Chi Zhang

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  1. 2026 | Science Advances

    Simultaneous Mars-orbit observations reveal Kelvin-Helmholtz-instability-driven bulk atmospheric ion escape

    Zhang, C., Dong, C., Poh, G., Halekas, J., Ma, X., et al.

    https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aed9072

  2. 2026 | The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    Direct observations of magnetic reconnection in the solar wind current sheets near Mars

    Zhang, C., Dong, C., Li, X., Shen, H.-W., Halekas, J., Phan, T., Mazelle, C., Harada, Y., Zhou, H., Gao, J., Wang, L., Curry, S., & Mitchell, D. L.

    https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae78dc

  3. 2026 | The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    Properties and Radial Evolution of Solar Wind Turbulence Near Mercury's Orbit

    Li, X., Dong, C., Hadid, L. Z., Aizawa, S., Zhang, C., Zhou, H., Wang, L., Gao, J., & Slavin, J. A.

    https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae7b27

  4. 2026 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    Cross-Scale Coupling in Earth's Dayside Magnetosphere 2D Semi-Implicit PIC Simulation: From Global Geometry to Multi-Scale Kinetic Dynamics

    Zhou, H., Dong, C., Chen, Y., Zhang, C., Walsh, B., Zou, Y., & Li, X.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JA035230

  5. 2026 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    Energetic-Ion Pitch Angle Distributions in the Magnetotail Plasma Sheet: Dependence on Energy, Location, and Plasma-Sheet Dynamics

    Crimmins, J., Li, X., Dong, C., Zhang, C., Zhou, H., Wang, L., & Gao, J.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JA035190

  6. 2026 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    Global mapping of magnetic field topologies in the Martian induced magnetosphere

    Zhang, C., Dong, C., Xu, S., Halekas, J., Luhmann, J., Shen, H.-W., et al.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JA035238

  7. 2026 | Geophysical Research Letters

    Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Modeling the Martian Induced Magnetosphere

    Gao, J., Dong, C., Zhang, C., Qin, Y., Shekarpaz, S., Li, X., Wang, L., Zhou, H., & Tadlock, A.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL121532

  8. 2026 | AGU Advances

    Magnetic Reconnection as a Potential Trigger for Magnetotail Flapping at Mars: Insights From MAVEN and Tianwen-1 Observations

    Wen, Y., Halekas, J. S., Shen, H. W., Zhang, C., Lillis, R. J., Gao, J., Romanelli, N., Cheng, L., Dong, C., Ma, Y., Dong, Y., Xu, S., Brain, D. A., Qin, J., Espley, J. R., Mitchell, D. L., Mazelle, C., McFadden, J. P., & Curry, S. M.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2026AV002343

  9. 2026 | The Astrophysical Journal

    Strongly Subisothermal Polytropic Behavior of Ions in the Martian Magnetosheath Revealed by MAVEN Observations

    Shen, H.-W., Halekas, J. S., Xu, S., Shue, J.-H., Wen, Y., Zhang, C., Curry, S. M., Brain, D. A., Mitchell, D. L., & Espley, J. R.

    https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae5a91

  10. 2026 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

    New Insights Into the Current Systems in the Venusian Induced Magnetosphere

    Gao, J., Dong, C., Luhmann, J. G., Bougher, S. W., & Zhang, C.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JE009531

  11. 2026 | Geophysical Research Letters

    Spectral Properties and Energy Injection in Mercury's Magnetotail Current Sheet

    Li, X., Dong, C., Wang, L., Aizawa, S., Hadid, L., Zhang, C., Zhou, H., Slavin, J. A., Gao, J., Stumpo, M., & Zhang, W.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL120144

  12. 2026 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    An overview of the MAVEN Deep Dip campaigns

