D. L. Mitchell

18.8k citations
336 papers · 12.3k · 2 hit papers · h-index 58

Impact in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
    • Planetary Science and Exploration
    • Astro and Planetary Science
    • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Atmospheric Science top 2%
    • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 292
    • Astro and Planetary Science 272
    • Planetary Science and Exploration 267
    • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 95
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 73
    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 22
  • Molecular Biology 61
    • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 56
Co-authors
R. P. Lin (80 shared papers)J. S. Halekas (137 shared papers)M. H. Acuña (60 shared papers)J. E. P. Connerney (76 shared papers)D. A. Brain (106 shared papers)C. Mazelle (61 shared papers)B. M. Jakosky (87 shared papers)N. F. Ness (25 shared papers)
Journals
Geophysical Research Letters (86 papers)Icarus (19 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (18 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (80 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (7 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesFranceJapan

In The Last Decade

D. L. Mitchell

327 papers receiving 11.8k citations

D. L. Mitchell's Hit Papers

The MAVEN Solar Wind Electron Analyzer 2016 · 257 citations
2570+9+18Years since publication100200300400500
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.
  1. 2016 Space Science Reviews
  2. 1998 Science

Peers

D. L. Mitchell
Comparison fields: 5 of 158
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 11.4k
  • Atmospheric Science 854
  • Molecular Biology 2.4k
  • Geophysics 418
  • Aerospace Engineering 516
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J. Goldstein United States
Jeffrey N. Cuzzi United States
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All Works

