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Isabella Velicogna publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Isabella Velicogna between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Isabella Velicogna published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2020. 8 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2020. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications
1997 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Isabella Velicogna: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 4
2003 3
2004 4
2005 4
2006 6
2007 3
2008 2
2009 8
2010 5
2011 9
2012 13
2013 9
2014 13
2015 13
2016 14
2017 17
2018 13
2019 17
2020 23
2021 8
2022 7
2023 1
2024 3
2025 5
Total 210
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Isabella Velicogna 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 Isabella Velicogna sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 188–197 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 191 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401 191
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Isabella Velicogna 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 Isabella Velicogna sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163 56
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Isabella Velicogna is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, contributing to a substantial body of work in these areas.

The scientist's main subfields of study include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Water Science and Technology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Velicogna's main research topics cover:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Recent important papers authored or co-authored by Velicogna include:

  • The Paris Climate Agreement and future sea-level rise from Antarctica, 2021, Nature
  • Continuity of Ice Sheet Mass Loss in Greenland and Antarctica From the GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Missions, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 4.0, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Ecological restoration impact on total terrestrial water storage, 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020, 2023, Earth system science data

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Velicogna include:

  • Eric Rignot
  • A Geruo
  • Tyler Sutterley
  • P. Kishore
  • Yara Mohajerani

The scientist has published repeatedly in several well-known venues, such as:

  • Nature
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Scientific Data

In recognition of their research contributions, Isabella Velicogna was named Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Satellite-based estimates of groundwater depletion in India

    Matthew Rodell;Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;James S. Famiglietti

  • A reconciled estimate of ice-sheet mass balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;A. Geruo;Valentina R. Barletta

  • Acceleration of the contribution of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets to sea level rise

    Eric Rignot;Eric Rignot;I. Velicogna;I. Velicogna;M.R. van den Broeke;A. Monaghan

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • Time-variable gravity from GRACE: First results

    John Wahr;Sean Swenson;Victor Zlotnicki;Isabella Velicogna

  • Partitioning Recent Greenland Mass Loss

    Michiel van den Broeke;Jonathan Bamber;Janneke Ettema;Eric Rignot;Eric Rignot

  • Contributions of GRACE to understanding climate change.

    Byron D. Tapley;Michael M. Watkins;Frank Flechtner;Christoph Reigber

  • Increasing rates of ice mass loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets revealed by GRACE

    I. Velicogna;I. Velicogna

  • Measurements of Time-Variable Gravity Show Mass Loss in Antarctica

    Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;John Wahr;John Wahr

  • 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

  • Revisiting the Earth's sea-level and energy budgets from 1961 to 2008

    John A. Church;Neil J. White;Leonard F. Konikow;Catia M. Domingues

  • Accuracy of GRACE mass estimates

    John Wahr;Sean Swenson;Isabella Velicogna

  • 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

  • The Paris Climate Agreement and future sea-level rise from Antarctica

    Robert M. DeConto;David Pollard;Richard B. Alley;Isabella Velicogna

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Acceleration of Greenland ice mass loss in spring 2004

    Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;John Wahr

  • Rapid submarine melting of the calving faces of West Greenland glaciers

    Eric Rignot;Eric Rignot;Michele Koppes;Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna

  • Regional acceleration in ice mass loss from Greenland and Antarctica using GRACE time-variable gravity data

    I. Velicogna;I. Velicogna;T. C. Sutterley;M. R. van den Broeke

  • 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

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

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

  • Supplementary Materials for A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;Geruo A;Valentina R. Barletta

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
John Wahr
John Wahr University of Colorado Boulder
James S. Famiglietti
James S. Famiglietti University of Saskatchewan
Jeremie Mouginot
Jeremie Mouginot Grenoble Alpes University
Michiel R. van den Broeke
Michiel R. van den Broeke Utrecht University
Erik R. Ivins
Erik R. Ivins California Institute of Technology
Matthew Rodell
Matthew Rodell Goddard Space Flight Center
Bert Wouters
Bert Wouters Utrecht University
M. Venkat Ratnam
M. Venkat Ratnam National Atmospheric Research Laboratory
John S. Kimball
John S. Kimball University of Montana

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