2026 Clark R. Wilson: 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	58	2152	1951	928	820	227	12351

Overview

Clark R. Wilson is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields including Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Wilson's recent publications shed light on topics related to geophysical processes and changes in the Earth's systems. Notable papers include:

"Global Ocean Mass Change From GRACE and GRACE Follow-On and Altimeter and Argo Measurements" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
"Basin-Scale River Runoff Estimation From GRACE Gravity Satellites, Climate Models, and In Situ Observations: A Case Study in the Amazon Basin" (2020), published in Water Resources Research
"Error Assessment of GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Mass Change" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
"Drift of Earth's Pole Confirms Groundwater Depletion as a Significant Contributor to Global Sea Level Rise 1993-2010" (2023), published in Geophysical Research Letters
"Antarctic ice mass variations from 1979 to 2017 driven by anomalous precipitation accumulation" (2020), published in Scientific Reports

The main topics of Wilson's work reveal a significant emphasis on Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, with additional research in Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, GNSS positioning and interference, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Climate variability and models, and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
GNSS positioning and interference
Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
Climate variability and models
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Wilson's collaborative work features frequent co-authorship with several researchers, highlighting recurring partnerships in their scientific contributions. These coauthors include:

Jianli Chen
Ki-Weon Seo
Jae-Seung Kim
Jooyoung Eom
Taehwan Jeon

The scientist has published across a variety of respected scientific journals, notably:

Geophysical Research Letters
Water Resources Research
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Scientific Reports
Journal of Geodesy

Wilson is also an author of book publications, including "Essentials of Geophysical Data Processing" (2021) published by Cambridge University Press.

Best Publications

Estimating groundwater storage changes in the Mississippi River basin (USA) using GRACE

Matthew Rodell;Jianli Chen;Hiroko Kato;James S. Famiglietti

773
Citations
Analysis of Terrestrial Water Storage Changes from GRACE and GLDAS

Tajdarul H. Syed;James S. Famiglietti;Matthew Rodell;Jianli Chen

714
Citations
Satellite Gravity Measurements Confirm Accelerated Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet

J. L. Chen;C. R. Wilson;B. D. Tapley

590
Citations
Basin Scale Estimates of Evapotranspiration Using GRACE and other Observations

Matthew Rodell;J. S. Famiglietti;Jianli Chen;S. I. Seneviratne

583
Citations
Accelerated Antarctic ice loss from satellite gravity measurements

Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson;Donald D Blankenship;Byron D Tapley

419
Citations
The 2009 exceptional Amazon flood and interannual terrestrial water storage change observed by GRACE

Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson;Byron D Tapley

373
Citations
GRACE Hydrological estimates for small basins: Evaluating processing approaches on the High Plains Aquifer, USA

Laurent Longuevergne;Bridget R. Scanlon;Clark R. Wilson

373
Citations
2005 drought event in the Amazon River basin as measured by GRACE and estimated by climate models

Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson;Byron D Tapley;Zong-Liang Yang

371
Citations
GRACE detects coseismic and postseismic deformation from the Sumatra‐Andaman earthquake

J. L. Chen;C. R. Wilson;B. D. Tapley;S. Grand

331
Citations
Non-isotropic filtering of GRACE temporal gravity for geophysical signal enhancement

Shin-Chan Han;C. K. Shum;Christopher Jekeli;Chung-Yen Kuo

262
Citations
Contribution of ice sheet and mountain glacier melt to recent sea level rise

Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson;Byron D Tapley

255
Citations
Low degree spherical harmonic influences on Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) water storage estimates

Jianli Chen;Matt Rodell;Clark R Wilson;J. S. Famiglietti

253
Citations
Total basin discharge for the Amazon and Mississippi River basins from GRACE and a land-atmosphere water balance

T. H. Syed;J. S. Famiglietti;Jianli Chen;M. Rodell

237
Citations
Antarctic mass rates from GRACE

Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson;Donald D Blankenship;Byron D Tapley

210
Citations
Terrestrial water storage anomalies of Yangtze River Basin droughts observed by GRACE and connections with ENSO

Zizhan Zhang;Zizhan Zhang;B. F. Chao;Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson

201
Citations
Meteorological Excitation of the Earth's Wobble

Clark R. Wilson;Richard A. Haubrich

196
Citations
Patagonia Icefield melting observed by Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)

Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson;Byron D Tapley;Donald D Blankenship

181
Citations
Long-term Caspian Sea level change

J. L. Chen;T. Pekker;C. R. Wilson;B. D. Tapley

177
Citations
Geophysical interpretation of observed geocenter variations

J. L. Chen;C. R. Wilson;R. J. Eanes;R. S. Nerem

167
Citations
Attenuation effect on seasonal basin-scale water storage changes from GRACE time-variable gravity

J. L. Chen;C. R. Wilson;J. S. Famiglietti;Matt Rodell

156
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianli Chen Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Byron D Tapley The University of Texas at Austin

Bridget R. Scanlon The University of Texas at Austin

Matthew Rodell Goddard Space Flight Center

James S. Famiglietti University of Saskatchewan

Laurent Longuevergne University of Rennes

Zong-Liang Yang The University of Texas at Austin

Benjamin F. Chao Academia Sinica

Donald D. Blankenship The University of Texas at Austin

Duane E. Waliser Jet Propulsion Lab

External Links

Personal website of Clark R. Wilson

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