2026 David P. Stevens: 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	48	3898	3575	440	409	127	6828

David P. Stevens 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 P. Stevens sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 603+

This scientist: 127 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David P. Stevens 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 P. Stevens sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David P. Stevens is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple domains within Earth and Environmental Sciences, with a particular focus on atmospheric, oceanographic, and cryospheric processes.

Stevens has contributed extensively to fields including:

Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science

Their subfields of study are diverse and include:

Atmospheric Science
Global and Planetary Change
Oceanography
Ecology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Main topics of Stevens' research encompass:

Climate variability and models
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Cryospheric studies and observations
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequent publication venues for Stevens include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Journal of Climate
Geophysical Research Letters
Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Stevens are:

Marine iodine emissions in a changing world (2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences)
The Role of Anthropogenic Aerosol Forcing in the 1850-1985 Strengthening of the AMOC in CMIP6 Historical Simulations (2022, Journal of Climate)
Climate Response to Increasing Antarctic Iceberg and Ice Shelf Melt (2020, Journal of Climate)
A Global Model for Iodine Speciation in the Upper Ocean (2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles)
Winter seal-based observations reveal glacial meltwater surfacing in the southeastern Amundsen Sea (2021, Communications Earth & Environment)

Stevens has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

Karen J. Heywood
Benjamin G. M. Webber
Yixi Zheng
Inga J. Smith
Jeff Ridley

In addition to journal articles, Stevens has contributed to academic books published by:

University of Bristol, with a publication titled Impacts of climate change on Arctic sea ice (2020)
University of East Anglia, with a publication titled Effects of climate change on the Atlantic Heat Conveyor relevant to the UK (2020)

Best Publications

Propagation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation through the Maritime Continent and scale interaction with the diurnal cycle of precipitation

Simon C. Peatman;Adrian J. Matthews;David P. Stevens

339
Citations
U.K. HiGEM: The New U.K. High-Resolution Global Environment Model― Model Description and Basic Evaluation

Leonard Christopher Shaffrey;I. Stevens;Warwick Norton;M. J. Roberts

308
Citations
Modelling the dynamics and thermodynamics of icebergs

Grant R. Bigg;Martin R. Wadley;David P. Stevens;John A. Johnson

268
Citations
On the export of Antarctic Bottom Water from the Weddell Sea

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Elaine L. McDonagh;David P. Stevens;Karen J. Heywood

261
Citations
Southern Ocean bottom water characteristics in CMIP5 models

Céline Heuzé;Karen J. Heywood;David P. Stevens;Jeff K. Ridley

238
Citations
Modification and pathways of Southern Ocean Deep Waters in the Scotia Sea

Alberto C Naveira Garabato;Karen J Heywood;David P Stevens

231
Citations
The Impacts of the Oceans on Climate Change

E. Lewis-Brown;P.C. Reid;A. Andersson;R. Arthurton

204
Citations
On open boundary conditions for three dimensional primitive equation ocean circulation models

David P. Stevens

202
Citations
Variability of Subantarctic Mode Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water in the Drake Passage during the Late-Twentieth and Early-Twenty-First Centuries

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Loïc Jullion;David P. Stevens;Karen J. Heywood

163
Citations
On the fate of the Antarctic Slope Front and the origin of the Weddell Front

Karen J. Heywood;Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;David P. Stevens;Robin D. Muench

157
Citations
Southern ocean fronts : controlled by wind or topography?

Robert M. Graham;Robert M. Graham;Agatha M. de Boer;Karen J. Heywood;Mark R. Chapman

156
Citations
The Open Boundary Condition in the United Kingdom Fine-Resolution Antarctic Model

David P. Stevens

155
Citations
Variability of the southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current front north of South Georgia

Sally E Thorpe;Sally E Thorpe;Karen J Heywood;Mark A Brandon;David P Stevens

153
Citations
High mixing rates in the abyssal Southern Ocean

Karen J. Heywood;Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;David P. Stevens

148
Citations
Mechanisms driving variability in the ocean forcing of Pine Island Glacier.

Benjamin G M Webber;Karen J Heywood;David P Stevens;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux

141
Citations
Current structure of the south Indian Ocean

Michael D. Sparrow;Karen J. Heywood;Juan Brown;David P. Stevens

137
Citations
The role of eddies in the southern ocean temperature response to the southern annular mode.

James A. Screen;Nathan P. Gillett;David P. Stevens;Gareth J. Marshall

130
Citations
Short-circuiting of the overturning circulation in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;David P. Stevens;Andrew J. Watson;Wolfgang Roether

112
Citations
Impact of Resolution on the Tropical Pacific Circulation in a Matrix of Coupled Models

Malcolm J. Roberts;A. Clayton;M.-E. Demory;J. Donners

108
Citations
Mixing and convection in the Greenland Sea from a tracer-release experiment

A.J. Watson;M.-J. Messias;E. Fogelqvist;K.A. Van Scoy

101
Citations
Marine iodine emissions in a changing world

Lucy J. Carpenter;Rosie J. Chance;Tomás Sherwen;Thomas J. Adams

99
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen J. Heywood University of East Anglia

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato University of Southampton

Adrian J. Matthews University of East Anglia

Manoj Joshi University of East Anglia

Tim Jickells University of East Anglia

Grant R. Bigg University of Sheffield

Sally E. Thorpe Natural Environment Research Council

Lucy J. Carpenter University of York

Pierre Dutrieux Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Richard Sanders National Oceanography Centre

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