Heliophysics

STEREO

1,893 tracked publications and 66,313 citations from 2007–2026. Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory A & B. Launched 2006. Life-cycle cost: $1.1B in 2025 dollars. Active Mission Window November 1, 2006 to January 1, 2024: 1,628 publications, 155 top-10% credit.

Remote Sensing Observatory · h-index 111 · 137 papers with 100+ citations · prime mission ended 2009

Lifetime

Scope Papers published from the first full month after science operations begin through 2 years after the mission ends. Citations are counted through the third calendar year after each paper appears. Methods Papers published from the first full month after science operations begin through 2 years after the prime mission ends. Citations are counted through the third calendar year after each paper appears. Methods Every tracked publication to date, with every citation to date. Methods

Key measures

Active Mission Window · papers November 1, 2006 to January 1, 2024
Tracked publicationsTracked publications: peer-reviewed research papers we found for the mission. The list may not be complete. Methods1,628
CitationsCitations received by the tracked publications in the selected scope. The two windowed scopes count each paper’s citations only within its citation window. Methods22,736
Mean citations per publicationMean citations: total citations divided by tracked publications in the selected scope. One blockbuster paper can lift it. Methods14
Median citations per publicationMedian citations: the middle paper’s citation count in the selected scope; half the papers have more, half fewer. A single blockbuster sways it less than the mean. Methods10
Uncited publicationsUncited publications: papers with no citations in the selected scope. Methods71 (4.4%)
Top-10% creditTop 10%: among the 10% most-cited papers from this division’s missions, ranked against papers published around the same time. A paper naming several missions is split evenly among the missions in this division that claim it, so counts can be fractional. Methods155 · 11% of division
Top-1% creditTop 1%: among the 1% most-cited papers from this division’s missions within the selected window. Not adjusted for publication year. A paper naming several missions is split evenly among the missions in this division that claim it, so counts can be fractional. Methods20 · 14% of division
Lifetime indices · every tracked publication to date, in any scope
h-indexh-index: the largest h such that h papers have at least h citations each. It only grows with time, so older missions score higher. Methods111
g-indexg-index: the largest g for which the g most-cited papers together hold at least g² citations. Like the h-index, but it lets the most-cited papers count for more. Methods170
m-index, as of October 4, 2026m-index: a mission’s h-index divided by the years since its first peer-reviewed paper. It falls every 1 January even when nothing else changes, so it belongs to the date shown; it also discounts the long operating life that larger missions paid for. Methods5.5
toritori (total research impact, from ADS): for every paper citing one of the mission’s papers, 1 divided by the citing paper’s reference count times the cited paper’s author count, summed, with self-citations removed. It favors citations from papers with short reference lists and from outside the mission’s own authors. Computed over the tracked citation graph, which can be slightly incomplete. Methods240
riqriq (research impact quotient): 1,000 times the square root of tori, divided by the years since the mission’s first paper. A rate, not a total, so it does not keep growing with age the way the h-index and tori do. Methods774

Tracked publications

  1. Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI)

    Howard, R. A., 2008, SSRv

    1,789 citations

  2. The STEREO Mission: An Introduction

    Kaiser, M. L., 2008, SSRv

    1,683 citations

  3. Coronal Mass Ejections: Observations

    Webb, David F., 2012, LRSP

    706 citations

  4. Forward Modeling of Coronal Mass Ejections Using STEREO/SECCHI Data

    Thernisien, A., 2009, SoPh

    540 citations

  5. Alfvén Wave Solar Model (AWSoM): Coronal Heating

    van der Holst, B., 2014, ApJ

    521 citations

  6. The Plasma and Suprathermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) Investigation on the STEREO Observatories

    Galvin, A. B., 2008, SSRv

    433 citations

  7. How Many CMEs Have Flux Ropes? Deciphering the Signatures of Shocks, Flux Ropes, and Prominences in Coronagraph Observations of CMEs

