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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 57 2254 2045 244 222 499 12250

Mark Lester publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark Lester between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark Lester published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 13.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2023. 48 of the 639 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2023. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 8 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 27 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 24 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 24 publications
1980 2025

639 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark Lester: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 2
1982 1
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 1
1990 8
1991 7
1992 8
1993 11
1994 8
1995 6
1996 11
1997 7
1998 18
1999 14
2000 18
2001 27
2002 26
2003 24
2004 22
2005 18
2006 13
2007 9
2008 22
2009 13
2010 20
2011 17
2012 20
2013 19
2014 8
2015 20
2016 22
2017 13
2018 13
2019 20
2020 27
2021 31
2022 23
2023 34
2024 24
2025 24
Total 639
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Mark Lester 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 Lester 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, 498–507 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: 499 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 18 499
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 Lester 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 Lester 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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
56 163
57 120 57
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 Lester is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, focusing on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work extensively covers several key topics:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Mark Lester has published in a range of scientific venues with notable frequency. The principal publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Annales Geophysicae
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The recent publications of Mark Lester reflect a diverse research interest in atmospheric and space physics phenomena. Some of these are:

  • Interhemispheric differences of mesosphere-lower thermosphere winds and tides investigated from three whole-atmosphere models and meteor radar observations, 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Mars' Ionopause: A Matter of Pressures, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Atmospheric tomography using the Nordic Meteor Radar Cluster and Chilean Observation Network De Meteor Radars: network details and 3D-Var retrieval, 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Vertical Structure of the Arctic Spring Transition in the Middle Atmosphere, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Coupling From the Middle Atmosphere to the Exobase: Dynamical Disturbance Effects on Light Chemical Species, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Alexander Kozlovsky
  • Beatriz Sánchez-Cano
  • Johan Kero
  • Gunter Stober
  • Masaki Tsutsumi

Best Publications

  • A decade of the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN): scientific achievements, new techniques and future directions

    G. Chisham;M. Lester;Steve E. Milan;M.P. Freeman

  • Substorm Current Wedge Revisited

    Larry. Kepko;R. L. McPherron;O. Amm;S. Apatenkov

  • Variations in the polar cap area during two substorm cycles

    Steve E. Milan;M. Lester;S. W. H. Cowley;K. Oksavik

  • Review of the accomplishments of mid-latitude Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) HF radars

    Nozomu Nishitani;John Michael Ruohoniemi;Mark Lester;Joseph Benjamin Harold Baker

  • Global energy deposition during the January 1997 magnetic cloud event

    G. Lu;D. N. Baker;R. L. McPherron;Charlie J. Farrugia

  • Initial backscatter occurrence statistics from the CUTLASS HF radars

    S. E. Milan;T. K. Yeoman;M. Lester;E. C. Thomas

  • Convection and auroral response to a southward turning of the IMF : Polar UVI, CUTLASS, and IMAGE signatures of transient magnetic flux transfer at the magnetopause

    S. E. Milan;M. Lester;S. W. H. Cowley;M. Brittnacher

  • Polarization patterns of Pi 2 magnetic pulsations and the substorm current wedge

    Mark Lester;Jeffrey W. Hughes;Howard J. Singer

  • Evolution and characteristics of global Pc5 ULF waves during a high solar wind speed interval

    I. J. Rae;E. F. Donovan;I. R. Mann;F. R. Fenrich

  • Interplanetary coronal mass ejection observed at STEREO-A, Mars, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Saturn, and New Horizons en route to Pluto: Comparison of its Forbush decreases at 1.4, 3.1, and 9.9 AU

    Olivier Witasse;Beatriz Sánchez-Cano;M. L. Mays;P. Kajdič

  • On the importance of interplanetary magnetic field B on polar cap patch formation

    Q-H. Zhang;B-C. Zhang;R-Y. Liu;H-G. Yang

  • Two substorm intensifications compared: Onset, expansion, and global consequences

    Tuija Pulkkinen;D. N. Baker;L. A. Frank;J. B. Sigwarth

  • Meridian-scanning photometer, coherent HF radar, and magnetometer observations of the cusp: a case study

    S. E. Milan;M. Lester;S. W. H. Cowley;J. Moen

  • Dayside convection and auroral morphology during an interval of northward interplanetary magnetic field

    S. E. Milan;M. Lester;S. W. H. Cowley;M. Brittnacher

  • On the importance of interplanetary magnetic field ∣By∣ on polar cap patch formation

    Q.-H. Zhang;B.-C. Zhang;R.-Y. Liu;M. W. Dunlop

  • First simultaneous observations of flux transfer events at the high-latitude magnetopause by the Cluster spacecraft and pulsed radar signatures in the conjugate ionosphere by the CUTLASS and EISCAT radars

    J. A. Wild;Stanley William Herbert Cowley;J. A. Davies;H. Khan

  • Stereo CUTLASS - A new capability for the SuperDARN HF radars

    M. Lester;P. J. Chapman;S. W. H. Cowley;S. J. Crooks

  • Response of the magnetotail to changes in the open flux content of the magnetosphere

    Steve E. Milan;S. W. H. Cowley;M. Lester;D. M. Wright

  • First in‐situ measurements of HF radar echoing targets

    J. Moen;J. Moen;K. Oksavik;K. Oksavik;T. Abe;Mark Lester

  • In situ measurements of plasma irregularity growth in the cusp ionosphere

    K. Oksavik;J. Moen;J. Moen;M. Lester;T. A. Bekkeng

  • LONGITUDINAL STRUCTURE IN PI-2 PULSATIONS AND THE SUBSTORM CURRENT WEDGE

    Mark Lester;W. Jeffrey Hughes;Howard J. Singer

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve E. Milan
Steve E. Milan University of Leicester
Tim K. Yeoman
Tim K. Yeoman University of Leicester
Stanley W. H. Cowley
Stanley W. H. Cowley University of Leicester
Jøran Moen
Jøran Moen University of Oslo
Mike Lockwood
Mike Lockwood University of Reading
Adrian Grocott
Adrian Grocott Lancaster University
Olivier Witasse
Olivier Witasse European Space Research and Technology Centre
Kjellmar Oksavik
Kjellmar Oksavik University of Bergen
Per Even Sandholt
Per Even Sandholt University of Oslo
R. A. Greenwald
R. A. Greenwald Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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