2026 Michael E. Brown: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	82	2841	2699	248	239	424	26144

Michael E. Brown 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 E. Brown sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 424 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael E. Brown 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 E. Brown sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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

2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development and application of nuclear spin relaxation in biophysics and applications to investigating the molecular dynamics of proteins and lipids in membranes for introduction of concepts of membrane elastic deformation on the mesoscale to explain functional lipidprotein interactions in celluar membranes

Overview

Michael E. Brown is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. This specialization is reflected across 152 publications in this subfield, out of a total output of 164 works in the broader field.

The scientist's work covers several detailed areas, including:

Astro and Planetary Science
Planetary Science and Exploration
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Most of their frequent publications appear in venues such as:

The Planetary Science Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astronomical Journal
Science Advances
Space Science Reviews

Recent publications by Michael E. Brown include:

"Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids: Science Goals" (2021) in The Planetary Science Journal
"The distribution of CO ₂ on Europa indicates an internal source of carbon" (2023) in Science
"A New UV Spectral Feature on Europa: Confirmation of NaCl in Leading-hemisphere Chaos Terrain" (2022) in The Planetary Science Journal
"Composition and thermal properties of Ganymede's surface from JWST/NIRSpec and MIRI observations" (2023) in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"JWST Near-infrared Spectroscopy of the Lucy Jupiter Trojan Flyby Targets: Evidence for OH Absorption, Aliphatic Organics, and CO₂" (2024) in The Planetary Science Journal

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

Samantha K. Trumbo
Ian Wong
Matthew Belyakov
Keith Noll
S. Marchi

Michael E. Brown has been recognized with several awards, such as:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2013)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2011) with a citation for developing and applying nuclear spin relaxation in biophysics, particularly investigating molecular dynamics of proteins and lipids in membranes and introducing concepts related to membrane elastic deformation explaining lipid-protein interactions in cellular membranes

Best Publications

LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

4078
Citations
LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

1464
Citations
LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

1210
Citations
Binarity in Brown Dwarfs: T Dwarf Binaries Discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope WPFC2

Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;Michael E. Brown

617
Citations
EVIDENCE FOR A DISTANT GIANT PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Konstantin Batygin;Michael E. Brown

507
Citations
The spectra of t dwarfs I: near-infrared data and spectral classification

Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael E. Brown;I. Neill Reid

506
Citations
The Size Distribution of Trans-Neptunian Bodies*

G. M. Bernstein;D. E. Trilling;R. L. Allen;M. E. Brown

502
Citations
Binarity in Brown Dwarfs: T Dwarf Binaries Discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2

Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;Michael E. Brown

471
Citations
The Inclination Distribution of the Kuiper Belt

Michael E. Brown

345
Citations
Discovery of a Brown Dwarf Companion to Gliese 570ABC: A 2MASS T Dwarf Significantly Cooler than Gliese 229B

A.J.Burgasser;J.D. Kirkpatrick;R.M. Cutri;H. McCallon

317
Citations
Introduction to Space Physics

M. G. Kivelson;C. T. Russell;Michael E. Brown

311
Citations
Discovery of Four Field Methane (T-type) Dwarfs with the Two Micron All-Sky Survey

Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael E. Brown;I. Neill Reid

297
Citations
Discovery of a Brown Dwarf Companion to Gliese 570ABC: A 2MASS T Dwarf Significantly Cooler than Gliese 229B

Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Roc M. Cutri;Howard McCallon

285
Citations
Discovery of a Candidate Inner Oort Cloud Planetoid

Michael E. Brown;Chadwick Trujillo;David Rabinowitz

275
Citations
Volatile Loss and Retention on Kuiper Belt Objects

E. L. Schaller;M. E. Brown

260
Citations
A collisional family of icy objects in the Kuiper belt

Michael E. Brown;Kristina M. Barkume;Darin Ragozzine;Emily L. Schaller

259
Citations
A correlation between inclination and color in the classical kuiper belt

Chadwick A. Trujillo;Michael E. Brown

238
Citations
Evidence for crystalline water and ammonia ices on Pluto's satellite charon.

Michael E. Brown;Wendy M. Calvin

233
Citations
Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS Observations of T Dwarfs: Brown Dwarf Multiplicity and New Probes of the L/T Transition

Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Kelle L. Cruz;I. Neill Reid

229
Citations
Physical Properties of Kuiper Belt and Centaur Objects: Constraints from the Spitzer Space Telescope

John Stansberry;Will Grundy;Mike Brown;Dale Cruikshank

224
Citations