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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 65 1416 1257 640 553 485 14049

Aaron J. Ridley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Aaron J. Ridley between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Aaron J. Ridley published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 19.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2014. 19 of the 636 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2014. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 35 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 36 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 46 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 2 publications
1995 2026

636 publications in total across all disciplines

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Aaron J. Ridley: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 6
1999 3
2000 8
2001 17
2002 24
2003 22
2004 35
2005 30
2006 28
2007 36
2008 29
2009 19
2010 38
2011 31
2012 30
2013 25
2014 46
2015 26
2016 20
2017 13
2018 28
2019 20
2020 14
2021 9
2022 11
2023 21
2024 23
2025 17
2026 2
Total 636
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Aaron J. Ridley publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron J. Ridley sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 478–487 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 485 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19 485
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Aaron J. Ridley D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron J. Ridley sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83 65
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Aaron J. Ridley is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work emphasizes topics including Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, and GNSS positioning and interference.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Space Weather
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Aaron J. Ridley are:

  • Conductance Model for Extreme Events: Impact of Auroral Conductance on Space Weather Forecasts, 2020, Space Weather
  • Meso-Scale Electrodynamic Coupling of the Earth Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System, 2022, Space Science Reviews
  • Global Driving of Auroral Precipitation: 1. Balance of Sources, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • FTA: A Feature Tracking Empirical Model of Auroral Precipitation, 2021, Space Weather
  • Changes in the Magnetic Field Topology and the Dayside/Nightside Reconnection Rates in Response to a Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Front: A Case Study, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Frequent co-authors in Aaron J. Ridley's research collaborations include:

  • Chen Wu
  • D. Brandt
  • Yiqun Yu
  • Jinbin Cao
  • Shasha Zou

Best Publications

  • Space Weather Modeling Framework: A new tool for the space science community

    Gábor Tóth;Igor V. Sokolov;Tamas I. Gombosi;David R. Chesney

  • The Global Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model

    A.J. Ridley;Y. Deng;G. Tóth

  • Ionospheric control of the magnetosphere: conductance

    A. J. Ridley;Tamas I. Gombosi;D. L. Dezeeuw

  • New Ocean Winds Satellite Mission to Probe Hurricanes and Tropical Convection

    Christopher S. Ruf;Robert Atlas;Paul S. Chang;Maria Paola Clarizia

  • Modeling a space weather event from the Sun to the Earth: CME generation and interplanetary propagation

    Ward B. Manchester;Tamas I. Gombosi;Ilia Roussev;Aaron Ridley

  • A statistical study of the ionospheric convection response to changing interplanetary magnetic field conditions using the assimilative mapping of ionospheric electrodynamics technique

    A. J. Ridley;Gang Lu;C. R. Clauer;V. O. Papitashvili

  • A New Paradigm in Earth Environmental Monitoring with the CYGNSS Small Satellite Constellation.

    Christopher S. Ruf;Clara Chew;Timothy Lang;Mary G. Morris

  • Coupling of a global MHD code and an inner magnetospheric model: Initial results

    Darren L. De Zeeuw;Stanislav Sazykin;Richard A. Wolf;Tamas I. Gombosi

  • Mars Global Ionosphere‐Thermosphere Model: Solar cycle, seasonal, and diurnal variations of the Mars upper atmosphere

    S. W. Bougher;D. Pawlowski;J. M. Bell;S. Nelli

  • What is the ensemble Kalman filter and how well does it work

    S. Gillijns;O.B. Mendoza;J. Chandrasekar;B.L.R. De Moor

  • The CYGNSS nanosatellite constellation hurricane mission

    Christopher S. Ruf;Scott Gleason;Zorana Jelenak;Stephen Katzberg

  • Community-wide validation of geospace model ground magnetic field perturbation predictions to support model transition to operations

    A. Pulkkinen;A. Pulkkinen;L. Rastätter;M. Kuznetsova;H. Singer

  • A model‐derived storm time asymmetric ring current driven electric field description

    A. J. Ridley;M. W. Liemohn

  • Magnetospheric Structure and Atmospheric Joule Heating of Habitable Planets Orbiting M-dwarf Stars

    O. Cohen;J. J. Drake;A. Glocer;C. Garraffo

  • Multistep Dst development and ring current composition changes during the 4–6 June 1991 magnetic storm

    J. U. Kozyra;M. W. Liemohn;C. R. Clauer;A. J. Ridley

  • Midlatitude Plasma Bubbles Over China and Adjacent Areas During a Magnetic Storm on 8 September 2017

    Ercha Aa;Ercha Aa;Wengeng Huang;Siqing Liu;Aaron Ridley

  • Sun‐to‐thermosphere simulation of the 28–30 October 2003 storm with the Space Weather Modeling Framework

    Gábor Tóth;Darren L. De Zeeuw;Tamas I. Gombosi;Ward B. Manchester

  • Assessment of the non-hydrostatic effect on the upper atmosphere using a general circulation model (GCM)

    Yue Deng;Arthur D. Richmond;Aaron J. Ridley;Han Li Liu

  • Computational analysis of the near-Earth magnetospheric current system during two-phase decay storms

    M. W. Liemohn;J. U. Kozyra;C. R. Clauer;A. J. Ridley

  • Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics of Saturn's magnetosphere: A global MHD simulation

    Xianzhe Jia;Kenneth C. Hansen;Tamas I. Gombosi;Margaret G. Kivelson;Margaret G. Kivelson

  • Transpolar potential saturation models compared

    G. Siscoe;J. Raeder;A. J. Ridley

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamas I. Gombosi
Tamas I. Gombosi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael W. Liemohn
Michael W. Liemohn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Dennis S. Bernstein
Dennis S. Bernstein University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
C. R. Clauer
C. R. Clauer Virginia Tech
Kirk C. Hansen
Kirk C. Hansen University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Mark B. Moldwin
Mark B. Moldwin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Janet U. Kozyra
Janet U. Kozyra University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tim Fuller-Rowell
Tim Fuller-Rowell University of Colorado Boulder
Quentin F. Stout
Quentin F. Stout University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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