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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	96	1889	1794	978	913	414	27270

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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

876
Citations
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

762
Citations
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

608
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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

581
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THE HAWAII INFRARED PARALLAX PROGRAM. I. ULTRACOOL BINARIES AND THE L/T TRANSITION* , **

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

564
Citations
A reappraisal of the habitability of planets around M dwarf stars.

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

441
Citations
A Re-appraisal of the Habitability of Planets Around M Dwarf Stars

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

429
Citations
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

411
Citations
A Near-infrared Spectroscopic Study of Young Field Ultracool Dwarfs

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

342
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
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

320
Citations
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

312
Citations
Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852-where's the flux?

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

290
Citations
Discovery of a large dust disk around the nearby star AU Microscopii.

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

273
Citations
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

255
Citations
Substructure in the Circumstellar Disk Around the Young Star AU Microscopii

Michael C. Liu

252
Citations
Searching for Young M Dwarfs with GALEX

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

248
Citations
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

244
Citations
Characterizing Young Brown Dwarfs Using Low-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectra

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

243
Citations
STELLAR COMPANIONS TO STARS WITH PLANETS

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

185
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