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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4378 4026 486 453 168 9553

David A. Smeed publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David A. Smeed between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David A. Smeed published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2013. 12 of the 202 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2013. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 2 publications
1987 2026

202 publications in total across all disciplines

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David A. Smeed: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 0
1996 2
1997 4
1998 3
1999 0
2000 3
2001 4
2002 7
2003 13
2004 4
2005 3
2006 0
2007 4
2008 1
2009 1
2010 3
2011 1
2012 3
2013 21
2014 13
2015 10
2016 18
2017 5
2018 11
2019 6
2020 12
2021 9
2022 4
2023 5
2024 10
2025 10
2026 2
Total 202
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David A. Smeed 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 David A. Smeed sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 168–177 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 168 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490 168
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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David A. Smeed 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 David A. Smeed sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257 45
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

David A. Smeed is affiliated with the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. The primary subfields of study include Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics covered by their work encompass Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Climate Variability and Models, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

The scientist has published multiple papers, including:

  • Pending recovery in the strength of the meridional overturning circulation at 26° N (2020) in Ocean Science
  • A 30-year reconstruction of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation shows no decline (2021) in Ocean Science
  • Circulation-driven variability of Atlantic anthropogenic carbon transports and uptake (2021) in Nature Geoscience
  • Towards two decades of Atlantic Ocean mass and heat transports at 26.5° N (2023) in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Labrador Slope Water connects the subarctic with the Gulf Stream (2021) in Environmental Research Letters

Frequent coauthors include Ben Moat, Denis L. Volkov, William E. Johns, Eleanor Frajka-Williams, and Molly Baringer. The scientist has contributed to high-profile publication venues such as:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Ocean Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography

In addition to journal publications, David A. Smeed has authored a book titled Effects of climate change on the Atlantic Heat Conveyor relevant to the UK, published by the University of East Anglia in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Sea-level fluctuations during the last glacial cycle

    M. Siddall;E. J. Rohling;A. Almogi-Labin;Ch. Hemleben

  • Emptying filling boxes: the fluid mechanics of natural ventilation

    P. F. Linden;G. F. Lane-Serff;D. A. Smeed

  • Measuring the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26°N

    Gerard D. McCarthy;David A. Smeed;William E. Johns;Eleanor Frajka-Williams

  • Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012

    David A. Smeed;Gerard D. McCarthy;Stuart A. Cunningham;Eleanor Frajka-Williams

  • The North Atlantic Ocean Is in a State of Reduced Overturning

    David A. Smeed;S.A. Josey;Claudie Beaulieu;W.E. Johns

  • Ocean impact on decadal Atlantic climate variability revealed by sea-level observations

    Gerard D. McCarthy;Ivan D. Haigh;Joël J.-M. Hirschi;Jeremy P. Grist

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Observed Transport and Variability

    Eleanor Frajka-Williams;Isabelle J. Ansorge;Johanna Baehr;Harry L. Bryden

  • Observations of seasonal exchange through the Straits of Hormuz and the inferred heat and freshwater budgets of the Persian Gulf

    W. E. Johns;F. Yao;D. B. Olson;S. A. Josey

  • Understanding the North Sea System

    Anne Elizabeth Hill;I. D. James;P. F. Linden;J. P. Matthews

  • OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS

    Pierre Testor;Brad DeYoung;Daniel L. Rudnick;Scott Glenn

  • Understanding the Red Sea response to sea level

    Mark Siddall;David A. Smeed;Christoph Hemleben;Eelco J. Rohling

  • Rates and mechanisms of turbulent dissipation and mixing in the Southern Ocean: Results from the Diapycnal and Isopycnal Mixing Experiment in the Southern Ocean (DIMES)

    K. L. Sheen;J. A. Brearley;A. C. Naveira Garabato;D. A. Smeed

  • Exchange through the Bab el Mandab

    David A Smeed

  • Observations of a cyclonic gyre in the western Irish Sea

    A.E. Hill;R. Durazo;D.A. Smeed

  • Gliders as a Component of Future Observing Systems

    P. Testor;G. Meyers;C. Pattiaratchi;R. Bachmayer

  • State of the Climate in 2013

    Jessica Blunden;Derek S. Arndt;Kate M. Willett;A. Johannes Dolman

  • Pending recovery in the strength of the meridional overturning circulation at 26°N

    Ben I. Moat;David A. Smeed;Eleanor Frajka-Williams;Damien G. Desbruyères

  • Vertical Water Velocities from Underwater Gliders

    Lucas Merckelbach;David A. Smeed;Gwyn Griffiths

  • Seasonal variation of the flow in the strait of Bab al Mandab

    D. Smeed

  • Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation slowdown cooled the subtropical ocean

    Stuart A. Cunningham;Stuart A. Cunningham;Christopher D. Roberts;Eleanor Frajka-Williams;William E. Johns

  • Atlantic meridional overturning circulation observed by the RAPID-MOCHA-WBTS (RAPID-Meridional Overturning Circulation and Heatflux Array-Western Boundary Time Series) array at 26N from 2004 to 2015

    D. Smeed;G. McCarthy;D. Rayner;B.I. Moat

  • Meridional overturning circulation observations in the North Atlantic Ocean

    M.O. Barringer;D.A. Smeed;J. Willis;M. Lankhorst

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Johns
William E. Johns University of Miami
Christopher S. Meinen
Christopher S. Meinen Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Stuart A. Cunningham
Stuart A. Cunningham Scottish Association For Marine Science
Molly O. Baringer
Molly O. Baringer Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Harry L. Bryden
Harry L. Bryden University of Southampton
Simon A. Josey
Simon A. Josey National Oceanography Centre
Adrian L. New
Adrian L. New National Oceanography Centre
Uwe Send
Uwe Send University of California, San Diego
Gustavo Goni
Gustavo Goni Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Michael P. Meredith
Michael P. Meredith British Antarctic Survey

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