Michael M. Bell

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Michael M. Bell is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael M. Bell has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Atmospheric Science, 59 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 53 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Michael M. Bell's work include Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (89 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (57 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (53 papers). Michael M. Bell is often cited by papers focused on Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (89 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (57 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (53 papers). Michael M. Bell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Korea. Michael M. Bell's co-authors include Michael T. Montgomery, Wen-Chau Lee, Robert A. Houze, Philip J. Klotzbach, Steven G. Bowen, Kerry Emanuel, Shuyi S. Chen, Sim D. Aberson, Michael L. Black and Wen-Chau Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael M. Bell

106 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Trends in Global Tropical Cyclone Activity: 1990–2021

2022 102 citations Philip J. Klotzbach, Kimberly M. Wood et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael M. Bell United States	28	3.0k	1.8k	1.4k	212	183	109	3.2k
H. E. Willoughby United States	29	4.2k 1.4×	2.7k 1.4×	2.2k 1.6×	368 1.7×	189 1.0×	49	4.5k
Elizabeth A. Ritchie United States	27	2.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	110 0.5×	61 0.3×	77	3.1k
Isaac Ginis United States	31	3.5k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	2.8k 2.0×	667 3.1×	88 0.5×	84	3.8k
Paulo Ceppi United Kingdom	26	2.8k 0.9×	3.1k 1.7×	449 0.3×	96 0.5×	76 0.4×	60	3.5k
Richard J. Pasch United States	25	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	827 0.6×	122 0.6×	51 0.3×	58	2.2k
Sonya Legg United States	28	1.5k 0.5×	985 0.5×	2.1k 1.5×	330 1.6×	50 0.3×	61	2.6k
Robert Colman Australia	28	2.9k 1.0×	3.1k 1.7×	461 0.3×	47 0.2×	75 0.4×	60	3.4k
J. Thomas Farrar United States	31	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.6×	233 1.1×	78 0.4×	108	2.8k
Mark A. Ringer United Kingdom	29	2.5k 0.8×	2.7k 1.4×	449 0.3×	83 0.4×	57 0.3×	58	3.0k
Joel R. Norris United States	41	4.1k 1.4×	4.6k 2.5×	835 0.6×	184 0.9×	113 0.6×	85	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael M. Bell

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael M. Bell

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2025). Tropical Cyclone Surface Winds From Aircraft With a Neural Network. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 1 indexed citations

Klotzbach, Philip J., Kimberly M. Wood, Carl J. Schreck, et al.. (2025). The Remarkable 2024 North Atlantic Mid‐Season Hurricane Lull. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(19). 1 indexed citations

Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2024). A Potential Vorticity Diagnosis of Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Errors. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 16(3).

Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2024). Dynamic Vortex Height Evolution During Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 129(24). 1 indexed citations

Tao, Dandan, et al.. (2023). An Intensity and Size Phase Space for Tropical Cyclone Structure and Evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(4). 2 indexed citations

Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2023). Observed Relationships Between Tropical Cyclone Vortex Height, Intensity, and Intensification Rate. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(8). 10 indexed citations

Klotzbach, Philip J., Kimberly M. Wood, Carl J. Schreck, et al.. (2022). Trends in Global Tropical Cyclone Activity: 1990–2021. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(6). 102 indexed citations breakdown →

Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2022). An Ensemble-Based Analysis of a Liminal Extreme Rainfall Event near Taiwan. Atmosphere. 13(7). 1011–1011. 1 indexed citations

Klotzbach, Philip J., et al.. (2022). Characterizing Continental US Hurricane Risk: Which Intensity Metric Is Best?. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 127(18). 15 indexed citations

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Tao, Dandan, Peter Jan van Leeuwen, Michael M. Bell, & Yue Ying. (2022). Dynamics and Predictability of Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification in Ensemble Simulations of Hurricane Patricia (2015). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 127(8). e2021JD036079–e2021JD036079. 11 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Kristen L., et al.. (2022). A Climatology of Extreme Convective Storms in Tropical and Subtropical East Asia and Their Ingredients for Heavy Rainfall as Seen by TRMM. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 127(24). e2022JD036863–e2022JD036863. 3 indexed citations

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Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2020). On the Contributions of Incipient Vortex Circulation and Environmental Moisture to Tropical Cyclone Expansion. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 125(21). 20 indexed citations

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Weckwerth, Tammy M., et al.. (2020). C-Band Dual-Doppler Retrievals in Complex Terrain: Improving the Knowledge of Severe Storm Dynamics in Catalonia. Remote Sensing. 12(18). 2930–2930. 7 indexed citations

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Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2020). Polygonal Eyewall Asymmetries During the Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Michael (2018). Geophysical Research Letters. 47(15). 17 indexed citations

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Klotzbach, Philip J., Louis‐Philippe Caron, & Michael M. Bell. (2020). A Statistical/Dynamical Model for North Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Prediction. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(20). 9 indexed citations

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Saunders, Mark A., Philip J. Klotzbach, Adam S. Lea, Carl J. Schreck, & Michael M. Bell. (2020). Quantifying the Probability and Causes of the Surprisingly Active 2018 North Atlantic Hurricane Season. Earth and Space Science. 7(3). 11 indexed citations

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Klotzbach, Phil, S. Abhik, Harry H. Hendon, et al.. (2019). On the emerging relationship between the stratospheric Quasi-Biennial oscillation and the Madden-Julian oscillation. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 2981–2981. 49 indexed citations

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Cheung, Kevin K. W., Zifeng Yu, Russell L. Elsberry, et al.. (2018). Recent Advances in Research and Forecasting of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26 indexed citations

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Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2018). Microphysical Characteristics of an Asymmetric Eyewall in Major Hurricane Harvey (2017). Geophysical Research Letters. 46(1). 461–471. 31 indexed citations

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Bell, Michael M., et al.. (2017). Improvements to the snow melting process in a partially double moment microphysics parameterization. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 9(2). 1150–1166. 26 indexed citations

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