| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 36 | 7086 | 6559 | 725 | 670 | 101 | 6897 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Michael A. Summerfield between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael A. Summerfield published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2014. 1 of the 122 publications appeared in the last two years.
122 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 122 |
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 Michael A. Summerfield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 101 publications — 12th percentile
12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 101 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Michael A. Summerfield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile
23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | 36 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Michael A. Summerfield is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with focused contributions to subfields including Geophysics and Atmospheric Science.
Summerfield's work centers on several specific topics within their fields of study:
Their publication record features papers concentrated around these topics and subfields. A notable recent paper is titled Plate tectonics and macrogeomorphology, published in 2021 in the Geological Society London Memoirs.
Among publication venues, the Geological Society London Memoirs is a frequent outlet for their work.
Michael A. Summerfield does not have frequent listed co-authors documented.
In recognition of contributions to their scientific domain, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2001.
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