    Withers, P., Pickett, N. B., Benna, M., Chamberlin, P. C., Dong, C., England, S. L., Gao, J., Gray, C., Gupta, S., Lee, C. O., Stone, S. W., Xu, S., Zhang, C., Jakosky, B. M., & Curry, S. M.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JA034306

  13. 2025 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    Revisiting Mars' Induced Magnetic Field and Clock Angle Departures Under Real-Time Upstream Solar Wind Conditions

    Cheng, Z., Zhang, C*., Dong, C., Zhou, H., Gao, J., Tadlock, A., Li, X., & Wang, L.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JA034688

  14. 2025 | Geophysical Research Letters

    Magnetic Field and Plasma Asymmetries Between the Martian Quasi-Perpendicular and Quasi-Parallel Magnetosheaths

    Tadlock, A., Dong, C*., Zhang, C*., Fränz, M., Zhou, H., & Gao, J.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL118172

  15. 2025 | Geophysical Research Letters

    Observation of a Knotted Electron Diffusion Region in Earth's Magnetotail Reconnection

    Li, X., Dong, C., Ji, H., Zhang, C., Wang, L., Giles, B., Zhou, H., Chen, R., & Qi, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL117612

  16. 2025 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

    Global Energy Transport and Conversion in the Solar Wind-Mars Interaction: MAVEN Observations

    Zhang, C., Dong, C., Zhou, H., et al.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JE009295

  17. 2025 | The Astrophysical Journal

    Statistical Analysis of Ion Properties in the Martian Magnetosheath Based on MAVEN Observations: A Comparison of Core and Total Ion Populations

    Shen, H.-W., Halekas, J. S., Curry, S. M., Zhang, C., Wen, Y., & Espley, J. R.

    https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adf6a9

  18. 2025 | AGU Advances

    Role of ULF Waves in Reforming the Martian Bow Shock

    Zhang, C., Dong, C., Liu, T. Z., et al.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV001654

  19. 2025 | The Astrophysical Journal

    Statistical Investigations of the Radial Interplanetary Magnetic Field Component Impact on the Magnetotail Current Sheet Structure of Mars: MAVEN Observations

    Wen, Y., Rong, Z. J., Nilsson, H., Zhang, C., Shen, H.-W., & Gao, J.

    https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae11b3

  20. 2025 | Geophysical Research Letters

    Upstream IMF Influence on Closed Magnetic Field Orientation on Mars

    Qin, J., Curry, S., Xu, S., Mitchell, D., Lillis, R., & Zhang, C.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL116552

  21. 2025 | Nature Communications

    Anomalous Transient Enhancement of Planetary Ion Escape at Mars

    Zhang, C., Dong, C., Zhou, H., et al.

    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58351-y

  22. 2025 | Geophysical Research Letters

    Observational Characteristics of Electron Distributions in the Martian Induced Magnetotail

    Zhang, C., Dong, C., Zhou, H., Deca, J., Xu, S., Harada, Y., Curry, S. M., Mitchell, D. L., Liu, Z.-Y., Qin, J., & Mazelle, C.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL113030

  23. 2024 | Nature Communications

    Two distinct current systems in the ionosphere of Mars

    Gao, J., Li, S., Mittelholz, A., Rong, Z., Persson, M., Shi, Z., Lu, H., Zhang, C., Wang, X., Dong, C., Klinger, L., Cui, J., Wei, Y., & Pan, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54073-9

  24. 2024 | The Astrophysical Journal

    Source of Drift-dispersed Electrons in Martian Crustal Magnetic Fields

    Zhang, C., Zhou, H., Dong, C., Harada, Y., Yamauchi, M., Xu, S., Nilsson, H., Ebihara, Y., Curry, S. M., Qin, J., Mitchell, D. L., & Brain, D. A.

    https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad64d5

  25. 2024 | Earth and Planetary Physics

    Influence of upstream solar wind on magnetic field distribution in the Martian nightside ionosphere

    Gao, J., Rong, Z., Zhang, Q., Mittelholz, A., Zhang, C., & Wei, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.26464/epp2024052

  26. 2024 | Geophysical Research Letters

    The Energetic Oxygen Ion Beams in the Martian Magnetotail Current Sheets: Hints From the Comparisons Between Two Types of Current Sheets

    Zhang, C., Rong, Z., Li, X., et al.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107190

  27. 2023 | Nature Communications

    Detection of magnetospheric ion drift patterns at Mars

    Zhang, C., Nilsson, H., Ebihara, Y., et al.

