2026 Maribeth Stolzenburg: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	38	8714	8359	3112	2892	126	4621

Overview

Maribeth Stolzenburg is affiliated with the University of Mississippi in the United States. Their research lies primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. The work spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The main focus of Maribeth Stolzenburg's research covers topics such as Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, High Voltage Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Electrical Fault Detection and Protection, Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, and Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission.

Frequent publication venues where Maribeth Stolzenburg has contributed include Atmospheric Research, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Maribeth Stolzenburg often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Thomas Märshall, Sampath Bandara, Sumedhe Karunarathne, Nilmini Karunarathne, and Raymond Siedlecki.

Their recent publications include:

Electric field change and VHF waveforms of Positive Narrow Bipolar Events in Mississippi thunderstorms (2020), Atmospheric Research
On the Transition From Initial Leader to Stepped Leader in Negative Cloud-to-Ground Lightning (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Studying Sequences of Initial Breakdown Pulses in Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flashes (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Ultra-high speed video observations of intracloud lightning flash initiation (2021), Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
Groups of narrow bipolar events within thunderstorms (2021), Atmospheric Research

Best Publications

Electrical structure in thunderstorm convective regions 3. Synthesis

Maribeth Stolzenburg;W. David Rust;Thomas C. Marshall

285
Citations
Electrical structure in thunderstorm convective regions: 1. Mesoscale convective systems

Maribeth Stolzenburg;W. David Rust;Bradley F. Smull;Thomas C. Marshall

251
Citations
Effects of charge and electrostatic potential on lightning propagation

L. M. Coleman;T. C. Marshall;M. Stolzenburg;T. Hamlin

250
Citations
Initial results from simultaneous observation of X‐rays and electric fields in a thunderstorm

Kenneth B. Eack;William H. Beasley;W. David Rust;Thomas C. Marshall

215
Citations
Horizontal Distribution of Electrical and Meteorological Conditions across the Stratiform Region of a Mesoscale Convective System

Maribeth Stolzenburg;Thomas C. Marshall;W. David Rust;Bradley F. Smull

208
Citations
Observed electric fields associated with lightning initiation

T. C. Marshall;M. Stolzenburg;C. R. Maggio;L. M. Coleman

190
Citations
Electrical structure in thunderstorm convective regions 2. Isolated storms

Maribeth Stolzenburg;W. David Rust;Thomas C. Marshall

163
Citations
Electric field values observed near lightning flash initiations

Maribeth Stolzenburg;Thomas C. Marshall;W. David Rust;Eric Bruning

135
Citations
Electrical structure and updraft speeds in thunderstorms over the southern Great Plains

Thomas C. Marshall;W. David Rust;Maribeth Stolzenburg

128
Citations
Charge Structure and Dynamics in Thunderstorms

Maribeth Stolzenburg;Thomas C. Marshall

127
Citations
X‐ray pulses observed above a mesoscale convective system

Kenneth B. Eack;William H. Beasley;W. David Rust;Thomas C. Marshall

121
Citations
Observations of High Ground Flash Densities of Positive Lightning in Summertime Thunderstorms

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112
Citations
Luminosity of initial breakdown in lightning

M. Stolzenburg;T. C. Marshall;S. Karunarathne;N. Karunarathna

106
Citations
Locating initial breakdown pulses using electric field change network

Sumedhe Karunarathne;Thomas C. Marshall;Maribeth Stolzenburg;Nadeeka Karunarathna

103
Citations
Electric field measurements above mesoscale convective systems

Thomas C. Marshall;Maribeth Stolzenburg;W. David Rust

90
Citations
A study of enhanced fair‐weather electric fields occurring soon after sunrise

Thomas C. Marshall;W. David Rust;Maribeth Stolzenburg;William P. Roeder

85
Citations
Estimations of charge transferred and energy released by lightning flashes

Christopher R. Maggio;Christopher R. Maggio;Thomas C. Marshall;Maribeth Stolzenburg

85
Citations
Rocket and balloon observations of electric field in two thunderstorms

Thomas C. Marshall;William Rison;W. David Rust;Maribeth Stolzenburg

84
Citations
Initial breakdown pulses in intracloud lightning flashes and their relation to terrestrial gamma ray flashes

Thomas Marshall;Maribeth Stolzenburg;Sumedhe Karunarathne;Steve Cummer

84
Citations
Horizontal lightning propagation, preliminary breakdown, and electric potential in New Mexico thunderstorms

L. M. Coleman;M. Stolzenburg;T. C. Marshall;M. Stanley

80
Citations
Voltages inside and just above thunderstorms

Thomas C. Marshall;Maribeth Stolzenburg

77
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Marshall University of Mississippi

Richard E. Orville Texas A&M University

Paul R. Krehbiel New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

W. David Rust National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

William Rison New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Ronald J. Thomas New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Donald R. MacGorman University of Oklahoma

Bradley F. Smull University of Washington

Michael S. Briggs University of Alabama in Huntsville

Valerie Connaughton National Aeronautics and Space Administration

External Links

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