W. Pilipp

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

W. Pilipp is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Pilipp has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in W. Pilipp's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (24 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (19 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (6 papers). W. Pilipp is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (24 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (19 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (6 papers). W. Pilipp collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Norway. W. Pilipp's co-authors include H. Rosenbauer, R. Schwenn, K.‐H. Mühlhäuser, E. Marsch, H. Miggenrieder, F. M. Neubauer, M. D. Montgomery, Gregor E. Morfill, T. W. Hartquist and O. Havnes and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

W. Pilipp

26 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Solar wind protons: Three‐dimensional velocity distributions and derived plasma parameters measured between 0.3 and 1 AU

1982 566 citations E. Marsch, K.‐H. Mühlhäuser et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
W. Pilipp	1.9k	367	291	231	162	27	1.9k
K.‐H. Mühlhäuser	2.2k 1.2×	461 1.3×	186 0.6×	117 0.5×	126 0.8×	21	2.2k
S. Olbert	1.4k 0.8×	450 1.2×	129 0.4×	111 0.5×	258 1.6×	33	1.6k
E. Tandberg‐Hanssen	2.5k 1.3×	516 1.4×	182 0.6×	139 0.6×	260 1.6×	124	2.7k
J. M. Bosqued	1.6k 0.9×	544 1.5×	141 0.5×	258 1.1×	132 0.8×	43	1.7k
E. Rieger	1.7k 0.9×	327 0.9×	112 0.4×	320 1.4×	338 2.1×	96	1.9k
M. Moncuquet	1.8k 0.9×	447 1.2×	143 0.5×	176 0.8×	144 0.9×	137	1.8k
R. J. Fitzenreiter	1.9k 1.0×	605 1.6×	137 0.5×	282 1.2×	174 1.1×	56	1.9k
G. Mann	3.1k 1.7×	514 1.4×	117 0.4×	241 1.0×	290 1.8×	155	3.2k
G. Moreno	1.4k 0.7×	368 1.0×	146 0.5×	232 1.0×	165 1.0×	68	1.4k
C. S. Salem	2.3k 1.2×	602 1.6×	241 0.8×	212 0.9×	316 2.0×	67	2.3k

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Hartquist, T. W., W. Pilipp, & O. Havnes. (1996). Dusty plasmas in interstellar clouds and star forming regions. Astrophysics and Space Science. 246(2). 243–289. 25 indexed citations

Pilipp, W. & T. W. Hartquist. (1994). Grains in shocks in weakly ionized clouds - II. Magnetic field rotation in oblique shocks. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 267(4). 801–810. 22 indexed citations

Pilipp, W., T. W. Hartquist, & G. E. Morfill. (1992). Large electric fields in acoustic waves and the stimulation of lightning discharges. The Astrophysical Journal. 387. 364–364. 17 indexed citations

Pilipp, W., T. W. Hartquist, & O. Havnes. (1990). Grains in shocks in weakly ionized clouds. I - A one fluid treatment of grain dynamics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 243(4). 685–691. 20 indexed citations

Pilipp, W., et al.. (1990). Large‐scale variations of thermal electron parameters in the solar wind between 0.3 and 1 AU. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(A5). 6305–6329. 96 indexed citations

Havnes, O., T. W. Hartquist, & W. Pilipp. (1989). Wave propagation in dusty cool stellar envelopes.. 217. 1 indexed citations

Pilipp, W., H. Miggenrieder, M. D. Montgomery, et al.. (1987). Unusual electron distribution functions in the solar wind derived from the Helios Plasma Experiment: Double‐Strahl distributions and distributions with an extremely anisotropic core. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(A2). 1093–1101. 68 indexed citations

Pilipp, W., G. E. Morfill, T. W. Hartquist, & O. Havnes. (1987). The effects of dust on the propagation and dissipation of Alfven waves in interstellar clouds. The Astrophysical Journal. 314. 341–341. 65 indexed citations

Pilipp, W., H. Miggenrieder, K.‐H. Mühlhäuser, et al.. (1987). Variations of electron distribution functions in the solar wind. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(A2). 1103–1118. 116 indexed citations

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Pilipp, W., H. Miggenrieder, K.‐H. Mühlhäuser, H. Rosenbauer, & R. Schwenn. (1984). Data Analysis of Electron Measurements of the Plasma Experiment aboard the Helios Probes. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 85. 18935. 4 indexed citations

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Marsch, E., W. Pilipp, R. Schwenn, K.‐H. Mühlhäuser, & H. Rosenbauer. (1981). Some characteristics of proton velocity distributions in the solar wind as observed by the Helios solar probes. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 273–279. 4 indexed citations

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Rosenbauer, H., E. Marsch, K.‐H. Mühlhäuser, W. Pilipp, & R. Schwenn. (1981). Helios: indications of resonant wave-particle interaction in fast stream solar wind ion distributions. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 353–358. 2 indexed citations

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Pilipp, W., R. Schwenn, E. Marsch, K.‐H. Mühlhäuser, & H. Rosenbauer. (1981). Electron characteristics in the solar wind as deduced from Helios observations. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 241–249. 20 indexed citations

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Dum, C. T., E. Marsch, W. Pilipp, & D. A. Gurnett. (1979). Ion sound turbulence in the solar wind. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 299–304. 5 indexed citations

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Gurnett, D. A., E. Marsch, W. Pilipp, R. Schwenn, & H. Rosenbauer. (1979). Ion acoustic waves and related plasma observations in the solar wind. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 84(A5). 2029–2038. 122 indexed citations

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Pilipp, W. & A. O. Benz. (1977). On the scattering hypothesis for type V radio bursts.. A&A. 56. 39–51. 2 indexed citations

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Rosenbauer, H., R. Schwenn, E. Marsch, et al.. (1977). A Survey on Initial Results of the Helios Plasma Experiment. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 42(6). 561–580. 204 indexed citations

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Pilipp, W.. (1974). On the Electrodynamic Equilibrium of a Space Charge Region around a Rotating Neutron Star with an Aligned Magnetic Field. The Astrophysical Journal. 190. 391–391. 11 indexed citations

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Pilipp, W.. (1971). Expansion of an ion cloud in the earth's magnetic field. Planetary and Space Science. 19(9). 1095–1119. 18 indexed citations

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Pilipp, W. & H. J. Völk. (1971). Analysis of electromagnetic instabilities parallel to the magnetic field. Journal of Plasma Physics. 6(1). 1–17. 35 indexed citations

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