Mitchell A. Berger

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Mitchell A. Berger is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitchell A. Berger has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Mitchell A. Berger's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (33 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (21 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (13 papers). Mitchell A. Berger is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (33 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (21 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (13 papers). Mitchell A. Berger collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Mitchell A. Berger's co-authors include George B. Field, Christopher Prior, A. Ruzmaikin, M. Asgari-Targhi, Renzo L. Ricca, Andrew N. Wright, L. van Driel‐Gesztelyi, A. A. van Ballegooijen, Alexei Pevtsov and A. Nindos and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Mitchell A. Berger

47 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The topological properties of magnetic helicity 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 200 400 600
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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. The topological properties of magnetic helicity
    1984 739 citations Mitchell A. Berger, George B. Field Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mitchell A. Berger United Kingdom 19 1.8k 878 353 144 131 49 2.2k
J.-F. Luciani France 26 1.7k 0.9× 468 0.5× 770 2.2× 67 0.5× 210 1.6× 66 2.2k
E. E. DeLuca United States 41 5.2k 2.9× 1.6k 1.9× 212 0.6× 104 0.7× 50 0.4× 147 5.4k
F. Krause Germany 14 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 135 0.4× 50 0.3× 132 1.0× 69 2.2k
Gordon D. Holman United States 28 3.1k 1.8× 486 0.6× 436 1.2× 81 0.6× 30 0.2× 94 3.6k
T. Hirayama Japan 19 2.3k 1.3× 476 0.5× 135 0.4× 276 1.9× 15 0.1× 115 3.0k
T. Yokoyama Japan 42 5.2k 2.9× 1.3k 1.5× 434 1.2× 54 0.4× 23 0.2× 158 5.6k
Y. Nakagawa United States 26 1.2k 0.7× 513 0.6× 167 0.5× 38 0.3× 71 0.5× 71 1.6k
R. New United Kingdom 28 1.5k 0.9× 147 0.2× 100 0.3× 106 0.7× 28 0.2× 79 2.0k
S. Cuperman Israel 18 902 0.5× 142 0.2× 273 0.8× 200 1.4× 53 0.4× 145 1.2k
S. Masuda Japan 26 2.8k 1.6× 676 0.8× 608 1.7× 362 2.5× 10 0.1× 149 3.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Berger, Mitchell A., et al.. (2022). A Study of an Equatorial Coronal Hole Observed at the First Parker Solar Probe Perihelion. The Astrophysical Journal. 925(1). 62–62. 4 indexed citations
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Prior, Christopher, et al.. (2020). Spatial scales and locality of magnetic helicity. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A., et al.. (2018). Magnetic Helicity as a Predictor of the Solar Cycle. Solar Physics. 293(7). 109–109. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Y.-M. & Mitchell A. Berger. (2018). Helicity Removal and Coronal Fe xii Stalks: Evidence That the Axial Field Is Not Ejected but Resubmerged. The Astrophysical Journal. 868(1). 66–66. 3 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A., et al.. (2017). Magnetic Helicity as a Predictor of the Solar Cycle. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 13(S335). 20–22.
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Kliem, B., Mitchell A. Berger, M. G. Linton, & L. van Driel‐Gesztelyi. (2016). The Evolution of Writhe in Kink-Unstable Flux Ropes and Erupting Filaments. 14 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A., M. Asgari-Targhi, & E. E. DeLuca. (2015). Self-organized braiding in solar coronal loops. Journal of Plasma Physics. 81(4). 2 indexed citations
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Prior, Christopher & Mitchell A. Berger. (2012). On the Shape of Force-Free Field Lines in the Solar Corona. Solar Physics. 278(2). 323–345. 9 indexed citations
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Smith, Christopher W., Fabrizio Scarpa, N. Gaspar, et al.. (2009). Simulated optimisation of disordered structures with negative Poisson’s ratios. Mechanics of Materials. 41(8). 919–927. 31 indexed citations
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Asgari-Targhi, M. & Mitchell A. Berger. (2008). Writhe in the stretch-twist-fold dynamo. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 103(1). 69–87. 7 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A.. (2005). Magnetic Helicity Conservation. Highlights of Astronomy. 13. 85–88. 8 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A.. (1994). Coronal heating by dissipation of magnetic structure. Space Science Reviews. 68(1-4). 3–14. 5 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A.. (1991). Third-order braid invariants. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 24(17). 4027–4036. 17 indexed citations
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Wright, Andrew N. & Mitchell A. Berger. (1989). The effect of reconnection upon the linkage and interior structure of magnetic flux tubes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(A2). 1295–1302. 51 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A. & Paul Roberts. (1988). On the winding number problem with finite steps. Advances in Applied Probability. 20(2). 261–274. 1 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A.. (1985). Topological invariants of field lines rooted to planes. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 34(1-4). 265–281. 24 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A.. (1984). Magnetic Helicity: Gauge-Invariant Formulation and Conservation Properties. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 528. 1 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A.. (1984). Rigorous new limits on magnetic helicity dissipation in the solar corona. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 30(1-2). 79–104. 271 indexed citations
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Berger, Mitchell A. & George B. Field. (1984). The topological properties of magnetic helicity. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 147. 133–148. 739 indexed citations breakdown →
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Berger, Mitchell A.. (1982). Rapid Reconnection and the Conservation of Magnetic Helicity. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 14. 978. 5 indexed citations

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