Rate My Professor Anthony Yeates

Yeates's research encompasses computational modelling of the Sun's large-scale magnetic field, solar dynamo models, and topology and reconnection of 3D magnetic fields. His publications appear in prestigious journals including The Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy & Astrophysics, and Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. Key works include 'Introduction to Field Line Helicity' (2024, book chapter in Helicities in Geophysics, Astrophysics and Beyond), 'Global Coronal Equilibria with Solar Wind Outflow II – Optimising the Outflow Model' (in press, The Astrophysical Journal), 'Energy Bounds from Relative Magnetic Helicity in Spherical Shells' (2026, Astrophysical Journal), 'Latitude Quenching Nonlinearity in the Solar Dynamo' (2025), and 'Hemispheric Injection of Magnetic Helicity by Surface Flux Transport' (2019, Astronomy & Astrophysics). With over 3400 citations on Google Scholar, his contributions significantly influence solar physics, particularly in magnetic helicity, coronal equilibria, and space weather forecasting models. He supervises PhD students on solar corona eruptions, equilibria, and magnetic cycle models, and has delivered keynote addresses such as at the 2019 American Astronomical Society meeting. Yeates has also contributed to initiatives like the first Space Summer School for postgraduate students at Durham University and projects on space weather threats.