2026 Alonso Hernández-Guerra: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	35	7677	7111	167	161	133	4261

Overview

Alonso Hernández-Guerra is affiliated with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work concentrates on various topics, including:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Climate variability and models
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Hydrological Forecasting Using AI

Hernández-Guerra has contributed extensively to several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Progress In Oceanography
Geophysical Research Letters
Frontiers in Marine Science
Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Some of their recent papers include:

"Thirty Years of GOSHIP and WOCE Data: Atlantic Overturning of Mass, Heat, and Freshwater Transport" (2022), published in Geophysical Research Letters
"Recent Trends in SST, Chl-a, Productivity and Wind Stress in Upwelling and Open Ocean Areas in the Upper Eastern North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Along-Stream, Seasonal, and Interannual Variability of the North Icelandic Irminger Current and East Icelandic Current Around Iceland" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Climatological Hydrographic Properties and Water Mass Transports in the Balearic Channels From Repeated Observations Over 1996-2019" (2020), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
"Variability of the Canary Current Diagnosed by Inverse Box Models" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

M. Dolores Pérez-Hernández
Verónica Caínzos
P. Vélez-Belchí
Cristina Arumí-Planas
Daniel Santana-Toscano

The scientist's research addresses key aspects of marine and atmospheric sciences, involving long-term observation data and contemporary analysis techniques. Their contributions cover a range of environmental phenomena, from ocean currents and marine ecosystem dynamics to climate models and meteorological simulations.

Best Publications

The transition zone of the Canary Current upwelling region

E.D. Barton;J. Arı́stegui;P. Tett;M. Cantón

567
Citations
The influence of island-generated eddies on chlorophyll distribution : a study of mesoscale variation around Gran Canaria

J. Arístegui;P. Tett;A. Hernández-Guerra;G. Basterretxea

351
Citations
Island-induced eddies in the Canary islands

J. Arístegui;P. Sangrá;S. Hernández-León;M. Cantón

290
Citations
Coupling between the open ocean and the coastal upwelling region off northwest Africa: water recirculation and offshore pumping of organic matter

J.L. Pelegrí;J. Arístegui;L. Cana;M. González-Dávila

251
Citations
The Canary Eddy Corridor: A major pathway for long-lived eddies in the subtropical North Atlantic

Pablo Sangrà;Ananda Pascual;Ángel Rodríguez-Santana;Francisco Machín

221
Citations
Mass fluxes in the Canary Basin

F. Machín;F. Machín;A. Hernández-Guerra;J.L. Pelegrí

139
Citations
Role of slowly settling particles in the ocean carbon cycle

Iván J. Alonso-González;Javier Arístegui;Cindy Lee;Anna Sanchez-Vidal

135
Citations
Life history of an anticyclonic eddy

P. Sangrà;J. L. Pelegrí;A. Hernández-Guerra;Igor Arregui

118
Citations
The Eastern Boundary Current system between the Canary Islands and the African Coast

M. Knoll;A. Hernandez-Guerra;B. Lenz;F. Lopez Laatzen

117
Citations
Evolution of the Alboran Sea hydrographic structures during July 1993

Jesús Garcı́a Lafuente;Natalio Cano;Manuel Vargas;Juan P Rubı́n

113
Citations
Sea surface temperature variability off north-west Africa : 1981-1989

A. Hernandez-Guerra;L. Nykjaer

113
Citations
Water masses and circulation in the surface layers of the Caribbean at 66°W

Alonso Hernández-Guerra;Terrence M. Joyce

103
Citations
Phytoplankton pigment patterns in the Canary Islands area as determined using Coastal Zone Colour Scanner data

Alonso Hernández-Guerra;Javier Arístegui;Manuel Cantón;Leo Nykjaer

102
Citations
Water and nutrient fluxes off Northwest Africa

Maria V. Pastor;Josep L. Pelegrí;Alonso Hernández-Guerra;Jordi Font

99
Citations
The submarine volcano eruption at the island of El Hierro: physical-chemical perturbation and biological response

E. Fraile-Nuez;M. González-Dávila;J. M. Santana-Casiano;J. Arístegui

97
Citations
Hydrographic cruises off northwest Africa: the Canary Current and the Cape Ghir region

J.L. Pelegrí;A. Marrero-Díaz;A. Ratsimandresy;A. Antoranz

95
Citations
On the nature of oceanic eddies shed by the Island of Gran Canaria

P. Sangrà;M. Auladell;A. Marrero-Díaz;J.L. Pelegrí

92
Citations
Canary Current and North Equatorial Current from an inverse box model

Alonso Hernández-Guerra;Eugenio Fraile-Nuez;Federico López-Laatzen;Antonio Martínez

86
Citations
Zonal circulation in the NW Atlantic and Caribbean from a meridional World Ocean Circulation experiment hydrographic section at 66°W

Terrence M. Joyce;Alonso Hernandez-Guerra;William M. Smethie

84
Citations
Temporal variability of mass transport in the Canary Current

A Hernández-Guerra;F Machı́n;A Antoranz;J Cisneros-Aguirre

83
Citations
Seasonal and temporal study of the northwest African upwelling system

Javier Marcello;Alonso Hernandez-Guerra;Francisco Eugenio;Abenauara Fonte

77
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep Lluís Pelegrí Spanish National Research Council

Javier Arístegui University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Santiago Hernández-León University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Terrence M. Joyce Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Melchor González-Dávila University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Lynne D. Talley University of California, San Diego

Eric D. Barton Spanish National Research Council

Fiz F. Pérez Spanish National Research Council

Paul Tett Scottish Association For Marine Science

Jordi Font Spanish National Research Council

External Links

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