The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin D. Santer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 168 publications — 51st percentile
51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin D. Santer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 78 D-Index — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.
Benjamin D. Santer is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on global and planetary change, atmospheric science, and oceanography. The scientist's work addresses multiple topics including climate variability and models, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, meteorological phenomena and simulations, and atmospheric ozone and climate.
Santer has contributed to several recent papers that explore various dimensions of climate science. These include:
The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, most notably:
Benjamin D. Santer's research has been published in several recurring venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:
The scientist's main fields of study reflect an emphasis on environmental science (25 publications) and earth and planetary sciences (18 publications). Their subfields of study highlight a focus on global and planetary change (23 publications), atmospheric science (16 publications), and to a lesser extent, oceanography (2 publications), astronomy and astrophysics, and ecology.
Benjamin D. Santer has received several distinctions including being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation. They were also elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2011.
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B. D. Santer;M. F. Wehner;T. M. L. Wigley;R. Sausen
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Benjamin D. Santer;Céline Bonfils;Jeffrey F. Painter;Mark D. Zelinka
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Benjamin D. Santer;Tom M. L. Wigley;Michael E. Schlesinger;John F. B. Mitchell
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