from the heliotail. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 10.
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Opher, M., et al.. (2024). Instabilities along the Axis of the Heliospheric Jets. The Astrophysical Journal. 978(1). 57–57. 3 indexed citations
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Adhikari, L., G. P. Zank, Lingling Zhao, et al.. (2023). Theory and Transport of Nearly Incompressible Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence: High Plasma Beta Regime. The Astrophysical Journal. 953(1). 44–44. 11 indexed citations
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Collinson, G., Heli Hietala, Ferdinand Plaschke, et al.. (2023). Shocklets and Short Large Amplitude Magnetic Structures (SLAMS) in the High Mach Foreshock of Venus. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(18). 3 indexed citations
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Sokół, J. M., H. Kucharek, H. J. Fahr, et al.. (2022). Interstellar Neutrals, Pickup Ions, and Energetic Neutral Atoms Throughout the Heliosphere: Present Theory and Modeling Overview. Space Science Reviews. 218(3). 18 indexed citations
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Opher, M., J. F. Drake, G. P. Zank, et al.. (2021). A Turbulent Heliosheath Driven by the Rayleigh–Taylor Instability. The Astrophysical Journal. 922(2). 181–181. 26 indexed citations
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Fuselier, S. A., André Galli, J. D. Richardson, et al.. (2021). Energetic Neutral Atom Fluxes from the Heliosheath: Constraints from in situ Measurements and Models. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 915(2). L26–L26. 12 indexed citations
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Moore, Luke, James O’Donoghue, Henrik Melin, et al.. (2017). Variability of Jupiter's IR H3+ aurorae during Juno approach. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(10). 4513–4522. 19 indexed citations
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Opher, M., J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak, B. Zieger, & G. Tóth. (2017). The Twist of the Draped Interstellar Magnetic Field Ahead of the Heliopause: A Magnetic Reconnection Driven Rotational Discontinuity. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 839(1). L12–L12. 23 indexed citations
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Drake, J. F., M. Swisdak, & M. Opher. (2015). A MODEL OF THE HELIOSPHERE WITH JETS. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 808(2). L44–L44. 44 indexed citations
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Zieger, B., G. Tóth, M. Opher, & T. I. Gombosi. (2015). Solar Wind Prediction at Pluto During the New Horizons Flyby: Results From a Two-Dimensional Multi-fluid MHD Model of the Outer Heliosphere. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 2 indexed citations
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Provornikova, Elena, M. Opher, V. Izmodenov, & G. Tóth. (2013). Propagation into the heliosheath of a large-scale solar wind disturbance bounded by a pair of shocks. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Vidotto, A. A., M. Jardine, J. Morin, et al.. (2013). M-dwarf stellar winds: the effects of realistic magnetic geometry on rotational evolution and planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 438(2). 1162–1175. 95 indexed citations
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Opher, M., et al.. (2010). Evolution of Piled Up Compressions in Modeled CME Sheaths and the Resulting Sheath Structures. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 1 indexed citations
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Manchester, W. B., I. I. Roussev, M. Opher, et al.. (2002). 3D MHD Simulations of Flux Rope Driven CMEs. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Manchester, W. B., I. I. Roussev, M. Opher, et al.. (2002). 3D MHD Simulation of CME Propagation from Solar Corona to 1 AU. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 2 indexed citations

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