J. Michael Shull

25.7k citations

224 papers · 13.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astro and Planetary Science
Instrumentation top 0.5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 207
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 122
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 96
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 82
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 35
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 31
- Astro and Planetary Science 25
Instrumentation 32
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 32

Co-authors: Donald E. Osterbrock Charles Danforth Jason Tumlinson Mark L. Giroux John T. Stocke Michael E. Van Steenberg Britton Smith Blair D. Savage
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (156 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (15 papers)The Astronomical Journal (11 papers)Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (4 papers)Nature (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Canada

In The Last Decade

J. Michael Shull

223 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

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THE BARYON CENSUS IN A MULTIPHASE INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM: 30% OF THE BARYONS MAY STILL BE MISSING 2012 · 295 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 The Astrophysical Journal
1996 The Astrophysical Journal
1989 Physics Today

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All Works

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1	Excess Ultraviolet Emission at High Galactic Latitudes: A New Horizons View The Astronomical Journal ·Jayant Murthy, J. Michael Shull, Marc Postman, J. W. Parker, Seth Redfield, Nathaniel J. Cunningham, G. R. Gladstone, Jon P. Pineau, P. C. Brandt, A. Verbiscer, K. N. Singer, H. A. Weaver, R. C. Henry, S. A. Stern	2025	2
2	Variations of Interstellar Gas-to-dust Ratios at High Galactic Latitudes The Astrophysical Journal ·J. Michael Shull, G. V. Panopoulou	2024	6
3	The Distribution of Metallicities in the Local Galactic Interstellar Medium* The Astrophysical Journal ·Adam M. Ritchey, E. B. Jenkins, J. Michael Shull, Blair D. Savage, S. R. Federman, David L. Lambert	2023	11
4	Discovery of Extensive [O iii] Emission Near M31 Research Notes of the AAS ·Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, Yann Sainty, Robert A. Fesen, S. Kimeswenger, J. Michael Shull, Bray Falls, Christophe Vergnes, Nicolas Martino, Sean Walker	2023	7
5	The Spatial and Emission Properties of the Large [O iii] Emission Nebula Near M31 The Astrophysical Journal ·Robert A. Fesen, S. Kimeswenger, J. Michael Shull, Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, Yann Sainty, Bray Falls, Christophe Vergnes, Nicolas Martino, Sean Walker, J. Rupert	2023	1
6	Two-photon Production in Low-velocity Shocks Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ·S. R. Kulkarni, J. Michael Shull	2023	3
7	Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) ·J. T. W. McGuire, N. R. Tanvir, A. J. Levan, (unknown), Michele Trenti, J. Michael Shull, (unknown), K. Wiersema, R. L. C. Starling, (unknown), M. Bremer, (unknown), J. Hjorth, (unknown), Emma Curtis-Lake, S. Schulze, (unknown), Brant Robertson, Richard S. Ellis	2016	17
8	BRIGHT GALAXIES AT HUBBLE’S REDSHIFT DETECTION FRONTIER: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND DESIGN FROM THE REDSHIFT z ∼ 9–10 BoRG PURE-PARALLEL HST SURVEY The Astrophysical Journal ·V. Calvi, Michele Trenti, M. Stiavelli, Pascal A. Oesch, Larry Bradley, (unknown), Dan Coe, Gabriel Brammer, S. Bernard, R. J. Bouwens, Daniela Carrasco, C. M. Carollo, Benne W. Holwerda, John MacKenty, Charlotte Mason, J. Michael Shull, Tommaso Treu	2016	38
9	THE ESCAPE FRACTION OF IONIZING RADIATION FROM GALAXIES The Astrophysical Journal ·Andrew Benson, Aparna Venkatesan, J. Michael Shull	2013	21
10	The UV spectrum of HS 1700+6416 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·C. Fechner, D. Reimers, G. A. Kriss, Robert A. Baade, William P. Blair, Mark L. Giroux, R. F. Green, H. W. Moos, D. C. Morton, T. C. Seetharamu, J. Michael Shull, Robert A. Simcoe, A. Songaila, Wei Zheng	2006	44
11	The EUV variability of the luminous QSO HS 1700+6416 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·D. Reimers, H.-J. Hagen, J. Schramm, G. A. Kriss, J. Michael Shull	2005	10
12	Constraints on the Lyman continuum radiation from galaxies: First results with FUSE on Mrk 54 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·J. M. Deharveng, V. Buat, V. Le Brun, B. Milliard, D. Kunth, J. Michael Shull, C. Gry	2001	57
13	Feedback from Galaxy Formation: Production and Photodissociation of Primordial H₂ The Astrophysical Journal ·Massimo Ricotti, Nickolay Y. Gnedin, J. Michael Shull	2001	110
14	Origins : proceedings of the international conference held at Estes Park, Colorado, 19-23 May 1997 Astronomical Society of the Pacific eBooks ·C. E. Woodward, J. Michael Shull, Harley A. Thronson	1998	1
15	The Lyman-Continuum Fluxes and Stellar Parameters of O and Early B-Type Stars The Astrophysical Journal ·William D. Vacca, C. D. Garmany, J. Michael Shull Hit paper breakdown →	1996	528
16	Turbulent mixing layers in the interstellar medium of galaxies Jonathan D. Slavin, J. Michael Shull, Mitchell C. Begelman	1993	1
17	The Environment and evolution of galaxies : proceedings of the Third Tetons Summer School held in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A., July 1992 Parallel Processing Letters ·J. Michael Shull, Harley A. Thronson	1993	1
18	X-ray induced stellar mass loss near active galactic nuclei The Astrophysical Journal ·G. Mark Voit, J. Michael Shull	1988	9
19	The Thermal Evolution of Comets in the Oort Cloud by Stars and Supernovae Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·S. A. Stern, J. Michael Shull	1987	2
20	Self-consistent spherical accretion onto compact X-ray sources The Astrophysical Journal ·J. Michael Shull	1979	2

About J. Michael Shull

J. Michael Shull is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation, having authored 224 papers that have together received 13.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (122 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (96 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (82 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (49 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (35 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (32 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (31 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (12.3k citations), Instrumentation (1.9k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (3.1k citations), Spectroscopy (637 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.0k citations). J. Michael Shull has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Donald E. Osterbrock, Charles Danforth, Jason Tumlinson, Mark L. Giroux, John T. Stocke, Michael E. Van Steenberg, Britton Smith, Blair D. Savage, Steven V. Penton and C. D. Garmany. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, The Astronomical Journal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and Nature.

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