S. J. Bolton

15.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
356 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

S. J. Bolton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. J. Bolton has authored 356 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 340 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 96 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. J. Bolton's work include Astro and Planetary Science (331 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (150 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (143 papers). S. J. Bolton is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (331 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (150 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (143 papers). S. J. Bolton collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. S. J. Bolton's co-authors include W. S. Kŭrth, S. Levin, J. E. P. Connerney, D. A. Gurnett, A. Roux, F. Bagenal, F. Allegrini, B. H. Mauk, T. Guillot and G. Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

S. J. Bolton

331 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes

2017 377 citations J. H. Waite, B. D. Teolis et al. profile →
Comparing Jupiter interior structure models to Juno gravity measurements and the role of a dilute core

2017 238 citations T. Guillot, Yohai Kaspi et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
A New Model of Jupiter's Magnetic Field From Juno's First Nine Orbits

2018 228 citations J. E. P. Connerney, John Leif Jørgensen et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
The Juno Mission

2017 217 citations S. J. Bolton, J. I. Lunine et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. J. Bolton United States	43	7.1k	2.3k	765	338	266	356	7.6k
R. L. McNutt United States	45	7.7k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	487 1.4×	332 1.2×	237	8.2k
K. K. Khurana United States	53	9.4k 1.3×	4.8k 2.1×	798 1.0×	625 1.8×	196 0.7×	248	9.8k
G. R. Gladstone United States	45	6.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	421 1.2×	299 1.1×	353	7.1k
Jean‐Claude Gérard Belgium	52	9.6k 1.3×	3.2k 1.4×	2.5k 3.3×	574 1.7×	184 0.7×	388	10.5k
Adam P. Showman United States	53	6.4k 0.9×	704 0.3×	1.8k 2.4×	345 1.0×	190 0.7×	116	6.9k
J. E. P. Connerney United States	66	16.1k 2.3×	5.6k 2.4×	1.2k 1.5×	683 2.0×	142 0.5×	395	16.6k
T. Guillot France	44	6.7k 0.9×	688 0.3×	766 1.0×	754 2.2×	155 0.6×	181	7.4k
Imke de Pater United States	38	5.8k 0.8×	532 0.2×	1.4k 1.8×	244 0.7×	472 1.8×	369	6.2k
F. M. Neubauer Germany	53	9.1k 1.3×	3.7k 1.6×	613 0.8×	566 1.7×	91 0.3×	203	9.7k
B. E. Goldstein United States	50	7.6k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	407 0.5×	354 1.0×	91 0.3×	194	7.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. J. Bolton

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Rogers, John, Glenn S. Orton, D. Grassi, et al.. (2025). Multi-instrument sounding of a Jovian thunderstorm from Juno. Icarus. 432. 116465–116465. 2 indexed citations

Bloxham, Jeremy, Hao Cao, D. J. Stevenson, J. E. P. Connerney, & S. J. Bolton. (2024). A rapidly time-varying equatorial jet in Jupiter’s deep interior. Nature. 627(8002). 64–66. 2 indexed citations

Menietti, J. D., T. F. Averkamp, W. S. Kŭrth, J. B. Faden, & S. J. Bolton. (2023). Survey and Analysis of Whistler‐ and Z‐Mode Emission in the Juno Extended Mission. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 128(12). 6 indexed citations

Hue, Vincent, J. R. Szalay, Nicolás André, et al.. (2023). Evidence for Non‐Monotonic and Broadband Electron Distributions in the Europa Footprint Tail Revealed by Juno In Situ Measurements. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(12). 12 indexed citations

Brown, Shannon, S. J. Bolton, S. Levin, et al.. (2023). Microwave Observations of Ganymede's Sub‐surface Ice: 2. Reflected Radiation. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(11). 3 indexed citations

Clark, G., J. R. Szalay, A. H. Sulaiman, et al.. (2023). Energetic proton acceleration by EMIC waves in Io’s footprint tail. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 10. 11 indexed citations

Ebert, R. W., S. A. Fuselier, F. Allegrini, et al.. (2022). Evidence for Magnetic Reconnection at Ganymede's Upstream Magnetopause During the PJ34 Juno Flyby. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(23). 14 indexed citations

Molyneux, Philippa, T. K. Greathouse, G. R. Gladstone, et al.. (2022). Ganymede's UV Reflectance From Juno‐UVS Data. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(23). 4 indexed citations

Galanti, Eli, Yohai Kaspi, Leigh N. Fletcher, et al.. (2021). Constraints on the Latitudinal Profile of Jupiter's Deep Jets. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(9). 16 indexed citations

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Elliott, S. S., A. H. Sulaiman, W. S. Kŭrth, et al.. (2021). The High‐Latitude Extension of Jupiter's Io Torus: Electron Densities Measured by Juno Waves. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(8). 18 indexed citations

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Mauk, B. H., F. Allegrini, F. Bagenal, et al.. (2020). Energetic Neutral Atoms From Jupiter's Polar Regions. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 125(12). 5 indexed citations

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Yao, Zhonghua, Bertrand Bonfond, G. Clark, et al.. (2020). Reconnection‐ and Dipolarization‐Driven Auroral Dawn Storms and Injections. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 125(8). 28 indexed citations

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Orton, Glenn S., John Rogers, C. J. Hansen, et al.. (2020). A Survey of Small‐Scale Waves and Wave‐Like Phenomena in Jupiter's Atmosphere Detected by JunoCam. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(7). 12 indexed citations

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Guillot, T., D. J. Stevenson, S. K. Atreya, S. J. Bolton, & Heidi N. Becker. (2020). Storms and the Depletion of Ammonia in Jupiter: I. Microphysics of “Mushballs”. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(8). 30 indexed citations

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Ye, Shengyi, T. F. Averkamp, W. S. Kŭrth, et al.. (2020). Juno Waves Detection of Dust Impacts Near Jupiter. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(6). 11 indexed citations

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Waite, J. H., Tim Brockwell, Everett L. Shock, et al.. (2019). The Europa Clipper MASPEX Europa Investigation. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 11446. 1 indexed citations

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Gérard, Jean‐Claude, Bertrand Bonfond, B. H. Mauk, et al.. (2019). Contemporaneous Observations of Jovian Energetic Auroral Electrons and Ultraviolet Emissions by the Juno Spacecraft. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(11). 8298–8317. 20 indexed citations

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Guillot, T., D. J. Stevenson, Cheng Li, et al.. (2019). Storms and the distribution of ammonia in Jupiter's atmosphere. EPSC. 2019. 2 indexed citations

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Imai, Masafumi, O. Santolı́k, Shannon Brown, et al.. (2018). Jupiter Lightning‐Induced Whistler and Sferic Events With Waves and MWR During Juno Perijoves. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(15). 7268–7276. 9 indexed citations

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Ingersoll, Andrew P., Virgil Adumitroaie, Michael Allison, et al.. (2017). Implications of the ammonia distribution on Jupiter from 1 to 100 bars as measured by the Juno microwave radiometer. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(15). 7676–7685. 27 indexed citations

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