2026 Carol Ladd: 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	34	8019	7437	2683	2375	71	4123

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

344
Citations
Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway

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

308
Citations
State of the Climate in 2018

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

233
Citations
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

204
Citations
Marine environment of the eastern and central Aleutian Islands

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

177
Citations
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

166
Citations
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

166
Citations
A note on cross-shelf exchange in the northern Gulf of Alaska

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

151
Citations
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

136
Citations
Nutrients and primary production along the eastern Aleutian Island Archipelago

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

121
Citations
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

112
Citations
Flow Patterns in the Eastern Chukchi Sea: 2010–2015

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

107
Citations
Hydrographic features and seabird foraging in Aleutian Passes

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

99
Citations
Northern Gulf of Alaska eddies and associated anomalies

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

99
Citations
Stratification on the Eastern Bering Sea shelf revisited

Carol Ladd;Phyllis J. Stabeno

98
Citations
Observations from a Yakutat eddy in the northern Gulf of Alaska

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

97
Citations
Evaluation of the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis in the NE Pacific and the Bering Sea

Carol Ladd;Nicholas A. Bond

82
Citations
Influence of mesoscale eddies on ichthyoplankton assemblages in the Gulf of Alaska

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

77
Citations
Formation Mechanisms for North Pacific Central and Eastern Subtropical Mode Waters

Carol Ladd;Lu Anne Thompson

76
Citations
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

67
Citations
Interannual variability of the Gulf of Alaska eddy field

Carol Ladd

61
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Phyllis J. Stabeno Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Calvin W. Mordy Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Albert J. Hermann National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

George L. Hunt University of Washington

Kenneth O. Coyle University of Alaska Fairbanks

Lorenzo Ciannelli Oregon State University

James E. Overland Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Seth L. Danielson University of Alaska Fairbanks

Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tim R. McVicar Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

External Links

Personal website of Carol Ladd

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