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Mark Engebretson

Mark Engebretson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 55 2574 2343 1074 953 353 10272

Mark Engebretson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark Engebretson between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark Engebretson published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2018. 16 of the 410 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2018. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 9 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 10 publications
1968 2025

410 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark Engebretson: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 2
1977 2
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 9
1987 4
1988 5
1989 4
1990 5
1991 8
1992 2
1993 4
1994 4
1995 5
1996 3
1997 3
1998 13
1999 9
2000 10
2001 10
2002 12
2003 11
2004 11
2005 11
2006 6
2007 9
2008 11
2009 13
2010 15
2011 7
2012 8
2013 17
2014 12
2015 15
2016 12
2017 20
2018 21
2019 19
2020 17
2021 12
2022 11
2023 10
2024 6
2025 10
Total 410
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Mark Engebretson 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 Mark Engebretson 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, 348–357 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: 353 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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 87 353
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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Mark Engebretson 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 Mark Engebretson 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 55
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

Mark Engebretson is affiliated with Augsburg College in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research mainly focuses on dynamics within the ionosphere and magnetosphere, solar and space plasma interactions, earthquake detection and analysis, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

The scientist's work frequently appears in several key publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Space Weather
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Mark Engebretson has researched and published on various relevant topics such as:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • GNSS positioning and interference

Several papers authored or co-authored by Mark Engebretson include:

  • "SECS Analysis of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Arctic Canada", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Arctic Canada: 3. Occurrence and Amplitude as Functions of Magnetic Latitude, Local Time, and Magnetic Disturbance Indices", 2021, Space Weather
  • "Interhemispheric Comparisons of Large Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Relevant to GICs", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "The Combined Influence of Lower Band Chorus and ULF Waves on Radiation Belt Electron Fluxes at Individual L-Shells", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Determination of vortex current structure in the high-latitude ionosphere with associated GIC bursts from ground magnetic data", 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Throughout their career, Mark Engebretson has collaborated with multiple researchers, frequently co-authoring papers with:

  • J. M. Weygand
  • Mark B. Moldwin
  • Vyacheslav Pilipenko
  • Erik S. Steinmetz
  • Martin Connors

Their interdisciplinary work spans subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Best Publications

  • Wave acceleration of electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Yuri Y. Shprits;Nigel P. Meredith

  • A statistical study of Pc 3–5 pulsations observed by the AMPTE/CCE Magnetic Fields Experiment, 1. Occurrence distributions

    B. J. Anderson;M. J. Engebretson;S. P. Rounds;L. J. Zanetti

  • The dependence of high‐latitude PcS wave power on solar wind velocity and on the phase of high‐speed solar wind streams

    Mark Engebretson;Karl-Heinz Glassmeier;Martin Stellmacher;W. Jeffrey Hughes

  • Application and validation of the spherical elementary currents systems technique for deriving ionospheric equivalent currents with the North American and Greenland ground magnetometer arrays

    James M. Weygand;Olaf Amm;A. Viljanen;V. Angelopoulos

  • Wave-induced loss of ultra-relativistic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

    Yuri Y. Shprits;Alexander Y. Drozdov;Maria Spasojevic;Adam C. Kellerman

  • Cluster observations of EMIC triggered emissions in association with Pc1 waves near Earth's plasmapause

    J.S. Pickett;B Grison;Y Omura;M. J. Engebretson

  • Van Allen probes, NOAA, GOES, and ground observations of an intense EMIC wave event extending over 12 h in magnetic local time

    M. J. Engebretson;J. L. Posch;J. R. Wygant;C. A. Kletzing

  • Harmonically structured ULF pulsations observed by the AMPTE CCE Magnetic Field Experiment

    M. J. Engebretson;L. J. Zanetti;T. A. Potemra;M. H. Acuna

  • Observations of coincident EMIC wave activity and duskside energetic electron precipitation on 18-19 January 2013

    L. W. Blum;A. Halford;R. Millan;J. W. Bonnell

  • Magnetometer array for cusp and cleft studies observations of the spatial extent of broadband ULF magnetic pulsations at cusp/cleft latitudes

    M. J. Engebretson;W. J. Hughes;J. L. Alford;E. Zesta

  • Solar Wind Sources of Magnetospheric Ultra-Low-Frequency Waves

    M. J. Engebretson;K. Takahashi;M. Scholer

  • Ion heating by broadband low-frequency waves in the cusp/cleft

    Mats André;G. B. Crew;W. K. Peterson;A. M. Persoon

  • Theory and observation of electromagnetic ion cyclotron triggered emissions in the magnetosphere

    Yoshiharu Omura;Jolene Pickett;Benjamin Grison;Ondrej Santolik;Ondrej Santolik

  • In search of a new ULF wave index: Comparison of Pc5 power with dynamics of geostationary relativistic electrons

    O. V. Kozyreva;V. A. Pilipenko;M. J. Engebretson;K. Yumoto

  • Observations of two types of Pc 1-2 pulsations in the outer dayside magnetosphere

    M. J. Engebretson;W. K. Peterson;J. L. Posch;M. R. Klatt

  • Pc1-Pc2 waves and energetic particle precipitation during and after magnetic storms: Superposed epoch analysis and case studies

    M.J. Engebretson;M.R. Lessard;J. Bortnik;J.C. Green

  • Characterizing the long-period ULF response to magnetic storms

    J. L. Posch;M. J. Engebretson;V. A. Pilipenko;W. J. Hughes

  • Quantitative Evaluation of Radial Diffusion and Local Acceleration Processes During GEM Challenge Events

    Q. Ma;Q. Ma;W. Li;J. Bortnik;R. M. Thorne

  • Investigation of EMIC wave scattering as the cause for the BARREL 17 January 2013 relativistic electron precipitation event: A quantitative comparison of simulation with observations

    Zan Li;Robyn M. Millan;Mary K. Hudson;Leslie A. Woodger

  • A comparison of ULF fluctuations in the solar wind, magnetosheath, and dayside magnetosphere: 1. Magnetosheath morphology

    M. J. Engebretson;N. Lin;W. Baumjohann;H. Luehr

  • An overview of the early November 1993 geomagnetic storm

    D. J. Knipp;B. A. Emery;M. Engebretson;X. Li

  • The role of the ionosphere in coupling upstream ULF wave power into the dayside magnetosphere

    M. J. Engebretson;L. J. Cahill;R. L. Arnoldy;B. J. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

R. L. Arnoldy
R. L. Arnoldy University of New Hampshire
W. J. Hughes
W. J. Hughes Boston University
Craig Kletzing
Craig Kletzing University of Iowa
Brian J. Anderson
Brian J. Anderson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mark B. Moldwin
Mark B. Moldwin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ian R. Mann
Ian R. Mann University of Alberta
Louis J. Lanzerotti
Louis J. Lanzerotti New Jersey Institute of Technology
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
Harlan E. Spence
Harlan E. Spence University of New Hampshire

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