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D-Index
40
Citations
8057
World Ranking
7961
National Ranking
2837

Michael Garstang publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Garstang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 146 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Michael Garstang D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Garstang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Garstang is a researcher affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on topics related to atmospheric and ecological processes.

The scientist's recent publications cover various aspects of atmospheric science and animal behavior. Notable papers include:

  • "Doppler Aerosol WiNd (DAWN) Lidar during CPEX 2017: Instrument Performance and Data Utility," 2020, published in Remote Sensing
  • "An Instrumented Golden Eagle's (Aquila chrysaetos) Long-Distance Flight Behavior," 2022, published in Animals
  • "Animal communication in context," 2020, published in Physics Today
  • "Earth's radiative balance," 2024, published in Physics Today

The main fields of study for Garstang include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of particular interest are:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Earth-Surface Processes

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Marine animal studies overview

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Garstang include:

  • Steven Greco
  • G. D. Emmitt
  • Michael J. Kavaya
  • Tricia A. Miller
  • Michael Lanzone

The main venues where they have published are:

  • Physics Today
  • Remote Sensing
  • Animals

Best Publications

  • Saharan dust in the Amazon Basin

    R. Swap;M. Garstang;S. Greco;R. Talbot

  • Biomass‐burning emissions and associated haze layers over Amazonia

    M. O. Andreae;E. V. Browell;M. Garstang;G. L. Gregory

  • Aerosol chemistry during the wet season in central Amazonia - The influence of long-range transport

    R. W. Talbot;M. O. Andreae;H. Berresheim;P. Artaxo

  • Cloud and rain processes in a biosphere-atmosphere interaction context in the Amazon Region

    M. A. F. Silva Dias;S. Rutledge;P. Kabat;P. L. Silva Dias

  • Horizontal and vertical transport of air over southern Africa

    M Garstang;P D Tyson;R Swap;M Edwards

  • Temporal and spatial characteristics of Saharan dust outbreaks

    Robert Swap;Stanley Ulanski;Matthew Cobbett;Michael Garstang

  • The long‐range transport of southern African aerosols to the tropical South Atlantic

    R Swap;M Garstang;S A Macko;P D Tyson

  • The Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment (ABLE 2A) - Dry season 1985

    R. C. Harriss;S. C. Wofsy;M. Garstang;E. V. Browell

  • Causes of bulk carbon and nitrogen isotopic fractionations in the products of vegetation burns: laboratory studies

    Vaughan C. Turekian;Stephen Macko;Donna Ballentine;Robert J. Swap

  • Rainfall and surface kinematic conditions over central amazonia during able-2b

    Steven Greco;Robert Swap;Michael Garstang;Stanley Ulanski

  • Amazon Coastal Squall Lines. Part I: Structure and Kinematics

    Michael Garstang;Harold L. Massie;Jeffrey Halverson;Steven Greco

  • The influence of surface atmospheric conditions on the range and area reached by animal vocalizations.

    David Larom;Michael Garstang;Katharine Payne;Richard Raspet

  • AN AIR TRANSPORT CLIMATOLOGY FOR SUBTROPICAL SOUTHERN AFRICA

    P. D. Tyson;M. Garstang;R. Swap;P. Kâllberg

  • International geosphere-biosphere programme/international global atmospheric chemistry SAFARI-92 field experiment: Background and overview

    J. A. Lindesay;M. O. Andreae;J. G. Goldammer;G. Harris

  • Cloud draft structure and trace gas transport

    John R. Scala;Michael Garstang;Wei-kuo Tao;Kenneth E. Pickering

  • The Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment - Wet season 1987

    R. C. Harriss;M. Garstang;S. C. Wofsy;S. M. Beck

  • Long-distance, low-frequency elephant communication

    Michael Garstang

  • Structure and growth of the mixing layer over the Amazonian rain forest

    Charles L. Martin;David Fitzjarrald;Michael Garstang;Amauri P. Oliveira

  • Air chemistry over the tropical forest of Guyana

    G. L. Gregory;R. C. Harriss;R. W. Talbot;R. A. Rasmussen

  • Large-Scale Recirculation of Air over Southern Africa

    P. D. Tyson;M. Garstang;R. Swap

  • Trace gas exchanges and convective transports over the Amazonian rain forest

    Michael Garstang;John Scala;Steve Greco;Robert Harriss

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose D. Fuentes
Jose D. Fuentes Pennsylvania State University
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
David R. Fitzjarrald
David R. Fitzjarrald University at Albany, State University of New York
Robert W. Talbot
Robert W. Talbot University of Houston
Edward V. Browell
Edward V. Browell Langley Research Center
Stephen A. Macko
Stephen A. Macko University of Virginia
Edward J. Zipser
Edward J. Zipser University of Utah
Alan K. Betts
Alan K. Betts Colorado State University
Paulo Artaxo
Paulo Artaxo Universidade de São Paulo
Robert C. Harriss
Robert C. Harriss University of New Hampshire

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