2026 Bruce C. Murray: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	42	5216	1950	130	7118

Bruce C. Murray 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 Bruce C. Murray sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 510+

This scientist: 130 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Bruce C. Murray 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 Bruce C. Murray sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bruce C. Murray was affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research contributed primarily to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific focus on several subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Plant Science, Ecological Modeling, and Pollution.

Their scientific work concentrated on key topics that included Fire effects on ecosystems, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Fire dynamics and safety research.

The scientist published a number of papers in various academic journals. Notable recent publications included:

Biodiversity impacts of the 2019-2020 Australian megafires (2024), published in Nature
Fire and rain are one: extreme rainfall events predict wildfire extent in an arid grassland (2020), published in International Journal of Wildland Fire
Community perceptions of ecosystem services and disservices linked to urban tree plantings (2023), published in Urban forestry & urban greening
An Integrated Approach to Identify Low-Flammability Plant Species for Green Firebreaks (2020), published in Fire
Decontaminating Terrestrial Oil Spills: A Comparative Assessment of Dog Fur, Human Hair, Peat Moss and Polypropylene Sorbents (2020), published in Environments

Bruce C. Murray collaborated frequently with several coauthors. These included Megan L. Murray, Jonathan K. Webb, Daniel W. Krix, Christopher M. McLean, and Chris R. Dickman.

Their research was published often in journals such as Fire, International Journal of Wildland Fire, American Journal of Botany, Nature, and Urban forestry & urban greening.

Best Publications

The behavior of volatiles on the lunar surface

Kenneth Watson;Bruce C. Murray;Harrison Brown

607
Citations
Diviner Lunar Radiometer Observations of Cold Traps in the Moon’s South Polar Region

David A. Paige;Matthew A. Siegler;Jo Ann Zhang;Paul O. Hayne

547
Citations
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment

D. A. Paige;M. C. Foote;B. T. Greenhagen;J. T. Schofield

472
Citations
Practical limits on hyperspectral vegetation discrimination in arid and semiarid environments

Gregory S Okin;Dar A Roberts;Bruce Murray;William J Okin

466
Citations
Evidence that the reactivity of the martian soil is due to superoxide ions.

A. S. Yen;S. S. Kim;M. H. Hecht;M. S. Frant

307
Citations
Nonlinear spectral mixing in desert vegetation

Terrill W. Ray;Bruce C. Murray

301
Citations
On the possible presence of ice on the Moon

Kenneth Watson;Bruce Murray;Harrison Brown

265
Citations
Geological framework of the south polar region of Mars.

Bruce C. Murray;Laurence A. Soderblom;Laurence A. Soderblom;James A. Cutts;Robert P. Sharp

258
Citations
Stability of polar frosts in spherical bowl-shaped craters on the Moon, Mercury, and Mars

Andrew P. Ingersoll;Tomas Svitek;Bruce C. Murray

204
Citations
Mercury's Surface: Preliminary Description and Interpretation from Mariner 10 Pictures.

Bruce C. Murray;Michael J. S. Belton;G. Edward Danielson;Merton E. Davies

181
Citations
Mariner IV Photography of Mars: Initial Results.

Robert B. Leighton;Bruce C. Murray;Robert P. Sharp;J. Denton Allen

165
Citations
The state and future of Mars polar science and exploration.

Stephen M. Clifford;David Crisp;David A. Fisher;Ken E. Herkenhoff

164
Citations
Venus: atmospheric motion and structure from mariner 10 pictures.

Bruce C. Murray;Michael J. S. Belton;G. Edward Danielson;Merton E. Davies

150
Citations
Surface History of Mercury: Implications for Terrestrial Planets

Bruce C. Murray;Robert G. Strom;Newell J. Trask;Donald E. Gault

145
Citations
Mariner 9 observations of the surface of Mars in the north polar region

L. A. Soderblom;M. C. Malin;J. A. Cutts;B. C. Murray

137
Citations
Climatic variations on Mars. 2. Evolution of carbon dioxide atmosphere and polar caps.

William R. Ward;Bruce C. Murray;Michael C. Malin

112
Citations
Mariner 9 Television Reconnaissance of Mars and Its Satellites: Preliminary Results

Harold Masursky;R. M. Batson;J. F. McCauley;L. A. Soderblom

107
Citations
Winter frost at Viking Lander 2 site

Thomas Svitek;Bruce Murray

104
Citations
Polar Wandering on Mars

Bruce C. Murray;Michael C. Malin

99
Citations
The stability of volatiles in the solar system

Kenneth Watson;Bruce C. Murray;Harrison Brown

99
Citations
Mariner 6 and 7 television pictures: preliminary analysis.

R. B. Leighton;N. H. Horowitz;B. C. Murray;R. P. Sharp

96
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Sharp California Institute of Technology

David A. Paige University of California, Los Angeles

Conway B. Leovy University of Washington

Robert G. Strom University of Arizona

Laurence A. Soderblom United States Geological Survey

Harold Masursky United States Geological Survey

Michael H. Carr United States Geological Survey

Ashwin R. Vasavada California Institute of Technology

Shane Byrne University of Arizona

David Crisp California Institute of Technology

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