2026 Michael Manga: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	89	292	250	153	128	522	24444

Michael Manga 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 Manga sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 510+

This scientist: 522 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Michael Manga 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 Manga sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2005 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
2003 - Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal), The Geological Society of America
2002 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2002 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2001 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael Manga is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering, with a focus on topics related to geophysics and geochemistry.

Their main fields of study include:

Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science
Engineering

Within these fields, they explore subfields such as:

Geophysics
Atmospheric Science
Environmental Chemistry
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mechanics of Materials

Michael Manga's work broadly addresses topics including:

Earthquake and tectonic studies
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Geological and Geophysical Studies
Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Recent published papers from Michael Manga include:

Stable isotopes show that earthquakes enhance permeability and release water from mountains (2020), published in Nature Communications
Widespread deep seismicity in the Delaware Basin, Texas, is mainly driven by shallow wastewater injection (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The effect of slab gaps on subduction dynamics and mantle upwelling (2020), published in Tectonophysics
Ongoing Dispersal of the 7 August 2019 Pumice Raft From the Tonga Arc in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
The 2018 reawakening and eruption dynamics of Steamboat Geyser, the world's tallest active geyser (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Michael Manga has published books with Springer Nature, including one titled Water and Earthquakes (2021).

Frequent co-authors include:

M. C. McCanta
T. H. Druitt
Steffen Kutterolf
Thomas A. Ronge
Iona M. McIntosh

They have published extensively in several venues such as:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geophysical Research Letters
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Michael Manga has been recognized with multiple awards including:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019
Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2018
Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 2005
Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal), The Geological Society of America in 2003
James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2002
Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2002
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2001

Best Publications

A mechanism for sustained groundwater pressure changes induced by distant earthquakes

Emily E. Brodsky;Evelyn Roeloffs;Douglas Woodcock;Ivan Gall

731
Citations
The Fluid Mechanics Inside a Volcano

Helge M. Gonnermann;Michael Manga

566
Citations
SEISMIC TRIGGERING OF ERUPTIONS IN THE FAR FIELD: Volcanoes and Geysers

Michael Manga;Emily Brodsky

526
Citations
Changes in permeability caused by transient stresses: Field observations, experiments, and mechanisms

Michael Manga;Igor Beresnev;Emily E. Brodsky;Jean E. Elkhoury

509
Citations
Explosive volcanism may not be an inevitable consequence of magma fragmentation.

Helge M. Gonnermann;Michael Manga

421
Citations
Controls on explosive-effusive volcanic eruption styles

Michael Cassidy;Michael Manga;Katharine V. Cashman;Olivier Bachmann

401
Citations
Streamflow and Water Well Responses to Earthquakes

David R. Montgomery;Michael Manga;Michael Manga;Michael Manga

390
Citations
Permeability‐porosity relationship in vesicular basalts

Martin O. Saar;Michael Manga

389
Citations
Earthquakes and Water

Chi-yuen Wang;Michael Manga

288
Citations
Bubble suspension rheology and implications for conduit flow.

E.W. Llewellin;M. Manga

282
Citations
Rheology of bubble-bearing magmas

Michael Manga;Jonathan Castro;Katharine V. Cashman;Michael Loewenberg

273
Citations
Seismicity induced by seasonal groundwater recharge at Mt. Hood, Oregon

Martin O. Saar;Martin O. Saar;Michael Manga;Michael Manga

270
Citations
Depth dependence of permeability in the Oregon Cascades inferred from hydrogeologic, thermal, seismic, and magmatic modeling constraints

M. O. Saar;M. O. Saar;M. Manga;M. Manga

261
Citations
Earthquakes Influenced by Water

Chi-Yuen Wang;Michael Manga

255
Citations
4.12 – Earthquake Hydrology

M. Manga;C.-Y. Wang

252
Citations
Hydrologic Responses to Earthquakes and a General Metric

Chi‐Yuen Wang;Michael Manga

251
Citations
LINKS BETWEEN LONG-LIVED HOT SPOTS, MANTLE PLUMES, D″, AND PLATE TECTONICS

A. Mark Jellinek;Michael Manga

240
Citations
Homogenization processes in silicic magma chambers by stirring and mushification (latent heat buffering)

Christian Huber;Olivier Bachmann;Michael Manga

231
Citations
Stress partitioning in streams by large woody debris

Michael Manga;James W. Kirchner

231
Citations
Numerical models of the onset of yield strength in crystal–melt suspensions

Martin O Saar;Michael Manga;Katharine V Cashman;Sean Fremouw

229
Citations
Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets

Michael Manga

25
Citations
The Fluid Mechanics inside a volcano

Michael Manga

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Chi-Yuen Wang University of California, Berkeley

Shaul Hurwitz United States Geological Survey

Josef Dufek University of Oregon

Robert J. Lillis University of California, Berkeley

Matthew J. Hornbach Southern Methodist University

Osamu Ishizuka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Edwin S. Kite University of Chicago

Manoochehr Shirzaei United Nations University

Martin O. Saar ETH Zurich

Peter J. Talling Durham University

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