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Researcher · Goddard Space Flight Center · United States

Melissa G. Trainer

Melissa G. Trainer publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology, on topics such as Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration and Space Exploration and Technology.

ORCID 0000-0003-1106-8580 OpenAlex
World rank
#747,290
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#251,071
of 1,627,098
Works
247
Citations
9.1k
Citations per work
36.7
h-index
38
i10-index 56Top 11% in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Melissa G. Trainer

What does Melissa G. Trainer research?

Melissa G. Trainer's work is mostly in Physics and Astronomy (50%), Engineering (13%), Environmental Science (12%).

Physical Sciences: 216 works · 87.5% of their workPhysics and Astronomy: 124 works · 50.2% of their workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 124 works · 50.2% of their workEngineering: 33 works · 13.3% of their workAerospace Engineering: 33 works · 13.3% of their workEnvironmental Science: 29 works · 11.8% of their workEcology: 21 works · 8.5% of their workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 works · 3.3% of their workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 works · 7.9% of their workAtmospheric Science: 20 works · 7.9% of their workChemistry: 11 works · 4.3% of their workSpectroscopy: 11 works · 4.3% of their workEverything else: 31 works · 12.5% of their workTHEIR WORKMelissa G.Trainer247works
Physical Sciences88%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy12450.2%
    2. Engineering3313.3%
    3. Environmental Science2911.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences207.9%
    5. Chemistry114.3%
  2. Everything else3112.5%
  1. 1Astronomy and Astrophysics50% of their works
  2. 2Aerospace Engineering13% of their works
  3. 3Ecology8% of their works
  4. 4Atmospheric Science8% of their works
  5. 5Spectroscopy4% of their works
  6. 6Global and Planetary Change3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Melissa G. Trainer's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Mars, Martian Surface, Extravehicular Activity, Space Suit, Stable Isotopes and Trophic Position.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Solar System Abundances1561 topic
  2. Terrestrial Planets1561 topic
  3. Mars1301 topic
  4. Martian Surface1301 topic
  5. Extravehicular Activity671 topic
  6. Space Suit671 topic
  7. Stable Isotopes531 topic
  8. Trophic Position531 topic
  9. Ozone Depletion281 topic
  10. Stratospheric Water Vapor281 topic
  11. Ionization201 topic
  12. Mass Spectrometry201 topic
  13. Emissions161 topic
  14. Methane161 topic
  15. Microgravity151 topic
  16. Spaceflight151 topic

Where does Melissa G. Trainer work?

Melissa G. Trainer's main affiliation in the publication record is Goddard Space Flight Center, United States.

How many publications and citations does Melissa G. Trainer have?

OpenAlex counts 247 works and 9,076 citations for Melissa G. Trainer, an h-index of 38, ranking #747,290 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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