2026 Isabella Velicogna: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	56	2341	2124	978	864	191	25179

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

3254
Citations
A reconciled estimate of ice-sheet mass balance

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

1585
Citations
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

1461
Citations
Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

1116
Citations
Time-variable gravity from GRACE: First results

John Wahr;Sean Swenson;Victor Zlotnicki;Isabella Velicogna

1011
Citations
Partitioning Recent Greenland Mass Loss

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

997
Citations
Contributions of GRACE to understanding climate change.

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

941
Citations
Increasing rates of ice mass loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets revealed by GRACE

I. Velicogna;I. Velicogna

815
Citations
Measurements of Time-Variable Gravity Show Mass Loss in Antarctica

Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;John Wahr;John Wahr

797
Citations
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

721
Citations
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

673
Citations
Accuracy of GRACE mass estimates

John Wahr;Sean Swenson;Isabella Velicogna

593
Citations
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

590
Citations
The Paris Climate Agreement and future sea-level rise from Antarctica

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

523
Citations
Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

497
Citations
Acceleration of Greenland ice mass loss in spring 2004

Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;John Wahr

490
Citations
Rapid submarine melting of the calving faces of West Greenland glaciers

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

433
Citations
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

433
Citations
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

368
Citations
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

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

344
Citations
Supplementary Materials for A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance

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

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine

John Wahr University of Colorado Boulder

James S. Famiglietti University of Saskatchewan

Jeremie Mouginot Grenoble Alpes University

Michiel R. van den Broeke Utrecht University

Erik R. Ivins California Institute of Technology

Matthew Rodell Goddard Space Flight Center

Bert Wouters Utrecht University

M. Venkat Ratnam National Atmospheric Research Laboratory

John S. Kimball University of Montana

External Links

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