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Gary L. Russell publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary L. Russell sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 127 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Gary L. Russell D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary L. Russell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gary L. Russell is affiliated with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental sciences and earth and planetary sciences, with particular interest in global and planetary change and atmospheric science.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Marketing
  • Environmental Chemistry

Research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Gary L. Russell has contributed to multiple scientific papers, several of which are frequently cited in their field. Notable recent papers include:

  • "GISS-E2.1: Configurations and Climatology," 2020, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • "Global warming in the pipeline," 2023, Oxford Open Climate Change
  • "CMIP6 Historical Simulations (1850-2014) With GISS-E2.1," 2020, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • "GISS Model E2.2: A Climate Model Optimized for the Middle Atmosphere-Model Structure, Climatology, Variability, and Climate Sensitivity," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Future Climate Change Under SSP Emission Scenarios With GISS-E2.1," 2022, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

The publication venues where they have most frequently published include:

  • Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Climate
  • Oxford Open Climate Change
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Maxwell Kelley
  • Larissa Nazarenko
  • Reto Rüedy
  • Gavin A. Schmidt
  • Andrew A. Lacis

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of climate forcings

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;L. Nazarenko

  • Climate Sensitivity: Analysis of Feedback Mechanisms

    J. Hansen;A. Lacis;D. Rind;G. Russell

  • Climate Impact of Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

    J. Hansen;D. Johnson;A. Lacis;S. Lebedeff

  • Efficient Three-Dimensional Global Models for Climate Studies: Models I and II

    J. Hansen;G. Russell;D. Rind;P. Stone

  • Global climate changes as forecast by Goddard Institute for Space Studies three-dimensional model

    J. Hansen;I. Fung;A. Lacis;D. Rind

  • Earth's Energy Imbalance: Confirmation and Implications

    James Hansen;Larissa Nazarenko;Reto Ruedy;Makiko Sato

  • Present-Day Atmospheric Simulations Using GISS ModelE: Comparison to In Situ, Satellite, and Reanalysis Data

    Gavin A. Schmidt;Reto Ruedy;James E. Hansen;Igor Aleinov

  • Climate sensitivity, sea level and atmospheric carbon dioxide

    James E Hansen;Makiko Sato;Gary L Russell;Pushker A Kharecha;Pushker A Kharecha

  • Configuration and Assessment of the GISS ModelE2 Contributions to the CMIP5 Archive

    Gavin A. Schmidt;Max Kelley;Larissa Nazarenko;Reto Ruedy

  • Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations that 2 °C global warming could be dangerous

    James E. Hansen;Makiko H. Sato;Paul Hearty;Reto Ruedy

  • Climate change and trace gases

    James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Pushker Kharecha;Gary Russell

  • GISS-E2.1: Configurations and Climatology.

    Maxwell Kelley;Gavin A. Schmidt;Larissa S. Nazarenko;Larissa S. Nazarenko;Susanne E. Bauer

  • A coupled atmosphere‐ocean model for transient climate change studies

    Gary L. Russell;James R. Miller;David Rind

  • Dangerous human-made interference with climate: a GISS modelE study

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;P. Kharecha

  • Simulations of the HDO and H2 18O atmospheric cycles using the NASA GISS general circulation model: The seasonal cycle for present-day conditions

    J. Jouzel;G. L. Russell;R. J. Suozzo;R. D. Koster

  • Chemistry of the global troposphere: Fluorocarbons as tracers of air motion

    Michael Prather;Michael McElroy;Steven Wofsy;Gary Russell

  • Amplification of Surface Temperature Trends and Variability in the Tropical Atmosphere

    Benjamin D. Santer;Tom M. L. Wigley;Carl Mears;Frank J. Wentz

  • Climate response times: dependence on climate sensitivity and ocean mixing.

    J. Hansen;G. Russell;A. Lacis;I. Fung

  • Climate Sensitivity, Sea Level, and Atmospheric CO2

    James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Gary Russell;Pushker Kharecha

  • Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms: Evidence from Paleoclimate Data, Climate Modeling, and Modern Observations that 2{\deg}C Global Warming is Dangerous

    James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Paul Hearty;Reto Ruedy

Frequent Co-Authors

James Hansen
James Hansen Columbia University
David Rind
David Rind Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Gavin A. Schmidt
Gavin A. Schmidt Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Andrew A. Lacis
Andrew A. Lacis Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Reto Ruedy
Reto Ruedy Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Anastasia Romanou
Anastasia Romanou Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Ron L. Miller
Ron L. Miller Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Makiko Sato
Makiko Sato Columbia University
Larissa Nazarenko
Larissa Nazarenko Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Drew T. Shindell
Drew T. Shindell Duke University

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