R. L. Dowden

3.9k total citations
115 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

R. L. Dowden is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. L. Dowden has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 54 papers in Geophysics and 25 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. L. Dowden's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (84 papers), Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (48 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (47 papers). R. L. Dowden is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (84 papers), Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (48 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (47 papers). R. L. Dowden collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. R. L. Dowden's co-authors include Craig J. Rodger, J. B. Brundell, Neil R. Thomson, C. Adams, R. H. Holzworth, E. H. Lay, P. Stubbe, H. Kopka, M. T. Rietveld and A. R. Jacobson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. L. Dowden

107 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers

R. L. Dowden
Comparison fields: 5 of 62
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 2.7k
  • Geophysics 1.3k
  • Global and Planetary Change 879
  • Atmospheric Science 459
  • Aerospace Engineering 279
A. R. Jacobson United States
D. D. Sentman United States
H. Fukunishi Japan
D. L. Hampton United States
C. Haldoupis Greece
M. B. Cohen United States
Neil R. Thomson New Zealand
J. B. Brundell New Zealand
E. A. Mareev Russia
E. Blanc France
A. R. Jacobson United States View profile →
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Countries citing papers authored by R. L. Dowden

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. L. Dowden

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. L. Dowden. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. L. Dowden. The network helps show where R. L. Dowden may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. L. Dowden

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. L. Dowden. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. L. Dowden based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with R. L. Dowden. R. L. Dowden is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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2 65
3 179
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WWLL Global Lightning Detection System Regional Validation Study in Brazil
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5 33
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Validation of Single Station Lightning Location Technique
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7 10
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11 2
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VLF, ELF and ULF research using the Tromsø heating facility
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14 26
15 30
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