M.J. Rycroft

8.1k total citations
279 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

M.J. Rycroft is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M.J. Rycroft has authored 279 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 84 papers in Geophysics and 37 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in M.J. Rycroft's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (133 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (83 papers) and Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (59 papers). M.J. Rycroft is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (133 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (83 papers) and Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (59 papers). M.J. Rycroft collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. M.J. Rycroft's co-authors include R. G. Harrison, V. Yu. Trakhtengerts, D. Nunn, Karen Aplin, Colin Price, S. Israelsson, E. A. Mareev, Martin Füllekrug, Keri Nicoll and Mengu Cho and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

M.J. Rycroft

263 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
M.J. Rycroft 4.0k 2.1k 1.2k 1.1k 557 279 5.8k
R. H. Holzworth 4.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 2.0k 1.7× 1.5k 1.3× 463 0.8× 205 5.5k
Craig J. Rodger 7.6k 1.9× 3.7k 1.8× 1.5k 1.3× 2.5k 2.2× 743 1.3× 278 8.9k
G. Joyce 2.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 352 0.3× 483 0.4× 371 0.7× 84 4.6k
S. Fred Singer 3.4k 0.9× 851 0.4× 408 0.4× 512 0.5× 1.1k 1.9× 243 4.8k
D. P. Drob 5.1k 1.3× 2.7k 1.3× 403 0.3× 2.1k 1.8× 839 1.5× 117 6.8k
L. C. Lee 8.9k 2.2× 2.3k 1.1× 764 0.7× 690 0.6× 2.5k 4.5× 324 10.6k
S. C. Chapman 5.5k 1.4× 780 0.4× 585 0.5× 423 0.4× 1.8k 3.2× 310 7.5k
P. C. Thomas 11.5k 2.9× 1.3k 0.6× 268 0.2× 3.2k 2.8× 495 0.9× 348 12.7k
H. U. Frey 9.8k 2.5× 2.9k 1.4× 680 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 3.9k 7.0× 328 10.3k
Chi Wang 4.7k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 138 0.1× 644 0.6× 1.4k 2.5× 528 6.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rycroft, M.J., A. P. Nickolaenko, R. G. Harrison, & Anna Odzimek. (2025). The global circuit capacitor and two new ways of deriving the time constant of the global atmospheric electric circuit. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 273. 106545–106545. 2 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J., Anna Odzimek, & R. G. Harrison. (2024). Determining the time constant of the global atmospheric electric circuit through modelling and observations. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 260. 106267–106267. 3 indexed citations
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Денисенко, В. В., M.J. Rycroft, & R. G. Harrison. (2023). A Mathematical Model of the Global Ionospheric Electric Field Generated by Thunderstorms. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics. 87(1). 118–123. 4 indexed citations
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Bór, József, Gabriella Sátori, Earle Williams, et al.. (2023). Responses of the AC/DC Global Electric Circuit to Volcanic Electrical Activity in the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Eruption on 15 January 2022. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(8). 17 indexed citations
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Harrison, R. G., Karen Aplin, & M.J. Rycroft. (2014). Brief Communication: Earthquake–cloud coupling through the global atmospheric electric circuit. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 14(4). 773–777. 33 indexed citations
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Füllekrug, Martin & M.J. Rycroft. (2006). The contribution of sprites to the global atmospheric electric circuit. Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity. 58(9). 1193–1196. 1 indexed citations
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Crosby, N. B. & M.J. Rycroft. (2000). SPECIAL: An Interdisciplinary ESF Network on Space Weather and the Earth's Weather. ESASP. 463. 219. 3 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J.. (1999). Book review:Turbulence, coherent structures, dynamical systems and symmetry. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 61. 424–424. 1 indexed citations
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Cook, Malcolm & M.J. Rycroft. (1994). Aerospace vehicle dynamics and control : based on the proceedings of a conference organized by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications on Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics and Control, held at the Cranfield Institute of Technology, in September 1992. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Rycroft, M.J., et al.. (1991). Computer modelling in the environmental sciences. Oxford University Press eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J.. (1990). Causes and effects of interactions between energetic electrons and whistler-mode waves in the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere-atmosphere system. In AGARD. 1 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J., G. M. Keating, & D. Rees. (1990). Upper atmosphere models and research; Proceedings of Workshops X and XI and the Topical Meeting of the 27th COSPAR Plenary Meeting, Espoo, Finland, July 18-29, 1988. Advances in Space Research. 10(6). 4 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J.. (1987). Some aspects of geomagnetically conjugate phenomena. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 5. 463–477. 6 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J.. (1987). The electrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics of geospace. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue. 48(48). 196–215. 4 indexed citations
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Lemaire, J. & M.J. Rycroft. (1982). Solar system plasmas and fields. Advances in Space Research. 2(1). 1 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J., et al.. (1976). ELF and VLF radio emissions following a barium shaped charge release at L roughly 6.5. 631–638. 1 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J., et al.. (1975). Cyclotron resonance amplification of whistler triggered emissions just inside the plasmapause. Annales de Geophysique. 31. 143–149. 3 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J.. (1975). Space research XV. 17. 6 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J. & R. D. Reasenberg. (1974). Space research XIV. 16. 15 indexed citations
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Rycroft, M.J. & S. K. Runcorn. (1973). Space research XIII. 76 indexed citations

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