| Excitation and decay of solar-wind driven flows in the magnetosphere-ionosphere system SWH Cowley, M Lockwood Annales geophysicae 10, 103-115, 1992 | 802 | 1992 |
| The causes of convection in the Earth's magnetosphere: A review of developments during the IMS SWH Cowley Reviews of Geophysics 20 (3), 531-565, 1982 | 704 | 1982 |
| The Cassini magnetic field investigation MK Dougherty, S Kellock, DJ Southwood, A Balogh, EJ Smith, ... Space Science Reviews 114 (1), 331-383, 2004 | 583 | 2004 |
| The Cluster magnetic field investigation A Balogh, MW Dunlop, SWH Cowley, DJ Southwood, JG Thomlinson, ... Space Science Reviews 79 (1), 65-91, 1997 | 573 | 1997 |
| Magnetospheric asymmetries associated with the y-component of the IMF SWH Cowley Planetary and Space Science 29 (1), 79-96, 1981 | 533 | 1981 |
| Origin of the main auroral oval in Jupiter's coupled magnetosphere–ionosphere system SWH Cowley, EJ Bunce Planetary and Space Science 49 (10-11), 1067-1088, 2001 | 475 | 2001 |
| A survey of dayside flux transfer events observed by ISEE 1 and 2 magnetometers RP Rijnbeek, SWH Cowley, DJ Southwood, CT Russell Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 89 (A2), 786-800, 1984 | 468 | 1984 |
| Dependence of convective flows and particle precipitation in the high‐latitude dayside ionosphere on the X and Y components of the interplanetary magnetic field SWH Cowley, JP Morelli, M Lockwood Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 96 (A4), 5557-5564, 1991 | 365 | 1991 |
| Magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions: A tutorial review SWH Cowley Magnetospheric Current Systems, Geophys. Monogr. Ser 118, 91-106, 2000 | 329 | 2000 |
| Magnetospheric Science Objectives of the Juno Mission F Bagenal, A Adriani, F Allegrini, SJ Bolton, B Bonfond, EJ Bunce, ... Space Science Reviews 213 (1), 219-287, 2017 | 251 | 2017 |
| Cassini magnetometer observations during Saturn orbit insertion MK Dougherty, N Achilleos, N Andre, CS Arridge, A Balogh, C Bertucci, ... Science 307 (5713), 1266-1270, 2005 | 249 | 2005 |
| Variations in the polar cap area during two substorm cycles SE Milan, M Lester, SWH Cowley, K Oksavik, M Brittnacher, ... Annales Geophysicae 21 (5), 1121-1140, 2003 | 245 | 2003 |
| A qualitative study of the reconnection between the Earth's magnetic field and an interplanetary field of arbitrary orientation SWH Cowley Radio Science 8 (11), 903-913, 1973 | 245 | 1973 |
| Midday auroral breakup events and related energy and momentum transfer from the magnetosheath PE Sandholt, M Lockwood, T Oguti, SWH Cowley, KSC Freeman, ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 95 (A2), 1039-1060, 1990 | 238 | 1990 |
| Response of Jupiter's and Saturn's auroral activity to the solar wind JT Clarke, J Nichols, JC Gérard, D Grodent, KC Hansen, W Kurth, ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 114 (A5), 2009 | 224 | 2009 |
| Jupiter’s aurora JT Clarke, D Grodent, SWH Cowley, EJ Bunce, P Zarka, JEP Connerney, ... Jupiter: The planet, satellites and magnetosphere 1, 639-670, 2004 | 222 | 2004 |
| The excitation of plasma convection in the high‐latitude ionosphere M Lockwood, SWH Cowley, MP Freeman Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 95 (A6), 7961-7972, 1990 | 218 | 1990 |
| Jupiter's main auroral oval observed with HST‐STIS D Grodent, JT Clarke, J Kim, JH Waite Jr, SWH Cowley Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 108 (A11), 2003 | 216 | 2003 |
| Interplanetary magnetic field control of dayside auroral activity and the transfer of momentum across the dayside magnetopause M Lockwood, PE Sandholt, SWH Cowley, T Oguti Planetary and space science 37 (11), 1347-1365, 1989 | 213 | 1989 |
| A simple illustrative model of open flux tube motion over the dayside magnetopause SWH Cowley, CJ Owen Planetary and Space Science 37 (11), 1461-1475, 1989 | 207 | 1989 |