T. Iijima

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

T. Iijima is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, T. Iijima has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in T. Iijima's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (28 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (23 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (21 papers). T. Iijima is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (28 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (23 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (21 papers). T. Iijima collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Sweden. T. Iijima's co-authors include T. A. Potemra, T. A. Potemra, L. J. Zanetti, P. F. Bythrow, Ryoichi Fujii, L. J. Zanetti, N. A. Saflekos, S. Ohtani, M. Sugiura and A. T. Y. Lui and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Geophysical Journal International.

In The Last Decade

T. Iijima

34 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Large‐scale characteristics of field‐aligned currents ass... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1978 1976 200 400 600
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.

  1. Large‐scale characteristics of field‐aligned currents associated with substorms
    1978 749 citations T. Iijima, T. A. Potemra Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  2. Field-aligned currents in the dayside cusp observed by Triad
    1976 518 citations T. Iijima, T. A. Potemra Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers

T. Iijima
L. J. Zanetti United States
S.‐I. Akasofu United States
Gilbert D. Mead United States
T. A. Potemra United States
J. R. Burrows Canada
F. Søraas Norway
T. Oguti Japan
R. D. Elphinstone Canada
T. Yamamoto Japan
V. A. Troitskaya Russia
L. J. Zanetti United States
T. Iijima
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. Iijima

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gjerloev, J. W., S. Ohtani, T. Iijima, et al.. (2011). Characteristics of the terrestrial field-aligned current system. Annales Geophysicae. 29(10). 1713–1729. 59 indexed citations
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Ohtani, S., T. A. Potemra, P. T. Newell, et al.. (1995). Four large‐scale field‐aligned current systems in the dayside high‐latitude region. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 100(A1). 137–153. 42 indexed citations
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Ohtani, S., T. A. Potemra, P. T. Newell, et al.. (1995). Simultaneous prenoon and postnoon observations of three field‐aligned current systems from Viking and DMSP‐F7. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 100(A1). 119–136. 53 indexed citations
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Iijima, T., Masakazu Watanabe, T. A. Potemra, et al.. (1993). Substorm currents in the equatorial magnetotail. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(A10). 17283–17298. 13 indexed citations
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Kan, J. R., W. Sun, S.‐I. Akasofu, T. Iijima, & T. A. Potemra. (1992). A global model of the substorm current system. Geophysical Research Letters. 19(10). 969–972. 8 indexed citations
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Fukunishi, H., Ryoichi Fujii, S. Kokubun, et al.. (1990). Magnetic field observations on the Akebono (EXOS-D) satellite.. Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity. 42(4). 385–409. 50 indexed citations
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Kan, J. R., T. Iijima, & S.‐I. Akasofu. (1990). A model of coupled radial and azimuthal current loops associated with substorms. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(A12). 21291–21295. 6 indexed citations
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Iijima, T., et al.. (1987). Global characteristics of northward IMF‐associated (NBZ) field‐aligned currents. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(A3). 2408–2424. 108 indexed citations
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Zanetti, L. J., T. A. Potemra, T. Iijima, W. Baumjohann, & P. F. Bythrow. (1984). Ionospheric and Birkeland current distributions for northward interplanetary magnetic field: Inferred polar convection. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(A9). 7453–7458. 117 indexed citations
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Iijima, T., T. A. Potemra, L. J. Zanetti, & P. F. Bythrow. (1984). Large‐scale Birkeland currents in the dayside polar region during strongly northward IMF: A new Birkeland current system. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(A9). 7441–7452. 232 indexed citations
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Iijima, T., et al.. (1984). A case-study of the evolution of polar-cap currents and auroral electrojets during polar geomagnetic disturbances with IMS magnetometer data. Geophysical Journal International. 77(3). 729–752. 2 indexed citations
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Potemra, T. A., L. J. Zanetti, P. F. Bythrow, A. T. Y. Lui, & T. Iijima. (1984). By‐dependent convection patterns during northward interplanetary magnetic field. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(A11). 9753–9760. 139 indexed citations
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Iijima, T. & T. A. Potemra. (1978). Large‐scale characteristics of field‐aligned currents associated with substorms. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 83(A2). 599–615. 749 indexed citations breakdown →
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Iijima, T., Ryoichi Fujii, T. A. Potemra, & N. A. Saflekos. (1978). Field‐aligned currents in the south polar cusp and their relationship to the interplanetary magnetic field. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 83(A12). 5595–5603. 112 indexed citations
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Sarris, E. T., et al.. (1976). Location of the source of magnetospheric energetic particle bursts by multispacecraft observations. Geophysical Research Letters. 3(8). 437–440. 42 indexed citations
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Iijima, T.. (1974). Development of polar magnetic substorms. 28. 69–76. 6 indexed citations
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Iijima, T. & Takahiro Nagata. (1970). The constitution of magnetospheric storms.. 26. 417–426. 4 indexed citations
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Kamide, Y., T. Iijima, & N. Fukushima. (1969). MICROSTRUCTURE OF AURORAL-ZONE ELECTROJET.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Iijima, T.. (1968). COMPARISON OF MAGNETIC FIELD VARIATION ON THE GROUND, IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE, AND INTERPLANETARY SPACE.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 525(9). 2090–2108. 2 indexed citations
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Nagata, Takesi & T. Iijima. (1964). Simultaneous Current Patterns of Polar Magnetic Storms (Dp-Field) in the Northern and Southern Polar Regions during IGY. Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity. 16(3). 210–220. 4 indexed citations

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