S. A. Thaller

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

S. A. Thaller is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. A. Thaller has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 28 papers in Geophysics and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in S. A. Thaller's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (63 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (50 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (28 papers). S. A. Thaller is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (63 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (50 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (28 papers). S. A. Thaller collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Belgium. S. A. Thaller's co-authors include J. R. Wygant, C. A. Kletzing, W. S. Kŭrth, G. D. Reeves, G. B. Hospodarsky, S. De Pascuale, H. E. Spence, J. B. Faden, C. A. Cattell and A. W. Breneman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

S. A. Thaller

70 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Electron densities inferred from plasma wave spectra obtained by the Waves instrument on Van Allen Probes

2015 415 citations W. S. Kŭrth, S. De Pascuale et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics profile →
Effect of EMIC waves on relativistic and ultrarelativistic electron populations: Ground‐based and Van Allen Probes observations

2014 299 citations Maria Usanova, Alexander Drozdov et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. A. Thaller United States	25	2.4k	1.1k	569	194	154	73	2.4k
Maria Usanova United States	22	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	470 0.8×	184 0.9×	158 1.0×	52	2.3k
M. Spasojević United States	25	2.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	615 1.1×	246 1.3×	191 1.2×	64	2.5k
M. Gkioulidou United States	26	2.1k 0.8×	798 0.7×	719 1.3×	109 0.6×	96 0.6×	85	2.1k
Michael D. Hartinger United States	25	2.1k 0.9×	979 0.9×	818 1.4×	133 0.7×	167 1.1×	112	2.2k
L. G. Ozeke Canada	26	2.0k 0.8×	992 0.9×	639 1.1×	85 0.4×	226 1.5×	62	2.0k
K. Keika Japan	23	1.7k 0.7×	799 0.7×	557 1.0×	125 0.6×	100 0.6×	88	1.8k
A. W. Breneman United States	27	1.6k 0.7×	781 0.7×	349 0.6×	93 0.5×	81 0.5×	60	1.7k
D. K. Milling Canada	23	1.8k 0.7×	987 0.9×	560 1.0×	208 1.1×	170 1.1×	49	1.9k
R. H. Friedel United States	20	1.9k 0.8×	804 0.7×	590 1.0×	78 0.4×	197 1.3×	49	2.0k
Alexander Drozdov United States	23	1.8k 0.7×	772 0.7×	314 0.6×	89 0.5×	222 1.4×	74	1.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thaller, S. A., Mei‐Ching Fok, S. Califf, et al.. (2025). Van Allen Probes Survey of the Plasmasphere and the Inner Magnetosphere Electric Field. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 130(8).

Usanova, Maria, Gian Luca Delzanno, Xiangning Chu, et al.. (2023). Cold ion heating in Earth’s magnetosphere. 1 indexed citations

Ripoll, Jean‐François, S. A. Thaller, D. P. Hartley, et al.. (2022). Statistics and Empirical Models of the Plasmasphere Boundaries From the Van Allen Probes for Radiation Belt Physics. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(21). 24 indexed citations

Li, Jinxing, Jacob Bortnik, Qianli Ma, et al.. (2021). Multipoint Observations of Quasiperiodic Emission Intensification and Effects on Energetic Electron Precipitation. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(2). 6 indexed citations

Pierrard, Viviane, Jean‐François Ripoll, G. Cunningham, et al.. (2021). Observations and Simulations of Dropout Events and Flux Decays in October 2013: Comparing MEO Equatorial With LEO Polar Orbit. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(6). e2020JA028850–e2020JA028850. 25 indexed citations

Baker, D. N., et al.. (2020). The Effects of Different Drivers on the Induced Martian Magnetosphere Boundary: A Case Study of September 2017. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(2). 5 indexed citations

Peterson, W. K., L. Andersson, R. E. Ergun, et al.. (2020). Subsolar Electron Temperatures in the Lower Martian Ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 125(2). 6 indexed citations

Tyler, E., A. W. Breneman, C. A. Cattell, et al.. (2019). Statistical Occurrence and Distribution of High‐Amplitude Whistler Mode Waves in the Outer Radiation Belt. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(5). 2328–2336. 34 indexed citations

Thaller, S. A., J. R. Wygant, C. A. Cattell, et al.. (2019). Solar Rotation Period Driven Modulations of Plasmaspheric Density and Convective Electric Field in the Inner Magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(3). 1726–1737. 11 indexed citations

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Peterson, W. K., L. Andersson, R. E. Ergun, et al.. (2019). Sub-solar electron temperatures in the lower Martian ionosphere. 1 indexed citations

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Schwartz, S. J., L. Andersson, Shaosui Xu, et al.. (2019). Collisionless Electron Dynamics in the Magnetosheath of Mars. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(21). 11679–11688. 10 indexed citations

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Shi, Run, Wen Li, Qianli Ma, et al.. (2018). Van Allen Probes observation of plasmaspheric hiss modulated by injected energetic electrons. Annales Geophysicae. 36(3). 781–791. 9 indexed citations

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Ripoll, Jean‐François, M. H. Denton, G. Cunningham, et al.. (2018). Observations and Fokker‐Planck Simulations of the L‐Shell, Energy, and Pitch Angle Structure of Earth's Electron Radiation Belts During Quiet Times. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(2). 1125–1142. 39 indexed citations

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Engebretson, M. J., J. L. Posch, C. W. Smith, et al.. (2017). Location of intense electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) wave events relative to the plasmapause: Van Allen Probes observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(4). 4064–4088. 38 indexed citations

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Ripoll, Jean‐François, O. Santolı́k, G. D. Reeves, et al.. (2017). Effects of whistler mode hiss waves in March 2013. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(7). 7433–7462. 53 indexed citations

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Cattell, C. A., A. W. Breneman, J. Dombeck, et al.. (2017). Dayside response of the magnetosphere to a small shock compression: Van Allen Probes, Magnetospheric MultiScale, and GOES‐13. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(17). 8712–8720. 13 indexed citations

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Breneman, A. W., A. B. Crew, J. G. Sample, et al.. (2017). Observations Directly Linking Relativistic Electron Microbursts to Whistler Mode Chorus: Van Allen Probes and FIREBIRD II. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(22). 102 indexed citations

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Li, Jinxing, Jacob Bortnik, Wen Li, et al.. (2017). Coherently modulated whistler mode waves simultaneously observed over unexpectedly large spatial scales. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(2). 1871–1882. 9 indexed citations

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Woodroffe, J. R., V. K. Jordanova, H. O. Funsten, et al.. (2017). Van Allen Probes observations of structured whistler mode activity and coincident electron Landau acceleration inside a remnant plasmaspheric plume. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(3). 3073–3086. 18 indexed citations

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Tyler, E., C. A. Cattell, S. A. Thaller, et al.. (2016). Partitioning of integrated energy fluxes in four tail reconnection events observed by Cluster. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 121(12). 12 indexed citations

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