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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 62 1655 1481 729 635 141 15918

Dean Roemmich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dean Roemmich between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dean Roemmich published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2009. 2 of the 151 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2009. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1980 2025

151 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dean Roemmich: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 2
1984 2
1985 2
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 2
1993 1
1994 2
1995 5
1996 2
1997 1
1998 5
1999 2
2000 4
2001 8
2002 1
2003 1
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 6
2008 3
2009 12
2010 10
2011 5
2012 4
2013 4
2014 4
2015 2
2016 8
2017 5
2018 2
2019 5
2020 9
2021 1
2022 4
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 151
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Dean Roemmich 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 Dean Roemmich 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, 138–147 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: 141 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
138–147 491 141
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
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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Dean Roemmich 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 Dean Roemmich 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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 62
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For breakthroughs in ocean observations that have advanced the understanding of Earth's climate system.
  • 2010 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Dean Roemmich is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Oceanography as a subfield. Other notable subfields include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work covers a range of main topics such as:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Roemmich has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with frequent publications in venues including:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth system science data
  • Annual Review of Marine Science
  • Oceanography

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Argo Data 1999-2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?," 2020, Earth system science data
  • "Heat stored in the Earth system 1960-2020: where does the energy go?," 2023, Earth system science data
  • "Argo-Two Decades: Global Oceanography, Revolutionized," 2021, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "Spatial Variability of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Australian Antarctic Basin From 2018-2020 Captured by Deep Argo," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dean Roemmich include:

  • Brian King
  • Susan Wijffels
  • Gregory C. Johnson
  • Nathalie Zilberman
  • Sarah G. Purkey

Recognition for their contributions to ocean observation and climate system understanding includes being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for breakthroughs in ocean observations advancing Earth's climate system knowledge. They were also elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • The 2004-2008 mean and annual cycle of temperature, salinity, and steric height in the global ocean from the Argo Program

    Dean Roemmich;John Gilson

  • Climatic Warming and the Decline of Zooplankton in the California Current

    Dean Roemmich;John McGowan

  • The Argo Program : observing the global ocean with profiling floats

    Dean Roemmich;Gregory C. Johnson;Stephen C. Riser;Russ E. Davis

  • Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array

    Stephen C. Riser;Howard J. Freeland;Dean Roemmich;Susan Wijffels

  • Interannual variability in upper ocean heat content, temperature, and thermosteric expansion on global scales

    Josh K. Willis;Dean Roemmich;Bruce Cornuelle

  • Unabated planetary warming and its ocean structure since 2006

    Dean Roemmich;John Church;John Gilson;Didier Monselesan

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Two transatlantic sections: meridional circulation and heat flux in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean

    Dean Roemmich;Carl Wunsch

  • On the Future of Argo: A Global, Full-Depth, Multi-Disciplinary Array

    Dean Roemmich;Matthew H. Alford;Hervé Claustre;Kenneth Johnson

  • An Argo mixed layer climatology and database

    James Holte;Lynne D. Talley;John Gilson;Dean Roemmich

  • Decadal Spinup of the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre

    D. Roemmich;J. Gilson;R. Davis;P. Sutton

  • Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?

    Karina von Schuckmann;Lijing Cheng;Matthew D. Palmer;James Hansen

  • Argo profiling floats bring new era of in situ ocean observations

    John Gould;Dean Roemmich;Susan Wijffels;Howard Freeland

  • Eddy Transport of Heat and Thermocline Waters in the North Pacific: A Key to Interannual/Decadal Climate Variability?

    Dean Roemmich;John Gilson

  • Ocean heat transport across 24゜ N in the Pacific

    Harry L. Bryden;Dean H. Roemmich;John A. Church

  • Measuring Global Ocean Heat Content to Estimate the Earth Energy Imbalance

    Benoit Meyssignac;Tim Boyer;Zhongxiang Zhao;Maria Z. Hakuba;Maria Z. Hakuba

  • The Argo Project: Global Ocean Observations for Understanding and Prediction of Climate Variability

    Dean H. Roemmich;Russ E. Davis;Stephen C. Riser;W. B. Owens

  • Heat stored in the Earth system 1960–2020: where does the energy go?

    Unknown

  • Seasonal evolution of upper ocean thermal structure between Tasmania and Antarctica

    S.R. Rintoul;J.R. Donguy;D.H. Roemmich

  • Argo: The Global Array of Profiling Floats

    Dean Roemmich;Olaf Boebel;Yves Desaubies;Howard Freeland

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Wijffels
Susan Wijffels Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gregory C. Johnson
Gregory C. Johnson Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Stephen C. Riser
Stephen C. Riser University of Washington
Bruce D. Cornuelle
Bruce D. Cornuelle University of California, San Diego
Brian A. King
Brian A. King National Oceanography Centre
Janet Sprintall
Janet Sprintall University of California, San Diego
Catia M. Domingues
Catia M. Domingues National Oceanography Centre
Howard J. Freeland
Howard J. Freeland Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Toshio Suga
Toshio Suga Tohoku University
Detlef Stammer
Detlef Stammer Universität Hamburg

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