S. J. Bolton

15.1k citations

356 papers · 7.6k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 43

Co-authors: W. S. Kŭrth S. Levin J. E. P. Connerney D. A. Gurnett A. Roux F. Bagenal F. Allegrini B. H. Mauk
Topics: Astro and Planetary Science (331 papers)Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (150 papers)Planetary Science and Exploration (143 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Atmospheric Science Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Science Physical Review Letters
Partner nations: United States France Italy

In The Last Decade

S. J. Bolton

331 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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

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

2017 238 citations W. B. Hubbard, T. Guillot 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, S. J. Bolton et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
The Juno Mission

2017 217 citations S. J. Bolton, D. J. Stevenson et al. profile →

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. J. Bolton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. J. Bolton 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 S. J. Bolton. S. J. Bolton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multi-instrument sounding of a Jovian thunderstorm from Juno 2025 ·Icarus ·(unknown),(unknown),John Rogers,(unknown),Glenn S. Orton,D. Grassi,Leigh N. Fletcher,Cheng Li,(unknown),A. Mura,Fabiano Oyafuso,(unknown),Michael H. Wong,C. J. Hansen,S. Levin,S. J. Bolton	2
2	Probing Jupiter's Atmosphere Through Juno Radio Occultations: Methodology and Initial Observations 2025 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown),Luis Gomez Casajus,(unknown),Dustin Buccino,Eli Galanti,W. B. Hubbard,(unknown),(unknown),Marzia Parisi,Ryan S. Park,Marco Zannoni,Paul G. Steffes,S. Levin,S. J. Bolton,Paolo Tortora,Yohai Kaspi	2
3	A Durable Electron Density Profile Near the Inner Edge of the Io Torus 2025 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·W. S. Kŭrth,G. B. Hospodarsky,J. B. Faden,J. D. Menietti,A. H. Sulaiman,S. S. Elliott,F. Bagenal,(unknown),J. E. P. Connerney,F. Allegrini,S. J. Bolton	1
4	Electron Densities in Jupiter's Upper Ionosphere Inferred From Juno Plasma Wave Observations 2025 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·W. S. Kŭrth,J. B. Faden,J. H. Waite,A. H. Sulaiman,S. S. Elliott,G. B. Hospodarsky,J. E. P. Connerney,Joshua A. Kammer,T. K. Greathouse,P. W. Valek,F. Allegrini,F. Bagenal,Tom Stallard,Luke Moore,(unknown),(unknown),Paul Withers,S. J. Bolton	10
5	Widespread Occurrence of Lava Lakes on Io Observed From Juno 2025 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·A. Mura,F. Tosi,F. Zambon,R. M. C. Lopes,P. J. Mouginis‐Mark,J. Radebaugh,A. Adriani,S. J. Bolton,J. A. Rathbun,A. Cicchetti,D. Grassi,R. Noschese,G. Piccioni,Christina Plainaki,R. Sordini,Giuseppe Sindoni	2
6	Generation and Impacts of Whistler‐Mode Waves During Energetic Electron Injections in Jupiter's Outer Radiation Belt 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·Qianli Ma,Wen Li,Xiao‐Jia Zhang,Jacob Bortnik,Xiaochen Shen,(unknown),W. S. Kŭrth,B. H. Mauk,F. Allegrini,J. E. P. Connerney,F. Bagenal,S. J. Bolton	6
7	Energetic Charged Particle Measurements During Juno's Two Close Io Flybys 2024 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·C. Paranicas,B. H. Mauk,G. Clark,P. Kollmann,Quentin Nénon,R. W. Ebert,J. R. Szalay,A. H. Sulaiman,J. E. P. Connerney,S. J. Bolton	6
8	Energetic Electrons Near Europa From Juno JEDI Data 2023 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·C. Paranicas,B. H. Mauk,G. Clark,P. Kollmann,J. H. Westlake,C. A. Hibbitts,Tom Nordheim,K. P. Hand,(unknown),J. E. P. Connerney,S. J. Bolton	2
9	Observation of Turbulent Magnetohydrodynamic Cascade in the Jovian Magnetosheath 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·N. Andrés,R. Bandyopadhyay,D. J. McComas,J. R. Szalay,F. Allegrini,R. W. Ebert,D. J. Gershman,J. E. P. Connerney,S. J. Bolton	1