    Vourlidas, A., 2013, SoPh

    400 citations

  8. S/WAVES: The Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation on the STEREO Mission

    Bougeret, J. L., 2008, SSRv

    391 citations

  9. The Heliospheric Imagers Onboard the STEREO Mission

    Eyles, C. J., 2009, SoPh

    384 citations

  10. A Critical Assessment of Nonlinear Force-Free Field Modeling of the Solar Corona for Active Region 10953

    De Rosa, Marc L., 2009, ApJ

    348 citations

  11. Dichotomy of Solar Coronal Jets: Standard Jets and Blowout Jets

    Moore, Ronald L., 2010, ApJ

    312 citations

  12. STEREO IMPACT Investigation Goals, Measurements, and Data Products Overview

    Luhmann, J. G., 2008, SSRv

    308 citations

  13. The standard flare model in three dimensions. I. Strong-to-weak shear transition in post-flare loops

    Aulanier, G., 2012, A&A

    274 citations

  14. Observations of an extreme storm in interplanetary space caused by successive coronal mass ejections

    Liu, Ying D., 2014, NatCo

    259 citations

  15. Discovery of very large amplitude whistler-mode waves in Earth's radiation belts

    Cattell, C., 2008, GeoRL

    250 citations

  16. The STEREO/IMPACT Magnetic Field Experiment

    Acuña, M. H., 2008, SSRv

    249 citations

  17. Space weather: the solar perspective: An update to Schwenn (2006)

    Temmer, Manuela, 2021, LRSP

    243 citations

  18. Measurements of the Coronal Acceleration Region of a Solar Flare

    Krucker, Säm, 2010, ApJ

    241 citations

  19. > 25 MeV Proton Events Observed by the High Energy Telescopes on the STEREO A and B Spacecraft and/or at Earth During the First ∼ Seven Years of the STEREO Mission

    Richardson, I. G., 2014, SoPh

    234 citations

  20. No Trace Left Behind: STEREO Observation of a Coronal Mass Ejection Without Low Coronal Signatures

    Robbrecht, Eva, 2009, ApJ

    222 citations

How we found these papers

We searched NASA’s Astrophysics Data System (ADS) for peer-reviewed articles naming STEREO in the title, abstract or keywords; standard filters drop articles that are not peer-reviewed and magazine pieces. SciX is ADS’s current interface.

((=abs:("Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory" OR "Solar Terrestrial Relation Observatory" OR "Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories") OR =abs:"STEREO spacecraft" OR facility:STEREO OR (abs:STEREO AND (abs:(solar OR Sun OR coronal OR heliospheric OR SECCHI OR CME OR SWAVES OR Earth OR terrestrial OR magnetospheric OR radiation OR whistler OR plasma OR radio OR comet OR dust OR stellar OR star OR astrophysical OR photometric OR asteroid OR planetary OR Jupiter OR Jovian) OR =abs:"heliospheric imager") NOT title:neutrino NOT =abs:"Internet of Things") OR (=abs:("STEREO-A" OR "STEREO-B") AND abs:(solar OR Sun OR heliospheric OR heliosphere OR interplanetary OR geomagnetic OR wind OR CME OR coronal OR plasma OR magnetic)) OR =abs:"Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation" OR (abs:SECCHI AND abs:(solar OR Sun OR coronal OR heliospheric OR CME)) OR (abs:(COR1 OR COR2) AND =abs:(coronagraph OR coronagraphs OR coronal OR corona)) OR (abs:EUVI AND =abs:(coronal OR corona OR "active region" OR flare OR filament OR prominence) NOT =abs:("X-EUVI" OR Fengyun OR "FY-3E")) OR (abs:SWAVES AND abs:(solar OR heliospheric OR radio OR plasma OR waves)))) AND property:refereed AND doctype:article AND pubdate:[2006-11 TO 2040-01] AND NOT bibstem:("A&R" OR "AIASJ" OR "AeAm" OR "AirSp" OR "AsNow" OR "AsUAI" OR "AvWST" OR "C&E" OR "C&T" OR "CAPJ" OR "E&S" OR "ENews" OR "IrAJ" OR "JCos" OR "JRASC" OR "LAstr" OR "MNSSA" OR "Met" OR "NewSc" OR "Orion" OR "PhT" OR "PhTea" OR "PhuZ" OR "PhyOJ" OR "PhyW" OR "PlR" OR "SciAm" OR "SpFl" OR "ZemVs")

