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D-Index
66
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15820
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1317
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Craig M. Lee 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 Craig M. Lee sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 213 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Craig M. Lee 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 Craig M. Lee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Craig M. Lee is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work concentrates on several key topics including Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Climate variability and models, Climate change and permafrost, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing.

Craig M. Lee has contributed to multiple recent papers published in notable scientific journals. Some of these publications include:

  • "An operational overview of the EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) Northeast Pacific field deployment," 2021, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Enhanced mixing across the gyre boundary at the Gulf Stream front," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A Review of Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Linkages: Past Changes, Mechanisms, and Future Projections," 2023, Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research
  • "A warm jet in a cold ocean," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "High elevation ice patch documents Holocene climate variability in the northern Rocky Mountains," 2020, Quaternary Science Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Physical Oceanography, Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Elementa Science of the Anthropocene.

Craig M. Lee collaborates regularly with several co-authors including Luc Rainville, Eric A. D'Asaro, Leif N. Thomas, Paul G. Myers, and Ken O. Buesseler.

Best Publications

  • The large-scale freshwater cycle of the Arctic

    Mark C. Serreze;Andrew P. Barrett;Andrew G. Slater;Rebecca A. Woodgate

  • Global Patterns of Diapycnal Mixing from Measurements of the Turbulent Dissipation Rate

    Amy F. Waterhouse;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash;Matthew H. Alford

  • Arctic freshwater export: Status, mechanisms, and prospects

    Thomas W.N. Haine;Beth Curry;Rüdiger Gerdes;Edmond Hansen

  • Eddy-driven stratification initiates North Atlantic spring phytoplankton blooms.

    Amala Mahadevan;Eric D’Asaro;Craig Lee;Mary Jane Perry

  • Enhanced Turbulence and Energy Dissipation at Ocean Fronts

    Eric D’Asaro;Craig Lee;Luc Rainville;Ramsey Harcourt

  • Eddy-driven subduction exports particulate organic carbon from the spring bloom

    Melissa M. Omand;Eric A. D’Asaro;Craig M. Lee;Mary Jane Perry

  • The Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System (MODAS)

    D. N. Fox;W. J. Teague;C. N. Barron;M. R. Carnes

  • Analysis of the Arctic System for Freshwater Cycle Intensification: Observations and Expectations

    Michael A. Rawlins;Michael Steele;Marika M. Holland;Jennifer C. Adam

  • From tides to mixing along the Hawaiian ridge.

    Daniel L. Rudnick;Timothy J. Boyd;Russell E. Brainard;Glenn S. Carter

  • Recurrent de novo mutations implicate novel genes underlying simplex autism risk

    B. J. O'Roak;H. A. Stessman;E. A. Boyle;K. T. Witherspoon

  • Intensification of ocean fronts by down-front winds

    Leif N. Thomas;Craig M. Lee

  • The Arctic freshwater system: Changes and impacts

    Daniel White;Larry Hinzman;Lilian Alessa;John Cassano

  • High-resolution observations of aggregate flux during a sub-polar North Atlantic spring bloom

    Nathan Briggs;Mary Jane Perry;Ivona Cetinić;Craig Lee

  • The upper-ocean response to monsoonal forcing in the Arabian Sea: seasonal and spatial variability

    Craig M Lee;Burton H Jones;Kenneth H Brink;Albert S Fischer

  • Circulation and currents in the southwestern East/Japan Sea: Overview and review

    K.-I. Chang;W.J. Teague;S.J. Lyu;H.T. Perkins

  • Surprising return of deep convection to the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean in winter 2007-2008

    Kjetil Våge;Robert S. Pickart;Virginie Thierry;Gilles Reverdin

  • Statistics of vertical vorticity, divergence, and strain in a developed submesoscale turbulence field

    Andrey Y. Shcherbina;Eric A. D'Asaro;Craig M. Lee;Jody M. Klymak

  • Particulate organic carbon and inherent optical properties during 2008 North Atlantic Bloom Experiment

    Ivona Cetinić;Mary Jane Perry;Nathan T. Briggs;Emily Kallin

  • Multiyear Volume, Liquid Freshwater, and Sea Ice Transports through Davis Strait, 2004–10*

    B. Curry;C. M. Lee;B. Petrie;R. E. Moritz

  • An Estimate of Tidal Energy Lost to Turbulence at the Hawaiian Ridge

    Jody M. Klymak;James N. Moum;Jonathan D. Nash;Eric Kunze

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Rainville
Luc Rainville University of Washington
Eric A. D'Asaro
Eric A. D'Asaro University of Washington
Daniel L. Rudnick
Daniel L. Rudnick Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Mary Jane Perry
Mary Jane Perry University of Maine
Jody M. Klymak
Jody M. Klymak University of Victoria
Thomas B. Sanford
Thomas B. Sanford University of Washington
Brian Petrie
Brian Petrie Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Luca Centurioni
Luca Centurioni University of California, San Diego
Jonathan D. Nash
Jonathan D. Nash Oregon State University
Ren-Chieh Lien
Ren-Chieh Lien University of Washington

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