S. E. Deforest

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

S. E. Deforest is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, S. E. Deforest has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in S. E. Deforest's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (19 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (17 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (7 papers). S. E. Deforest is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (19 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (17 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (7 papers). S. E. Deforest collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. S. E. Deforest's co-authors include C. E. McIlwain, Henry B. Garrett, R. L. McPherron, W. D. Cummings, S.‐I. Akasofu, Ralph J. Archuleta, G. K. Parks, B. H. Mauk, C. S. Lin and R. O. Bartlett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

S. E. Deforest

23 papers receiving 743 citations

Hit Papers

Plasma clouds in the magnetosphere 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Plasma clouds in the magnetosphere
    1971 474 citations S. E. Deforest, C. E. McIlwain Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. E. Deforest United States 14 1.0k 383 319 116 103 24 1.1k
G.L. Wrenn United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.2× 393 1.0× 412 1.3× 141 1.2× 67 0.7× 51 1.3k
D. R. Croley United States 13 752 0.7× 266 0.7× 182 0.6× 45 0.4× 99 1.0× 22 782
R. E. Barrington Canada 13 504 0.5× 269 0.7× 121 0.4× 47 0.4× 41 0.4× 31 559
U. Fahleson Sweden 21 1.0k 1.0× 430 1.1× 264 0.8× 158 1.4× 148 1.4× 36 1.1k
T. Mukai Japan 15 952 0.9× 197 0.5× 340 1.1× 45 0.4× 66 0.6× 37 977
P. M. Kintner United States 14 597 0.6× 182 0.5× 130 0.4× 91 0.8× 133 1.3× 24 648
Bodo Parady United States 8 662 0.7× 261 0.7× 195 0.6× 77 0.7× 136 1.3× 10 742
J. E. McCoy United States 13 562 0.6× 61 0.2× 66 0.2× 79 0.7× 79 0.8× 39 611
U. Samir United States 17 787 0.8× 59 0.2× 128 0.4× 186 1.6× 238 2.3× 55 895
Jinsong Zhao China 16 808 0.8× 96 0.3× 290 0.9× 91 0.8× 61 0.6× 85 945

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deforest, S. E.. (1990). <title>Improved fluoroscopic visibility of coronary stents by automatic pattern recognition</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1233. 464–472. 1 indexed citations
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Garrett, Henry B., et al.. (1981). A statistical analysis of the low-energy geosynchronous plasma environment—II. Ions. Planetary and Space Science. 29(10). 1045–1060. 22 indexed citations
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Garrett, Henry B., et al.. (1981). A statistical analysis of the low-energy geosynchronous plasma environment—I. Electrons. Planetary and Space Science. 29(10). 1021–1044. 38 indexed citations
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Garrett, Henry B. & S. E. Deforest. (1979). An analytical simulation of the geosynchronous plasma environment. Planetary and Space Science. 27(8). 1101–1109. 50 indexed citations
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Lin, C. S., B. H. Mauk, G. K. Parks, S. E. Deforest, & C. E. McIlwain. (1979). Temperature characteristics of electron beams and ambient particles. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 84(A6). 2651–2654. 18 indexed citations
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Cummings, W. D., S. E. Deforest, & R. L. McPherron. (1978). Measurements of the Poynting vector of standing hydromagnetic waves at geosynchronous orbit. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 83(A2). 697–706. 59 indexed citations
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Deforest, S. E. & E. C. Whipple. (1978). Specification of the natural plasma environment at geosynchronous orbit. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Deforest, S. E.. (1977). The plasma environment at geosynchronous orbit. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 37–52. 9 indexed citations
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Fritz, T. A., J. B. Blake, Paul J. Coleman, et al.. (1977). Significant initial results from the environmental measurements experiment on ATS-6. 78. 15142. 7 indexed citations
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Parks, G. K., C. S. Lin, B. H. Mauk, S. E. Deforest, & C. E. McIlwain. (1977). Characteristics of magnetospheric particle injection deduced from events observed on August 18, 1974. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(32). 5208–5214. 31 indexed citations
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Grard, R., S. E. Deforest, & E. C. Whipple. (1977). Comment on low energy electron measurements in the Jovian magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 4(6). 247–248. 10 indexed citations
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Deforest, S. E., et al.. (1977). Simultaneous observations of substorm electrons: Explorer 45 and ATS 5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(4). 531–536. 16 indexed citations
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Deforest, S. E. & Andrew Wilson. (1976). A Preliminary Specification of the Geosynchronous Plasma Environment.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 77. 32207. 2 indexed citations
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Kamide, Y., et al.. (1975). Weak and intense substorms. Planetary and Space Science. 23(4). 579–584. 16 indexed citations
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Bartlett, R. O., S. E. Deforest, & R. Goldstein. (1975). Spacecraft charging control demonstration at geosynchronous altitude. 13 indexed citations
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Akasofu, S.‐I., S. E. Deforest, & C. E. McIlwain. (1974). Auroral displays near the ‘foot’ of the field line of the ATS-5 satellite. Planetary and Space Science. 22(1). 25–40. 31 indexed citations
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Deforest, S. E.. (1973). Detection of solar wind at synchronous orbit. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 78(7). 1195–1197. 13 indexed citations
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Deforest, S. E., et al.. (1972). Anisotropic pitch angle distribution of 50 eV to 50 keV particles at synchronous altitude.. 1 indexed citations
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Deforest, S. E.. (1972). Spacecraft charging at synchronous orbit. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 77(4). 651–659. 226 indexed citations
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Archuleta, Ralph J. & S. E. Deforest. (1971). Efficiency of Channel Electron Multipliers for Electrons of 1–50 keV. Review of Scientific Instruments. 42(1). 89–91. 24 indexed citations

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