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J. W. Belcher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

160

Works

9,472

Citations

42

h-index

73

i10-index

Research Topics

Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astro and Planetary Science Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Affiliations

California Institute of Technology1971–1971

Space Science Institute1992–1992

Goddard Space Flight Center1991–1991

Jet Propulsion Laboratory1993–1993

Medgar Evers College2017–2017

Top Works

Large-amplitude Alfvén waves in the interplanetary medium, 2

J. W. Belcher,Leverett Davis

19711,877 citations

Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation: Design of the Solar Wind and Coronal Plasma Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus

J. C. Kasper,R. Abiad,et al.

2015649 citations

How Does Technology-Enabled Active Learning Affect Undergraduate Students' Understanding of Electromagnetism Concepts?

Yehudit Judy Dori,J. W. Belcher

2005509 citations

Cool heliosheath plasma and deceleration of the upstream solar wind at the termination shock

J. D. Richardson,J. C. Kasper,et al.

2008432 citations

Alfvénic velocity spikes and rotational flows in the near-Sun solar wind

J. C. Kasper,S. D. Bale,et al.

2019429 citations

ALFVÉNIC Wave Pressures and the Solar Wind

1971305 citations

The plasma experiment on the 1977 Voyager Mission

H. S. Bridge,J. W. Belcher,et al.

1977294 citations

Plasma Observations Near Uranus: Initial Results from Voyager 2

H. S. Bridge,J. W. Belcher,et al.

1986291 citations

Plasma Observations Near Jupiter: Initial Results from Voyager 1

H. S. Bridge,J. W. Belcher,et al.

1979247 citations