P. G. Richards

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

P. G. Richards is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. G. Richards has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 25 papers in Atmospheric Science and 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. G. Richards's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (63 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (41 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (25 papers). P. G. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (63 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (41 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (25 papers). P. G. Richards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Czechia. P. G. Richards's co-authors include D. G. Torr, J. A. Fennelly, K. L. Miller, M. J. Buonsanto, R. H. Comfort, W. K. Peterson, Phil Wilkinson, T. N. Woods, Marsha R. Torr and C. R. Chappell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

P. G. Richards

69 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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EUVAC: A solar EUV Flux Model for aeronomic calculations

1994 775 citations P. G. Richards, D. G. Torr et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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P. J. S. Williams United Kingdom

D. J. Strickland United States

J. A. Fedder United States

Michel Blanc France

Wesley E. Swartz United States

R. F. Jurgens United States

H. C. Brinton United States

K. Torkar Austria

D. K. Yeomans United States

D. L. Carpenter United States

P. J. S. Williams United Kingdom

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Zhou, Xiangmei, et al.. (2022). Generation of an inactivated vaccine for avian pathogenic Escherichia coli using microarrays; a more rational approach to inactivated vaccine design. Open Veterinary Journal. 12(2). 221–221. 2 indexed citations

Richards, P. G.. (2005). Solar EUV models and photoelectron transport at Earth: challenges. AGUSM. 2005. 1 indexed citations

Richards, P. G., T. N. Woods, & W. K. Peterson. (2005). HEUVAC: A new high resolution solar EUV proxy model. Advances in Space Research. 37(2). 315–322. 101 indexed citations

Tu, J., et al.. (2002). Simulating Plasmasphere Field-Aligned Density Profiles Measured with IMAGE/RPI: Effects of Ion Heating and Refilling. AGUSM. 2002. 1 indexed citations

Richards, P. G.. (2001). Seasonal and solar cycle variations of the ionospheric peak electron density: Comparison of measurement and models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(A7). 12803–12819. 146 indexed citations

Richards, P. G., T. F. Chang, & R. H. Comfort. (2000). On the causes of the annual variation in the plasmaspheric electron density. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 62(10). 935–946. 29 indexed citations

Richards, P. G., et al.. (1998). Behavior of the ionosphere and thermosphere at a southern midlatitude station during magnetic storms in early March 1995. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(A11). 26421–26432. 31 indexed citations

Dyson, P. L., et al.. (1997). Thermospheric neutral winds at southern mid‐latitudes: A comparison of optical and ionosonde h_mF₂ methods. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 102(A12). 27189–27196. 46 indexed citations

Torr, Marsha R., et al.. (1995). Thermospheric nitric oxide from the ATLAS 1 and Spacelab 1 missions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 100(A9). 17389–17413. 6 indexed citations

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Craven, P. D., R. H. Comfort, P. G. Richards, & J. M. Grebowsky. (1995). Comparisons of modeled N⁺, O⁺, H⁺, and He⁺ in the midlatitude ionosphere with mean densities and temperatures from Atmosphere Explorer. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 100(A1). 257–268. 35 indexed citations

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Hickey, M. P., P. G. Richards, & D. G. Torr. (1995). New sources for the hot oxygen geocorona: Solar cycle, seasonal, latitudinal, and diurnal variations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 100(A9). 17377–17388. 26 indexed citations

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Gérard, Jean‐Claude, P. G. Richards, V. I. Shematovich, & Д. В. Бисикало. (1995). The importance of new chemical sources for the hot oxygen geocorona. Geophysical Research Letters. 22(3). 279–282. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Hom‐Lay, Frederic N. Smith, Frederick G. Burgett, et al.. (1993). Evaluation of Ferric Oxalate as an Agent for Use During Surgery to Prevent Post‐Operative Root Hypersensitivity. Journal of Periodontology. 64(11). 1040–1044. 9 indexed citations

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Singh, Nagendra, et al.. (1989). Temporal features of the outflow of heavy ionospheric ions in response to a high altitude plasma cavity. Geophysical Research Letters. 16(1). 29–32. 17 indexed citations

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Comfort, R. H., et al.. (1989). Thermal He⁺ in the plasmasphere: Comparison of observations with numerical calculations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(A11). 15265–15276. 52 indexed citations

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Richards, P. G., D. G. Torr, & W. A. Abdou. (1986). Effects of vibrational enhancement of N₂ on the cooling rate of ionospheric thermal electrons. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 91(A1). 304–310. 35 indexed citations

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Richards, P. G. & D. G. Torr. (1985). The altitude variation of the ionospheric photoelectron flux: A comparison of theory and measurement. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 90(A3). 2877–2884. 30 indexed citations

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Richards, P. G., R. W. Schunk, & J. J. Sojka. (1983). Large‐scale counterstreaming of H⁺ and He⁺ along plasmaspheric flux tubes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 88(A10). 7879–7886. 23 indexed citations

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Richards, P. G., Marsha R. Torr, & D. G. Torr. (1981). Solar EUV energy budget of the thermosphere. Advances in Space Research. 1(12). 53–61. 15 indexed citations

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Richards, P. G., et al.. (1980). A flux preserving method of coupling first and second order equations to simulate the flow of plasma between the protonosphere and the ionosphere. Journal of Computational Physics. 38(2). 141–156. 25 indexed citations

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