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Michael Mendillo

Michael Mendillo

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
69
Citations
14046
World Ranking
1082
National Ranking
500

Michael Mendillo 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 Mendillo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 389 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.

Michael Mendillo 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 Mendillo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Michael Mendillo is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their research include Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, and Space Exploration and Technology.

Michael Mendillo has published in several frequent venues, which include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Icarus
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their recent published papers are:

  • SIMBIO-SYS: Scientific Cameras and Spectrometer for the BepiColombo Mission, 2020, Space Science Reviews
  • Mars' Ionopause: A Matter of Pressures, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • The MAVEN Radio Occultation Science Experiment (ROSE), 2020, Space Science Reviews
  • Mars' plasma system. Scientific potential of coordinated multipoint missions: "The next generation", 2021, Experimental Astronomy
  • Mesospheric Gravity Wave Momentum Flux Associated With a Large Thunderstorm Complex, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Frequent co-authors working with Mendillo include:

  • Paul Withers
  • C. Narvaez
  • Luke Moore
  • Majd Mayyasi
  • M. Felici

Michael Mendillo has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2000.

Best Publications

  • Patterns of F2-layer variability

    H Rishbeth;H Rishbeth;M Mendillo

  • Storms in the ionosphere: Patterns and processes for total electron content

    Michael Mendillo

  • Understanding the Lunar Surface and Space-Moon Interactions

    Paul Lucey;Randy L. Korotev;Jeffrey J. Gillis;Larry A. Taylor

  • Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time

    Bruce Jakosky;David Brain;Michael Chaffin;Shannon M. Curry

  • Airglow characteristics of equatorial plasma depletions

    Michael Mendillo;Jeffrey Baumgardner

  • Onset conditions for equatorial spread F

    Michael Mendillo;Jeffrey Baumgardner;Xiaoqing Pi;Peter J. Sultan

  • Investigations of thermospheric-ionospheric dynamics with 6300-Å images from the Arecibo Observatory

    Michael Mendillo;Jeffrey Baumgardner;Daniel Nottingham;Jules Aarons

  • A sudden vanishing of the ionospheric F region due to the launch of Skylab

    Michael Mendillo;Gerald S. Hawkins;John A. Klobuchar

  • Modelling F2-layer seasonal trends and day-to-day variability driven by coupling with the lower atmosphere

    M. Mendillo;H. Rishbeth;H. Rishbeth;R.G. Roble;J. Wroten

  • A semi‐empirical low‐latitude ionospheric model

    David N. Anderson;Michael Mendillo;Bruce Herniter

  • Effects of Solar Flares on the Ionosphere of Mars

    Michael Mendillo;Paul Withers;David Hinson;Henry Rishbeth

  • Electrodynamics of midlatitude spread F: 1. Observations of unstable, gravity wave‐induced ionospheric electric fields at tropical latitudes

    C. A. Miller;W. E. Swartz;M. C. Kelley;M. Mendillo

  • The application of GPS observations to equatorial aeronomy

    Michael Mendillo;Bosheng Lin;Jules Aarons

  • GPS phase fluctuations in the equatorial region during the MISETA 1994 campaign

    J. Aarons;M. Mendillo;R. Yantosca;E. Kudeki

  • Geometry of depleted plasma regions in the equatorial ionosphere

    Michael Mendillo;Ann Tyler

  • Ionospheric conditions affecting the evolution of equatorial plasma depletions

    D. N. Anderson;Michael Mendillo

  • GPS phase fluctuations in the equatorial region during sunspot minimum

    J. Aarons;M. Mendillo;R. Yantosca

  • Coordinated stable auroral red arc observations: Relationship to plasma convection

    J. C. Foster;M. J. Buonsanto;M. Mendillo;D. Nottingham

  • Toward a synthesis of equatorial spread F onset and suppression during geomagnetic storms

    C. R. Martinis;M. J. Mendillo;J. Aarons

  • Behavior of the ionospheric F region during the Great Solar Flare of August 7, 1972

    M. Mendillo;J. A. Klobuchar;R. B. Fritz;A. V. da Rosa

  • The global ionospheric asymmetry in total electron content

    Michael Mendillo;Chia-Lin Huang;Xiaoqing Pi;Henry Rishbeth;Henry Rishbeth

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Baumgardner
Jeffrey Baumgardner Boston University
Paul Withers
Paul Withers Boston University
Henry Rishbeth
Henry Rishbeth University of Southampton
Marina Galand
Marina Galand Imperial College London
Roger V. Yelle
Roger V. Yelle University of Arizona
David P. Hinson
David P. Hinson Stanford University
Bodo W. Reinisch
Bodo W. Reinisch University of Massachusetts Lowell
Ann L. Sprague
Ann L. Sprague University of Arizona
Andrew F. Nagy
Andrew F. Nagy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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