| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | 91 | 2181 | 1109 | 510 | 29075 |
| Earth Science | 91 | 253 | 138 | 473 | 28710 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Michael C. Kelley between 1970 and 2018, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael C. Kelley published across 49 years, from 1970 to 2018, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2009. 5 of the 519 publications appeared in the last two years.
519 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 16 |
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1981 | 9 |
| 1982 | 10 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1990 | 15 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 12 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1997 | 16 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 26 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 27 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| Total | 519 |
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 C. Kelley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 473 publications — 97th percentile
97% 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 | |
| 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 | 473 |
| 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 C. Kelley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 91 D-Index — 97th percentile
97% 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 | |
| 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 | 91 |
| 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 C. Kelley was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Over the course of their career, they contributed to the scientific community primarily within the context of their institutional association.
In recognition of scholarly contributions, Michael C. Kelley was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1979.
There is no publicly listed information on recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues tied to their work. Similarly, specific main fields of study, subfields, and main topics of research have not been documented in available sources.
The limited available data does not provide details on book publications or specific areas of research focus. The absence of such information suggests that any detailed assessment of their scientific output or thematic interests remains unrecorded in the accessible dataset.
Michael C. Kelley is deceased. The information reflected here maintains a factual and objective presentation derived solely from verifiable public data.
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