R. B. Torbert

26.8k citations

358 papers · 12.2k · 4 hit papers · h-index 50

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Astro and Planetary Science
Geophysics top 0.5%
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 343
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 336
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 304
- Astro and Planetary Science 53
Molecular Biology 146
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 146

Co-authors: J. L. Burch (171 shared papers)B. L. Giles (146 shared papers)T. E. Moore (27 shared papers)F. S. Mozer (18 shared papers)C. T. Russell (127 shared papers)R. E. Ergun (97 shared papers)Peter Lindqvist (68 shared papers)R. J. Strangeway (104 shared papers)
Journals: Geophysical Research Letters (79 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (39 papers)Annales Geophysicae (22 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (16 papers)Physics of Plasmas (13 papers)
Partner nations: United States Sweden Austria

In The Last Decade

R. B. Torbert

349 papers receiving 11.0k citations

R. B. Torbert's Hit Papers

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Magnetospheric Multiscale Overview and Science Objectives 2015 · 1.1k 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.

2015 Space Science Reviews
2014 Space Science Reviews
1995 Space Science Reviews
1977 Physical Review Letters

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1	Magnetospheric Multiscale Overview and Science Objectives Space Science Reviews ·J. L. Burch, T. E. Moore, R. B. Torbert, B. L. Giles Hit paper breakdown →	2015	1121
2	SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft Space Science Reviews ·K. W. Ogilvie, D. Chornay, R. J. Fritzenreiter, F. Hunsaker, J. W. Keller, J. Lobell, G. Miller, J. D. Scudder, E. C. Sittler, R. B. Torbert, D. Bodet, G. Needell, A. J. Lazarus, J. T. Steinberg, J. H. Tappan, Anton Mavretic, E. Gergin Hit paper breakdown →	1995	1034
3	Observations of Paired Electrostatic Shocks in the Polar Magnetosphere Physical Review Letters ·F. S. Mozer, C. W. Carlson, M. K. Hudson, R. B. Torbert, Bodo Parady, J. Yatteau, M. C. Kelley Hit paper breakdown →	1977	576
4	The Axial Double Probe and Fields Signal Processing for the MMS Mission Space Science Reviews ·R. E. Ergun, S. C. Tucker, J. Westfall, K. Goodrich, D. Malaspina, Danny Summers, John Wallace, Magnus Karlsson, J. Mack, N. Brennan, B. Pyke, P. Withnell, R. B. Torbert, J. Macri, D. Rau, I. Dors, J. Needell, Peter Lindqvist, G. Olsson, C. M. Cully Hit paper breakdown →	2014	470
5	Satellite measurements and theories of low altitude auroral particle acceleration Space Science Reviews ·F. S. Mozer, C. A. Cattell, M. K. Hudson, R. L. Lysak, M. Temerin, R. B. Torbert	1980	394
6	Comparison of S3‐3 polar cap potential drops with the interplanetary magnetic field and models of magnetopause reconnection Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·J. R. Wygant, R. B. Torbert, F. S. Mozer	1983	221
7	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
8	Evidence for a Rayleigh‐Taylor type instability and upwelling of depleted density regions during equatorial spread F Geophysical Research Letters ·M. C. Kelley, G. Haerendel, H.M. Kappler, A. Valenzuela, B. B. Balsley, David Carter, W. L. Ecklund, C. W. Carlson, B. Häusler, R. B. Torbert	1976	178
9	On the origin and spatial extent of high‐latitude F region irregularities Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. C. Kelley, J. F. Vickrey, C. W. Carlson, R. B. Torbert	1982	176
10	The dc and ac electric field, plasma density, plasma temperature, and field‐aligned current experiments on the S3‐3 satellite Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·F. S. Mozer, C. A. Cattell, M. Temerin, R. B. Torbert, S. Von Glinski, Marty G. Woldorff, J. R. Wygant	1979	148
