Roy Torbert
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Geophysics top 0.2%
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
Papers in
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- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 462
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 420
- Astro and Planetary Science 77
- Geophysics 119
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis 118
- Co-authors
- James L. Burch (172 shared papers)Barbara L. Giles (143 shared papers)Thomas Earle Moore (27 shared papers)Forrest S. Mozer (21 shared papers)Christopher T. Russell (125 shared papers)R E Ergun (94 shared papers)Per-Arne Lindqvist (67 shared papers)M. C. Kelley (11 shared papers)
- Journals
- Geophysical Research Letters (117 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (44 papers)Annales Geophysicae (22 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (22 papers)Space Science Reviews (20 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSwedenAustria
In The Last Decade
Roy Torbert
477 papers receiving 21.0k citations
Roy Torbert's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 80
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 22.0k
- Geophysics 5.7k
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2.3k
- Molecular Biology 7.8k
- Atmospheric Science 891
Countries citing papers authored by Roy Torbert
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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Torbert
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 487 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetospheric Multiscale Overview and Science Objectives Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 1266 |
| 2 | SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 1120 |
| 3 | The Magnetospheric Multiscale Magnetometers Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 1027 |
| 4 | The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 1017 |
| 5 | Observations of Paired Electrostatic Shocks in the Polar Magnetosphere Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 651 |
| 6 | The Spin-Plane Double Probe Electric Field Instrument for MMS Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 612 |
| 7 | Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 584 |
| 8 | The Axial Double Probe and Fields Signal Processing for the MMS Mission Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 558 |
| 9 | 1980 | 452 | |
| 10 | The FIELDS Instrument Suite on MMS: Scientific Objectives, Measurements, and Data Products Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 420 |
| 11 | 2018 | 299 | |
| 12 | 2014 | 242 | |
| 13 | 1983 | 240 | |
| 14 | 2015 | 214 | |
| 15 | 1995 | 189 | |
| 16 | 1982 | 183 | |
| 17 | 1976 | 182 | |
| 18 | 1979 | 173 | |
| 19 | 1996 | 140 | |
| 20 | 1984 | 132 |
About Roy Torbert
Roy Torbert is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Oceanography, having authored 487 papers that have together received 22.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (462 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (420 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (205 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (118 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (77 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (27 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (17 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (22.0k citations), Geophysics (5.7k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.3k citations), Molecular Biology (7.8k citations) and Atmospheric Science (891 citations). Roy Torbert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Austria. Frequent co-authors include James L. Burch, Barbara L. Giles, Thomas Earle Moore, Forrest S. Mozer, Christopher T. Russell, R E Ergun, Per-Arne Lindqvist, M. C. Kelley, Robert J. Strangeway and Cynthia A. Cattell. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Annales Geophysicae, The Astrophysical Journal and Space Science Reviews.
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