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Bonnie Light publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bonnie Light sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Bonnie Light D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bonnie Light sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Seasonal evolution of the albedo of multiyear Arctic sea ice

    D. K. Perovich;T. C. Grenfell;B. Light;P. V. Hobbs

  • Sunlight, water, and ice: Extreme Arctic sea ice melt during the summer of 2007

    Donald K. Perovich;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge;Kathleen F. Jones;Bonnie Light

  • Increasing solar heating of the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas, 1979-2005: Attribution and role in the ice-albedo feedback

    Donald K. Perovich;Bonnie Light;Hajo Eicken;Kathleen F. Jones

  • Improved sea ice shortwave radiation physics in CCSM4: The impact of melt ponds and aerosols on Arctic Sea ice

    Marika M. Holland;David A. Bailey;Bruce P. Briegleb;Bonnie Light

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition

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  • Thin and thinner: Sea ice mass balance measurements during SHEBA

    Donald K. Perovich;Thomas C. Grenfell;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge;Bonnie Light

  • Synthesis of primary production in the Arctic Ocean: III. Nitrate and phosphate based estimates of net community production

    L.A. Codispoti;V. Kelly;A. Thessen;P. Matrai

  • Transmission and absorption of solar radiation by Arctic sea ice during the melt season

    Bonnie Light;Thomas C. Grenfell;Donald K. Perovich

  • Effects of temperature on the microstructure of first‐year Arctic sea ice

    B. Light;G. A. Maykut;T. C. Grenfell

  • A Delta-Eddington Mutiple Scattering Parameterization for Solar Radiation in the Sea Ice Component of the Community Climate System Model

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  • The spatial distribution of solar radiation under a melting Arctic sea ice cover

    Karen E. Frey;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Bonnie Light

  • Solar partitioning in a changing Arctic sea-ice cover

    D. K. Perovich;K. F. Jones;B. Light;H. Eicken

  • Arctic sea ice albedo: Spectral composition, spatial heterogeneity, and temporal evolution observed during the MOSAiC drift

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  • Seasonal evolution of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice

    Melinda A. Webster;Ignatius G. Rigor;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge

  • Transpolar observations of the morphological properties of Arctic sea ice

    Donald K. Perovich;Thomas C. Grenfell;Bonnie Light;Bruce C. Elder

  • Synthesis of primary production in the Arctic Ocean: I. Surface waters, 1954–2007

    P.A. Matrai;E. Olson;E. Olson;S. Suttles;V. Hill

  • Spatial distribution and radiative effects of soot in the snow and sea ice during the SHEBA experiment

    Thomas C. Grenfell;Bonnie Light;Matthew Sturm

  • Spatiotemporal evolution of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice

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  • The effect of included participates on the spectral albedo of sea ice

    B. Light;H. Eicken;G. A. Maykut;T. C. Grenfell

  • Optical properties of melting first‐year Arctic sea ice

    Bonnie Light;Donald K. Perovich;Melinda A. Webster;Christopher Polashenski

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