R. A. Heelis

15.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
295 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

R. A. Heelis is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Heelis has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 284 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 122 papers in Molecular Biology and 86 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in R. A. Heelis's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (280 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (202 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (122 papers). R. A. Heelis is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (280 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (202 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (122 papers). R. A. Heelis collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Taiwan. R. A. Heelis's co-authors include W. B. Hanson, R. W. Spiro, W. R. Coley, M. R. Hairston, J. L. Burch, G. J. Bailey, J. Lowell, H. Kil, J. D. Winningham and P. H. Reiff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Heelis

291 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

A model of the high‐latitude ionospheric convection pattern 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 100 200 300 400 500

Peers

R. A. Heelis
Comparison fields: 5 of 64
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 12.1k
  • Molecular Biology 4.7k
  • Geophysics 4.1k
  • Aerospace Engineering 3.2k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.1k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. A. Heelis

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 4
2 6
3 37
4 4
5 10
6 3
7 7
8 5
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The Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT): A Multinational Science Mission using a CubeSat
2
10 49
11
Superrotation of the Ionosphere and Quiet Time Zonal Ion Drifts at Low and Middle Latitudes Observed by ROCSAT-1
2
12
Formation of a Plasma Depletion Shell in the Equatorial Ionosphere
34
13
Plasma Density Enhancements Associated With Equatorial Spread F
1
14
Coupling Processes in the Inner Magnetosphere Associated with Midlatitude Red Auroras during Superstorms
2
15
Observed Saturation of the Ionospheric Cross Polar Cap Potential During the 31 March 2001 Storm
1
16 1
17 40
18
Cold plasma measurements on HILAT.
7
19
The Ion Drift Meter for Dynamics Explorer-B
97
20
Techniques for measuring bulk gas-motions from satellites
97

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