2026 Michael C. Cushing: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	74	3453	3280	1635	1520	263	21261

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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

1344
Citations
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

1336
Citations
A Method of Correcting Near‐Infrared Spectra for Telluric Absorption*

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

1167
Citations
THE INFRARED TELESCOPE FACILITY (IRTF) SPECTRAL LIBRARY: COOL STARS

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

717
Citations
An Infrared Spectroscopic Sequence of M, L, and T Dwarfs*

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

647
Citations
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

609
Citations
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

558
Citations
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

476
Citations
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

447
Citations
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

423
Citations
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

418
Citations
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

413
Citations
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

357
Citations
ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS OF FIELD L AND T DWARFS

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

352
Citations
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

350
Citations
Characterizing Young Brown Dwarfs using Low Resolution Near-IR Spectra

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

336
Citations
Masses, Radii, and Cloud Properties of the HR 8799 Planets

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

313
Citations
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

279
Citations
The First Hyper-Luminous Infrared Galaxy Discovered by WISE

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

253
Citations
Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph Observations of M, L, and T Dwarfs

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

245
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