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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 5010 4625 249 235 186 6576

Iain M. Reid publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Iain M. Reid between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Iain M. Reid published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2004. 12 of the 265 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2004. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 8 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

265 publications in total across all disciplines

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Iain M. Reid: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 4
1985 3
1986 3
1987 4
1988 3
1989 10
1990 3
1991 0
1992 0
1993 3
1994 2
1995 11
1996 6
1997 6
1998 4
1999 6
2000 2
2001 3
2002 7
2003 8
2004 17
2005 8
2006 7
2007 6
2008 6
2009 5
2010 6
2011 1
2012 8
2013 6
2014 9
2015 5
2016 4
2017 6
2018 11
2019 7
2020 3
2021 7
2022 14
2023 12
2024 15
2025 11
2026 1
Total 265
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Iain M. Reid 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 Iain M. Reid 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, 178–187 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: 186 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
178–187 414 186
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
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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Iain M. Reid 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 Iain M. Reid 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 43
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
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

Iain M. Reid is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of physics and astronomy, particularly within Earth and planetary sciences. The main fields of study encompass a range of topics including atmospheric science, aerospace engineering, oceanography, and global and planetary change.

Their work covers several key areas including ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, astro and planetary science, atmospheric ozone and climate, planetary science and exploration, GNSS positioning and interference, and geophysics and gravity measurements.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Iain M. Reid include:

  • Wen Yi
  • Xianghui Xue
  • Xiankang Dou
  • Na Li
  • Tingdi Chen

Iain M. Reid has published extensively in notable venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Among recent publications, representative papers include:

  • Comparison between the Mesospheric Winds Observed by Two Collocated Meteor Radars at Low Latitudes (2022, Remote Sensing)
  • Climatology of Interhemispheric Mesopause Temperatures Using the High-Latitude and Middle-Latitude Meteor Radars (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres)
  • Design of Meteor and Ionospheric Irregularity Observation System and First Results (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)
  • Australian Lidar Measurements of Aerosol Layers Associated with the 2015 Calbuco Eruption (2020, Atmosphere)
  • First Observations of Antarctic Mesospheric Tidal Wind Responses to Recurrent Geomagnetic Activity (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)

Best Publications

  • An empirical model of the Earth's horizontal wind fields: HWM07

    D. P. Drob;J. T. Emmert;G. Crowley;J. M. Picone

  • HF Doppler Measurements of Mesospheric Gravity Wave Momentum Fluxes

    R. A. Vincent;I. M. Reid

  • Buckland Park all‐sky interferometric meteor radar

    David A. Holdsworth;Iain M. Reid;Manuel A. Cervera;Manuel A. Cervera

  • Analysis and interpretation of airglow and radar observations of quasi-monochromatic gravity waves in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere over Adelaide, Australia (35°S, 138°E)

    R.L. Walterscheid;J.H. Hecht;R.a. Vincent;I.m. Reid

  • The deep propagating gravity wave experiment (deepwave): an airborne and ground-based exploration of gravity wave propagation and effects from their sources throughout the lower and middle atmosphere

    David C. Fritts;Ronald B. Smith;Michael J. Taylor;James D. Doyle

  • An intense traveling airglow front in the upper mesosphere–lower thermosphere with characteristics of a bore observed over Alice Springs, Australia, during a strong 2 day wave episode

    R. L. Walterscheid;J. H. Hecht;L. J. Gelinas;M. P. Hickey

  • Measurements of mesospheric gravity wave momentum fluxes and mean flow accelerations at Adelaide, Australia

    Iain M. Reid;Robert A. Vincent

  • Comparison of simultaneous wind measurements using colocated VHF meteor radar and MF spaced antenna radar systems

    Manuel A. Cervera;Iain M. Reid

  • A simple model of atmospheric radar backscatter: Description and application to the full correlation analysis of spaced antenna data

    David A. Holdsworth;Iain M. Reid

  • VHF radar echoes observed in the summer and winter polar mesosphere over Andøya, Norway

    Peter Czechowsky;Iain M. Reid;Rüdiger Rüster;Gerhard Schmidt

  • Observations of mesospheric wind velocities: 1. Gravity wave horizontal scales and phase velocities determined from spaced wind observations

    C. E. Meek;I. M. Reid;A. H. Manson

  • Observations of mesospheric wind velocities: 2. Cross sections of power spectral density for 48–8 hours, 8–1 hours, and 1 hour to 10 min over 60–110 km for 1981

    C. E. Meek;I. M. Reid;A. H. Manson

  • Global-scale tidal variability during the PSMOS campaign of June–August 1999: interaction with planetary waves

    D Pancheva;E Merzlyakov;N.J Mitchell;Yu Portnyagin

  • VHF radar measurements of the aspect sensitivity of the summer polar mesopause echoes over Andenes (69°N,16°E), Norway

    Peter Czechowsky;Iain M. Reid;Rüdiger Rüster

  • The 6.5‐day wave in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere: Evidence for baroclinic/barotropic instability

    R. S. Lieberman;D. M. Riggin;S. J. Franke;A. H. Manson

  • High-Altitude (0–100 km) Global Atmospheric Reanalysis System: Description and Application to the 2014 Austral Winter of the Deep Propagating Gravity Wave Experiment (DEEPWAVE)

    Stephen D. Eckermann;Jun Ma;Karl W. Hoppel;David D. Kuhl

  • Global-scale tidal structure in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere during the PSMOS campaign of June-August 1999 and comparisons with the global-scale wave model

    D. Pancheva;N.J. Mitchell;M.E. Hagan;A.H. Manson

  • Momentum flux estimates accompanying multiscale gravity waves over Mount Cook, New Zealand, on 13 July 2014 during the DEEPWAVE campaign

    Katrina Bossert;David C. Fritts;Pierre Dominique Pautet;Bifford P. Williams

  • Comparison of atmospheric parameters derived from meteor observations with CIRA

    Manuel A. Cervera;Iain M. Reid

  • Gravity wave motions in the upper middle atmosphere (60―110 km)

    I.M. Reid

  • An intense traveling airglow front in the upper mesosphere--lower thermosphere with characteristics

    Richard L. Walterscheid;James H Hecht;Lynette Jean Gelinas;M. P. Hickey

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Vincent
Robert A. Vincent University of Adelaide
Toshitaka Tsuda
Toshitaka Tsuda Kyoto University
Takuji Nakamura
Takuji Nakamura National Institute of Polar Research
Baiqi Ning
Baiqi Ning Chinese Academy of Sciences
C. E. Meek
C. E. Meek University of Saskatchewan
Guozhu Li
Guozhu Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiankang Dou
Xiankang Dou University of Science and Technology of China
Richard L. Walterscheid
Richard L. Walterscheid The Aerospace Corporation
David C. Fritts
David C. Fritts G & A Technical Software (United States)
Weixing Wan
Weixing Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences

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