H. E. Spence

26.0k citations

456 papers · 17.1k · 3 hit papers · h-index 70

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.02%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
Geophysics top 0.1%
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 438
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 369
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 351
- Astro and Planetary Science 111
- Planetary Science and Exploration 36
Geophysics 156
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis 154

Co-authors: G. D. Reeves (185 shared papers)D. N. Baker (123 shared papers)J. B. Blake (129 shared papers)C. A. Kletzing (90 shared papers)S. G. Claudepierre (69 shared papers)J. F. Fennell (57 shared papers)W. S. Kŭrth (63 shared papers)R. M. Thorne (39 shared papers)
Journals: Geophysical Research Letters (93 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (42 papers)Space Weather (33 papers)Advances in Space Research (17 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (149 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Canada

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H. E. Spence

449 papers receiving 16.7k citations

H. E. Spence's Hit Papers

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Effect of EMIC waves on relativistic and ultrarelativistic electron populations: Ground‐based and Van Allen Probes observations 2014 · 304 citations

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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.

2014 Geophysical Research Letters
2013 Science
2013 Nature

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1	Rapid local acceleration of relativistic radiation-belt electrons by magnetospheric chorus Nature ·R. M. Thorne, Weidong Li, Binbin Ni, Qianli Ma, Jacob Bortnik, Lunjin Chen, D. N. Baker, H. E. Spence, G. D. Reeves, M. G. Henderson, C. A. Kletzing, W. S. Kŭrth, G. B. Hospodarsky, J. B. Blake, J. F. Fennell, S. G. Claudepierre, S. G. Kanekal Hit paper breakdown →	2013	638
2	Electron Acceleration in the Heart of the Van Allen Radiation Belts Science ·G. D. Reeves, H. E. Spence, M. G. Henderson, Steven K. Morley, R. H. Friedel, H. O. Funsten, D. N. Baker, S. G. Kanekal, J. B. Blake, J. F. Fennell, S. G. Claudepierre, R. M. Thorne, D. L. Turner, C. A. Kletzing, W. S. Kŭrth, B. Larsen, J. T. Niehof Hit paper breakdown →	2013	468
3	Effect of EMIC waves on relativistic and ultrarelativistic electron populations: Ground‐based and Van Allen Probes observations Geophysical Research Letters ·Maria Usanova, Alexander Drozdov, K. Orlova, I. R. Mann, Yuri Shprits, Matthew Robertson, D. L. Turner, D. K. Milling, A. Kale, D. N. Baker, S. A. Thaller, G. D. Reeves, H. E. Spence, C. A. Kletzing, J. R. Wygant Hit paper breakdown →	2014	304
4	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Overview: The Instrument Suite and Mission Space Science Reviews ·Gordon Chin, S. Brylow, M. C. Foote, J. B. Garvin, J. C. Kasper, J. W. Keller, M. L. Litvak, И. Г. Митрофанов, D. A. Paige, Keith Raney, M. S. Robinson, А. Б. Санин, David E. Smith, H. E. Spence, P. D. Spudis, S. A. Stern, M. T. Zuber	2007	301
5	ULF waves in the solar wind as direct drivers of magnetospheric pulsations Geophysical Research Letters ·L. Kepko, H. E. Spence, H. J. Singer	2002	252
6	Source and seed populations for relativistic electrons: Their roles in radiation belt changes Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·A. N. Jaynes, D. N. Baker, H. J. Singer, J. V. Rodriguez, P. T. M. Loto'aniu, A. Ali, S. R. Elkington, Xinlin Li, S. G. Kanekal, S. G. Claudepierre, J. F. Fennell, Wen Li, R. M. Thorne, C. A. Kletzing, H. E. Spence, G. D. Reeves	2015	231
7	Observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·L. Kepko, H. E. Spence	2003	207
8	A Long-Lived Relativistic Electron Storage Ring Embedded in Earth’s Outer Van Allen Belt Science ·D. N. Baker, S. G. Kanekal, V. C. Hoxie, M. G. Henderson, Xinlin Li, H. E. Spence, S. R. Elkington, R. H. Friedel, J. Goldstein, M. K. Hudson, G. D. Reeves, R. M. Thorne, C. A. Kletzing, S. G. Claudepierre	2013	205
9	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	204
10	Radiation belt electron acceleration by chorus waves during the 17 March 2013 storm Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·Wen Li, R. M. Thorne, Qianli Ma, Binbin Ni, Jacob Bortnik, D. N. Baker, H. E. Spence, G. D. Reeves, S. G. Kanekal, J. C. Green, C. A. Kletzing, W. S. Kŭrth, G. B. Hospodarsky, J. B. Blake, J. F. Fennell, S. G. Claudepierre	2014	200
