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Christopher L. Sabine 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 Christopher L. Sabine sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 246 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher L. Sabine 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 Christopher L. Sabine sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Christopher L. Sabine is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of oceanography, environmental science, and planetary studies, with a particular focus on ocean acidification, marine ecosystems, and the carbon cycle.

Their recent publications cover a wide range of topics relevant to marine science and environmental monitoring. Key papers include:

  • Best Practice Data Standards for Discrete Chemical Oceanographic Observations (2022, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Decadal Trends in the Oceanic Storage of Anthropogenic Carbon From 1994 to 2014 (2023, AGU Advances)
  • Evaluation of a New Carbon Dioxide System for Autonomous Surface Vehicles (2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology)
  • Advancing best practices for assessing trends of ocean acidification time series (2022, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Collaborative research to inform adaptive comanagement: a framework for the He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve (2020, Ecology and Society)

Christopher L. Sabine has contributed to book publications as well, including the "Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurement" published by the IOC of UNESCO (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) in 2021.

The scientist's work heavily intersects with the following fields of study:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad fields, the research explores several subfields such as:

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Atmospheric Science

Prominent topics addressed in their work include:

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality

They have published frequently in certain journals and venues, among which are:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Oceanography
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • AGU Advances
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Collaboration is a consistent feature of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Adrienne J. Sutton
  • Richard A. Feely
  • Rik Wanninkhof
  • Bronte Tilbrook
  • Simone R. Alin

Christopher L. Sabine was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Anthropogenic ocean acidification over the twenty-first century and its impact on calcifying organisms

    James C. Orr;Victoria J. Fabry;Olivier Aumont;Laurent Bopp

  • The oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2.

    Christopher L. Sabine;Richard A. Feely;Nicolas Gruber;Robert M. Key

  • Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycles

    P. Ciais;C. Sabine;G. Bala;L. Bopp

  • Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements

    A.G. Dickson;C.L. Sabine;J.R Christian

  • Impact of Anthropogenic CO2 on the CaCO3 System in the Oceans

    Richard A. Feely;Christopher L. Sabine;Kitack Lee;Will Berelson

  • Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea–air CO2 flux over the global oceans

    Taro Takahashi;Stewart C. Sutherland;Rik H. Wanninkhof;Colm Sweeney

  • Global sea-air CO2 flux based on climatological surface ocean pCO2, and seasonal biological and temperature effects

    Taro Takahashi;Stewart C. Sutherland;Colm Sweeney;Alain Poisson

  • Evidence for Upwelling of Corrosive "Acidified" Water onto the Continental Shelf

    Richard A. Feely;Christopher L. Sabine;J. Martin Hernandez-Ayon;Debby Ianson

  • A global ocean carbon climatology: Results from Global Data Analysis Project (GLODAP)

    Robert Key;Alexander Kozyr;Chris Sabine;K. Lee

  • The oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2 from 1994 to 2007

    Nicolas Gruber;Dominic Clement;Brendan Carter;Brendan Carter;Richard A. Feely

  • The combined effects of ocean acidification, mixing, and respiration on pH and carbonate saturation in an urbanized estuary

    Richard A. Feely;Simone R. Alin;Jan Newton;Christopher L. Sabine

  • Global relationships of total alkalinity with salinity and temperature in surface waters of the world's oceans

    Kitack Lee;Lan T. Tong;Frank J. Millero;Christopher L. Sabine

  • Global ocean storage of anthropogenic carbon

    S. Khatiwala;T. Tanhua;S. Mikaloff Fletcher;Michael Gerber

  • Revelle revisited: Buffer factors that quantify the response of ocean chemistry to changes in DIC and alkalinity

    Eric S. Egleston;Christopher L. Sabine;François M. M. Morel

  • Estimates of anthropogenic carbon uptake from four three‐dimensional global ocean models

    James C. Orr;Ernst Maier-Reimer;Uwe Mikolajewicz;Patrick Monfray

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Volcanic ash fuels anomalous plankton bloom in subarctic northeast Pacific

    Roberta C. Hamme;Peter W. Webley;William R. Crawford;Frank A. Whitney

  • Current status and past trends of the global carbon cycle

    C. L. Sabine;M. Heimann;P. Artaxo;D. C. E. Bakker

  • Corrigendum to "Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea-air CO2 flux over the global oceans" Deep Sea Res. II 56 (2009) 554-577 (DOI:10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.009)

    T Takahashi;SC Sutherland;R Wanninkhof;C Sweeney

  • Corrigendum to "Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea-air CO2 flux over the global oceans" [Deep Sea Res. II 56 (2009) 554-577]

    Taro Takahashi;Stewart C. Sutherland;Rik H. Wanninkhof;Colm Sweeney

  • Global sea-air CO 2 flux basedon climatological surface ocean pCO 2 , andseasonal biological andtemperature effects

    Taro Takahashi;Stewart C. Sutherland;Colm Sweeney;Alain Poisson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Feely
Richard A. Feely University of Washington
Adrienne Sutton
Adrienne Sutton Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Bronte Tilbrook
Bronte Tilbrook CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Robert M. Key
Robert M. Key Princeton University
Rik Wanninkhof
Rik Wanninkhof Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Nicolas Metzl
Nicolas Metzl Sorbonne University
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Frank J. Millero
Frank J. Millero University of Miami
Dorothee C. E. Bakker
Dorothee C. E. Bakker University of East Anglia
Are Olsen
Are Olsen University of Bergen

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