Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics is a research topic within Astronomy and Astrophysics. Science Explorer counts 76k research works in it since 1950. 21.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study of space weather, magnetospheric physics, and the interactions between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere. It covers topics such as magnetospheric dynamics, ionospheric variability, radiation belt dynamics, magnetic reconnection, plasma waves, and the impact of geomagnetic storms on the near-Earth space environment.
- Magnetosphere
- Ionosphere
- Solar Wind
- Geomagnetic Storms
- Radiation Belts
- Magnetic Reconnection
- Plasma Waves
- Space Environment Modeling
- Electron Acceleration
- Gravity Waves
- Research works
- 76k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 17k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (5.9k and 1.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 5.9k works
- 2 China 1.7k works
- 3 Russia 707 works
- 4 India 458 works
- 5 Germany 322 works
- 6 Japan 293 works
- 7 Spain 266 works
- 8 United Kingdom 261 works
- 9 France 254 works
- 10 Italy 164 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of California, Berkeley publishes the most Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics research, followed by Purdue University West Lafayette and Michigan State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 471 works
- 2 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 369 works
- 3 Michigan State UniversityUnited States 275 works
- 4 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 205 works
- 5 Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterUnited States 186 works
- 6 Washington State University Tri-CitiesUnited States 170 works
- 7 University of California, DavisUnited States 159 works
- 8 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain 159 works
- 9 University of ToledoUnited States 157 works
- 10 Wuhan UniversityChina 149 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics include Xiaogang Wang.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Berkeley (United States), West Lafayette (United States) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Richland, Ellicott City and Billerica.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 574 works
- 2 Berkeley United States 563 works
- 3 West Lafayette United States 369 works
- 4 Moscow Russia 342 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 285 works
- 6 East Lansing United States 275 works
- 7 St Louis United States 234 works
- 8 Wuhan China 220 works
- 9 Boulder United States 215 works
- 10 Los Angeles United States 210 works
Where it is the local speciality
- RichlandUS · 169.5 works452×
- Ellicott CityUS · 20.1 works358×
- BillericaUS · 91.8 works161×
- Plainsboro CenterUS · 35.6 works111×
- North LaurelUS · 58.0 works82×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, Wuhan University, Fusion Academy and Purdue University West Lafayette score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wuhan UniversityChina | 65.6 | 33.5% | 10.7× | 149 | +97.0% |
| 2 | Fusion AcademyUnited States | 58.0 | 50.8% | 127.9× | 12 | -8.3% |
| 3 | Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States | 53.5 | 0.1% | 33.4× | 369 | +71.1% |
| 4 | University of Colorado BoulderUnited States | 52.2 | 21.5% | 15.7× | 69 | +15.3% |
| 5 | University of California, BerkeleyUnited States | 49.9 | 1.6% | 48.5× | 471 | -33.9% |
| 6 | Michigan State UniversityUnited States | 49.9 | 0.1% | 33.6× | 275 | +27.7% |
| 7 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland | 49.9 | 61.4% | 4.2× | 20 | -27.1% |
| 8 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 49.3 | 61.1% | 1.4× | 13 | +451.2% |
| 9 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 48.8 | 39.2% | 6.2× | 31 | +42.6% |
| 10 | University of California, Los AngelesUnited States | 48.5 | 5.8% | 19.1× | 205 | -16.7% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.