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Earth Science 31 8966 8333 891 827 210 3551

Michael Kosch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Kosch between 1991 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Kosch published across 31 years, from 1991 to 2021, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2014. 20 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2014. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 13 publications
1991 2021

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Kosch: publications per year, 1991 to 2021
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 3
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 8
1999 2
2000 14
2001 8
2002 16
2003 7
2004 8
2005 16
2006 11
2007 8
2008 8
2009 7
2010 11
2011 9
2012 7
2013 9
2014 21
2015 10
2016 11
2017 7
2018 11
2019 10
2020 7
2021 13
Total 248
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Michael Kosch 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 Kosch 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, 208–217 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: 210 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
208–217 292 210
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
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 Kosch 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 Kosch 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
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
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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Optics
  • Astronomy
  • Ionosphere

Michael Kosch mainly focuses on Ionosphere, Optics, Light emission, Radio wave and Radar. His Ionosphere research incorporates elements of Zenith and Computational physics. His Optics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Langmuir Turbulence and Electron energy loss spectroscopy.

His Radar research includes themes of Pathfinder and Space physics. His Thermosphere study combines topics in areas such as Electron temperature, Polarization, Atmospheric sciences, Mesoscale meteorology and High latitude. The Atmospheric sciences study combines topics in areas such as Earth's magnetic field, F region and Dynamo.

His most cited work include:

  • Ionospheric electron heating, optical emissions, and striations induced by powerful HF radio waves at high latitudes: Aspect angle dependence (159 citations)
  • High‐latitude HF‐induced airglow displaced equatorwards of the pump beam (68 citations)
  • High‐latitude pump‐induced optical emissions for frequencies close to the third electron gyro‐harmonic (58 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Michael Kosch mainly investigates Ionosphere, Incoherent scatter, Atmospheric sciences, Radar and Computational physics. His work carried out in the field of Ionosphere brings together such families of science as Electron temperature, Optics, Light emission and Radio wave. The various areas that Michael Kosch examines in his Incoherent scatter study include Cutlass, Joule heating and Atomic physics.

Michael Kosch has researched Atmospheric sciences in several fields, including Atmosphere, Thermosphere, Latitude, Altitude and Earth's magnetic field. His research on Radar also deals with topics like

  • Remote sensing together with Space weather,
  • Collision frequency and related Radius. While the research belongs to areas of Computational physics, Michael Kosch spends his time largely on the problem of Electron density, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Electron precipitation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ionosphere (95.98%)
  • Incoherent scatter (50.77%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (45.20%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Ionosphere (95.98%)
  • Computational physics (37.46%)
  • Radar (46.75%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Michael Kosch focuses on Ionosphere, Computational physics, Radar, Incoherent scatter and Astrophysics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Geomagnetic storm, Radio wave and Geodesy. His Radio wave research includes themes of Van Allen radiation belt, Dropout and Storm.

His studies deal with areas such as Amplitude and Dusty plasma as well as Computational physics. His Radar research incorporates themes from Super Dual Auroral Radar Network, Attenuation and Remote sensing. Atmosphere is closely connected to Van Allen Probes in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Astrophysics.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Development of low-cost multi-wavelength imager system for studies of aurora and airglow (7 citations)
  • Development of low-cost multi-wavelength imager system for studies of aurora and airglow (7 citations)
  • Ionospheric Response at Conjugate Locations During the 7–8 September 2017 Geomagnetic Storm Over the Europe‐African Longitude Sector (4 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Optics
  • Astronomy
  • Photon

Michael Kosch spends much of his time researching Atmosphere, Event, Astronomy, Van Allen radiation belt and Dropout. His Atmosphere research incorporates elements of Atmospheric sciences, Electron precipitation, Atmospheric model, Earth's magnetic field and Polar. His work deals with themes such as Storm and Electron flux, which intersect with Event.

Best Publications

  • Ionospheric electron heating, optical emissions, and striations induced by powerful HF radio waves at high latitudes: Aspect angle dependence

    M. T. Rietveld;Mike J. Kosch;N. F. Blagoveshchenskaya;V. A. Kornienko

  • The science case for the EISCAT_3D radar

    Ian W. McCrea;Anita Aikio;Lucilla Alfonsi;Evgenia Belova

  • The equatorial electrojet during geomagnetic storms and substorms

    Yosuke Yamazaki;Michael J. Kosch;Michael J. Kosch

  • Past, Present and Future of Active Radio Frequency Experiments in Space

    A. V. Streltsov;A. V. Streltsov;Jean-Jacques Berthelier;A. A. Chernyshov;V. L. Frolov;V. L. Frolov

  • High‐latitude HF‐induced airglow displaced equatorwards of the pump beam

    M. J. Kosch;M. T. Rietveld;T. Hagfors;T. B. Leyser

  • High-latitude pump-induced optical emissions for frequencies close to the third electron gyro-harmonic

    M. J. Kosch;M. T. Rietveld;A. J. Kavanagh;C. Davis

  • The electron energy distribution during HF pumping, a picture painted with all colors.

