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Michael M. Sori

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2010
Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary ScienceGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchSpace Exploration and TechnologySpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Publications

121

Citations

1,570

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
AI-generated

Michael M. Sori studies the geology and interior structure of icy moons and other bodies in our solar system, including Mars, Ceres, Europa, Callisto, Mimas, and the moons of Uranus. Much of this work uses surface features like craters and ice deposits, along with gravity and topography measurements, to figure out whether these bodies have or once had subsurface oceans. He is also involved in planning future space missions designed to study gravity and interior structure on Mars and other planetary bodies.

Icy moons and ocean worldsMars interior and ice depositsPlanetary gravity and topography analysisDwarf planet CeresFuture planetary mission concepts

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a dip around 2023 followed by a rebound to roughly 10-11 papers per year in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.6/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 14 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 16 publications16212022: 10 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets×14
  • Icarus×9
  • Geophysical Research Letters×8
  • Lunar and Planetary Science Conference×8
  • The Planetary Science Journal×7
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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