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Michael C. Cushing

Michael C. Cushing

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
74
Citations
21261
World Ranking
3453
National Ranking
1635

Michael C. Cushing publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael C. Cushing sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 263 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Michael C. Cushing D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael C. Cushing sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael C. Cushing is affiliated with the University of Toledo in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Spectroscopy. Additional subfields in their work include Geophysics and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's contributions extend across several topics, notably Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research. Other areas of interest include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Astro and Planetary Science, and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications.

Michael C. Cushing has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • Research Notes of the AAS

Their recent papers highlight active engagement with observational and instrumental astrophysics. Notable publications include:

  • "The CatWISE2020 Catalog," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "SpeX Near-infrared Spectroscopic Extinction Curves in the Milky Way," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The First JWST Spectral Energy Distribution of a Y Dwarf," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "iSHELL: a 1-5 micron R = 80,000 Immersion Grating Spectrograph for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility," 2022, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • "NLTT5306B: an inflated, weakly irradiated brown dwarf," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Collaboration forms a significant part of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • J. Davy Kirkpatrick
  • Adam C. Schneider
  • Jacqueline K. Faherty
  • Adam J. Burgasser
  • Dan Caselden

Best Publications

  • Spextool: A Spectral Extraction Package for SpeX, a 0.8–5.5 Micron Cross‐Dispersed Spectrograph

    Michael C. Cushing;Michael C. Cushing;William D. Vacca;William D. Vacca;John T. Rayner

  • SpeX: A Medium‐Resolution 0.8–5.5 Micron Spectrograph and Imager for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

    J. T. Rayner;D. W. Toomey;P. M. Onaka;A. J. Denault

  • A Method of Correcting Near‐Infrared Spectra for Telluric Absorption*

    William D. Vacca;Michael C. Cushing;John T. Rayner

  • THE INFRARED TELESCOPE FACILITY (IRTF) SPECTRAL LIBRARY: COOL STARS

    John T. Rayner;Michael C. Cushing;William D. Vacca

  • An Infrared Spectroscopic Sequence of M, L, and T Dwarfs*

    Michael C. Cushing;John T. Rayner;William D. Vacca;William D. Vacca

  • The First Hundred Brown Dwarfs Discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael C. Cushing;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

  • The 0.8-14.5 micron Spectra of Mid-L to Mid-T Dwarfs: Diagnostics of Effective Temperature, Grain Sedimentation, Gas Transport, and Surface Gravity

    D. C. Stephens;S. K. Leggett;Michael C. Cushing;Mark S. Marley

  • THE FIRST HUNDRED BROWN DWARFS DISCOVERED BY THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE)

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael C. Cushing;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

  • Discoveries from a Near-infrared Proper Motion Survey using Multi-epoch 2MASS Data

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Dagny L. Looper;Adam J. Burgasser;Steven D. Schurr

  • The Discovery of Y Dwarfs using Data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

    Michael C. Cushing;Michael C. Cushing;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

  • FURTHER DEFINING SPECTRAL TYPE "Y" AND EXPLORING THE LOW-MASS END OF THE FIELD BROWN DWARF MASS FUNCTION

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Christopher R. Gelino;Michael C. Cushing;Gregory N. Mace

  • THE 0.8-14.5 μm SPECTRA OF MID-L TO MID-T DWARFS: DIAGNOSTICS OF EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE, GRAIN SEDIMENTATION, GAS TRANSPORT, AND SURFACE GRAVITY

    D. C. Stephens;S. K. Leggett;Michael C. Cushing;Mark S. Marley

  • Discoveries from a Near-infrared Proper Motion Survey Using Multi-epoch Two Micron All-Sky Survey Data

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Dagney L. Looper;Adam J. Burgasser;Steven D. Schurr

  • ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS OF FIELD L AND T DWARFS

    Michael C. Cushing;Michael C. Cushing;Mark S. Marley;D. Saumon;Brandon C. Kelly

  • SpeX Spectroscopy of Unresolved Very Low-Mass Binaries. I. Identification of Seventeen Candidate Binaries Straddling the L Dwarf/T Dwarf Transition

    Adam J. Burgasser;Kelle L. Cruz;Michael Cushing;Christopher R. Gelino

  • Characterizing Young Brown Dwarfs using Low Resolution Near-IR Spectra

    K. N. Allers;D. T. Jaffe;K. L. Luhman;Michael C. Liu

  • Masses, Radii, and Cloud Properties of the HR 8799 Planets

    Mark S. Marley;Didier Saumon;Michael Cushing;Andrew S. Ackerman

  • SpeX SPECTROSCOPY OF UNRESOLVED VERY LOW MASS BINARIES. I. IDENTIFICATION OF 17 CANDIDATE BINARIES STRADDLING THE L DWARF/T DWARF TRANSITION

    Adam J. Burgasser;Adam J. Burgasser;Adam J. Burgasser;Kelle L. Cruz;Kelle L. Cruz;Michael Cushing;Michael Cushing;Christopher R. Gelino

  • The First Hyper-Luminous Infrared Galaxy Discovered by WISE

    Peter R. M. Eisenhardt;Jingwen Wu;Chao-Wei Tsai;Roberto Assef

  • Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph Observations of M, L, and T Dwarfs

    T. L. Roellig;J. E. Van Cleve;G. C. Sloan;J. C. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Davy Kirkpatrick
J. Davy Kirkpatrick California Institute of Technology
Edward L. Wright
Edward L. Wright University of California, Los Angeles
Adam J. Burgasser
Adam J. Burgasser University of California, San Diego
Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona
Didier Saumon
Didier Saumon Los Alamos National Laboratory
S. K. Leggett
S. K. Leggett University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peter Eisenhardt
Peter Eisenhardt Jet Propulsion Lab
Roc M. Cutri
Roc M. Cutri California Institute of Technology
C. G. Tinney
C. G. Tinney University of New South Wales
Kelle L. Cruz
Kelle L. Cruz Hunter College

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