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Claude Frankignoul

Claude Frankignoul

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
9295
World Ranking
6649
National Ranking
286

Claude Frankignoul publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claude Frankignoul sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 139 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Claude Frankignoul D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claude Frankignoul sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Claude Frankignoul is a researcher affiliated with Sorbonne University in France. Their work focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences with significant contributions in Environmental Science. Within these broad fields, their research addresses several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research topics encompass a range of subjects related to climate and environmental processes. Key topics include climate variability and models, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, climate change and permafrost, meteorological phenomena and simulations, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and cryospheric studies and observations.

Claude Frankignoul has an extensive publication record with frequent contributions to notable academic journals. The venues where they have published most often include the Journal of Climate, Nature Climate Change, Geophysical Research Letters, Weather and Climate Dynamics, and The Cryosphere.

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on topics related to Arctic sea ice and atmospheric circulation:

  • Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • An Observational Estimate of the Direct Response of the Cold-Season Atmospheric Circulation to the Arctic Sea Ice Loss, 2020, Journal of Climate
  • Impacts of Arctic Sea Ice on Cold Season Atmospheric Variability and Trends Estimated from Observations and a Multi-model Large Ensemble, 2021, Journal of Climate
  • Pacific Decadal Oscillation modulates the Arctic sea-ice loss influence on the midlatitude atmospheric circulation in winter, 2022, Weather and Climate Dynamics
  • Transient Climate Response to Arctic Sea Ice Loss with Two Ice-Constraining Methods, 2021, Journal of Climate

Frequent collaborators in their work include Young-Oh Kwon, Guillaume Gastineau, Yu-Chiao Liang, Elisa Manzini, and Lingling Suo. This group reflects a network of researchers working on related topics in climate science and atmospheric studies.

Best Publications

  • Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects

    Clara Deser;Flavio Lehner;Keith B. Rodgers;Toby R. Ault

  • Observed Impact of Atlantic SST Anomalies on the North Atlantic Oscillation

    Arnaud Czaja;Claude Frankignoul

  • Sea surface temperature anomalies, planetary waves, and air‐sea feedback in the middle latitudes

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  • Role of the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio–Oyashio Systems in Large-Scale Atmosphere–Ocean Interaction: A Review

    Young-Oh Kwon;Michael A. Alexander;Nicholas A. Bond;Claude Frankignoul

  • Air–Sea Feedback in the North Atlantic and Surface Boundary Conditions for Ocean Models

    Claude Frankignoul;Arnaud Czaja;Blandine L’Heveder

  • Influence of the North Atlantic SST on the atmospheric circulation

    Arnaud Czaja;Claude Frankignoul

  • A Simple Model of the Decadal Response of the Ocean to Stochastic Wind Forcing

    Claude Frankignoul;Peter Müller;Eduardo Zorita

  • Influence of the North Atlantic SST Variability on the Atmospheric Circulation during the Twentieth Century

    Guillaume Gastineau;Claude Frankignoul

  • Influence of the meridional shifts of the Kuroshio and the Oyashio Extensions on the atmospheric circulation

    Claude Frankignoul;Nathalie Sennéchael;Young-Oh Kwon;Michael A. Alexander

  • Seasonal variability in the surface currents of the equatorial Pacific

    Gilles Reverdin;Claude Frankignoul;Elodie Kestenare;Michael J. McPhaden

  • Gulf Stream Variability and Ocean–Atmosphere Interactions*

    Claude Frankignoul;Gaelle de Coëtlogon;Terrence M. Joyce;Shenfu Dong

  • The surface heat flux feedback. Part I: estimates from observations in the Atlantic and the North Pacific

    Claude Frankignoul;Élodie Kestenare

  • Observed Influence of North Pacific SST Anomalies on the Atmospheric Circulation

    Claude Frankignoul;Nathalie Sennéchael

  • Direct Atmospheric Forcing of Geostrophic Eddies

    Peter Müller;Claude Frankignoul

  • Testing a Dynamical Model for Mid-Latitude Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies

    Claude Frankignoul;Richard W. Reynolds

  • Quasi-Geostrophic Response of an Infinite β-Plane Ocean to Stochastic Forcing by the Atmosphere

    Claude Frankignoul;Peter Müller

  • Surface salinity in the Atlantic Ocean (30°S–50°N)

    Gilles Reverdin;Élodie Kestenare;Claude Frankignoul;Thierry Delcroix

  • Investigating the Local Atmospheric Response to a Realistic Shift in the Oyashio Sea Surface Temperature Front

    Dimitry Smirnov;Matthew Newman;Michael A. Alexander;Young-Oh Kwon

  • Atlantic multidecadal oceanic variability and its influence on the atmosphere in a climate model

    Rym Msadek;Claude Frankignoul

  • Estimation of the SST Response to Anthropogenic and External Forcing and Its Impact on the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

    Claude Frankignoul;Guillaume Gastineau;Young-Oh Kwon

  • Cold-season atmospheric response to the natural variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

    Guillaume Gastineau;Claude Frankignoul

  • Atmospheric response to the North Atlantic Ocean variability on seasonal to decadal time scales

    Guillaume Gastineau;Fabio D’Andrea;Claude Frankignoul

Frequent Co-Authors

Juliette Mignot
Juliette Mignot Université Paris Cité
Young-Oh Kwon
Young-Oh Kwon Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
David Ferreira
David Ferreira University of Reading
Terrence M. Joyce
Terrence M. Joyce Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Zhengyu Liu
Zhengyu Liu The Ohio State University
Mark A. Cane
Mark A. Cane Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Michael A. Alexander
Michael A. Alexander National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Rowan Sutton
Rowan Sutton University of Reading
Rym Msadek
Rym Msadek Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gilles Reverdin
Gilles Reverdin Sorbonne University

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