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Earth Science 39 6066 5617 2185 1941 178 6826

Mikhail A. Kreslavsky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mikhail A. Kreslavsky between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mikhail A. Kreslavsky published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2020. 5 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2020. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 8 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1987 2025

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mikhail A. Kreslavsky: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 3
1998 4
1999 10
2000 6
2001 6
2002 7
2003 9
2004 4
2005 8
2006 11
2007 5
2008 7
2009 5
2010 6
2011 8
2012 8
2013 6
2014 7
2015 9
2016 4
2017 5
2018 7
2019 3
2020 14
2021 8
2022 1
2023 8
2024 3
2025 2
Total 192
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Mikhail A. Kreslavsky publications per year - data summary

  • Mikhail A. Kreslavsky, a Earth Science scholar from University of California, Santa Cruz, has 192 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988, 1989, 1993 and 1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.5 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 22 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 25 publications (1.9 per year); 2000-2012: 90 publications (6.9 per year); 2013-2025: 77 publications (5.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mikhail A. Kreslavsky 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 Mikhail A. Kreslavsky 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, 178–187 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: 178 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
178–187 414 178
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
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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Mikhail A. Kreslavsky publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Mikhail A. Kreslavsky, a Earth Science scholar from University of California, Santa Cruz, records 178 publications - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Mikhail A. Kreslavsky, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Mikhail A. Kreslavsky ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Mikhail A. Kreslavsky 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 Mikhail A. Kreslavsky 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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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Mikhail A. Kreslavsky D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Mikhail A. Kreslavsky, a Earth Science scholar from University of California, Santa Cruz, records 39 D-Index - the 35th percentile of the discipline.
  • 35% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Mikhail A. Kreslavsky, and about 65% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Mikhail A. Kreslavsky ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Mikhail A. Kreslavsky is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research spans several aspects of planetary science, with particular focus on planetary surfaces and their geological and physical properties.

The main fields of study for Kreslavsky include Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these broader categories, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes, and Oceanography.

The central topics covered in their body of work involve:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Marine and environmental studies

Kreslavsky has published numerous papers in a variety of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Icarus
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Kreslavsky are:

  • "Assessing the Roughness Properties of Circumpolar Lunar Craters: Implications for the Timing of Water-Ice Delivery to the Moon" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Quantitative Characterization of Impact Crater Materials on the Moon: Changes in Topographic Roughness and Thermophysical Properties With Age" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Gullies on Mars could have formed by melting of water ice during periods of high obliquity" (2023), published in Science
  • "Lunar Farside South Pole-Aitken Basin Interior: Evidence for More Extensive Central Cryptomaria in the South Pole-Aitken Compositional Anomaly (SPACA)" (2024), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Regolith textures on Mercury: Comparison with the Moon" (2020), published in Icarus

Frequent collaborators include a number of researchers with whom Kreslavsky has co-authored multiple works. These coauthors are:

  • J. W. Head
  • C. I. Fassett
  • Yuan Chen
  • Lionel Wilson
  • Jianjun Liu

Best Publications

  • Recent ice ages on Mars

    James W. Head;John F. Mustard;Mikhail A. Kreslavsky;Ralph E. Milliken

  • Possible Ancient Oceans on Mars: Evidence from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Data

    James W. Head;Harald Hiesinger;Mikhail A. Ivanov;Mikhail A. Ivanov;Mikhail A. Kreslavsky

  • Tropical to mid-latitude snow and ice accumulation, flow and glaciation on Mars

    J.-W. Head;G. Neukum;R. Jaumann;H. Hiesinger

  • Kilometer‐scale roughness of Mars: Results from MOLA data analysis

    Mikhail A. Kreslavsky;James W. Head

  • Northern lowlands of Mars: Evidence for widespread volcanic flooding and tectonic deformation in the Hesperian Period

    James W. Head;Mikhail A. Kreslavsky;Stephen Pratt

  • Extensive valley glacier deposits in the northern mid-latitudes of Mars: Evidence for Late Amazonian obliquity-driven climate change

    J.W. Head;D.R. Marchant;M.C. Agnew;C.I. Fassett

  • Fate of outflow channel effluents in the northern lowlands of Mars: The Vastitas Borealis Formation as a sublimation residue from frozen ponded bodies of water

    Mikhail A. Kreslavsky;James W. Head

  • Mars: Nature and evolution of young latitude-dependent water-ice-rich mantle

    M. A. Kreslavsky;J. W. Head

  • Global surface slopes and roughness of the Moon from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter

    M. A. Rosenburg;O. Aharonson;J. W. Head;M. A. Kreslavsky

  • OPPOSITION EFFECT FROM CLEMENTINE DATA AND MECHANISMS OF BACKSCATTER

    Yu.G. Shkuratov;M.A. Kreslavsky;A.A. Ovcharenko;D.G. Stankevich

  • Martian gullies in the southern mid-latitudes of Mars: Evidence for climate-controlled formation of young fluvial features based upon local and global topography

    James L. Dickson;James W. Head;Mikhail Kreslavsky

  • A Critical review of theoretical models of negatively polarized light scattered by atmosphereless solar system bodies

    Yu. G. Shkuratov;K. Muinonen;E. Bowell;K. Lumme

  • Lunar topographic roughness maps from Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) data: Scale dependence and correlation with geologic features and units

    Mikhail A. Kreslavsky;James W. Head;Gregory A. Neumann;Margaret A. Rosenburg

  • Oceans in the past history of Mars: Tests for their presence using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data

    James W. Head;Mikhail Kreslavsky;Harald Hiesinger;Mikhail Ivanov

  • Kilometer‐scale slopes on Mars and their correlation with geologic units: Initial results from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data

    M. A. Kreslavsky;J. W. Head

  • Formation of gullies on Mars: link to recent climate history and insolation microenvironments implicate surface water flow origin.

    James W. Head;David R. Marchant;Mikhail A. Kreslavsky

  • Periods of active permafrost layer formation during the geological history of Mars: Implications for circum-polar and mid-latitude surface processes

    Mikhail A. Kreslavsky;Mikhail A. Kreslavsky;James W. Head;David R. Marchant

  • Slope streaks on Mars: A new “wet” mechanism

    Mikhail A. Kreslavsky;James W. Head

  • The structure of the regolith on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from ROLIS descent imaging

    S. Mottola;Gabriele Arnold;H.-G. Grothues;R. Jaumann;R. Jaumann

  • Near-tropical subsurface ice on Mars

    Mathieu Vincendon;John Mustard;François Forget;Mikhail Kreslavsky

  • Recent high‐latitude icy mantle in the northern plains of Mars: Characteristics and ages of emplacement

    V.-P. Kostama;M. A. Kreslavsky;J. W. Head

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Erik Asphaug
Erik Asphaug University of Arizona
David R. Marchant
David R. Marchant Boston University
Alexander T. Basilevsky
Alexander T. Basilevsky Russian Academy of Sciences
Caleb I. Fassett
Caleb I. Fassett Marshall Space Flight Center
Gregory A. Neumann
Gregory A. Neumann Goddard Space Flight Center
Harald Hiesinger
Harald Hiesinger University of Münster
Lionel Wilson
Lionel Wilson Lancaster University
Ralph E. Milliken
Ralph E. Milliken Brown University

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