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Paul M. Kintner 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 M. Kintner sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 238 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Paul M. Kintner 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 M. Kintner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For investigation of microstructure, waveparticle interactions, and plasma acceleration in space plasmas using sounding rocket and satellite experiments, and for innovative applications of GPS technology to space plasma experiments

Overview

Paul M. Kintner was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple disciplines, focusing mainly on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering.

The scientist contributed to fields such as Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Building and Construction, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Key topics addressed in their work included:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Energy Efficiency and Management

Their recent publications covered diverse areas with a particular focus on glacier and building energy studies. Notable works included:

  • "Avoiding slush for hot-point drilling of glacier boreholes," published in 2020 in Annals of Glaciology
  • "Development of Demand Response Control Schedules of Heat Pump Water Heaters for California Residential Code Compliance," presented twice in 2022 at the ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference

Paul M. Kintner frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Aaron Boranian
  • B. C. Larson
  • Bruce A. Wilcox
  • Neal Kruis
  • Charles Barnaby

Their work was published primarily in venues such as the ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference and Annals of Glaciology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach across energy systems and glaciology.

Among the recognitions received, Paul M. Kintner was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2003. The citation for this award noted contributions to investigation of microstructure, wave-particle interactions, and plasma acceleration in space plasmas using sounding rocket and satellite experiments, along with innovative applications of GPS technology to space plasma experiments.

Best Publications

  • Assessing the Spoofing Threat: Development of a Portable GPS Civilian Spoofer

    Todd E. Humphreys;Brent M. Ledvina;Mark L. Psiaki;Brady W. O'Hanlon

  • GPS and ionospheric scintillations

    P. M. Kintner;B. M. Ledvina;E. R. de Paula

  • Characteristics of solitary waves and weak double layers in the magnetospheric plasma.

    Rolf Boström;Georg Gustafsson;Bengt Holback;Gunnar Holmgren

  • POLAR observations of coherent electric field structures

    Jason R. Franz;Paul M. Kintner;Jolene S. Pickett

  • Simultaneous observations of energetic (keV) upstreaming and electrostatic hydrogen cyclotron waves

    P. M. Kintner;M. C. Kelley;R. D. Sharp;A. G. Ghielmetti

  • Electrostatic hydrogen cyclotron waves near one Earth radius altitude in the polar magnetosphere

    P. M. Kintner;M. C. Kelley;F. S. Mozer

  • Transverse ion acceleration by localized lower hybrid waves in the topside auroral ionosphere

    J. L. Vago;P. M. Kintner;S. W. Chesney;R. L. Arnoldy

  • Localized lower hybrid acceleration of ionospheric plasma.

    PM Kintner;J Vago;S Chesney;RL Arnoldy

  • Fading timescales associated with GPS signals and potential consequences

    Paul M. Kintner;Hyosub Kil;Theodore L. Beach;Eurico R. de Paula

  • The status of observations and theory of high latitude ionospheric and magnetospheric plasma turbulence

    Paul M. Kintner;Charles E. Seyler

  • First observations of intense GPS L1 amplitude scintillations at midlatitude

    B. M. Ledvina;Jonathan J Makela;P. M. Kintner

  • Simultaneous Global Positioning System observations of equatorial scintillations and total electron content fluctuations

    Theodore L. Beach;Paul M. Kintner

  • Broadband ELF plasma emission during auroral energization: 1. Slow ion acoustic waves

    J.-E. Wahlund;A. I. Eriksson;B. Holback;M. H. Boehm

  • Size, shape, orientation, speed, and duration of GPS equatorial anomaly scintillations

    P. M. Kintner;B. M. Ledvina;E. R. de Paula;I. J. Kantor

  • The ionosphere, radio navigation, and global navigation satellite systems

    Paul M. Kintner;Brent M. Ledvina

  • Large amplitude wave packets observed in the ionosphere in association with transverse ion acceleration

    J. LaBelle;P. M. Kintner;A. W. Yau;B. A. Whalen

  • The small‐scale structure of electrostatic shocks

    M. Temerin;C. Cattell;R. Lysak;M. Hudson

  • Field-aligned particle currents near an auroral arc

    Lawrence W. Choy;R. L. Arnoldy;Wentworth Potter;Paul Kintner

  • SCIFER‐Transverse ion acceleration and plasma waves

    Paul M. Kintner;John Bonnell;Roger Arnoldy;Kristina Lynch

  • Development and use of a GPS ionospheric scintillation monitor

    T.L. Beach;P.M. Kintner

  • Freja observatons of correlated small-scale density depletions and enhanced lower hybrid waves

    A. I. Eriksson;B. Holback;P. O. Dovner;R. Boström

  • The AMICIST auroral sounding rocket: A comparison of transverse ion acceleration mechanisms

    K. A. Lynch;R. L. Arnoldy;P. M. Kintner;J. Bonnell

Frequent Co-Authors

R. L. Arnoldy
R. L. Arnoldy University of New Hampshire
Michael C. Kelley
Michael C. Kelley Cornell University
Mark L. Psiaki
Mark L. Psiaki Virginia Tech
Todd E. Humphreys
Todd E. Humphreys The University of Texas at Austin
E. R. de Paula
E. R. de Paula National Institute for Space Research
Jonathan J. Makela
Jonathan J. Makela University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A. Abdu
M.A. Abdu National Institute for Space Research
Cathryn N. Mitchell
Cathryn N. Mitchell University of Bath
J. H. A. Sobral
J. H. A. Sobral National Institute for Space Research
Inez S. Batista
Inez S. Batista National Institute for Space Research

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