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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 64 1544 1379 688 599 391 11434

Michael J. Taylor publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael J. Taylor between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael J. Taylor published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2014. 8 of the 487 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2014. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1975 2025

487 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael J. Taylor: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 2
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 1
1988 1
1989 3
1990 2
1991 5
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 13
1996 0
1997 9
1998 7
1999 7
2000 8
2001 18
2002 11
2003 19
2004 18
2005 21
2006 24
2007 25
2008 18
2009 25
2010 26
2011 20
2012 22
2013 14
2014 30
2015 18
2016 17
2017 16
2018 24
2019 17
2020 7
2021 11
2022 4
2023 4
2024 4
2025 4
Total 487
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Michael J. Taylor publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael J. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 388–397 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 391 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50 391
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Michael J. Taylor D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103 64
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Michael J. Taylor is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within physics and astronomy as well as earth and planetary sciences, with a specific emphasis on astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, aerospace engineering, oceanography, and ocean engineering.

The scientist has contributed to numerous topics related to ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, atmospheric ozone and climate, meteorological phenomena and simulations, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, planetary science and exploration, and calibration and measurement techniques.

Recent publications by Michael J. Taylor include:

  • Mesospheric Mountain Wave Activity in the Lee of the Southern Andes (2021) - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Cloud Formation From a Localized Water Release in the Upper Mesosphere: Indication of Rapid Cooling (2021) - Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability "Tube" and "Knot" Dynamics. Part I: Expanding Observational Evidence of Occurrence and Environmental Influences (2023) - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Evidence for Horizontal Blocking and Reflection of a Small-Scale Gravity Wave in the Mesosphere (2020) - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Changes Associated With the 2 July 2019 Total Eclipse in South America Over the Andes Lidar Observatory, Cerro Pachon, Chile (2022) - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Michael J. Taylor frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America A
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

The scientist has collaborated often with the following coauthors:

  • Pierre-Dominique Pautet
  • Yucheng Zhao
  • David C. Fritts
  • Diego Janches
  • Natalie Kaifler

Best Publications

  • Assessment of the quality of the Version 1.07 temperature‐versus‐pressure profiles of the middle atmosphere from TIMED/SABER

    Ellis E. Remsberg;B. T. Marshall;M. Garcia-Comas;D. Krueger

  • Two-dimensional spectral analysis of mesospheric airglow image data.

    F. J. Garcia;Michael J. Taylor;M. C. Kelley

  • Criteria for sprites and elves based on Schumann resonance observations

    E. Huang;E. Williams;R. Boldi;S. Heckman

  • Identification of a Thunderstorm as a Source of Short Period Gravity Waves in the Upper Atmospheric Nightglow Emissions

    Michael J. Taylor;M. A. Hapgood

  • The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission: Overview and early science results

    James M. Russell;Scott M. Bailey;Larry L. Gordley;David W. Rusch

  • The deep propagating gravity wave experiment (deepwave): an airborne and ground-based exploration of gravity wave propagation and effects from their sources throughout the lower and middle atmosphere

    David C. Fritts;Ronald B. Smith;Michael J. Taylor;James D. Doyle

  • Visual and lidar observations of noctilucent clouds above Logan, Utah, at 41.7°N

    Vincent B. Wickwar;Michael J. Taylor;Joshua P. Herron;Bethany A. Martineau

  • All‐sky measurements of short period waves imaged in the OI(557.7 nm), Na(589.2 nm) and near infrared OH and O2(0,1) nightglow emissions during the ALOHA‐93 Campaign

    Michael J. Taylor;M. B. Bishop;V. Taylor

  • Image measurements of short‐period gravity waves at equatorial latitudes

    Michael J. Taylor;W. R. Pendleton Jr.;S. Clark;H. Takahashi

  • First near-global retrievals of OH rotational temperatures from satellite-based Meinel band emission measurements

    C. von Savigny;K.-U. Eichmann;E. J. Llewellyn;E. J. Llewellyn;H. Bovensmann

  • Ionospheric plasma bubble climatology over Brazil based on 22 years (1977–1998) of airglow observations

    J. H.A. Sobral;M. A. Abdu;H. Takahashi;Michael J. Taylor

  • Evidence of preferential directions for gravity wave propagation due to wind filtering in the middle atmosphere

    Michael J. Taylor;E. H. Ryan;T. F. Tuan;R. Edwards

  • Does Strong Tropospheric Forcing Cause Large-Amplitude Mesospheric Gravity Waves? A DEEPWAVE Case Study

    Martina Bramberger;Andreas Dörnbrack;Katrina Bossert;Benedikt Ehard

  • Spectrometric and Imaging Measurements of a Spectacular Gravity Wave Event Observed During the ALOHA-93 Campaign

    Michael J. Taylor;D. N. Turnbull;R. P. Lowe

  • Observational evidence of wave ducting and evanescence in the mesosphere

    Joseph R. Isler;Michael J. Taylor;David C. Fritts

  • The pulsation index, effective temperature, and thickness of the hydrogen layer in the pulsating DA white dwarf G117-B15A

    E. L. Robinson;T. M. Mailloux;E. Zhang;D. Koester

  • Observations of gravity wave propagation in the OI (557.7 nm), Na (589.2 nm) and the near infrared OH nightglow emissions

    Michael J. Taylor;M. A. Hapgood;P. Rothwell

  • Simultaneous observation of ionospheric plasma bubbles and mesospheric gravity waves during the SpreadFEx Campaign

    H. Takahashi;M. J. Taylor;P.-D. Pautet;A. F. Medeiros

  • Rare Measurements of a Sprite With Halo Event Driven By a Negative Lightning Discharge Over Argentina

    Michael J. Taylor;M. A. Bailey;Pierre-Dominique Pautet;S. A. Cummer

  • Advanced mesospheric temperature mapper for high-latitude airglow studies.

    Pierre-Dominique Pautet;Michael J. Taylor;William R. Pendleton Jr.;Yucheng Zhao

  • Polar mesospheric cloud structures observed from the cloud imaging and particle size experiment on the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere spacecraft: Atmospheric gravity waves as drivers for longitudinal variability in polar mesospheric cloud occurrence

    A. Chandran;D. W. Rusch;A. W. Merkel;S. E. Palo

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Fritts
David C. Fritts G & A Technical Software (United States)
James M. Russell
James M. Russell Brown University
H. Takahashi
H. Takahashi National Institute for Space Research
Takuji Nakamura
Takuji Nakamura National Institute of Polar Research
Cora E. Randall
Cora E. Randall University of Colorado Boulder
Scott M. Bailey
Scott M. Bailey Virginia Tech
Stephen D. Eckermann
Stephen D. Eckermann United States Naval Research Laboratory
Markus Rapp
Markus Rapp German Aerospace Center
Paulo Prado Batista
Paulo Prado Batista National Institute for Space Research
J. H. A. Sobral
J. H. A. Sobral National Institute for Space Research

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