11	Characteristics of ion flow in the quiet state of the inner plasma sheet Geophysical Research Letters ·V. Angelopoulos, C. F. Kennel, F. V. Coroniti, R. Pellat, H. E. Spence, M. G. Kivelson, R. J. Walker, W. Baumjohann, W. C. Feldman, J. T. Gosling, C. T. Russell	1993	163
12	Energy‐dependent dynamics of keV to MeV electrons in the inner zone, outer zone, and slot regions Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·G. D. Reeves, R. H. W. Friedel, B. Larsen, R. M. Skoug, H. O. Funsten, S. G. Claudepierre, J. F. Fennell, D. L. Turner, (unknown), H. E. Spence, J. B. Blake, D. N. Baker	2015	160
13	Wave-driven butterfly distribution of Van Allen belt relativistic electrons Nature Communications ·Fuliang Xiao, Chang Yang, Zhenpeng Su, Qinghua Zhou, Zhaoguo He, Yihua He, D. N. Baker, H. E. Spence, H. O. Funsten, J. B. Blake	2015	159
14	Evolution and slow decay of an unusual narrow ring of relativistic electrons near L ~ 3.2 following the September 2012 magnetic storm Geophysical Research Letters ·R. M. Thorne, Wen Li, Binbin Ni, Qianli Ma, Jacob Bortnik, D. N. Baker, H. E. Spence, G. D. Reeves, M. G. Henderson, C. A. Kletzing, W. S. Kŭrth, G. B. Hospodarsky, D. L. Turner, V. Angelopoulos	2013	153
15	Event‐specific chorus wave and electron seed population models in DREAM3D using the Van Allen Probes Geophysical Research Letters ·Weichao Tu, G. Cunningham, Y. Chen, Steven K. Morley, G. D. Reeves, J. B. Blake, D. N. Baker, H. E. Spence	2014	149
16	Wave-induced loss of ultra-relativistic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts Nature Communications ·Yuri Shprits, Alexander Drozdov, M. Spasojević, Adam Kellerman, Maria Usanova, M. J. Engebretson, O. V. Agapitov, Irina Zhelavskaya, Tero Raita, H. E. Spence, D. N. Baker, Hui Zhu, Nikita Aseev	2016	147
17	A statistical study of EMIC waves observed by Cluster: 1. Wave properties Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·Robert C. Allen, Jichun Zhang, L. M. Kistler, H. E. Spence, Ruilin Lin, B. Klecker, M. W. Dunlop, M. André, V. K. Jordanova	2015	138
18	Coronal mass ejections, magnetic clouds, and relativistic magnetospheric electron events: ISTP Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. N. Baker, T. I. Pulkkinen, X. Li, S. G. Kanekal, J. B. Blake, R. S. Selesnick, M. G. Henderson, G. D. Reeves, H. E. Spence, G. Rostoker	1998	132
19	Recurrent geomagnetic storms and relativistic electron enhancements in the outer magnetosphere: ISTP coordinated measurements Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. N. Baker, X Li, N. E. Turner, J. H. Allen, L. F. Bargatze, J. B. Blake, Robert B. Sheldon, H. E. Spence, R. D. Belian, G. D. Reeves, S. G. Kanekal, B. Klecker, R. P. Lepping, K. W. Ogilvie, R. A. Mewaldt, T. G. Onsager, H. J. Singer, G. Rostoker	1997	131
20	Van Allen probes, NOAA, GOES, and ground observations of an intense EMIC wave event extending over 12 h in magnetic local time Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·M. J. Engebretson, J. L. Posch, J. R. Wygant, C. A. Kletzing, M. Lessard, Cheng‐Liang Huang, H. E. Spence, C. W. Smith, H. J. Singer, Yoshiharu Omura, R. B. Horne, G. D. Reeves, D. N. Baker, M. Gkioulidou, Kjellmar Oksavik, I. R. Mann, Tero Raita, K. Shiokawa	2015	129

About H. E. Spence

H. E. Spence is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 456 papers that have together received 17.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (369 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (351 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (154 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (111 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (108 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (36 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (31 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (16.6k citations), Geophysics (6.6k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.3k citations), Molecular Biology (4.4k citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (844 citations). H. E. Spence has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Frequent co-authors include G. D. Reeves, D. N. Baker, J. B. Blake, C. A. Kletzing, S. G. Claudepierre, J. F. Fennell, W. S. Kŭrth, R. M. Thorne, L. Kepko and H. O. Funsten. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Space Weather, Advances in Space Research and Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics.

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