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Michael G. Burton 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 G. Burton sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 646 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael G. Burton 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 G. Burton sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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

  • 1995 - Congressional Science Fellow, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Michael G. Burton is affiliated with the Armagh Observatory in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields of study primarily within Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Atmospheric Science, and Spectroscopy.

The topics addressed in their work include:

  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Michael G. Burton has authored numerous papers, including recent publications such as:

  • Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to a dark matter signal from the Galactic centre (2021), Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array for probing cosmology and fundamental physics with gamma-ray propagation (2021), Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • The coordinated radio and infrared survey for high-mass star formation - V. The CORNISH-South survey and catalogue (2023), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Effect of Feedback of Massive Stars in the Fragmentation, Distribution, and Kinematics of the Gas in Two Star-forming Regions in the Carina Nebula (2020), The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Mopra Southern Galactic Plane CO Survey - data release 4- complete survey (2023), Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael G. Burton include:

  • Csaba Balázs
  • I. Agudo
  • Rafael Alves Batista
  • A. M. Brown
  • S. Chaty

They have published frequently in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)

In 1995, Michael G. Burton was recognized as a Congressional Science Fellow by the American Society of Agronomy.

Best Publications

  • Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

    S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

  • Clouds, filaments, and protostars: The Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

    S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

  • Studies of ultracompact H ii regions — II. High-resolution radio continuum and methanol maser survey

    A. J. Walsh;M. G. Burton;A. R. Hyland;G. Robinson

  • Hi-GAL: The Herschel Infrared Galactic Plane Survey

    S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

  • Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

    B.S. Acharya;I. Agudo;I. Al Samarai

  • A 100-parsec elliptical and twisted ring of cold and dense molecular clouds revealed by Herschel around the Galactic Center

    S. Molinari;J. Bally;A. Noriega-Crespo;M. Compiègne

  • Line emission from clumpy photodissociation regions

    Michael G. Burton;D. J. Hollenbach;A. G. G. M. Tielens

  • A 100 pc ELLIPTICAL AND TWISTED RING OF COLD AND DENSE MOLECULAR CLOUDS REVEALED BY HERSCHEL AROUND THE GALACTIC CENTER

    S. Molinari;J. Bally;A. Noriega-Crespo;M. Compiegne

  • Studies of ultracompact H II regions — I. Methanol maser survey of IRAS-selected sources

    A. J. Walsh;A. R. Hyland;G. Robinson;M. G. Burton

  • Explosive ejection of matter associated with star formation in the Orion nebula

    David A. Allen;Michael G. Burton

  • Star Formation in the Central 400 pc of the Milky Way: Evidence for a Population of Massive YSOs

    F. Yusef-Zadeh;J. W. Hewitt;R. G. Arendt;B. Whitney

  • ATLASGAL - properties of a complete sample of Galactic clumps

    J. S. Urquhart;J. S. Urquhart;C. König;A. Giannetti;A. Giannetti;S. Leurini;S. Leurini

  • The Discovery of Hot Stars near the Galactic Center Thermal Radio Filaments

    Angela S. Cotera;Edwin F. Erickson;Sean W. J. Colgan;Janet P. Simpson

  • The H_2O southern Galactic Plane Survey (HOPS): I. Techniques and H_2O maser data

    A. J. Walsh;S. L. Breen;T. Britton;K. J. Brooks

  • The 6-GHz methanol multibeam maser catalogue – I. Galactic Centre region, longitudes 345° to 6°

    J. L. Caswell;G. A. Fuller;J. A. Green;A. Avison

  • STAR FORMATION IN THE CENTRAL 400 PC OF THE MILKY WAY: EVIDENCE FOR A POPULATION OF MASSIVE YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS

    F. Yusef-Zadeh;J. W. Hewitt;R. G. Arendt;B. Whitney

  • Molecular gas kinematics within the central 250 pc of the Milky Way

    J. D. Henshaw;S. N. Longmore;J. M. D. Kruijssen;B. Davies

  • The H2O Southern Galactic Plane Survey (HOPS) – I. Techniques and H2O maser data

    Andrew Walsh;Shari Breen;Tui Britton;Kate Brooks

  • Explosive Outflows Powered by the Decay of Non-hierarchical Multiple Systems of Massive Stars: Orion BN/KL

    John Bally;Nathaniel J. Cunningham;Nickolas Moeckel;Michael G. Burton

  • Deep Impact: Observations from a worldwide Earth-based campaign

    K.-J. Meech;N. Ageorges;Michael F. A'Hearn;C. Arpigny

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavin Rowell
Gavin Rowell University of Adelaide
Yasuo Fukui
Yasuo Fukui Nagoya University
Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson University of Leeds
James Urquhart
James Urquhart University of Kent
Akiko Kawamura
Akiko Kawamura National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Derek Ward-Thompson
Derek Ward-Thompson University of Central Lancashire
Felix Aharonian
Felix Aharonian Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
Gary A. Fuller
Gary A. Fuller University of Manchester
Sergio Molinari
Sergio Molinari National Institute for Astrophysics
Peter Schilke
Peter Schilke University of Cologne

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