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Michael W. Davis

Physics and Astronomy · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1966

Publications

499

Citations

11,509

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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This publication record appears to blend at least two distinct research identities sharing the same name: one focused on planetary science and space instrumentation (ultraviolet spectroscopy data from NASA missions like New Horizons and Europa Clipper), and another centered on pure mathematics, particularly the geometry and topology of Coxeter groups, geometric group theory, and algebraic topology. Prospective students should verify which specific research group and institution this profile refers to, since the topics and venues suggest the name may cover multiple unrelated researchers.

Planetary science and space mission instrumentationUltraviolet spectroscopy of Kuiper Belt and outer solar system objectsGeometric group theory and Coxeter groupsAlgebraic and geometric topologyL2-cohomology and related algebraic structures

Publication counts have fluctuated over the last decade, dipping to a low in 2023 before rising sharply in 2025, suggesting variable but not steadily declining activity.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.0/year recently
2017: 15 publications172018: 33 publications33182019: 17 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 13 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 23 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège)×21
  • Springer monographs in mathematics×16
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×7
  • Geophysical Research Letters×6
  • Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray×5
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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 19, 2026.

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