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Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission
Science ·M. H. Acuña, J. E. P. Connerney, P. J. Wasilewski, R. P. Lin, K. A. Anderson, C. W. Carlson, J. McFadden, D. W. Curtis, D. L. Mitchell, H. Rème, C. Mazelle, J. A. Sauvaud, C. d’Uston, A. Cros, J. L. Médale, S. J. Bauer, P. A. Cloutier, M. A. Mayhew, D. Winterhalter, N. F. Ness
Hit paper breakdown →		1998585
2
Magnetic Lineations in the Ancient Crust of Mars
Science ·J. E. P. Connerney, M. H. Acuña, P. J. Wasilewski, N. F. Ness, H. Rème, C. Mazelle, D. Vignes, R. P. Lin, D. L. Mitchell, P. A. Cloutier
1999367
3
The Solar Wind Ion Analyzer for MAVEN
Space Science Reviews ·J. S. Halekas, Ellen Taylor, Gavin Dalton, Greg Johnson, D. W. Curtis, J. P. McFadden, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, B. M. Jakosky
2013353
4
Probing Mars' crustal magnetic field and ionosphere with the MGS Electron Reflectometer
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, C. Mazelle, H. Rème, P. A. Cloutier, J. E. P. Connerney, M. H. Acuña, N. F. Ness
2001287
5
The solar wind interaction with Mars: Locations and shapes of the bow shock and the magnetic pile‐up boundary from the observations of the MAG/ER Experiment onboard Mars Global Surveyor
Geophysical Research Letters ·D. Vignes, C. Mazelle, H. R�me, M. H. Acuña, J. E. P. Connerney, R. P. Lin, D. L. Mitchell, P. A. Cloutier, (unknown), N. F. Ness
2000282
6
The MAVEN Solar Wind Electron Analyzer
Space Science Reviews ·D. L. Mitchell, C. Mazelle, J. A. Sauvaud, J.-J. Thocaven, Jean‐Noël Rouzaud, A. Fedorov, P. Rouger, D. Toublanc, Ellen Taylor, D. Gordon, Miles Robinson, S. Heavner, P. Turin, Millan Diaz-Aguado, D. W. Curtis, R. P. Lin, B. M. Jakosky
Hit paper breakdown →		2016257
7
Magnetic field of Mars: Summary of results from the aerobraking and mapping orbits
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. H. Acuña, J. E. P. Connerney, P. J. Wasilewski, R. P. Lin, D. L. Mitchell, K. A. Anderson, C. W. Carlson, J. McFadden, H. Rème, C. Mazelle, D. Vignes, S. J. Bauer, P. A. Cloutier, N. F. Ness
2001254
8
The global magnetic field of Mars and implications for crustal evolution
Geophysical Research Letters ·J. E. P. Connerney, M. H. Acuña, P. J. Wasilewski, G. Kletetschka, N. F. Ness, H. Rème, R. P. Lin, D. L. Mitchell
2001215
9
Structure, dynamics, and seasonal variability of the Mars‐solar wind interaction: MAVEN Solar Wind Ion Analyzer in‐flight performance and science results
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·J. S. Halekas, S. Ruhunusiri, Yuki Harada, G. Collinson, D. L. Mitchell, C. Mazelle, J. P. McFadden, J. E. P. Connerney, J. R. Espley, F. G. Eparvier, J. G. Luhmann, B. M. Jakosky
2016211
10
Negative ions in the coma of comet Halley
Nature ·P. Chaizy, H. Rème, J. A. Sauvaud, C. d’Uston, R. P. Lin, D. E. Larson, D. L. Mitchell, K. A. Anderson, C. W. Carlson, A. Korth, D. A. Mendis
1991211
11
Lunar Surface Magnetic Fields and Their Interaction with the Solar Wind: Results from Lunar Prospector
Science ·R. P. Lin, D. L. Mitchell, D. W. Curtis, K. A. Anderson, C. W. Carlson, J. McFadden, M. H. Acuña, L. L. Hood, A. B. Binder
1998198
12
Tectonic implications of Mars crustal magnetism
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·J. E. P. Connerney, M. H. Acuña, N. F. Ness, G. Kletetschka, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, H. Rème
2005190
13
Electron pitch angle distributions as indicators of magnetic field topology near Mars
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. A. Brain, R. J. Lillis, D. L. Mitchell, J. S. Halekas, R. P. Lin
2007165
14
Initial mapping and interpretation of lunar crustal magnetic anomalies using Lunar Prospector magnetometer data
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·L. L. Hood, Aramais R. Zakharian, J. S. Halekas, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, M. H. Acuña, A. B. Binder
2001159
15
Global mapping of lunar crustal magnetic fields by Lunar Prospector
Icarus ·D. L. Mitchell, J. S. Halekas, R. P. Lin, S. Frey, L. L. Hood, M. H. Acuña, A. B. Binder
2008156
16
On the origin of aurorae on Mars
Geophysical Research Letters ·D. A. Brain, J. S. Halekas, L. M. Peticolas, R. P. Lin, J. G. Luhmann, D. L. Mitchell, G. T. Delory, S. W. Bougher, M. H. Acuña, H. Rème
2006131
17
Microwave Imaging of Mercury's Thermal Emission at Wavelengths from 0.3 to 20.5 cm
Icarus ·D. L. Mitchell, Imke de Pater
1994130
18
Martian low‐altitude magnetic topology deduced from MAVEN/SWEA observations
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·Shaosui Xu, D. L. Mitchell, M. W. Liemohn, Xiaohua Fang, Yingjuan Ma, J. G. Luhmann, D. A. Brain, M. Steckiewicz, C. Mazelle, (unknown), B. M. Jakosky
2017128
19
Variability of the altitude of the Martian sheath
Geophysical Research Letters ·D. A. Brain, J. S. Halekas, R. J. Lillis, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, (unknown)
2005120
20
Mapping of crustal magnetic anomalies on the lunar near side by the Lunar Prospector electron reflectometer
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·J. S. Halekas, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, S. Frey, L. L. Hood, M. H. Acuña, A. B. Binder
2001112

About D. L. Mitchell

D. L. Mitchell is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Ecology, having authored 336 papers that have together received 12.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (272 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (267 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (95 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (73 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (56 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (22 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (12 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (11.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (854 citations), Molecular Biology (2.4k citations), Geophysics (418 citations) and Aerospace Engineering (516 citations). D. L. Mitchell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. Frequent co-authors include R. P. Lin, J. S. Halekas, M. H. Acuña, J. E. P. Connerney, D. A. Brain, C. Mazelle, B. M. Jakosky, N. F. Ness, J. R. Espley and H. Rème. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Icarus, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Planets.

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