    B. Gustavsson;T. Sergienko;M. J. Kosch;M. T. Rietveld

  • Ionospheric modification at twice the electron cyclotron frequency

    F. T. Djuth;T. R. Pedersen;E. A. Gerken;P. A. Bernhardt

  • Optical and Ionospheric Phenomena at EISCAT under continuous X-mode HF pumping

    N. F. Blagoveshchenskaya;T. D. Borisova;Michael Kosch;T. Sergienko

  • Temporal evolution of pump beam self-focusing at the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program

    Mike J. Kosch;Mike J. Kosch;T. Pedersen;E. Mishin;M. Starks

  • First direct evidence of meso-scale variability on ion-neutral dynamics using co-located tristatic FPIs and EISCAT radar in Northern Scandinavia

    A. L. Aruliah;E. M. Griffin;A. D. Aylward;E. A. K. Ford

  • The geospace response to variable inputs from the lower atmosphere: a review of the progress made by Task Group 4 of CAWSES-II

    Jens Oberheide;Kazuo Shiokawa;Subramanian Gurubaran;William E Ward

  • Electron Gyroharmonic Effects in Ionization and Electron Acceleration during High-Frequency Pumping in the Ionosphere

    B. Gustavsson;Thomas Leyser;M. Kosch;M. T. Rietveld

  • Artificial optical emissions in the high-latitude thermosphere induced by powerful radio waves: An observational review

    M. J. Kosch;M. J. Kosch;M. J. Kosch;T. Pedersen;M. T. Rietveld;B. Gustavsson

  • Spatiotemporal evolution of radio wave pump-induced ionospheric phenomena near the fourth electron gyroharmonic

    M. Ashrafi;Mike J. Kosch;K. Kaila;B. Isham

  • The statistical dependence of auroral absorption on geomagnetic and solar wind parameters

    A. J. Kavanagh;A. J. Kavanagh;M. J. Kosch;M. J. Kosch;F. Honary;A. Senior

  • High-latitude ground-based observations of the thermospheric ion-drag time constant

    M. J. Kosch;K. Cierpka;M. T. Rietveld;T. Hagfors

  • Diurnal variations in global Joule heating morphology and magnitude due to neutral winds

    D. D. Billett;A. Grocott;J. A. Wild;M.-T. Walach

  • The absolute sensitivity of digital colour cameras

    Fred Sigernes;Margit Dyrland;Nial Peters;Dag Arne Lorentzen

  • Artificial optical emissions at HAARP for pump frequencies near the third and second electron gyro-harmonic

    M. J. Kosch;M. J. Kosch;M. J. Kosch;T. Pedersen;J. Hughes;R. Marshall

  • Coordinated optical and radar observations of ionospheric pumping for a frequency pass through the second electron gyroharmonic at HAARP

    Mike J. Kosch;Mike J. Kosch;Mike J. Kosch;T. Pedersen;E. Mishin;S. Oyama;S. Oyama

  • First tristatic studies of meso-scale ion-neutral dynamics and energetics in the high-latitude upper atmosphere using collocated FPIs and EISCAT radar

    A. L. Aruliah;E. M. Griffin;I. McWhirter;A. D. Aylward

  • Rise and fall of electron temperatures: Ohmic heating of ionospheric electrons from underdense HF radio wave pumping

    B. Gustavsson;B. Gustavsson;M. T. Rietveld;Nikolay V. Ivchenko;M. J. Kosch

Frequent Co-Authors

M. T. Rietveld
M. T. Rietveld University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Tim K. Yeoman
Tim K. Yeoman University of Leicester
Erling Nielsen
Erling Nielsen Max Planck Society
Mark A. Clilverd
Mark A. Clilverd British Antarctic Survey
J. M. Ruohoniemi
J. M. Ruohoniemi Virginia Tech
Werner Singer
Werner Singer University of Rostock
Pekka T. Verronen
Pekka T. Verronen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Mark Lester
Mark Lester University of Leicester
Stephan Buchert
Stephan Buchert Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Kjellmar Oksavik
Kjellmar Oksavik University of Bergen

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