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 Michelle F. Thomsen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 665 publications — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michelle F. Thomsen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 105 D-Index — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
Michelle F. Thomsen is affiliated with the Planetary Science Institute in the United States and specializes primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Their research encompasses several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.
The main topics covered in their work include Astro and Planetary Science, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Planetary Science and Exploration, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Fire Dynamics and Safety Research, and Atomic and Molecular Physics.
Key recent publications by Michelle F. Thomsen include:
The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:
Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michelle F. Thomsen include:
Michelle F. Thomsen has received the Arctowski Medal from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2019 for contributions related to the physics of collisionless shocks and planetary magnetospheres. The scientist was also named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2001.
D. T. Young;J. J. Berthelier;M. Blanc;J. L. Burch
H. O. Funsten;R. M. Skoug;A. A. Guthrie;E. A. MacDonald
Joseph E. Borovsky;Michelle F. Thomsen;Richard C. Elphic
H. E. Spence;G. D. Reeves;D. N. Baker;J. B. Blake
W. C. Feldman;R. C. Anderson;S. J. Bame;S. P. Gary
J. T. Gosling;M. F. Thomsen;S. J. Bame;R. C. Elphic
Joseph E. Borovsky;Richard C. Elphic;Herbert O. Funsten;Michelle F. Thomsen
M. W. Liemohn;J. U. Kozyra;M. F. Thomsen;J. L. Roeder
J. T. Gosling;M. F. Thomsen;S. J. Bame;R. C. Elphic
D. T. Young;Jean-Jacques Berthelier;M. Blanc;J. L. Burch
V. K. Jordanova;Charlie J. Farrugia;R. M. Thorne;G. V. Khazanov
H. Korth;M. F. Thomsen;J. E. Borovsky;D. J. McComas
J. T. Gosling;M. F. Thomsen;S. J. Bame;W. C. Feldman
J. T. Gosling;M. F. Thomsen;S. J. Bame;T. G. Onsager
Michael H. Denton;Michael H. Denton;Joseph E. Borovsky;R. M. Skoug;M. F. Thomsen
Steven J. Schwartz;Michelle F. Thomsen;John T. Gosling
J. Birn;M. F. Thomsen;J. E. Borovsky;G. D. Reeves
M. F. Thomsen;D. B. Reisenfeld;D. M. Delapp;R. L. Tokar
M. F. Thomsen;J. T. Gosling;S. A. Fuselier;S. J. Bame
S. J. Bame;D. J. McComas;M. F. Thomsen;B. L. Barraclough
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