Michael Ram

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Ram is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Ram has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Michael Ram's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (18 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (15 papers) and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (12 papers). Michael Ram is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (18 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (15 papers) and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (12 papers). Michael Ram collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Germany. Michael Ram's co-authors include D. A. Meese, Pieter Meiert Grootes, Anthony J. Gow, K. C. Taylor, Gregory A. Zielinski, Richard B. Alley, Paul A. Mayewski, Edwin D. Waddington, Christopher A. Shuman and James W. C. White and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Michael Ram

52 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Abrupt increase in Greenland snow accumulation at the end of the Younger Dryas event

1993 875 citations Richard B. Alley, D. A. Meese et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Ram United States	18	2.3k	588	456	416	403	52	2.6k
H.M. Rendell United Kingdom	27	1.6k 0.7×	436 0.7×	862 1.9×	479 1.2×	481 1.2×	85	2.7k
H. B. Clausen Denmark	20	2.6k 1.1×	723 1.2×	178 0.4×	232 0.6×	243 0.6×	31	2.9k
N. I. Barkov Russia	27	3.5k 1.5×	1.3k 2.2×	307 0.7×	363 0.9×	269 0.7×	44	4.0k
André Berger Belgium	24	2.8k 1.2×	671 1.1×	794 1.7×	505 1.2×	542 1.3×	78	3.5k
V. Mejdahl Denmark	26	2.2k 0.9×	459 0.8×	733 1.6×	582 1.4×	654 1.6×	58	2.8k
John F. Bolzan United States	23	3.5k 1.5×	727 1.2×	709 1.6×	554 1.3×	543 1.3×	45	3.9k
Douglas J. Donahue United States	24	1.2k 0.5×	542 0.9×	386 0.8×	592 1.4×	700 1.7×	35	2.1k
Martin Suter Switzerland	24	1.3k 0.6×	603 1.0×	238 0.5×	289 0.7×	549 1.4×	57	2.3k
Klaas van der Borg Netherlands	32	2.0k 0.9×	937 1.6×	934 2.0×	329 0.8×	680 1.7×	119	3.4k
D. A. Meese United States	22	4.0k 1.7×	995 1.7×	671 1.5×	599 1.4×	707 1.8×	37	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Ram

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Michael Ram's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Michael Ram with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Michael Ram more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Ram

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Michael Ram. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Michael Ram. The network helps show where Michael Ram may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Ram

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Ram. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Ram based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Ram. Michael Ram is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Ram, Michael, et al.. (2009). The Terrestrial Cosmic Ray Flux: Its Importance for Climate. Eos. 90(44). 397–398. 8 indexed citations

Karner, Daniel B., et al.. (2003). Extraterrestrial accretion from the GISP2 ice core. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 67(4). 751–763. 33 indexed citations

Karner, Daniel B., Richard A. Muller, Frank Asaro, Michael Ram, & Michael Stolz. (2001). Extraterrestrial Accretion From the GISP2 Ice Core. AGUFM. 2001. 1 indexed citations

Ram, Michael, et al.. (2000). Calibration of laser‐light scattering measurements of dust concentration for Wisconsinan GISP2 ice using instrumental neutron activation analysis of aluminum: Results and discussion. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(D20). 24731–24738. 10 indexed citations

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1997). Continuous dust concentration profile of pre‐Holocene ice from the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 ice core: Dust stadials, interstadials, and the Eemian. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 102(C12). 26641–26648. 64 indexed citations

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1997). Eleven year cycle of dust concentration variability observed in the dust profile of the GISP2 Ice core from central Greenland: Possible solar cycle connection. Geophysical Research Letters. 24(19). 2359–2362. 30 indexed citations

Alley, Richard B., Christopher A. Shuman, D. A. Meese, et al.. (1997). Visual‐stratigraphic dating of the GISP2 ice core: Basis, reproducibility, and application. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 102(C12). 26367–26381. 176 indexed citations

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1994). Polar ice stratigraphy from laser-light scattering: scattering from meltwater. Journal of Glaciology. 40(136). 504–508. 4 indexed citations

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1994). Polar ice stratigraphy from laser-light scattering: scattering from meltwater. Journal of Glaciology. 40(136). 504–508. 17 indexed citations

10.

Meese, D. A., Anthony J. Gow, Pieter Meiert Grootes, et al.. (1994). The Accumulation Record from the GISP2 Core as an Indicator of Climate Change Throughout the Holocene. Science. 266(5191). 1680–1682. 254 indexed citations

11.

Mayewski, Paul A., L. David Meeker, Sallie I. Whitlow, et al.. (1994). Changes in Atmospheric Circulation and Ocean Ice Cover over the North Atlantic During the Last 41,000 Years. Science. 263(5154). 1747–1751. 314 indexed citations

12.

Alley, Richard B., D. A. Meese, Christopher A. Shuman, et al.. (1993). Abrupt increase in Greenland snow accumulation at the end of the Younger Dryas event. Nature. 362(6420). 527–529. 875 indexed citations breakdown →

13.

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1989). Seasonal variations in diatom abundance and provenance in Greenland ice. Journal of Glaciology. 35(120). 290–292. 12 indexed citations

14.

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1971). Calculation of the Total Cross Section for Double Compton Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 26(8). 476–479. 20 indexed citations

15.

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1971). Calculation of the Total Cross Section for Double Compton Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 26(19). 1210–1210. 9 indexed citations

16.

Ram, Michael. (1970). Mass and total decay rate of unstable particles in quantum field theory. International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 3(2). 153–164. 1 indexed citations

17.

Frazier, John W., et al.. (1970). Simple Relation between Cross Sections for Neutrino Scattering and Total Muon-Capture Rates by Nuclei. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 1(11). 3168–3171. 2 indexed citations

18.

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1970). Applications of Current Commutation Relations to Muon Capture and Neutrino (Antineutrino) Reactions in Nuclei. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 1(9). 2651–2662. 4 indexed citations

19.

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1968). Cross-Section Sum Rules for Neutrino (Antineutrino) Scattering by Nuclei From Current Commutation Relations. Physical Review Letters. 20(1). 35–38. 5 indexed citations

20.

Ram, Michael, et al.. (1967). Total Muon-Capture Rate inHe3from Current Commutation Relations. Physical Review Letters. 18(9). 327–330. 5 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact