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8020
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Carol Ladd 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 Carol Ladd sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 71 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol Ladd 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 Carol Ladd sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carol Ladd is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Oceanography and Atmospheric Science subfields.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Climate variability and models

Carol Ladd's recent publications demonstrate engagement with key issues in Arctic and ocean system changes. Notable papers include:

  • "Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Manifestation and consequences of warming and altered heat fluxes over the Bering and Chukchi Sea continental shelves," 2020, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • "Environmental impacts on walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) distribution across the Bering Sea shelf," 2020, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • "The Arctic," 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Integrated ecosystem research in the Pacific Arctic - understanding ecosystem processes, timing and change," 2020, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography

Their frequent collaborators include Phyllis J. Stabeno, Seth L. Danielson, Kevin R. Wood, Henry P. Huntington, and M. R. Baker.

Carol Ladd frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway

    Henry P. Huntington;Seth L. Danielson;Francis K. Wiese;Matthew Baker

  • State of the Climate in 2018

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

  • Bottom-up forcing and the decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska: assessing the ocean climate hypothesis

    Andrew W. Trites;Arthur J. Miller;Herbert D. G. Maschner;Steven J. Bograd

  • Marine environment of the eastern and central Aleutian Islands

    Carol Ladd;George L. Hunt;Calvin W. Mordy;Sigrid A. Salo

  • Manifestation and consequences of warming and altered heat fluxes over the Bering and Chukchi Sea continental shelves

    S.L. Danielson;O. Ahkinga;C. Ashjian;E. Basyuk

  • A comparison between late summer 2012 and 2013 water masses, macronutrients, and phytoplankton standing crops in the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas

    Seth L. Danielson;Lisa Eisner;Carol Ladd;Calvin Mordy;Calvin Mordy

  • A note on cross-shelf exchange in the northern Gulf of Alaska

    C. Ladd;P. Stabeno;E.D. Cokelet

  • Predictable hotspots and foraging habitat of the endangered short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) in the North Pacific: Implications for conservation

    John F. Piatt;Jennifer Wetzel;Kevin Bell;Anthony R. DeGange

  • Nutrients and primary production along the eastern Aleutian Island Archipelago

    Calvin W. Mordy;Phyllis J. Stabeno;Carol Ladd;Stephan Zeeman

  • Bottom-up and top-down controls of walleye pollock ( Theragra chalcogramma) on the Eastern Bering Sea shelf

    Franz J. Mueter;Carol Ladd;Michael C. Palmer;Brenda L. Norcross

  • Flow Patterns in the Eastern Chukchi Sea: 2010–2015

    Phyllis Stabeno;Nancy Kachel;Nancy Kachel;Carol Ladd;Rebecca Woodgate

  • Hydrographic features and seabird foraging in Aleutian Passes

    Carol Ladd;Jaime Jahncke;George L. Hunt;Kenneth O. Coyle

  • Northern Gulf of Alaska eddies and associated anomalies

    Carol Ladd;Calvin W. Mordy;Nancy B. Kachel;Phyllis J. Stabeno

  • Stratification on the Eastern Bering Sea shelf revisited

    Carol Ladd;Phyllis J. Stabeno

  • Observations from a Yakutat eddy in the northern Gulf of Alaska

    C. Ladd;N. B. Kachel;C. W. Mordy;P. J. Stabeno

  • Evaluation of the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis in the NE Pacific and the Bering Sea

    Carol Ladd;Nicholas A. Bond

  • Influence of mesoscale eddies on ichthyoplankton assemblages in the Gulf of Alaska

    Elizabeth Atwood;Janet T. Duffy-Anderson;John K. Horne;Carol Ladd

  • Formation Mechanisms for North Pacific Central and Eastern Subtropical Mode Waters

    Carol Ladd;Lu Anne Thompson

  • Environmental impacts on walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) distribution across the Bering Sea shelf

    Lisa B. Eisner;Yury I. Zuenko;Eugene O. Basyuk;Lyle L. Britt

  • Interannual variability of the Gulf of Alaska eddy field

    Carol Ladd

Frequent Co-Authors

Phyllis J. Stabeno
Phyllis J. Stabeno Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Calvin W. Mordy
Calvin W. Mordy Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Albert J. Hermann
Albert J. Hermann National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
George L. Hunt
George L. Hunt University of Washington
Kenneth O. Coyle
Kenneth O. Coyle University of Alaska Fairbanks
Lorenzo Ciannelli
Lorenzo Ciannelli Oregon State University
James E. Overland
James E. Overland Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Seth L. Danielson
Seth L. Danielson University of Alaska Fairbanks
Joaquin Trinanes
Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tim R. McVicar
Tim R. McVicar Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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