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D-Index
71
Citations
14882
World Ranking
1630
National Ranking
687

Paul B. Hays publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul B. Hays sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 229 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Paul B. Hays D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul B. Hays sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Paul B. Hays is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their professional work is associated with this institution.

Paul B. Hays has been awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1985. This recognition places them among distinguished members of the geophysical research community.

Best Publications

  • A negative feedback mechanism for the long‐term stabilization of Earth's surface temperature

    James C. G. Walker;P. B. Hays;J. F. Kasting

  • An empirical model of the Earth's horizontal wind fields: HWM07

    D. P. Drob;J. T. Emmert;G. Crowley;J. M. Picone

  • The high-resolution Doppler imager on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

    Paul B. Hays;Vincent J. Abreu;Michael E. Dobbs;David A. Gell

  • The auroral 6300 Å emission: Observations and modeling

    Stanley C. Solomon;Paul B. Hays;Vincent J. Abreu

  • Long-term variability in the solar diurnal tide observed by HRDI and simulated by the GSWM

    M. D. Burrage;M. E. Hagan;W. R. Skinner;D. L. Wu

  • The Fabry-Perot Interferometer on Dynamics Explorer

    P. B. Hays;T. L. Killeen;B. C. Kennedy

  • Observations of the diurnal tide from space

    Paul B. Hays;D. L. Wu

  • Auroral heating and the composition of the neutral atmosphere

    Unknown

  • A Least Squares Method for Spectral Analysis of Space-Time Series

    Dong L. Wu;Paul B. Hays;Wilbert R. Skinner

  • Long-term variability in the equatorial middle atmosphere zonal wind

    M. D. Burrage;R. A. Vincent;H. G. Mayr;W. R. Skinner

  • Observations of the 5-day wave in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

    D. L. Wu;P. B. Hays;W. R. Skinner

  • The visible-airglow experiment on Atmosphere Explorer

    P. B. Hays;G. Carignan;B. C. Kennedy;G. G. Shepherd

  • Global simulations and observations of O(1S), O2(1Σ) and OH mesospheric nightglow emissions

    Jeng-Hwa Yee;G. Crowley;R. G. Roble;W. R. Skinner

  • Ion‐neutral coupling in the high‐latitude F region: Evaluation of ion heating terms from Dynamics Explorer 2

    Timothy L Killeen;P. B. Hays;G. R. Carignan;R. A. Heelis

  • Atmospheric nitrous oxide

    Unknown

  • A quasi-static model of global atmospheric electricity 1. The lower atmosphere

    Unknown

  • Combined mesosphere/thermosphere winds using WINDII and HRDI data from the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

    Charles McLandress;Gordon G. Shepherd;Brian H. Solheim;Mark D. Burrage

  • Observations of the Dynamics of the Polar Thermosphere

    P. B. Hays;Timothy L Killeen;N. W. Spencer;L. E. Wharton

  • Neutral winds in the polar thermosphere as measured from Dynamics Explorer

    Timothy L. Killeen;P. B. Hays;Nelson W. Spencer;L. E. Wharton

  • Escape of suprathermal O(+) ions in the polar cap

    J. H. Waite;T. Nagai;J. F. E. Johnson;C. R. Chappell

  • Observations of the quasi 2‐day wave from the High Resolution Doppler Imager on Uars

    D. L. Wu;P. B. Hays;W. R. Skinner;A. R. Marshall

  • Coordinated rocket and satellite measurements of an auroral event, 2. The rocket observations and analysis

    W. E. Sharp;M. H. Rees;A. I. Stewart

  • Observation of mesospheric ozone at low latitudes.

    P. B. Hays;Raymond Gerald Roble

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilbert R. Skinner
Wilbert R. Skinner Michigan Aerospace Corporation
Timothy L Killeen
Timothy L Killeen National Center for Atmospheric Research
Raymond G. Roble
Raymond G. Roble National Center for Atmospheric Research
Nelson W. Spencer
Nelson W. Spencer Goddard Space Flight Center
Andrew F. Nagy
Andrew F. Nagy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David W. Rusch
David W. Rusch University of Colorado Boulder
Robert A. Vincent
Robert A. Vincent University of Adelaide
James C. G. Walker
James C. G. Walker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Barbara A. Emery
Barbara A. Emery National Center for Atmospheric Research
Steven J Franke
Steven J Franke University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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