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Gustavo Goni 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 Gustavo Goni sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 152 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gustavo Goni 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 Gustavo Goni sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gustavo Goni is affiliated with the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in the United States. The primary research focus centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with additional work in Environmental Science. Within these fields, the subfields emphasizing Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science are prominent.

Their research topics broadly cover:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology
  • Marine and Fisheries Research

Frequent co-authors with whom Gustavo Goni has collaborated include Joaquín Triñanes, Shenfu Dong, Francis Bringas, Denis L. Volkov, and Rick Lumpkin. These collaborations reflect sustained partnerships in various aspects of oceanographic and atmospheric research.

Research has been published in diverse scientific venues, with recurrent contributions in:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Oceanography
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Selected recent papers illustrate the themes and scope of Gustavo Goni's research work. They include:

  • "Improving transport predictions of pelagic Sargassum," 2020, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
  • "The Role of the Gulf of Mexico Ocean Conditions in the Intensification of Hurricane Michael (2018)," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Carriers of Sargassum and mechanism for coastal inundation in the Caribbean Sea," 2022, Physics of Fluids
  • "Monitoring pelagic Sargassum inundation potential for coastal communities," 2021, Journal of Operational Oceanography
  • "Global Oceans," 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Best Publications

  • Effects of a Warm Oceanic Feature on Hurricane Opal

    Lynn K. Shay;Gustavo J. Goni;Peter G. Black

  • A review of global ocean temperature observations: Implications for ocean heat content estimates and climate change

    J. P. Abraham;M. Baringer;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;T. Boyer

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Application of Oceanic Heat Content Estimation to Operational Forecasting of Recent Atlantic Category 5 Hurricanes

    Michelle M. Mainelli;Mark DeMaria;Lynn K. Shay;Gustavo Goni

  • Toward the integrated marine debris observing system

    Nikolai Maximenko;Paolo Corradi;Kara Lavender Law;Erik Van Sebille

  • Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Observed Transport and Variability

    Eleanor Frajka-Williams;Isabelle J. Ansorge;Johanna Baehr;Harry L. Bryden

  • Ocean thermal structure monitoring could aid in the intensity forecast of tropical cyclones

    Gustavo J. Goni;Joaquin A. Trinanes

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Oceanic mesoscale eddies as revealed by Lagrangian coherent structures

    F. J. Beron-Vera;M. J. Olascoaga;G. J. Goni

  • Dynamics of the Brazil‐Malvinas Confluence based on inverted echo sounders and altimetry

    Gustavo Goni;Scott Kamholz;Silvia Garzoli;Donald Olson

  • Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae

    J. Emmett Duffy;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Frank E. Muller-Karger

  • Objective Detection of Oceanic Eddies and the Agulhas Leakage

    Francisco J. Beron-Vera;Yan Wang;María J. Olascoaga;Gustavo J. Goni

  • Applications of Satellite-Derived Ocean Measurements to Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting

    Gustavo Goni;Mark DeMaria;John Knaff;Charles Sampson

  • Simulating transport pathways of pelagic Sargassum from the Equatorial Atlantic into the Caribbean Sea

    Nathan F. Putman;Nathan F. Putman;Gustavo J. Goni;Lewis J. Gramer;Lewis J. Gramer;Chuanmin Hu

  • State of the Climate in 2016

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS

    Pierre Testor;Brad DeYoung;Daniel L. Rudnick;Scott Glenn

  • Agulhas ring dynamics from TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite altimeter data

    Gustavo J. Goni;Silvia L. Garzoli;Silvia L. Garzoli;Andreas J. Roubicek;Donald B. Olson

  • Observed low frequency variability of the Brazil Current front

    Gustavo Jorge Goni;Francis Bringas;Francis Bringas;Pedro Nicolas DiNezio;Pedro Nicolas DiNezio

  • A census of North Brazil Current Rings observed from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry: 1992–1998

    Gustavo J. Goni;William E. Johns

  • Meridional overturning circulation observations in the North Atlantic Ocean

    M.O. Barringer;D.A. Smeed;J. Willis;M. Lankhorst

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquin Trinanes
Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Molly O. Baringer
Molly O. Baringer Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Silvia L. Garzoli
Silvia L. Garzoli Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Rick Lumpkin
Rick Lumpkin Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
George R. Halliwell
George R. Halliwell National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Christopher S. Meinen
Christopher S. Meinen Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Timothy P. Boyer
Timothy P. Boyer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
William E. Johns
William E. Johns University of Miami
Marco Tedesco
Marco Tedesco Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Nathan F. Putman
Nathan F. Putman LGL (Canada)

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