P. J. Erickson

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
172 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

P. J. Erickson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. J. Erickson has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 70 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 68 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in P. J. Erickson's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (142 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (79 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (68 papers). P. J. Erickson is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (142 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (79 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (68 papers). P. J. Erickson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Sweden. P. J. Erickson's co-authors include J. C. Foster, A. J. Coster, Shun‐Rong Zhang, Л. П. Гончаренко, W. Rideout, Juha Vierinen, F. J. Rich, Ercha Aa, Jason Holt and D. N. Baker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

P. J. Erickson

161 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption Induced Global Propagation of Ionospheric Disturbances via Lamb Waves

2022 113 citations Shun‐Rong Zhang, Juha Vierinen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. J. Erickson United States	38	4.2k	2.1k	1.4k	968	438	172	4.5k
Ivan Galkin United States	27	3.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	657 0.7×	300 0.7×	112	3.5k
D. L. Hysell United States	35	3.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	619 0.6×	461 1.1×	181	3.9k
K. M. Groves United States	34	3.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.7×	642 0.7×	316 0.7×	167	4.2k
Mark B. Moldwin United States	43	6.0k 1.4×	2.2k 1.0×	848 0.6×	2.6k 2.7×	297 0.7×	207	6.3k
David Altadill Spain	25	3.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	701 0.7×	382 0.9×	110	3.3k
P. L. Dyson Australia	25	2.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	707 0.7×	304 0.7×	160	2.9k
F. J. Rich United States	48	7.2k 1.7×	2.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	3.0k 3.1×	511 1.2×	170	7.5k
Takuya Tsugawa Japan	38	3.9k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	747 0.8×	378 0.9×	131	4.4k
Jiuhou Lei China	45	6.6k 1.6×	3.1k 1.5×	2.0k 1.4×	2.1k 2.1×	923 2.1×	286	7.0k
H. Kil United States	34	3.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	906 0.9×	730 1.7×	116	3.8k

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Coster, A. J., et al.. (2025). Mesoscale Ionospheric Irregularity Oval at High Latitudes Observed by Global GNSS Networks (2010–2024). Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences. 42(4). 119–134.

Habarulema, John Bosco, Daniel Okoh, Dalia Burešová, et al.. (2024). A storm-time global electron density reconstruction model in three-dimensions based on artificial neural networks. Advances in Space Research. 75(5). 4327–4346. 3 indexed citations

Reinisch, B. W., et al.. (2024). Characterizing Plasma Peak Density Thickness in the Ionosphere: A Single‐Site Multi‐Instrument Study. Radio Science. 59(1). 1 indexed citations

Aa, Ercha, J. D. Huba, Shun‐Rong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Multi‐Instrument and SAMI3‐TIDAS Data Assimilation Analysis of Three‐Dimensional Ionospheric Electron Density Variations During the April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(9). 3 indexed citations

Coster, A. J., N. Aponte, Jason Soohoo, et al.. (2024). GNSS Observations of the 14 October 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse and the 8 April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. 36–45. 1 indexed citations

Aa, Ercha, A. J. Coster, Shun‐Rong Zhang, et al.. (2024). 2‐D Total Electron Content and 3‐D Ionospheric Electron Density Variations During the 14 October 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(3). 6 indexed citations

Aa, Ercha, Shun‐Rong Zhang, P. J. Erickson, Wenbin Wang, & A. J. Coster. (2023). 3-D Ionospheric Electron Density Variations during the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse: A Revisit. Atmosphere. 14(9). 1379–1379. 5 indexed citations

Aa, Ercha, Shun‐Rong Zhang, P. J. Erickson, et al.. (2023). Significant Mid‐ and Low‐Latitude Ionospheric Disturbances Characterized by Dynamic EIA, EPBs, and SED Variations During the 13–14 March 2022 Geomagnetic Storm. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 128(8). 20 indexed citations

Aa, Ercha, Shun‐Rong Zhang, Guiping Liu, et al.. (2023). Statistical Analysis of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles Climatology and Multi‐Day Periodicity Using GOLD Observations. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(8). 15 indexed citations

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Aa, Ercha, Shun‐Rong Zhang, Wenbin Wang, et al.. (2022). Pronounced Suppression and X‐Pattern Merging of Equatorial Ionization Anomalies After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 127(6). e2022JA030527–e2022JA030527. 57 indexed citations

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Frissell, N. A., Stephen Kaeppler, G. W. Perry, et al.. (2022). First Observations of Large Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Using Automated Amateur Radio Receiving Networks. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(5). 21 indexed citations

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Foster, J. C., P. J. Erickson, & Yoshiharu Omura. (2021). Subpacket structure in strong VLF chorus rising tones: characteristics and consequences for relativistic electron acceleration. Earth Planets and Space. 73(1). 140–140. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shun‐Rong, P. J. Erickson, Juha Vierinen, et al.. (2021). Conjugate Ionospheric Perturbation During the 2017 Solar Eclipse. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(2). 17 indexed citations

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Chau, Jorge L., Juan Miguel Urco, Juha Vierinen, et al.. (2020). Multistatic Specular Meteor Radar Network in Peru: System Description and Initial Results. Earth and Space Science. 8(1). 32 indexed citations

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Frissell, N. A., et al.. (2019). High‐Frequency Communications Response to Solar Activity in September 2017 as Observed by Amateur Radio Networks. Space Weather. 17(1). 118–132. 37 indexed citations

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Mrak, Sebastijan, J. L. Semeter, Michael Hirsch, et al.. (2018). Field‐Aligned GPS Scintillation: Multisensor Data Fusion. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 123(1). 974–992. 16 indexed citations

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Semeter, J. L., Sebastijan Mrak, Michael Hirsch, et al.. (2017). GPS Signal Corruption by the Discrete Aurora: Precise Measurements From the Mahali Experiment. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(19). 9539–9546. 25 indexed citations

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Foster, J. C., P. J. Erickson, Yoshiharu Omura, et al.. (2016). Van Allen Probes observations of prompt MeV radiation belt electron acceleration in nonlinear interactions with VLF chorus. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(1). 324–339. 84 indexed citations

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Foster, J. C., J. R. Wygant, M. K. Hudson, et al.. (2015). Shock‐induced prompt relativistic electron acceleration in the inner magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 120(3). 1661–1674. 103 indexed citations

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Martinis, C. R., et al.. (2014). New radar observations of temporal and spatial dynamics of the midnight temperature maximum at low latitude and midlatitude. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 119(12). 12 indexed citations

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