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D-Index
96
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1889
National Ranking
978

Michael C. Liu 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. Liu sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 414 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael C. Liu 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. Liu sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael C. Liu is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's work covers main topics including stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; astronomy and astrophysical research; astrophyics and star formation studies; astro and planetary science; adaptive optics and wavefront sensing; spectroscopy and laser applications; and gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Michael C. Liu has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication locations include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their recent papers demonstrate ongoing research activity, with titles such as:

  • "The JWST Early-release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems II: A 1 to 20 μm Spectrum of the Planetary-mass Companion VHS 1256-1257 b" (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • "The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems I: High-contrast Imaging of the Exoplanet HIP 65426 b from 2 to 16 μm" (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • "The Hawaii Infrared Parallax Program. IV. A Comprehensive Parallax Survey of L0-T8 Dwarfs with UKIRT" (2020, The Astronomical Journal)
  • "Improved Dynamical Masses for Six Brown Dwarf Companions Using Hipparcos and Gaia EDR3" (2021, The Astronomical Journal)
  • "Paving the Way for Advanced Distribution Management Systems Applications: Making the Most of Models and Data" (2020, IEEE Power and Energy Magazine)

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Michael C. Liu include:

  • Trent J. Dupuy
  • Zhoujian Zhang
  • William M. J. Best
  • Dimitri Mawet
  • Beth Biller

In addition to journal articles, Michael C. Liu has contributed to book publications with titles such as "Forever Struggle: Activism, Identity, and Survival in Boston's Chinatown, 1880-2018" (published by Johns Hopkins University, 2020) and "A Case Study Investigating Elevated Hydrogen Sulfide Within a Wastewater Treatment Plant" (published by Water Environment Federation, 2020).

Among recognitions, Michael C. Liu was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2005.

Best Publications

  • The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the HST-ACS 2 sq. deg. COSMOS Field: survey strategy and first analysis

    D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

  • S-COSMOS: The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope ACS 2 deg^2 COSMOS Field I: Survey Strategy and First Analysis

    D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

  • 23 High Redshift Supernovae from the IfA Deep Survey: Doubling the SN Sample at z>0.7

    Brian J. Barris;John Tonry;Stephane Blondin;Peter Challis

  • Twenty-Three High-Redshift Supernovae from the Institute for Astronomy Deep Survey: Doubling the Supernova Sample at z > 0.7 * **

    Brian J. Barris;John L. Tonry;Stéphane Blondin;Peter Challis

  • THE HAWAII INFRARED PARALLAX PROGRAM. I. ULTRACOOL BINARIES AND THE L/T TRANSITION* , **

    Trent J. Dupuy;Trent J. Dupuy;Michael C. Liu

  • A reappraisal of the habitability of planets around M dwarf stars.

    Jill C. Tarter;Peter R. Backus;Rocco L. Mancinelli;Jonathan M. Aurnou

  • A Re-appraisal of the Habitability of Planets Around M Dwarf Stars

    Jill C. Tarter;Peter R. Backus;Rocco L. Mancinelli;Jonathan M. Aurnou

  • The Extremely Red, Young L Dwarf PSO J318-22: A Free-Floating Planetary-Mass Analog to Directly Imaged Young Gas-Giant Planets

    Michael C. Liu;Eugene A. Magnier;Niall R. Deacon;Katelyn N. Allers

  • A Near-infrared Spectroscopic Study of Young Field Ultracool Dwarfs

    Katelyn N. Allers;Katelyn N. Allers;Michael C. Liu

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

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

  • Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations

    Joseph B. Jensen;John L. Tonry;Brian J. Barris;Rodger I. Thompson

  • The Extremely Red, Young L Dwarf PSO J318.5338-22.8603: A Free-floating Planetary-mass Analog to Directly Imaged Young Gas-giant Planets

    Michael C. Liu;Eugene A. Magnier;Niall R. Deacon;Katelyn N. Allers

  • Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852-where's the flux?

    T. S. Boyajian;D. M. LaCourse;S. A. Rappaport;D. Fabrycky

  • Discovery of a large dust disk around the nearby star AU Microscopii.

    Paul Kalas;Michael C. Liu;Brenda C. Matthews

  • Image Improvement from a Sodium-Layer Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics System

    C. E. Max;S. S. Olivier;S. S. Olivier;S. S. Olivier;H. W. Friedman;H. W. Friedman;H. W. Friedman;J. An;J. An;J. An

  • Substructure in the Circumstellar Disk Around the Young Star AU Microscopii

    Michael C. Liu

  • Searching for Young M Dwarfs with GALEX

    Evgenya L. Shkolnik;Michael C. Liu;Iain Neill Reid;Trent Dupuy

  • RETIRED A STARS AND THEIR COMPANIONS. III. COMPARING THE MASS-PERIOD DISTRIBUTIONS OF PLANETS AROUND A-TYPE STARS AND SUN-LIKE STARS

    Brendan P. Bowler;John Asher Johnson;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Gregory W. Henry

  • Characterizing Young Brown Dwarfs Using Low-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectra

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

  • STELLAR COMPANIONS TO STARS WITH PLANETS

    J. Patience;J. Patience;R. J. White;A. M. Ghez;C. McCabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Laird M. Close
Laird M. Close University of Arizona
James R. Graham
James R. Graham University of California, Berkeley
S. K. Leggett
S. K. Leggett University of Hawaii at Manoa
K. C. Chambers
K. C. Chambers University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alan P. Boss
Alan P. Boss Carnegie Institution for Science
Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona
Richard J. Wainscoat
Richard J. Wainscoat University of Hawaii at Manoa
I. Neill Reid
I. Neill Reid Space Telescope Science Institute
Michael J. Ireland
Michael J. Ireland Australian National University
Bruce Macintosh
Bruce Macintosh Stanford University

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