C. W. Smith

21.1k citations

393 papers · 15.4k · 4 hit papers · h-index 63

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Geophysics top 1%
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 282
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 274
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 192
- Astro and Planetary Science 132
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 35
Molecular Biology 102
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 99

Co-authors: W. H. Matthaeus (43 shared papers)N. F. Ness (24 shared papers)Bernard J. Vasquez (57 shared papers)R. M. Skoug (45 shared papers)Robert J. Leamon (18 shared papers)L. F. Burlaga (13 shared papers)D. J. McComas (26 shared papers)M. H. Acuña (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (71 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (59 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (22 papers)Physics Letters A (9 papers)Space Weather (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Japan

In The Last Decade

C. W. Smith

375 papers receiving 14.3k citations

C. W. Smith's Hit Papers

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The Ace Magnetic Fields Experiment 1998 · 694 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1998 The Ace Magnetic Fields Experiment
1998 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
1998 Space Science Reviews
1994 The Astrophysical Journal

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1	The ACE Magnetic Fields Experiment Space Science Reviews ·C. W. Smith, J. L'Heureux, N. F. Ness, M. H. Acuña, L. F. Burlaga, J. L. Scheifele Hit paper breakdown →	1998	766
2	The Ace Magnetic Fields Experiment C. W. Smith, J. L’Heureux, N. F. Ness, M. H. Acuña, L. F. Burlaga, J. L. Scheifele Hit paper breakdown →	1998	694
3	Proton and electron mean free paths: The Palmer consensus revisited The Astrophysical Journal ·John W. Bieber, W. H. Matthaeus, C. W. Smith, W. Wanner, May‐Britt Kallenrode, G. Wibberenz Hit paper breakdown →	1994	596
4	Observational constraints on the dynamics of the interplanetary magnetic field dissipation range Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Robert J. Leamon, C. W. Smith, N. F. Ness, W. H. Matthaeus, H. K. Wong Hit paper breakdown →	1998	587
5	Evolution of turbulent magnetic fluctuation power with heliospheric distance Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·G. P. Zank, W. H. Matthaeus, C. W. Smith	1996	318
6	Direct evidence for magnetic reconnection in the solar wind near 1 AU Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·J. T. Gosling, R. M. Skoug, D. J. McComas, C. W. Smith	2005	284
7	Dissipation range dynamics: Kinetic Alfvén waves and the importance of β_e Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Robert J. Leamon, C. W. Smith, N. F. Ness, H. K. Wong	1999	279
8	Dependence of the Dissipation Range Spectrum of Interplanetary Magnetic Fluctuationson the Rate of Energy Cascade The Astrophysical Journal ·C. W. Smith, Kathleen E. Hamilton, Bernard J. Vasquez, Robert J. Leamon	2006	257
9	Heating of the low‐latitude solar wind by dissipation of turbulent magnetic fluctuations Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·C. W. Smith, W. H. Matthaeus, G. P. Zank, N. F. Ness, S. Oughton, J. D. Richardson	2001	249
10	Predicting interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) propagation delay times using the minimum variance technique Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. R. Weimer, D. M. Ober, N. C. Maynard, M. R. Collier, D. J. McComas, N. F. Ness, C. W. Smith, J. Watermann	2003	244
11	A magnetic reconnection X-line extending more than 390 Earth radii in the solar wind Nature ·T. D. Phan, J. T. Gosling, Matthew Davis, R. M. Skoug, M. Øieroset, R. P. Lin, R. P. Lepping, D. J. McComas, C. W. Smith, H. Rème, A. Balogh	2006	240
12	Electromagnetic ion beam instabilities The Physics of Fluids ·S. Peter Gary, C. W. Smith, Martin A. Lee, M. L. Goldstein, D. W. Forslund	1984	238
13	Anisotropy in Fast and Slow Solar Wind Fluctuations The Astrophysical Journal ·S. Dasso, Leonardo Milano, W. H. Matthaeus, C. W. Smith	2005	207
14	The occurrence and wave properties of H⁺‐, He⁺‐, and O⁺‐band EMIC waves observed by the Van Allen Probes Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·A. Saikin, Jichun Zhang, Robert C. Allen, C. W. Smith, L. M. Kistler, H. E. Spence, R. B. Torbert, C. A. Kletzing, V. K. Jordanova	2015	206
15	Extremely high speed solar wind: 29–30 October 2003 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. M. Skoug, J. T. Gosling, J. T. Steinberg, D. J. McComas, C. W. Smith, N. F. Ness, Qiang Hu, L. F. Burlaga	2004	197
16	MHD‐driven Kinetic Dissipation in the Solar Wind and Corona The Astrophysical Journal ·Robert J. Leamon, W. H. Matthaeus, C. W. Smith, G. P. Zank, D. J. Mullan, S. Oughton	2000	197
17	Particle acceleration at perpendicular shock waves: Model and observations Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·G. P. Zank, Gang Li, V. Florinski, Qiang Hu, D. Lario, C. W. Smith	2006	182
18	Spatial Correlation of Solar-Wind Turbulence from Two-Point Measurements Physical Review Letters ·W. H. Matthaeus, S. Dasso, J. M. Weygand, L. J. Milano, C. W. Smith, M. G. Kivelson	2005	178
19	Evaluation of Magnetic Helicity in Homogeneous Turbulence Physical Review Letters ·W. H. Matthaeus, M. L. Goldstein, C. W. Smith	1982	161
20	The Turbulent Cascade at 1 AU: Energy Transfer and the Third‐Order Scaling for MHD The Astrophysical Journal ·Benjamin T. MacBride, C. W. Smith, M. A. Forman	2008	152

About C. W. Smith

C. W. Smith is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 393 papers that have together received 15.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (274 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (192 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (132 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (99 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (35 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (19 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (14 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (13.9k citations), Geophysics (1.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.2k citations), Molecular Biology (4.8k citations) and Aging (80 citations). C. W. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Frequent co-authors include W. H. Matthaeus, N. F. Ness, Bernard J. Vasquez, R. M. Skoug, Robert J. Leamon, L. F. Burlaga, D. J. McComas, M. H. Acuña, J. L. Scheifele and G. P. Zank. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Astrophysical Journal, Geophysical Research Letters, Physics Letters A and Space Weather.

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