Open in SciX

Added after review (4)

  1. Solar Cycle Variability in Coronal Holes and Their Effects on Solar Wind Sources Uses STEREO-A plasma and magnetic-field data to study solar wind sources. Decision 🤖
  2. STEREO Ground Segment, Science Operations, and Data Archive STEREO ground segment, science operations and data archive. Decision 👨
  3. STEREO/Waves Goniopolarimetry Goniopolarimetry technique for STEREO/WAVES radio measurements. Decision 👨
  4. Theoretical modeling for the stereo mission Theoretical modeling for interpreting STEREO observations. Decision 👨

Removed after review (28)

  1. 2020Ge&Ae..59..850S Duplicate of 2019Ge&Ae..59..850S; both records have DOI 10.1134/S0016793219070211 and identical titles and abstracts. Retain the 2019 record, which matches the registered December 2019 publication date, so the paper is counted once. Decision 👨
  2. Quantitative prediction of type II solar radio emission from the Sun to 1 AU retracted Decision 👨
  3. Chinese Hα Solar Explorer (CHASE) ─ a complementary space mission to the ASO-S Overview of China's CHASE solar mission; names STEREO only as a complementary mission. Decision 🤖
  4. A theoretic analysis of magnetoactive GES-based turbulent solar plasma instability Plasma theory paper; names STEREO only as a possible future application. Decision 🤖
  5. 2013AIPC.1539..390E Mars Express study; mentions STEREO only for a proposed future study. Decision 🤖
  6. 2023pre9.conf03105L Proposes a radio receiver for a Uranus orbiter; names STEREO only as hardware heritage. Decision 🤖
  7. RETRACTION: Quantitative Prediction of Type II Solar Radio Emission From the Sun to 1 AU Retraction notice; not a research paper. Decision 🤖
  8. 2020ApJ...890...68S Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  9. 2013SoPh..288..389B Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  10. 2022FrASS...9.4137K Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  11. 2025NatCo..16.3157J Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  12. 2014SpWea..12..257P Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  13. 2011SoPh..270..253B Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  14. 2025JGRA..13033147K Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  15. French instruments for in-situ missions: Past, present and future "STEREO PAIR" refers to stereoscopic cameras for Phobos-Grunt; not the STEREO mission. Decision 🤖
  16. A Satellite Data Analysis and CubeSat Instrument Simulator Tool for Simultaneous Multi-spacecraft Measurements of Solar Energetic Particles Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  17. 2026A&A...708A.319P Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  18. Chianti—An Atomic Database for Emission Lines. XI. Extreme-Ultraviolet Emission Lines of Fe VII, Fe VIII, and Fe IX Observed by Hinode/EIS Atomic data paper; notes only that it will affect STEREO instrument responses. Decision 🤖
  19. Possible advantages of a twin spacecraft Heliospheric mission at the Sun-Earth Lagrangian points L4 and L5 Concept for a future L4/L5 mission; names STEREO only as history. Decision 🤖
  20. 2022ApJ...934..179D Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  21. 2013InvPr..29d5003S Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  22. 2019ApJ...887...33L Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  23. 2020ApJ...905..161L Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  24. 2008AstL...34..515B Does not name STEREO or its instruments in the title, abstract or keywords. Decision 🤖
  25. Extraction of Halo Coronal Mass Ejection Asymmetry Information from LASCO Coronagraph Images Analyzes SOHO/LASCO images; names STEREO only as a possible future application. Decision 🤖
  26. NASA Unveils First Stereo Vision of Sun News item; not a research paper. Decision 🤖
  27. 2008SSRv..136....1R Foreword to the STEREO mission special issue; editorial front matter, no science content. Decision 👨
  28. The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Education and Outreach (E/PO) Program Describes the STEREO Education and Outreach (E/PO) program; not a science result. Decision 👨