2026 George L. Mellor: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	57	3346	3200	1289	1193	131	30881

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Environmental Sciences

3346

3200

1289

1193

131

30881

Environmental Sciences

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Citations

30881

World Ranking

3346

National Ranking

1289

Research.com Recognitions

1999 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

George L. Mellor is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with particular attention to subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work spans topics related to Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Recent publications by George L. Mellor include:

On Surf Zone Fluid Dynamics, 2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography
Targeting TAZ-TEAD in minimal residual disease enhances the duration of targeted therapy in melanoma models, 2025, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with George L. Mellor are:

Connor A. Ott
Timothy J. Purwin
Panyu Chen
Somenath Chowdhury
K.X. Luo

Publication venues where George L. Mellor has contributed include:

Journal of Physical Oceanography
Nature Communications

In recognition of contributions to the field, George L. Mellor was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1999.

Best Publications

Development of a turbulence closure model for geophysical fluid problems

George L. Mellor;Tetsuji Yamada

9353
Citations
A Description of a Three-Dimensional Coastal Ocean Circulation Model

Alan F. Blumberg;George L. Mellor

5222
Citations
A Hierarchy of Turbulence Closure Models for Planetary Boundary Layers.

George L. Mellor;Tetsuji Yamada

3616
Citations
USERS GUIDE for A THREE-DIMENSIONAL, PRIMITIVE EQUATION, NUMERICAL OCEAN MODEL

George L. Mellor

1292
Citations
Diagnostic and prognostic numerical circulation studies of the South Atlantic Bight

Alan F. Blumberg;George L. Mellor

585
Citations
The Pressure Gradient Conundrum of Sigma Coordinate Ocean Models

George L. Mellor;Tal Ezer;Lie-Yauw Oey

514
Citations
A Simulation of the Wangara Atmospheric Boundary Layer Data

Tetsuji Yamada;George Mellor

491
Citations
An Ice-Ocean Coupled Model

George L. Mellor;Lakshmi Kantha

413
Citations
Modeling Vertical and Horizontal Diffusivities with the Sigma Coordinate System

George L. Mellor;Alan F. Blumberg

388
Citations
The Structure and Dynamics of the Ocean Surface Mixed Layer

G. L. Mellor;P. A. Durbin

388
Citations
The Three-Dimensional Current and Surface Wave Equations

George L. Mellor

354
Citations
Analytic Prediction of the Properties of Stratified Planetary Surface Layers

George L. Mellor

351
Citations
Wave Breaking and Ocean Surface Layer Thermal Response

George Mellor;Alan Blumberg

311
Citations
Sigma Coordinate Pressure Gradient Errors and the Seamount Problem

George L. Mellor;Lie-Yauw Oey;Tal Ezer

294
Citations
The Gaussian Cloud Model Relations

George L. Mellor

289
Citations
A Gulf Stream model and an altimetry assimilation scheme

George L. Mellor;Tal Ezer

278
Citations
A Numerical Study of the Mediterranean Sea Circulation

Marco Zavatarielli;George L. Mellor

275
Citations
A three-dimensional simulation of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary. Part I: description of the model and model simulations.

Lie-Yauw Oey;George L. Mellor;Ricard I. Hires

268
Citations
An Equation of State for Numerical Models of Oceans and Estuaries

George L. Mellor

263
Citations
Experiment on convex curvature effects in turbulent boundary layers

Ronald M. C. So;George L. Mellor

262
Citations
A coastal ocean numerical model

Alan F. Blumberg;George L. Mellor

231
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tal Ezer Old Dominion University

Lie-Yauw Oey Princeton University

Alan F. Blumberg Stevens Institute of Technology

Arnold L. Gordon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Sirpa Häkkinen Goddard Space Flight Center

Miles G. McPhee University of Washington

Tommy D. Dickey University of California, Santa Barbara

Richard J. Greatbatch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Michael Steele University of Washington

Norman L. Guinasso Texas A&M University

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