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D-Index
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10861
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3860
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1475

Kenneth S. Gage publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth S. Gage sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 173 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Kenneth S. Gage D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth S. Gage sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kenneth S. Gage is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research contributes to the intersection of physics, astronomy, and engineering, focusing on nuclear and high energy physics as well as aerospace engineering.

The main fields of study covered in Kenneth S. Gage's work include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

Subfields of study consist of:

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Aerospace Engineering

The primary topics explored in their research are:

  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering

Kenneth S. Gage has contributed to publications in the journal Nuclear Fusion. Their recent notable paper is titled "Quasilinear critical gradient model for Alfven eigenmode driven energetic particle transport with intermittency", published in 2021.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • R. E. Waltz
  • E.M. Bass
  • C. Collins

This collaboration reflects interdisciplinary approaches spanning multiple aspects of nuclear physics and engineering.

Best Publications

  • The Tropical Ocean‐Global Atmosphere observing system: A decade of progress

    Michael J. McPhaden;Antonio J. Busalacchi;Robert Cheney;Jean-René Donguy

  • A Climatology of Atmospheric Wavenumber Spectra of Wind and Temperature Observed by Commercial Aircraft

    G. D. Nastrom;K. S. Gage

  • Evidence far a k−5/3 Law Inertial Range in Mesoscale Two-Dimensional Turbulence

    K. S. Gage

  • Vertical profiles of refractivity turbulence structure constant: Comparison of observations by the Sunset Radar with a new theoretical model

    T. E. VanZandt;J. L. Green;K. S. Gage;W. L. Clark

  • Kinetic energy spectrum of large-and mesoscale atmospheric processes

    G. D. Nastrom;K. S. Gage;W. H. Jasperson

  • Classification of Precipitating Clouds in the Tropics Using 915-MHz Wind Profilers

    Christopher R. Williams;Warner L. Ecklund;Kenneth S. Gage

  • Developments in UHF lower tropospheric wind profiling at NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory

    D. A. Carter;K. S. Gage;W. L. Ecklund;W. M. Angevine

  • The MST radar technique: Potential for middle atmospheric studies

    B. B. Balsley;K. S. Gage

  • Doppler Radar Probing of the Clear Atmosphere

    K. S. Gage;B. B. Balsley

  • On the scattering and reflection mechanisms contributing to clear air radar echoes from the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesophere

    K. S. Gage;B. B. Balsley

  • The Integrated Sounding System: Description and Preliminary Observations from TOGA COARE

    David Parsons;Walter Dabberdt;Harold Cole;Terrence Hock

  • On the Annual Variation in Height of the Tropical Tropopause

    George C. Reid;Kenneth S. Gage

  • Tropical rainfall associated with convective and stratiform clouds : Intercomparison of disdrometer and profiler measurements

    Ali Tokay;David A. Short;Christopher R. Williams;Warner L. Ecklund

  • Radar Observations of the Free Atmosphere: Structure and Dynamics

    Kenneth S. Gage

  • Evidence for specular reflection from monostatic VHF radar observations of the stratosphere

    Unknown

  • Interannual variations in the height of the tropical tropopause

    George C. Reid;Kenneth S. Gage

  • Use of Doppler radar for the measurement of atmospheric turbulence parameters from the intensity of clear‐air echoes

    K. S. Gage;J. L. Green;T. E. VanZandt

  • The tropical tropopause over the western Pacific: Wave driving, convection, and the annual cycle

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  • Research Applications of a Boundary-Layer Wind Profiler

    R. R. Rogers;W. L. Ecklund;D. A. Carter;K. S. Gage

  • UHF Wind Profilers: A New Tool for Diagnosing Tropical Convective Cloud Systems

    K. S. Gage;C. R. Williams;W. L. Ecklund

  • The Maritime Continent — Thunderstorm Experiment (MCTEX): Overview and Some Results

    T. Keenan;S. Rutledge;R. Carbone;J. Wilson

  • Average Vertical Motions in the Tropical Atmosphere Observed by a Radar Wind Profiler on Pohnpei (7°N Latitude, 157°E Longitude)

    B. B. Balsley;W. L. Ecklund;D. A. Carter;A. C. Riddle

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher R. Williams
Christopher R. Williams University of Colorado Boulder
Warner L. Ecklund
Warner L. Ecklund Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Ali Tokay
Ali Tokay University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Robert Cifelli
Robert Cifelli National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ben B. Balsley
Ben B. Balsley University of Colorado Boulder
Steven A. Rutledge
Steven A. Rutledge Colorado State University
Peter T. May
Peter T. May Monash University
Witold F. Krajewski
Witold F. Krajewski University of Iowa
George N. Kiladis
George N. Kiladis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Shoichiro Fukao
Shoichiro Fukao Kyoto University

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