10	Poynting Fluxes, Field‐Aligned Current Densities, and the Efficiency of the Io‐Jupiter Electrodynamic Interaction 2023 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·A. H. Sulaiman,J. R. Szalay,G. Clark,F. Allegrini,F. Bagenal,(unknown),J. E. P. Connerney,Vincent Hue,W. S. Kŭrth,R. L. Lysak,J. D. Nichols,Joachim Saur,S. J. Bolton	12
11	Effect of a Magnetospheric Compression on Jovian Radio Emissions: In Situ Case Study Using Juno Data 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·Corentin Louis,C. M. Jackman,G. B. Hospodarsky,(unknown),(unknown),P. Zarka,W. S. Kŭrth,R. W. Ebert,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),J. E. P. Connerney,P. Louarn,S. Levin,S. J. Bolton	8
12	Microwave Observations of Ganymede's Sub‐Surface Ice: I. Ice Temperature and Structure 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·Shannon Brown,(unknown),S. J. Bolton,(unknown),A. Ermakov,Jianqing Feng,P. Hartogh,S. Levin,Sidharth Misra,M.A. Siegler,David K. Stevenson	5
13	Evidence for Magnetic Reconnection at Ganymede's Upstream Magnetopause During the PJ34 Juno Flyby 2022 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·R. W. Ebert,S. A. Fuselier,F. Allegrini,F. Bagenal,S. J. Bolton,G. Clark,J. E. P. Connerney,G. A. DiBraccio,W. S. Kŭrth,S. Levin,D. J. McComas,(unknown),Norberto Romanelli,A. H. Sulaiman,J. R. Szalay,P. W. Valek,R. J. Wilson	14
14	Io Hot Spot Distribution Detected by Juno/JIRAM 2022 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·F. Zambon,A. Mura,R. M. C. Lopes,J. A. Rathbun,F. Tosi,R. Sordini,R. Noschese,M. Ciarniello,A. Cicchetti,A. Adriani,(unknown),G. Filacchione,D. Grassi,G. Piccioni,Christina Plainaki,Giuseppe Sindoni,D. Turrini,S. M. Brooks,C. J. Hansen,S. J. Bolton	13
15	Constraints on the Latitudinal Profile of Jupiter's Deep Jets 2021 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Eli Galanti,Yohai Kaspi,(unknown),Leigh N. Fletcher,Andrew P. Ingersoll,Cheng Li,Glenn S. Orton,T. Guillot,S. Levin,S. J. Bolton	16
16	Electron Partial Density and Temperature Over Jupiter's Main Auroral Emission Using Juno Observations 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·F. Allegrini,W. S. Kŭrth,S. S. Elliott,Joachim Saur,G. Livadiotis,Georgios Nicolaou,F. Bagenal,S. J. Bolton,G. Clark,J. E. P. Connerney,R. W. Ebert,G. R. Gladstone,P. Louarn,B. H. Mauk,D. J. McComas,A. H. Sulaiman,J. R. Szalay,P. W. Valek,R. J. Wilson	18
17	Storms and the Depletion of Ammonia in Jupiter: I. Microphysics of “Mushballs” 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·T. Guillot,D. J. Stevenson,S. K. Atreya,S. J. Bolton,Heidi N. Becker	30
18	Reconnection‐ and Dipolarization‐Driven Auroral Dawn Storms and Injections 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·Zhonghua Yao,Bertrand Bonfond,G. Clark,Denis Grodent,W. R. Dunn,M. F. Vogt,Ruilong Guo,B. H. Mauk,J. E. P. Connerney,S. Levin,S. J. Bolton	28
19	Diverse Electron and Ion Acceleration Characteristics Observed Over Jupiter's Main Aurora 2018 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·B. H. Mauk,D. K. Haggerty,C. Paranicas,G. Clark,P. Kollmann,A. M. Rymer,J. Peachey,S. J. Bolton,S. Levin,A. Adriani,F. Allegrini,F. Bagenal,Bertrand Bonfond,J. E. P. Connerney,R. W. Ebert,G. R. Gladstone,W. S. Kŭrth,D. J. McComas,D. A. Ranquist,P. W. Valek	56
20	Results of a phase III study testing the sequence of neutron irradiation in a mixed beam schedule for patients with localized prostate cancer 2004 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Jeffrey D. Forman,S. J. Bolton,Judith Abrams,(unknown),George D. Wilson	0

About S. J. Bolton

S. J. Bolton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Atmospheric Science, having authored 356 papers that have together received 7.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (331 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (150 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (143 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (7.1k citations), Atmospheric Science (765 citations) and Molecular Biology (2.3k citations). S. J. Bolton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

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