First-authored, refereed papers of Francesca Zuccarello, ordered by citations


A list of first-authored, refereed publications of Francesca Zuccarello, derived from the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and ordered by the numbers of citations.

Orcid ID: 0000-0003-1853-2550

Number of papers: 30
No. of citations: 764

130 Critical Decay Index at the Onset of Solar Eruptions
Zuccarello, F. P., Aulanier, G. & Gilchrist, S. A., 2015, ApJ, 814, 126
110 The Role of Streamers in the Deflection of Coronal Mass Ejections: Comparison between STEREO Three-dimensional Reconstructions and Numerical Simulations
Zuccarello, F. P., Bemporad, A., Jacobs, C., Mierla, M., Poedts, S. & Zuccarello, F., 2012, ApJ, 744, 66
70 Observational Evidence of Torus Instability as Trigger Mechanism for Coronal Mass Ejections: The 2011 August 4 Filament Eruption
Zuccarello, F. P., Seaton, D. B., Mierla, M., Poedts, S., Rachmeler, L. A., Romano, P. & Zuccarello, F., 2014, ApJ, 785, 88
50 The Apparent Critical Decay Index at the Onset of Solar Prominence Eruptions
Zuccarello, F. P., Aulanier, G. & Gilchrist, S. A., 2016, ApJ, 821, L23
50 Threshold of Non-potential Magnetic Helicity Ratios at the Onset of Solar Eruptions
Zuccarello, F. P., Pariat, E., Valori, G. & Linan, L., 2018, ApJ, 863, 41
46 The X17.2 flare occurred in NOAA 10486: an example of filament destabilization caused by a domino effect
Zuccarello, F., Romano, P., Farnik, F., Karlicky, M., Contarino, L., Battiato, V., Guglielmino, S. L., Comparato, M. & Ugarte-Urra, I., 2009, A&A, 493, 629
43 Observation of bipolar moving magnetic features streaming out from a naked spot
Zuccarello, F., Romano, P., Guglielmino, S. L., Centrone, M., Criscuoli, S., Ermolli, I., Berrilli, F. & Del Moro, D., 2009, A&A, 500, L5
40 Modelling the initiation of coronal mass ejections: magnetic flux emergence versus shearing motions
Zuccarello, F. P., Jacobs, C., Soenen, A., Poedts, S., van der Holst, B. & Zuccarello, F., 2009, A&A, 507, 441
27 Initiation of Coronal Mass Ejections by Magnetic Flux Emergence in the Framework of the Breakout Model
Zuccarello, F. P., Soenen, A., Poedts, S., Zuccarello, F. & Jacobs, C., 2008, ApJ, 689, L157
24 Evolution and Dynamics of Orphan Penumbrae in the Solar Photosphere: Analysis from Multi-instrument Observations
Zuccarello, Francesca, Guglielmino, Salvo L. & Romano, Paolo, 2014, ApJ, 787, 57
21 AFS dynamics in a short-lived active region
Zuccarello, F., Battiato, V., Contarino, L., Romano, P., Spadaro, D. & Vlahos, L., 2005, A&A, 442, 661
21 A C-level flare observed in an arch filament system: reconnection between pre-existing and emerging field lines?
Zuccarello, F., Battiato, V., Contarino, L., Guglielmino, S., Romano, P. & Spadaro, D., 2008, A&A, 488, 1117
18 Varying self-inductance and energy storage in a sheared force-free arcade
Zuccarello, F., Burm, H., Kuperus, M., Raadu, M. & Spicer, D. S., 1987, A&A, 180, 218
18 Influence of the lifetime parameter on the rotation rate of sunspots
Zuccarello, F., 1993, A&A, 272, 587
17 Plasma motions in a short-lived filament related to a magnetic flux cancellation
Zuccarello, F., Battiato, V., Contarino, L., Romano, P. & Spadaro, D., 2007, A&A, 468, 299
14 Magnetic helicity balance during a filament eruption that occurred in active region NOAA 9682
Zuccarello, F. P., Romano, P., Zuccarello, F. & Poedts, S., 2011, A&A, 530, A36
13 Solar activity and its evolution across the corona: recent advances
Zuccarello, Francesca, Balmaceda, Laura, Cessateur, Gael, Cremades, Hebe, Guglielmino, Salvatore L., Lilensten, Jean, Dudok de Wit, Thierry, Kretzschmar, Matthieu, Lopez, Fernando M., Mierla, Marilena, Parenti, Susanna, Pomoell, Jens, Romano, Paolo, Rodriguez, Luciano, Srivastava, Nandita, Vainio, Rami, West, Matt & Zuccarello, Francesco P., 2013, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, 3, A18
12 Angular velocity during the cycle deduced using the sunspot group age selection methodology
Zuccarello, F. & Zappalá, R. A., 2003, Astronomische Nachrichten, 324, 464
9 The role of photospheric shearing motions in a filament eruption related to the 2010 April 3 coronal mass ejection
Zuccarello, F. P., Romano, P., Zuccarello, F. & Poedts, S., 2012, A&A, 537, A28
8 Continuum Enhancements, Line Profiles, and Magnetic Field Evolution during Consecutive Flares
Zuccarello, Francesca, Guglielmino, Salvo L., Capparelli, Vincenzo, Mathioudakis, Mihalis, Keys, Peter H., Criscuoli, Serena, Falco, Mariachiara & Murabito, Mariarita, 2020, ApJ, 889, 65
5 Solar observations carried out at the INAF - Catania Astrophysical Observatory
Zuccarello, F., Contarino, L. & Romano, P., 2011, Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso, 41, 85
5 Emergence and evolution of active and ephemeral regions: Comparison between observations and models
Zuccarello, Francesca, Guglielmino, Salvatore L., Battiato, Viviana, Contarino, Lidia, Spadaro, Daniele & Romano, Pado, 2009, Acta Geophysica, 57, 15
4 Peculiar photospheric velocity fields and magnetic energy build-up
Zuccarello, F., 1992, A&A, 257, 298
3 Filament destabilization and CME release during a long duration flare
Zuccarello, F., Contarino, L., Farnik, F., Karlicky, M., Romano, P. & Ugarte-Urra, I., 2011, A&A, 533, A100
2 Comparative case study of two methods to assess the eruptive potential of selected active regions
Zuccarello, Francesca, Ermolli, Ilaria, Korsós, Marianna B., Giorgi, Fabrizio, Guglielmino, Salvo L., Erdélyi, Robertus & Romano, Paolo, 2021, Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 21, 313
1 Flare activity in solar active region 8421 observed by the TRACE satellite
Zuccarello, F., Contarino, L., Romano, P. & Priest, E. R., 2003, A&A, 402, 1085
1 Continuum emission enhancements and penumbral changes observed during flares by IRIS, ROSA, and Hinode
Zuccarello, F., Guglielmino, S. L., Capparelli, V., Mathioudakis, M., Keys, P., Fletcher, L., Criscuoli, S., Falco, M. & Murabito, M., 2019, Nuovo Cimento C Geophysics Space Physics C, 42, 13
1 Description of a Procedure to Analyze EUV Loops
Zuccarello, F., Contarino, L. & Romano, P., 2001, Solar Physics, 199, 97
1 Multi-spectral observations of flares
Zuccarello, F., 2016, Astronomische Nachrichten, 337, 1070
0 Multi-wavelength observations of flares and eruptive filaments
Zuccarello, Francesca, Contarino, Lidia, Romano, Paolo, Battiato, Viviana & Guglielmino, Salvo L., 2009, Acta Geophysica, 57, 24


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