    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42630-7

  28. 2023 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    Properties of Flapping Current Sheet of the Martian Magnetotail

    Zhang, C., Rong, Z., Zhang, L., Gao, J., Shi, Z., Klinger, L., Shen, C., & Wei, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA031232

  29. 2023 | Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

    Flapping Motion Configurations of Geomagnetotail Current Sheet

    Shao, P., Shen, C., Ma, Y., Rong, Z., Zhou, Y., Zhang, C., Dunlop, M., & Ji, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2023.106019

  30. 2023 | Geophysical Research Letters

    Two Types of Martian Magnetotail Current Sheets: MAVEN Observations of Ion Composition

    Li, X. Z., Rong, Z. J., Fränz, M., & Zhang, C.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102630

  31. 2022 | Geophysical Research Letters

    Mars-Ward Ion Flows in the Martian Magnetotail: Mars Express Observations

    Zhang, C., Futaana, Y., Nilsson, H., Rong, Z., Persson, M., Klinger, L., Wang, X., Wieser, G. S., Barabash, S., Dong, C., Holmström, M., Soobiah, Y., & Wei, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100691

  32. 2022 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

    Three-Dimensional Configuration of Induced Magnetic Fields Around Mars

    Zhang, C., Rong, Z., Klinger, L., Nilsson, H., Shi, Z., He, F., Gao, J., Li, X., Futaana, Y., Ramstad, R., Wang, X., Holmström, M., Barabash, S., Fan, K., & Wei, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007334

  33. 2021 | The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    MAVEN Observations of Periodic Low-altitude Plasma Clouds at Mars

    Zhang, C., Rong, Z., Nilsson, H., Klinger, L., Xu, S., Futaana, Y., Wei, Y., Zhong, J., Fränz, M., Li, K., Zhang, H., Fan, K., Wang, L., Holmström, M., Ge, Y., & Cui, J.

    https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac3a7d

  34. 2021 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    A Single-Point Method to Quantitatively Diagnose the Magnetotail Flapping Motion

    Rong, Z. J., Zhang, C., Klinger, L., Shen, C., Cui, J., Zhang, Y. C., & Wei, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA028200

  35. 2021 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    Nonlinear Magnetic Gradients and Complete Magnetic Geometry From Multispacecraft Measurements

    Shen, C., Zhang, C., Rong, Z., Pu, Z., Dunlop, M. W., Escoubet, C. P., Russell, C. T., Zeng, G., Ren, N., Burch, J. L., & Zhou, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA028846

  36. 2020 | Geophysical Research Letters

    The Flapping Motion of Mercury's Magnetotail Current Sheet: MESSENGER Observations

    Zhang, C., Rong, Z. J., Gao, J. W., Zhong, J., Chai, L. H., Wei, Y., Shen, C., & Wan, W. X.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL086011

  37. 2020 | The Astrophysical Journal

    Examining the Magnetic Geometry of Magnetic Flux Ropes from the View of Single-point Analysis

    Zhang, C., Rong, Z., Shen, C., Klinger, L., Gao, J., Slavin, J. A., Zhang, Y., Cui, J., & Wei, Y.

    https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abba16

  38. 2020 | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

    Determination of the Configurations of Boundaries in Space

    Shen, C., Zeng, G., Zhang, C., Rong, Z., Dunlop, M., Russell, C. T., Escoubet, C. P., & Ren, N.

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA028163