11	Observations of the lunar plasma wake from the WIND spacecraft on December 27, 1994 Geophysical Research Letters ·K. W. Ogilvie, J. T. Steinberg, R. J. Fitzenreiter, C. J. Owen, A. J. Lazarus, W. M. Farrell, R. B. Torbert	1996	128
12	Quasistatic electric field measurements with spherical double probes on the GEOS and ISEE satellites Space Science Reviews ·A. Pedersen, C. A. Cattell, C. -G. F�lthammar, V. Formisano, Peter Lindqvist, F. S. Mozer, R. B. Torbert	1984	116
13	The small‐scale structure of electrostatic shocks Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. Temerin, C. A. Cattell, R. L. Lysak, M. K. Hudson, R. B. Torbert, F. S. Mozer, R. D. Sharp, P. M. Kintner	1981	109
14	MMS observations of whistler waves in electron diffusion region Geophysical Research Letters ·D. Cao, H. S. Fu, Jinbin Cao, Tieyan Wang, D. B. Graham, Z. Z. Chen, Fang‐Zheng Peng, S. Y. Huang, Y. V. Khotyaintsev, M. André, C. T. Russell, B. L. Giles, Peter Lindqvist, R. B. Torbert, R. E. Ergun, O. Le Contel, J. L. Burch	2017	100
15	Electrostatic shocks as the source of discrete auroral arcs Geophysical Research Letters ·R. B. Torbert, F. S. Mozer	1978	98
16	High-latitude plasma convection from Cluster EDI measurements: method and IMF-dependence Annales Geophysicae ·S. Haaland, G. Paschmann, M. Förster, J. M. Quinn, R. B. Torbert, C. E. McIlwain, H. Vaith, P. Puhl‐Quinn, C. A. Kletzing	2007	97
17	Observations of an Electron Diffusion Region in Symmetric Reconnection with Weak Guide Field The Astrophysical Journal ·Meng Zhou, Xiaohua Deng, Zhihong Zhong, Y. Pang, Rongxin Tang, (unknown), R. J. Walker, C. T. Russell, Giovanni Lapenta, R. J. Strangeway, R. B. Torbert, J. L. Burch, W. R. Paterson, B. L. Giles, Y. V. Khotyaintsev, R. E. Ergun, Peter Lindqvist	2019	93
18	Properties of the Turbulence Associated with Electron-only Magnetic Reconnection in Earth’s Magnetosheath The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·J. E. Stawarz, J. P. Eastwood, T. D. Phan, Imogen Gingell, M. A. Shay, J. L. Burch, R. E. Ergun, B. L. Giles, D. J. Gershman, O. Le Contel, Peter Lindqvist, C. T. Russell, R. J. Strangeway, R. B. Torbert, M. R. Argall, D. Fischer, W. Magnes, Luca Franci	2019	91
19	Evolution of Kelvin‐Helmholtz activity on the dusk flank magnetopause Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·C. Foullon, C. J. Farrugia, A. N. Fazakerley, C. J. Owen, F. T. Gratton, R. B. Torbert	2008	88
20	The dependence on geomagnetic conditions and solar wind dynamic pressure of the spatial distributions of EMIC waves observed by the Van Allen Probes Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·A. Saikin, Jichun Zhang, C. W. Smith, H. E. Spence, R. B. Torbert, C. A. Kletzing	2016	87

About R. B. Torbert

R. B. Torbert is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 358 papers that have together received 12.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (336 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (304 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (146 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (94 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (53 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (20 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (9 papers) and Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (11.8k citations), Geophysics (3.0k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.3k citations), Molecular Biology (4.2k citations) and Atmospheric Science (473 citations). R. B. Torbert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Austria. Frequent co-authors include J. L. Burch, B. L. Giles, T. E. Moore, F. S. Mozer, C. T. Russell, R. E. Ergun, Peter Lindqvist, R. J. Strangeway, M. C. Kelley and C. A. Cattell. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Annales Geophysicae, The Astrophysical Journal and Physics of Plasmas.

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