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Cliff S. Law 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 Cliff S. Law sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 144 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cliff S. Law 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 Cliff S. Law sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Cliff S. Law is affiliated with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable contributions in several specialized subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their recent publications highlight key topics in marine and atmospheric research. Notable papers include:

  • Forensic carbon accounting: Assessing the role of seaweeds for carbon sequestration, 2022, Journal of Phycology
  • Sea spray aerosol organic enrichment, water uptake and surface tension effects, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • The impacts of ocean acidification on marine trace gases and the implications for atmospheric chemistry and climate, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Methanethiol, dimethyl sulfide and acetone over biologically productive waters in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Marine carbonyl sulfide (OCS) and carbon disulfide (CS 2): a compilation of measurements in seawater and the marine boundary layer, 2020, Earth system science data

Key topics covered in their work encompass:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Frequent co-authors working alongside Cliff S. Law include Andrew Marriner, Karl Safi, Mike Harvey, Alexia Saint-Macary, and Stacy Deppeler. These collaborations have contributed significantly to extending research efforts and outputs.

The scientist publishes regularly in several venues, including:

  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

In addition to peer-reviewed articles, Cliff S. Law has contributed to book literature, notably authoring A Policymakers' Handbook for Addressing the Impacts of Ocean Acidification (2021), published by the University of Otago.

Best Publications

  • A mesoscale phytoplankton bloom in the polar Southern Ocean stimulated by iron fertilization

    Philip W. Boyd;Andrew J. Watson;Cliff S. Law;Edward R. Abraham

  • Testing the iron hypothesis in ecosystems of the equatorial Pacific Ocean

    J. H. Martin;K. H. Coale;K. S. Johnson;K. S. Johnson;S. E. Fitzwater

  • In situ evaluation of air-sea gas exchange parameterizations using novel conservative and volatile tracers

    Philip D. Nightingale;Gill Malin;Cliff S. Law;Andrew J. Watson

  • Mesoscale iron enrichment experiments 1993-2005 : Synthesis and future directions

    P. W. Boyd;T. Jickells;C. S. Law;S. Blain

  • Evidence for slow mixing across the pycnocline from an open-ocean tracer-release experiment

    James R. Ledwell;Andrew J. Watson;Clifford S. Law

  • Synthesis of iron fertilization experiments: From the iron age in the age of enlightenment

    Hein J.W. de Baar;Philip W. Boyd;Kenneth H. Coale;Michael R. Landry

  • Mixing of a tracer in the pycnocline

    James R. Ledwell;Andrew J. Watson;Clifford S. Law

  • Measurements of air‐sea gas exchange at high wind speeds in the Southern Ocean: Implications for global parameterizations

    David T. Ho;David T. Ho;Cliff S. Law;Murray J. Smith;Peter Schlosser;Peter Schlosser

  • The decline and fate of an iron-induced subarctic phytoplankton bloom

    Philip W. Boyd;Cliff S. Law;C.S. Wong;Yukihiro Nojiri

  • Nature of phosphorus limitation in the ultraoligotrophic eastern Mediterranean.

    T. F. Thingstad;M. D. Krom;R. F. C. Mantoura;R. F. C. Mantoura;G. A. F. Flaten

  • Importance of stirring in the development of an iron-fertilized phytoplankton bloom.

    Edward R. Abraham;Cliff S. Law;Philip W. Boyd;Samantha J. Lavender;Samantha J. Lavender

  • FeCycle: Attempting an iron biogeochemical budget from a mesoscale SF6 tracer experiment in unperturbed low iron waters

    P W Boyd;Cliff S Law;D A Hutchins;E R Abraham

  • The fate of added iron during a mesoscale fertilisation experiment in the Southern Ocean

    Andrew R Bowie;Andrew R Bowie;Maria T Maldonado;Russell D Frew;Peter L Croot

  • Nutrient cycling in the south east Levantine basin of the eastern Mediterranean: Results from a phosphorus starved system

    M.D. Krom;E.M.S. Woodward;B. Herut;N. Kress

  • Ocean fertilization for geoengineering: A review of effectiveness, environmental impacts and emerging governance

    Phillip Williamson;Douglas W.R. Wallace;Cliff S. Law;Philip W. Boyd

  • Significant Flux Of Atmospheric Nitrous-Oxide From The Northwest Indian-Ocean

    C. S. Law;N. J. P. Owens

  • Forensic carbon accounting: Assessing the role of seaweeds for carbon sequestration

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  • The Southern Ocean Iron RElease Experiment (SOIREE)—introduction and summary

    P.W. Boyd;C.S. Law

  • Retention of dissolved iron and Fe-II in an iron induced Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom

    Peter L. Croot;Andrew R. Bowie;Russell D. Frew;Maria T. Maldonado

  • The evolution and termination of an iron-induced mesoscale bloom in the northeast subarctic Pacific

    Philip W. Boyd;Robert Strzepek;Shigenobu Takeda;George Jackson

  • Nitrogen biogeochemical cycling in the northwestern Indian Ocean

    R. Fauzi;C. Mantoura;Clifford S. Law;Nicholas J.P. Owens

  • Open-ocean carbon monoxide photoproduction

    Aron Stubbins;Günther Uher;Cliff S. Law;Kenneth Mopper

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip W. Boyd
Philip W. Boyd University of Tasmania
Andrew R. Bowie
Andrew R. Bowie University of Tasmania
Andrew J. Watson
Andrew J. Watson University of Exeter
Peter Croot
Peter Croot University of Galway
Zoran Ristovski
Zoran Ristovski Queensland University of Technology
Michael J. Ellwood
Michael J. Ellwood Australian National University
Robert C. Upstill-Goddard
Robert C. Upstill-Goddard Newcastle University
Maria T. Maldonado
Maria T. Maldonado University of British Columbia
Andrew P. Rees
Andrew P. Rees Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Russell D. Frew
Russell D. Frew University of Otago

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