2026 D. Randolph Watts: 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	46	4252	3910	1646	1463	205	7410

Overview

D. Randolph Watts is a researcher affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in the United States. Their work spans several fields within Earth and Environmental Sciences, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. They have contributed significantly to studies in Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research covers a variety of topics including:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
Seismic Waves and Analysis
Seismology and Earthquake Studies
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

D. Randolph Watts has published in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in these venues:

Frontiers in Marine Science
Journal of Physical Oceanography
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Geophysical Research Letters
Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

Some of their recent publications include:

"Seafloor Geodetic Pressure Measurements to Detect Shallow Slow Slip Events: Methods to Remove Contributions From Ocean Water" (2021) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
"Detecting Slow Slip Events From Seafloor Pressure Data Using Machine Learning" (2020) in Geophysical Research Letters
"Generation of high-frequency topographic Rossby waves in the Gulf of Mexico" (2022) in Frontiers in Marine Science
"Weakening of the Kuroshio Upstream by Cyclonic Cold Eddies Enhanced by the Consecutive Passages of Typhoons Danas, Wipha, and Francisco (2013)" (2022) in Frontiers in Marine Science
"Facilitating Climate Change Action in the Ocean Sciences Using the Interactive Computer Model En-ROADS" (2022) in Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, notably including Kathleen Donohue, Chanhyung Jeon, Jae-Hun Park, Meng Wei, and Karen L. Tracey.

Best Publications

Preliminary conclusions of the Royal Society and Academia Sinica 1985 geotraverse of Tibet

Chang Chengfa;Chen Nansheng;M. P. Coward;Deng Wanming

386
Citations
Mean Antarctic Circumpolar Current Transport Measured in Drake Passage

K. A. Donohue;K. L. Tracey;D. R. Watts;María Paz Chidichimo;María Paz Chidichimo

270
Citations
Circulation and currents in the southwestern East/Japan Sea: Overview and review

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

268
Citations
Gulf Stream structure, transport, and recirculation near 68°W

W. E. Johns;T. J. Shay;John M Bane;D. R. Watts

231
Citations
Vertical structure and transport on a transect across the North Atlantic Current near 42°N: Time series and mean

Christopher S. Meinen;D. Randolph Watts

199
Citations
A Two-Dimensional Gravest Empirical Mode Determined from Hydrographic Observations in the Subantarctic Front

D. Randolph Watts;Che Sun;Steve Rintoul

175
Citations
Measuring Dynamic Heights with Inverted Echo Sounders: Results from MODE

D. Randolph Watts;H. Thomas Rossby

161
Citations
Deep-Ocean Bottom Pressure Measurement: Drift Removal and Performance

D. Randolph Watts;Harilaos Kontoyiannis

153
Citations
A circumpolar gravest empirical mode for the Southern Ocean hydrography

Che Sun;D. Randolph Watts

144
Citations
Eddy–Mean Flow Interaction in the Gulf Stream at 68°W. Part I: Eddy Energetics

Meghan Cronin;D. Randolph Watts

134
Citations
Observations of Kuroshio flow variations in the East China Sea

Magdalena Andres;M Wimbush;J H Park;K I Chang

132
Citations
Internal Tides in the Southwestern Japan/East Sea

Jae-Hun Park;D. Randolph Watts

131
Citations
On Gulf Stream Meander Characteristics Near Cape Hatteras

Karen L. Tracey;D. Randolph Watts

129
Citations
Observations of the Subtropical Mode Water Evolution from the Kuroshio Extension System Study

Bo Qiu;Peter Hacker;Shuiming Chen;Kathleen A. Donohue

121
Citations
Mapping Circulation in the Kuroshio Extension with an Array of Current and Pressure Recording Inverted Echo Sounders

Kathleen A. Donohue;D. Randolph Watts;Karen L. Tracey;Andrew D. Greene

121
Citations
Gulf Stream meanders: Observations on propagation and growth

D. Randolph Watts;William E. Johns

116
Citations
Gulf Stream path and thermocline structure near 74°W and 68°W

D. Randolph Watts;Karen L. Tracey;John M. Bane;Thomas J. Shay

111
Citations
The Kuroshio Extension and its recirculation gyres

Steven R. Jayne;Nelson G. Hogg;Stephanie N. Waterman;Luc Rainville

106
Citations
Deep Western Boundary Current variability at Cape Hatteras

Robert S. Pickart;D. Randolph Watts

105
Citations
Loop Current Eddy formation and baroclinic instability

Kathleen A. Donohue;D. R. Watts;P. Hamilton;R. Leben

102
Citations
A test of geostrophy in the Gulf Stream

Elizabeth Johns;D. Randolph Watts;H. Thomas Rossby

99
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher S. Meinen Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Teresa K. Chereskin University of California, San Diego

Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

William J. Teague United States Naval Research Laboratory

Steven R. Jayne Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Luc Rainville University of Washington

Meghan F. Cronin Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Tom Rossby University of Rhode Island

Bo Qiu University of Hawaii at Manoa

Thomas N. Lee University of Miami

External Links

Personal website of D. Randolph Watts

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