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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 39 8238 7912 2938 2731 84 9656

Harper L. Simmons publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harper L. Simmons between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harper L. Simmons published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2016. 8 of the 91 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2016. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications
2000 2025

91 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harper L. Simmons: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 2
2004 7
2005 3
2006 3
2007 2
2008 3
2009 4
2010 3
2011 4
2012 3
2013 2
2014 5
2015 4
2016 10
2017 4
2018 4
2019 7
2020 3
2021 2
2022 2
2023 2
2024 3
2025 5
Total 91
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Harper L. Simmons 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 Harper L. Simmons sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 81–90 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 84 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361 84
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Harper L. Simmons 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 Harper L. Simmons sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275 39
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Harper L. Simmons is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. Simmons has contributed notably to subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Geology.

Their work covers a variety of main topics including Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing. Additional areas of focus are Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Underwater Acoustics Research, and Climate change and permafrost.

Simmons has been published frequently in several scientific venues. The most recurrent of these is the Journal of Physical Oceanography, where they have 7 publications. Other venues include Oceanography, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Nature Communications, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Simmons include:

  • A warm jet in a cold ocean (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Whither the Chukchi Slope Current? (2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography)
  • Improving Situational Awareness in the Arctic Ocean (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Estimates of Near-Inertial Wind Power Input Using Novel In Situ Wind Measurements from Minimet Surface Drifters in the Iceland Basin (2022, Journal of Physical Oceanography)
  • Formation and circulation of newly ventilated winter water in the western Beaufort Sea (2023, Progress In Oceanography)

Among frequent co-authors, Simmons has collaborated multiple times with Jennifer MacKinnon, Luc Rainville, Matthew H. Alford, Thilo Klenz, and Elizabeth C. Fine. These collaborations suggest interdisciplinary work and strong ties within the oceanographic and atmospheric science communities.

Best Publications

  • Coordinated Ocean-ice Reference Experiments (COREs)

    Stephen M. Griffies;Arne Biastoch;Claus W. Böning;Frank Bryan

  • The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea

    Matthew H. Alford;Matthew H. Alford;Thomas Peacock;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash

  • Global Patterns of Diapycnal Mixing from Measurements of the Turbulent Dissipation Rate

    Amy F. Waterhouse;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash;Matthew H. Alford

  • A Technical Guide to MOM4

    Stephen M. Griffies;Matthew J. Harrison;Ronald C. Pacanowski;Anthony Rosati

  • Tidally driven mixing in a numerical model of the ocean general circulation

    Harper L. Simmons;Harper L. Simmons;Steven R. Jayne;Louis C.St. Laurent;Andrew J. Weaver

  • Estimating tidally driven mixing in the deep ocean

    L. C. St. Laurent;H. L. Simmons;S. R. Jayne

  • Near-Inertial Internal Gravity Waves in the Ocean

    Matthew H. Alford;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Harper L. Simmons;Jonathan D. Nash

  • One More Step Toward a Warmer Arctic

    Igor V. Polyakov;Agnieszka Beszczynska;Eddy C. Carmack;Igor A. Dmitrenko

  • Arctic Ocean warming contributes to reduced polar ice cap

    Igor V. Polyakov;Leonid A. Timokhov;Vladimir A. Alexeev;Sheldon Bacon

  • Internal wave generation in a global baroclinic tide model

    Harper L. Simmons;Harper L. Simmons;Robert W. Hallberg;Brian K. Arbic

  • Climate Process Team on Internal Wave–Driven Ocean Mixing

    Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Zhongxiang Zhao;Caitlin B. Whalen;Amy F. Waterhouse

  • Energy Flux and Dissipation in Luzon Strait: Two Tales of Two Ridges

    Matthew H. Alford;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash;Harper Simmons

  • Variability of the Intermediate Atlantic Water of the Arctic Ocean over the Last 100 Years

    I. V. Polyakov;G. V. Alekseev;L. A. Timokhov;U. S. Bhatt

  • Global Observations of Open-Ocean Mode-1 M2Internal Tides

    Zhongxiang Zhao;Matthew H. Alford;James B. Girton;Luc Rainville

  • Speed and Evolution of Nonlinear Internal Waves Transiting the South China Sea

    Matthew H. Alford;Ren-Chieh Lien;Harper Simmons;Jody Klymak

  • The accuracy of surface elevations in forward global barotropic and baroclinic tide models

    Brian K. Arbic;Stephen T. Garner;Robert W. Hallberg;Harper L. Simmons;Harper L. Simmons

  • Toward a warmer Arctic Ocean: Spreading of the early 21st century Atlantic Water warm anomaly along the Eurasian Basin margins

    Igor A. Dmitrenko;Igor A. Dmitrenko;Igor V. Polyakov;Sergey A. Kirillov;Leonid A. Timokhov

  • A global model of the marine ecosystem for long-term simulations: sensitivity to ocean mixing, buoyancy forcing, particle sinking, and dissolved organic matter cycling

    A Schmittner;Andreas Oschlies;Xavier Giraud;Michael Eby

  • A Primer on Global Internal Tide and Internal Gravity Wave Continuum Modeling in HYCOM and MITgcm

    Brian K. Arbic;Matthew H. Alford;Joseph K. Ansong;Maarten C. Buijsman

  • Three-Dimensional Double-Ridge Internal Tide Resonance in Luzon Strait

    Maarten C. Buijsman;Jody M. Klymak;Sonya Legg;Matthew H. Alford

  • Towards a warmer Arctic Ocean: Spreading of the early 21st century Atlantic water warmer anomaly along the Eurasian Basin margins

    Igor Dmitrenko;I. V. Polaykov;Sergey A. Kirillov;Leonid A. Timokhov

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew H. Alford
Matthew H. Alford University of California, San Diego
Jennifer MacKinnon
Jennifer MacKinnon University of California, San Diego
Robert Pinkel
Robert Pinkel University of California, San Diego
Jonathan D. Nash
Jonathan D. Nash Oregon State University
Jody M. Klymak
Jody M. Klymak University of Victoria
Luc Rainville
Luc Rainville University of Washington
Igor V. Polyakov
Igor V. Polyakov University of Alaska Fairbanks
Daniel L. Rudnick
Daniel L. Rudnick Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Brian K. Arbic
Brian K. Arbic University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Maarten C. Buijsman
Maarten C. Buijsman University of Southern Mississippi

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