2026 Michael J. Ireland: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	85	2628	2501	66	65	462	21560

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

2628

2501

462

21560

Michael J. Ireland 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 J. Ireland sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 462 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Ireland 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 J. Ireland sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael J. Ireland is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia, specializing in Physics and Astronomy with a research focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work encompasses a diverse range of subfields including Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of research include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astro and Planetary Science, Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation.

Frequent publication venues for Michael J. Ireland's research are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
UNC Libraries
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems

Notable recent papers include:

Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE), 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Standing on the shoulders of giants: New mass and distance estimates for Betelgeuse through combined evolutionary, asteroseismic, and hydrodynamic simulations with MESA, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
2023 Astrophotonics Roadmap: pathways to realizing multi-functional integrated astrophotonic instruments, 2023, Journal of Physics Photonics
Fundamental stellar parameters of benchmark stars from CHARA interferometry, 2022, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Orbital architectures of planet-hosting binaries - II. Low mutual inclinations between planetary and stellar orbits, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Michael J. Ireland collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

Adam D. Rains
Alan W. McConnachie
John Pazder
Andrew W. Mann
Daniel Huber

Best Publications

The GALAH survey: scientific motivation

G.M. De Silva;G.M. De Silva;K.C. Freeman;J. Bland-Hawthorn;S. Martell

764
Citations
LkCa 15: A YOUNG EXOPLANET CAUGHT AT FORMATION?

Adam L. Kraus;Michael J. Ireland

472
Citations
Imaging the Surface of Altair

John D. Monnier;M. Zhao;E. Pedretti;N. Thureau

414
Citations
Spectro-astrometric imaging of molecular gas within protoplanetary disk gaps

Klaus M. Pontoppidan;Geoffrey A. Blake;Ewine F. van Dishoeck;Alain Smette

378
Citations
The GALAH Survey: Second Data Release

Sven Buder;Sven Buder;Martin Asplund;Ly Duong;Janez Kos

367
Citations
MAPPING THE SHORES OF THE BROWN DWARF DESERT. II. MULTIPLE STAR FORMATION IN TAURUS-AURIGA

Adam Levi Kraus;Michael J. Ireland;Frantz Martinache;Lynne A. Hillenbrand

352
Citations
Fundamental Properties of Stars using Asteroseismology from Kepler & CoRoT and Interferometry from the CHARA Array

D. Huber;M. J. Ireland;T. R. Bedding;I. M. Brandão

333
Citations
How to Constrain Your M Dwarf. II. The Mass-Luminosity-Metallicity Relation from 0.075 to 0.70 Solar Masses

Andrew W. Mann;Trent Dupuy;Adam L. Kraus;Eric Gaidos

323
Citations
The Role of Multiplicity in Disk Evolution and Planet Formation

Adam L. Kraus;Michael J. Ireland;Lynne A. Hillenbrand;Frantz Martinache

305
Citations
Spectroastrometric Imaging of Molecular Gas within Protoplanetary Disk Gaps

Klaus M. Pontoppidan;Geoffrey A. Blake;Ewine F. van Dishoeck;Alain Smette

296
Citations
The Impact of Stellar Multiplicity on Planetary Systems. I. The Ruinous Influence of Close Binary Companions

Adam L. Kraus;Michael J. Ireland;Daniel Huber;Daniel Huber;Daniel Huber;Andrew W. Mann

294
Citations
Solar-like Oscillations in Low-luminosity Red Giants: First Results from Kepler

Timothy R. Bedding;Daniel Huber;Dennis Stello;Yvonne P. Elsworth

267
Citations
Fundamental properties of stars using asteroseismology from Kepler and CoRoT and interferometry from the CHARA Array

D. Huber;D. Huber;M. J. Ireland;M. J. Ireland;M. J. Ireland;T. R. Bedding;I. M. Brandão

257
Citations
Mapping the Shores of the Brown Dwarf Desert. I. Upper Scorpius

Adam L. Kraus;Michael J. Ireland;Frantz Martinache;James P. Lloyd

254
Citations
The Disk Around CoKu Tauri/4: Circumbinary, Not Transitional*

M. J. Ireland;Adam Levi Kraus

237
Citations
How to Constrain Your M dwarf II: the mass-luminosity-metallicity relation from 0.075 to 0.70$M_\odot$

Andrew W. Mann;Trent Dupuy;Adam L. Kraus;Eric Gaidos

229
Citations
The asteroseismic potential of Kepler: first results for solar-type stars

W. J. Chaplin;T. Appourchaux;Y. Elsworth;R. A. Garcia

229
Citations
ZODIACAL EXOPLANETS IN TIME (ZEIT). III. A SHORT-PERIOD PLANET ORBITING A PRE-MAIN-SEQUENCE STAR IN THE UPPER SCORPIUS OB ASSOCIATION

Andrew W. Mann;Elisabeth R Newton;Aaron C. Rizzuto;Jonathan Irwin

205
Citations
They are small worlds after all: revised properties of Kepler M dwarf stars and their planets

Eric Gaidos;Andrew W Mann;A L Kraus;Michael Ireland

203
Citations
Long-baseline interferometric multiplicity survey of the Sco-Cen OB association

Aaron C. Rizzuto;Michael Ireland;Michael Ireland;James G Robertson;Y Kok

59
Citations