Roy Torbert

27.5k citations
487 papers · 22.6k · 9 hit papers · h-index 64

Impact in

    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
    • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geophysics top 0.2%
    • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Papers in

    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 462
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 420
    • Astro and Planetary Science 77
    • Earthquake Detection and Analysis 118

Roy Torbert

477 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Roy Torbert's Hit Papers

Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space 2016 · 584 citations
5840+16+32Years since publication4008001.2k

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Roy Torbert
Comparison fields: 5 of 80
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 22.0k
  • Geophysics 5.7k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2.3k
  • Molecular Biology 7.8k
  • Atmospheric Science 891
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Roy Torbert, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Magnetospheric Multiscale Overview and Science Objectives
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20151266
2
SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft
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19951120
3
The Magnetospheric Multiscale Magnetometers
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20141027
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The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP
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20131017
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Observations of Paired Electrostatic Shocks in the Polar Magnetosphere
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1977651
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The Spin-Plane Double Probe Electric Field Instrument for MMS
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2014612
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Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space
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2016584
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The Axial Double Probe and Fields Signal Processing for the MMS Mission
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2014558
9 1980452
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The FIELDS Instrument Suite on MMS: Scientific Objectives, Measurements, and Data Products
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2014420
11 2018299
12 2014242
13 1983240
14 2015214
15 1995189
16 1982183
17 1976182
18 1979173
19 1996140
20 1984132

About Roy Torbert

Roy Torbert is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Oceanography, having authored 487 papers that have together received 22.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (462 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (420 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (205 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (118 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (77 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (27 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (17 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (22.0k citations), Geophysics (5.7k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.3k citations), Molecular Biology (7.8k citations) and Atmospheric Science (891 citations). Roy Torbert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Austria. Frequent co-authors include James L. Burch, Barbara L. Giles, Thomas Earle Moore, Forrest S. Mozer, Christopher T. Russell, R E Ergun, Per-Arne Lindqvist, M. C. Kelley, Robert J. Strangeway and Cynthia A. Cattell. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Annales Geophysicae, The Astrophysical Journal and Space Science Reviews.

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