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Eric Firing 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 Eric Firing sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 78 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric Firing 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 Eric Firing sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eric Firing is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable concentration in Oceanography. Additional subfields include Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work encompasses a range of topics related to marine and atmospheric sciences. Main topics include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine animal studies overview

Eric Firing has contributed to several publications, especially within the context of advancing oceanographic knowledge and related computational tools. They have published extensively in the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • IOC of UNESCO (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Progress In Oceanography

Recent notable papers include:

  • matplotlib/matplotlib: REL: v3.3.1, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • matplotlib/matplotlib: REL: v3.2.1, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • matplotlib/matplotlib: REL: v3.3.4, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • matplotlib/matplotlib: REL: v3.3.2, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • matplotlib/matplotlib: REL: v3.4.3, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Collaboration is a significant component of Eric Firing's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thomas A Caswell
  • Michael Droettboom
  • Antony Lee
  • Elliott Sales de Andrade
  • Tim Hoffmann

Best Publications

  • Observations of the Mindanao Current during the western equatorial Pacific Ocean circulation study

    Roger Lukas;Eric Firing;Peter Hacker;Philip L. Richardson

  • Global Abyssal Mixing Inferred from Lowered ADCP Shear and CTD Strain Profiles

    Eric Kunze;Eric Firing;Julia M. Hummon;Teresa K. Chereskin

  • Source waters of the Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent

    Mizuki Tsuchiya;Roger Lukas;Rana A. Fine;Eric Firing

  • The Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Study

    Eric Lindstrom;Roger Lukas;Rana Fine;Eric Firing

  • Changes in ocean heat, carbon content, and ventilation : a review of the first decade of GO-SHIP Global Repeat Hydrography

    Lynne D. Talley;Richard A. Feely;Bernadette M. Sloyan;Rik Wanninkhof

  • Equatorial Pacific Ocean Horizontal Velocity, Divergence, and Upwelling

    Gregory C. Johnson;Michael J. McPhaden;Eric Firing

  • Equatorial undercurrent disappears during 1982-1983 el nino.

    Eric Firing;Roger Lukas;James Sadler;Klaus Wyrtki

  • The Finescale Response of Lowered ADCP Velocity Profiles

    Kurt Polzin;Eric Kunze;Jules Hummon;Eric Firing

  • The response of the western equatorial Pacific Ocean to westerly wind bursts during November 1989 to January 1990

    M. J. McPhaden;F. Bahr;Y. Du Penhoat;E. Firing

  • Eastern Pacific oxygen minimum zones: Supply paths and multidecadal changes

    Lothar Stramma;Gregory C. Johnson;Eric Firing;Sunke Schmidtko;Sunke Schmidtko

  • Deep zonal currents in the central equatorial Pacific

    Eric Firing

  • Variation of the western equatorial Pacific Ocean, 1986–1988

    Thierry Delcroix;Gérard Eldin;Marie-Hélène Radenac;John Toole

  • The mean structure and variability of the Mindanao Current at 8°N

    Susan Wijffels;Eric Firing;John Toole

  • Equatorial subthermocline currents across the Pacific

    Eric Firing;Susan E. Wijffels;Peter Hacker

  • The Annual Rossby Wave in the Central Equatorial Pacific Ocean

    Roger Lukas;Eric Firing

  • The hawaii to tahiti shuttle experiment.

    Klaus Wyrtki;Eric Firing;David Halpern;Robert Knox

  • The geostrophic balance of the Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent

    Roger Lukas;Eric Firing

  • Multiple deep gyres of the western North Pacific: A WOCE section along 149°E

    Susan E. Wijffels;Melinda M. Hall;Terrence Joyce;Daniel J. Torres

  • Direct Observations of the Ekman Balance at 10°N in the Pacific

    Susan Wijffels;Eric Firing;Harry Bryden

  • Pacific Equatorial Subsurface Countercurrent Velocity, Transport, and Potential Vorticity

    G. Dail Rowe;Eric Firing;Gregory C. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Lukas
Roger Lukas University of Hawaii at Manoa
John M. Toole
John M. Toole Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mark A. Merrifield
Mark A. Merrifield University of California, San Diego
Gregory C. Johnson
Gregory C. Johnson Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Susan Wijffels
Susan Wijffels Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Teresa K. Chereskin
Teresa K. Chereskin University of California, San Diego
Eric Kunze
Eric Kunze University of Washington
Michael J. McPhaden
Michael J. McPhaden Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
David M. Karl
David M. Karl University of Hawaii at Manoa
Rana A. Fine
Rana A. Fine University of Miami

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