S. D. Bale

26.0k citations

380 papers · 11.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 53

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
- Planetary Science and Exploration
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 1%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 367
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 336
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 278
- Astro and Planetary Science 141
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 43
- Planetary Science and Exploration 19
Molecular Biology 94
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 94

Co-authors: F. S. Mozer (48 shared papers)T. D. Phan (23 shared papers)J. C. Kasper (71 shared papers)P. J. Kellogg (27 shared papers)R. P. Lin (22 shared papers)T. S. Horbury (27 shared papers)C. S. Salem (33 shared papers)K. Goetz (57 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (96 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Letters (47 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (35 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (29 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (21 papers)
Partner nations: United States France United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

S. D. Bale

360 papers receiving 10.6k citations

S. D. Bale's Hit Papers

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Magnetic Reconnection as the Driver of the Solar Wind 2023 · 91 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.

2023 The Astrophysical Journal
2015 Space Science Reviews

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1	The Solar Probe Plus Mission: Humanity’s First Visit to Our Star Space Science Reviews ·N. J. Fox, M. Velli, S. D. Bale, R. B. Decker, Andrew Driesman, R. A. Howard, J. C. Kasper, J.D. Kinnison, M. B. Kusterer, D. Lario, Mary Kae Lockwood, D. J. McComas, N. E. Raouafi, Á. Szabó Hit paper breakdown →	2015	808
2	Measurement of the Electric Fluctuation Spectrum of Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence Physical Review Letters ·S. D. Bale, P. J. Kellogg, F. S. Mozer, T. S. Horbury, H. Rème	2005	368
3	Magnetic Fluctuation Power Near Proton Temperature Anisotropy Instability Thresholds in the Solar Wind Physical Review Letters ·S. D. Bale, J. C. Kasper, G. G. Howes, Eliot Quataert, C. S. Salem, D. Sundkvist	2009	342
4	Evidence of Diffusion Regions at a Subsolar Magnetopause Crossing Physical Review Letters ·F. S. Mozer, S. D. Bale, T. D. Phan	2002	300
5	Evidence for Electron Acceleration up to∼300 keVin the Magnetic Reconnection Diffusion Region of Earth’s Magnetotail Physical Review Letters ·M. Øieroset, R. P. Lin, T. D. Phan, D. E. Larson, S. D. Bale	2002	285
6	Bipolar electrostatic structures in the shock transition region: Evidence of electron phase space holes Geophysical Research Letters ·S. D. Bale, P. J. Kellogg, D. Larsen, R. P. Lin, K. Goetz, R. P. Lepping	1998	232
7	Discovery of very large amplitude whistler‐mode waves in Earth's radiation belts Geophysical Research Letters ·C. A. Cattell, J. R. Wygant, K. Goetz, K. Kersten, P. J. Kellogg, Tycho von Rosenvinge, S. D. Bale, I. Roth, M. Temerin, M. K. Hudson, R. A. Mewaldt, M. Wiedenbeck, M. Maksimović, R. E. Ergun, M. H. Acuña, C. T. Russell	2008	219
8	IDENTIFICATION OF KINETIC ALFVÉN WAVE TURBULENCE IN THE SOLAR WIND The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·C. S. Salem, G. G. Howes, D. Sundkvist, S. D. Bale, C. C. Chaston, C. H. K. Chen, F. S. Mozer	2012	212
9	Solar Wind Turbulence and the Role of Ion Instabilities Space Science Reviews ·Olga Alexandrova, Christopher H. K. Chen, L. Sorriso‐Valvo, T. S. Horbury, S. D. Bale	2013	202
10	Observations of an extreme storm in interplanetary space caused by successive coronal mass ejections Nature Communications ·Ying D. Liu, J. G. Luhmann, Primož Kajdič, Emilia Kilpua, Noé Lugaz, N. Nitta, Christian Möstl, B. Lavraud, S. D. Bale, C. J. Farrugia, A. B. Galvin	2014	169
11	Dissipation in Turbulent Plasma due to Reconnection in Thin Current Sheets Physical Review Letters ·D. Sundkvist, Alessandro Retinò, A. Vaivads, S. D. Bale	2007	159
12	WindSpacecraft Observations of Solar Impulsive Electron Events Associated with Solar Type III Radio Bursts The Astrophysical Journal ·R. E. Ergun, D. E. Larson, R. P. Lin, J. P. McFadden, C. W. Carlson, K. A. Anderson, L. Muschietti, M. McCarthy, G. K. Parks, H. Rème, J. M. Bosqued, C. d’Uston, T. R. Sanderson, K.‐P. Wenzel, Michael Kaiser, R. P. Lepping, S. D. Bale, P. J. Kellogg, J.‐L. Bougeret	1998	147
13	INCORPORATING KINETIC PHYSICS INTO A TWO-FLUID SOLAR-WIND MODEL WITH TEMPERATURE ANISOTROPY AND LOW-FREQUENCY ALFVÉN-WAVE TURBULENCE The Astrophysical Journal ·Benjamin D. G. Chandran, Timothy J. Dennis, Eliot Quataert, S. D. Bale	2011	146
14	The source region of an interplanetary type II radio burst Geophysical Research Letters ·S. D. Bale, Michael Reiner, J.‐L. Bougeret, M. L. Kaiser, Säm Krucker, D. E. Larson, R. P. Lin	1999	142
15	Quasi-perpendicular Shock Structure and Processes Space Science Reviews ·S. D. Bale, М. А. Балихин, T. S. Horbury, V. Krasnoselskikh, H. Kucharek, E. Möbius, S. N. Walker, A. Balogh, D. Burgess, Bertrand Lembège, E. Lucek, M. Scholer, S. J. Schwartz, M. F. Thomsen	2005	138
16	Observations of Turbulence Generated by Magnetic Reconnection Physical Review Letters ·J. P. Eastwood, T. D. Phan, S. D. Bale, Anders Tjulin	2009	128
17	Ion‐scale spectral break of solar wind turbulence at high and low beta Geophysical Research Letters ·C. H. K. Chen, L. Stan Leung, Stanislav Boldyrev, B. A. Maruca, S. D. Bale	2014	126
18	Observation of lower hybrid drift instability in the diffusion region at a reconnecting magnetopause Geophysical Research Letters ·S. D. Bale, F. S. Mozer, T. D. Phan	2002	126
19	Electrons and magnetic fields in the lunar plasma wake Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·J. S. Halekas, S. D. Bale, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin	2005	126
20	SOLAR WIND MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS TURBULENCE: ANOMALOUS SCALING AND ROLE OF INTERMITTENCY The Astrophysical Journal ·C. S. Salem, A. Mangeney, S. D. Bale, P. Veltri	2009	115

About S. D. Bale

S. D. Bale is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 380 papers that have together received 11.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (336 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (278 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (141 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (94 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (43 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (42 papers), Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (21 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (11.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.5k citations), Geophysics (1.1k citations), Molecular Biology (2.8k citations) and Atmospheric Science (439 citations). S. D. Bale has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include F. S. Mozer, T. D. Phan, J. C. Kasper, P. J. Kellogg, R. P. Lin, T. S. Horbury, C. S. Salem, K. Goetz, D. E. Larson and M. Pulupa. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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