W. I. Axford

12.7k citations
177 papers · 8.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 47
Topics
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (118 papers)Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (79 papers)Astro and Planetary Science (63 papers)

In The Last Decade

W. I. Axford

169 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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W. I. Axford
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 8.1k
  • Molecular Biology 2.0k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.7k
  • Geophysics 1.0k
  • Atmospheric Science 548
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. I. Axford

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All Works

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Acceleration below Thunder Clouds at Mount Norikura
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Particle acceleration in thunderstorms
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Netlander Ionospheric TEC Experiment
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Hydromagnetic Waves in the Local Interstellar Medium and the High Energy Cosmic Ray Anisotropy
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Substorm expansion into the polar cap
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Model Structure of a Cosmic Ray Mediated Stellar or Solar Wind
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A Numerical Simulation of Charged Particle Acceleration and Pitch Angle Scattering in the Turbulent Plasma Environment of Cometary Comas
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A 50 day periodicity in the cosmic ray anisotropy
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Cosmic ray gradients in the outer heliosphere.
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Cosmic-Ray Acceleration and Transport in Stellar Winds with Terminal Shocks
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Estimates of Galactic Cosmic Ray Spectra at Low Energies
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Late paper: Acceleration of cosmic rays by shock waves
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Recurrent energetic particle events associated with forward/reverse shock pairs near 4 AU in 1978
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Acceleration of Cosmic Rays at Shock Fronts (Abstract)
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The development of the substorm in auroral radio absorption
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THE SOLAR WIND
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About W. I. Axford

W. I. Axford is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Geophysics, having authored 177 papers that have together received 8.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (118 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (79 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (63 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.1k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.7k citations) and Geophysics (1.0k citations). W. I. Axford has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include L. J. Gleeson, C. O. Hines, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, J. F. McKenzie, T. P. Armstrong, T. E. Holzer, L. J. Lanzerotti, C. O. Bostrom and E. P. Keath. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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