2026 Brian A. King: 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	43	4910	4530	534	500	131	8034

Brian A. King 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 Brian A. King sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 603+

This scientist: 131 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Brian A. King 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 Brian A. King sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian A. King is affiliated with the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science.

The main subfields of study include Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change. King's work also spans Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry, illustrating interdisciplinary engagement.

King's research covers a variety of topics, such as:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Climate variability and models
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequent collaborators in King's work include:

Dean Roemmich
Gregory C. Johnson
Susan Wijffels
Nathalie Zilberman
Sarah G. Purkey

King has published extensively in several peer-reviewed venues. These include Frontiers in Marine Science, Earth system science data, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, British Journal of Pharmacology, and Ocean Science.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian A. King include:

"Argo Data 1999-2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
"Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?" 2020, Earth system science data
"THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: Ion channels," 2021, British Journal of Pharmacology
"Heat stored in the Earth system 1960-2020: where does the energy go?" 2023, Earth system science data
"The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: Ion channels," 2023, British Journal of Pharmacology

Best Publications

Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array

Stephen C. Riser;Howard J. Freeland;Dean Roemmich;Susan Wijffels

599
Citations
Transport and variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in Drake Passage

Stuart A. Cunningham;Steven G. Alderson;Brian A. King;Mark Brandon;Mark Brandon

543
Citations
Widespread Intense Turbulent Mixing in the Southern Ocean

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Kurt L. Polzin;Brian A. King;Karen J. Heywood

508
Citations
On the Future of Argo: A Global, Full-Depth, Multi-Disciplinary Array

Dean Roemmich;Matthew H. Alford;Hervé Claustre;Kenneth Johnson

424
Citations
Argo Data 1999–2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats

Annie P.S. Wong;Susan E. Wijffels;Stephen C. Riser;Sylvie Pouliquen

384
Citations
Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?

Karina von Schuckmann;Lijing Cheng;Matthew D. Palmer;James Hansen

325
Citations
Argo profiling floats bring new era of in situ ocean observations

John Gould;Dean Roemmich;Susan Wijffels;Howard Freeland

312
Citations
State of the Climate in 2018

M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

233
Citations
Argo: The Global Array of Profiling Floats

Dean Roemmich;Olaf Boebel;Yves Desaubies;Howard Freeland

196
Citations
SUSTAINED MONITORING OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN AT DRAKE PASSAGE: PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE PRIORITIES

Michael P. Meredith;Philip L. Woodworth;Teresa K. Chereskin;David P. Marshall

172
Citations
Deep and abyssal ocean warming from 35 years of repeat hydrography

Damien G. Desbruyères;Sarah G. Purkey;Sarah G. Purkey;Elaine L. McDonagh;Gregory C. Johnson

164
Citations
Variability of Subantarctic Mode Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water in the Drake Passage during the Late-Twentieth and Early-Twenty-First Centuries

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Loïc Jullion;David P. Stevens;Karen J. Heywood

163
Citations
Oceanic Fluxes on the WOCE A11 Section

Peter M. Saunders;Brian A. King

157
Citations
Bottom Currents Derived from a Shipborne ADCP on WOCE Cruise A11 in the South Atlantic

Peter M. Saunders;Brian A. King

153
Citations
Global and Full-Depth Ocean Temperature Trends during the Early Twenty-First Century from Argo and Repeat Hydrography

Damien Desbruyeres;Elaine L. McDonagh;Brian A. King;Virginie Thierry

151
Citations
Changes in ocean water mass properties: oscillations or trends?

Harry L. Bryden;Elaine L. McDonagh;Brian A. King

144
Citations
Argo: The challenge of continuing 10 years of progress

D Roemmich;M Belboch;H Freeland;SL Garzoli

138
Citations
Transport and Water Masses of the Antarctic Slope Front System in The Eastern Weddell Sea

Karen J. Heywood;Ricardo A. Locarnini;Russell D. Frew;Paul F. Dennis

125
Citations
On the Sources of Weddell Gyre Antarctic Bottom Water

Michael P. Meredith;Ricardo A. Locarnini;Kim A. Van Scoy;Andrew J. Watson

111
Citations
Decadal changes of the θ−S relationship of the Eastern North Atlantic Central Water

Fiz F. Pérez;Aida F. Ríos;Brian A. King;Raymond T. Pollard

110
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Wijffels Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Harry L. Bryden University of Southampton

Dean Roemmich University of California, San Diego

Karen J. Heywood University of East Anglia

Michael P. Meredith British Antarctic Survey

Andrew J. Watson University of Exeter

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato University of Southampton

Stuart A. Cunningham Scottish Association For Marine Science

Gregory C. Johnson Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Howard J. Freeland Fisheries and Oceans Canada

External Links

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