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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 40 7948 599 136 8644

R.J. Moffett publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R.J. Moffett between 1962 and 2003, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R.J. Moffett published across 42 years, from 1962 to 2003, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1997. 3 of the 143 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2003. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1997. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 8 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 3 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications
1962 2003

143 publications in total across all disciplines

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R.J. Moffett: publications per year, 1962 to 2003
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 1
1964 0
1965 2
1966 2
1967 1
1968 1
1969 8
1970 1
1971 0
1972 2
1973 6
1974 3
1975 5
1976 1
1977 3
1978 4
1979 2
1980 1
1981 4
1982 1
1983 3
1984 6
1985 2
1986 6
1987 4
1988 4
1989 1
1990 2
1991 4
1992 9
1993 5
1994 5
1995 4
1996 7
1997 10
1998 7
1999 4
2000 4
2001 4
2002 0
2003 3
Total 143
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R.J. Moffett publications per year - data summary

  • R.J. Moffett, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Sheffield, has 143 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1962 to 2003.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1962 and the most recent to 2003.
  • The most productive year is 1997, with 10 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 42 years in the span carry no publications at all (1964, 1971 and 2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.7 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (1999-2003) hold 15 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1962-1975: 33 publications (2.4 per year); 1976-1989: 42 publications (3.0 per year); 1990-2003: 68 publications (4.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

R.J. Moffett 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 R.J. Moffett sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 131–140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 136 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544 136
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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R.J. Moffett publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • R.J. Moffett, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Sheffield, records 136 publications - the 34th percentile of the discipline.
  • 34% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than R.J. Moffett, and about 66% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and R.J. Moffett ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 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 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

R.J. Moffett 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 R.J. Moffett sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321 40
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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R.J. Moffett D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • R.J. Moffett, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Sheffield, records 40 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than R.J. Moffett, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and R.J. Moffett ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 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 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

R.J. Moffett is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their academic profile reflects a focus on research and teaching within this institution.

Details on specific research topics, main fields and subfields of study, and the thematic concentration of their scientific work are not available. Similarly, information on recent papers, frequent co-authors, prominent publication venues, and book publications is not provided.

There is no record of awards attributed to R.J. Moffett, nor information indicating that they are deceased.

Best Publications

  • Response of the thermosphere and ionosphere to geomagnetic storms

    T. J. Fuller-Rowell;M. V. Codrescu;R. J. Moffett;S. Quegan

  • On the seasonal response of the thermosphere and ionosphere to geomagnetic storms

    T. J. Fuller-Rowell;M. V. Codrescu;H. Rishbeth;R. J. Moffett

  • lonization transport effects in the equatorial F region

    Unknown

  • Electrical coupling of the E- and F-regions and its effect on F-region drifts and winds

    R.A. Heelis;P.C. Kendall;R.J. Moffett;D.W. Windle

  • ELECTRON TEMPERATURES IN THE IONOSPHERE

    A. Dalgarno;M.B. McElroy;R.J. Moffett

  • The role of ion drift in the formation of ionisation troughs in the mid- and high-latitude ionosphere—a review

    A.S. Rodger;R.J. Moffett;S. Quegan

  • Annual and semiannual variations in the ionospheric F2-layer: II. Physical discussion

    H. Rishbeth;I. C. F. Müller-Wodarg;I. C. F. Müller-Wodarg;L. Zou;T. J. Fuller-Rowell

  • The mid-latitude trough in the electron concentration of the ionospheric F-layer: a review of observations and modelling

    R.J. Moffett;S. Quegan

  • Interactions between neutral thermospheric composition and the polar ionosphere using a coupled ionosphere‐thermosphere model

    T. J. Fuller-Rowell;D. Rees;S. Quegan;R. J. Moffett

  • A theoretical study of the distribution of ionization in the high-latitude ionosphere and the plasmasphere - First results on the mid-latitude trough and the light-ion trough

    S Quegan;G.J Bailey;R.J Moffett;R.A Heelis

  • An investigation into the influence of tidal forcing on F region equatorial vertical ion drift using a global ionosphere-thermosphere model with coupled electrodynamics

    G. H. Millward;I. C. F. Müller-Wodarg;A. D. Aylward;T. J. Fuller-Rowell

  • Annual and semiannual variations in the ionospheric F2-layer : I. Modelling

    L. Zou;H. Rishbeth;I. C. F. Müller-Wodarg;I. C. F. Müller-Wodarg;A. D. Aylward

  • Atomic processes and applications

    Unknown

  • Ionospheric F 2 layer seasonal and semiannual variations

    G. H. Millward;H. Rishbeth;T. J. Fuller-Rowell;A. D. Aylward

  • Variations of ionospheric ionization and related solar fluxes during an intense solar cycle

    N. Balan;G. J. Bailey;B. Jenkins;P. B. Rao

  • Influence of electromagnetic drifts and neutral air winds on some features of the F sub 2 region

    Unknown

  • Effect of Ionization Transport on the Equatorial F-Region

    Unknown

  • Modelling composition changes in F-layer storms

    P.R Field;H Rishbeth;R.J Moffett;D.W Wenden

  • Calculated daily variations of O+ and H+ at mid-latitudes—I. Protonospheric replenishment and F-region behaviour at Sunspot minimum

    J.A Murphy;G.J Bailey;R.J Moffett

  • The effect of realistic conductivities on the high-latitude neutral thermospheric circulation

    T.J. Fuller-Rowell;D. Rees;S. Quegan;G.J. Bailey

  • Morphology of large-scale traveling atmospheric disturbances in the polar thermosphere

    Richard L. Balthazor;R. J. Moffett

  • Solution of the coupled ion and neutral air equations of the mid-latitude ionospheric F2-layer

    G.J Bailey;R.J Moffett;H Reshbeth

  • Interhemispheric flow of thermal plasma in a closed magnetic flux tube at mid-latitudes under sunspot minimum conditions

    G.J. Bailey;R.J. Moffett;J.A. Murphy

  • The F-layer at sunrise

    H. Rishbeth;B. Jenkins;R. J. Moffett

Frequent Co-Authors

G. J. Bailey
G. J. Bailey University of Sheffield
Shaun Quegan
Shaun Quegan University of Sheffield
Tim Fuller-Rowell
Tim Fuller-Rowell University of Colorado Boulder
Henry Rishbeth
Henry Rishbeth University of Southampton
Roderick A. Heelis
Roderick A. Heelis The University of Texas at Dallas
Mark Lester
Mark Lester University of Leicester
N. Balan
N. Balan National Central University
W. B. Hanson
W. B. Hanson The University of Texas at Dallas
Robert W. Schunk
Robert W. Schunk Utah State University
Mike Lockwood
Mike Lockwood University of Reading

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