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Planetary Dynamo Theory

Planetary Dynamo Theory is a geophysical theory that explains the generation and maintenance of planetary magnetic fields through the convective motion of electrically conducting fluids within a planet's core.

187

Publications

12.6K

Citations

314

Authors

175

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

30

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Publications

187

Scaling properties of convection-driven dynamos in rotating spherical shells and application to planetary magnetic fields

Ulrich R. Christensen, Julien Aubert · Geophysical Journal International · 2006 · 744 citations · Full text

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The westward drift of the Earth's magnetic field

E. C. Bullard, Cynthia Freedman, H. Gellman et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1950 · 439 citations

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Dynamo Scaling Laws and Applications to the Planets

Ulrich R. Christensen · Space Science Reviews · 2009 · 299 citations · Full text

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Planetary Magnetic Fields and Fluid Dynamos

C. A. Jones · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 2011 · 297 citations

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Dipole moment scaling for convection-driven planetary dynamos

Peter Olson, Ulrich R. Christensen · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2006 · 287 citations

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Authors

314

  1. CA
    C. A. Jones

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 841 citations

    11

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  2. JW
    Johannes Wicht

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany

    9 publications · 498 citations

    9

    h-index

  3. UR
    Ulrich R. Christensen

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany

    7 publications · 1.5K citations

    7

    h-index

  4. NF
    N. F. Ness

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    7 publications · 703 citations

    7

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  5. JE
    J. E. P. Connerney

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    7 publications · 953 citations

    7

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Institutions

175

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    20 h-index

    45 publications

    3.3K citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    17 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

    Göttingen, Germany

    15 h-index

    32 publications

    3K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    30 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    11 h-index

    18 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    545 citations

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Venues

  1. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

    16 publications · 662 citations

    14

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 14 publications · 919 citations

    13

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  3. Icarus

    13 publications · 676 citations

    12

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 12 publications · 1.3K citations

    12

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  5. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    11 publications · 697 citations

    11

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