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J. Keith Moore 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 J. Keith Moore sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 90 publications — 6th percentile

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

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

J. Keith Moore 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 J. Keith Moore sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Keith Moore is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work centers on key topics such as Marine and coastal ecosystems, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2), 2020, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Simulations With the Marine Biogeochemistry Library (MARBL), 2021, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Metagenomic analysis reveals global-scale patterns of ocean nutrient limitation, 2021, Science
  • Impact of Changes to the Atmospheric Soluble Iron Deposition Flux on Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles in the Anthropocene, 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Global ocean dimethyl sulfide climatology estimated from observations and an artificial neural network, 2020, Biogeosciences

Their frequent co-authors include François Primeau, Keith Lindsay, Adam C. Martiny, Wei-Lei Wang, and Kazuhiro Misumi.

J. Keith Moore publishes often in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Science.

Best Publications

  • Processes and patterns of oceanic nutrient limitation

    C. M. Moore;M. M. Mills;K. R. Arrigo;I. Berman-Frank

  • Upper ocean ecosystem dynamics and iron cycling in a global three-dimensional model

    J. Keith Moore;Scott C. Doney;Keith Lindsay

  • Iron cycling and nutrient-limitation patterns in surface waters of the World Ocean

    J.Keith Moore;Scott C Doney;David M Glover;Inez Y Fung

  • Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis

    Marco Steinacher;Marco Steinacher;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos;T. L. Frölicher;T. L. Frölicher;L. Bopp

  • An intermediate complexity marine ecosystem model for the global domain

    J.Keith Moore;Scott C. Doney;Joanie A. Kleypas;David M. Glover

  • Strong latitudinal patterns in the elemental ratios of marine plankton and organic matter

    Adam C. Martiny;Chau T.A. Pham;Francois W. Primeau;Jasper A. Vrugt

  • Phytoplankton chlorophyll distributions and primary production in the Southern Ocean

    J. Keith Moore;Mark R. Abbott

  • Observed 20th century desert dust variability: impact on climate and biogeochemistry

    Natalie Mahowald;Silvia Kloster;S. Engelstaedter;Jefferson Keith Moore

  • Location and dynamics of the Antarctic Polar Front from satellite sea surface temperature data

    J. Keith Moore;Mark R. Abbott;James G. Richman

  • Carbon-nitrogen interactions regulate climate-carbon cycle feedbacks: results from an atmosphere-ocean general circulation model

    P. E. Thornton;S. C. Doney;K. Lindsay;J. K. Moore

  • Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Biogeochemical Cycling in the Community Earth System Model [CESM1(BGC)]: Comparison of the 1990s with the 2090s under the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 Scenarios

    J. Keith Moore;Keith Lindsay;Scott C. Doney;Matthew C. Long

  • Sedimentary and mineral dust sources of dissolved iron to the World Ocean

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  • Sustained climate warming drives declining marine biological productivity.

    J. Keith Moore;Weiwei Fu;Francois Primeau;Gregory L. Britten

  • Satellite-detected fluorescence reveals global physiology of ocean phytoplankton

    M. J. Behrenfeld;T. K. Westberry;Emmanuel Boss;R. T. O'Malley

  • How well do global ocean biogeochemistry models simulate dissolved iron distributions

    Alessandro Tagliabue;Olivier Aumont;Ros Death;John P. Dunne

  • Convergent estimates of marine nitrogen fixation

    Wei-Lei Wang;J. Keith Moore;Adam C. Martiny;François W. Primeau

  • Assessment of skill and portability in regional marine biogeochemical models : Role of multiple planktonic groups

    Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Jeffrey A. Dusenberry;Laurence A. Anderson;Robert A. Armstrong

  • Aerosol trace metal leaching and impacts on marine microorganisms

    Natalie M. Mahowald;Douglas S. Hamilton;Katherine R. M. Mackey;J. Keith Moore

  • Pelagic functional group modeling: Progress, challenges and prospects

    Raleigh R. Hood;Edward A. Laws;Robert A. Armstrong;Nicholas R. Bates

  • Assessing the uncertainties of model estimates of primary productivity in the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;Richard T. Barber;Michele Scardi

  • The effects of dilution and mixed layer depth on deliberate ocean iron fertilization: 1-D simulations of the southern ocean iron experiment (SOFeX)

    Aparna Krishnamurthy;J. Keith Moore;Scott C. Doney

  • Phytoplankton chlorophyll distibutions and primary production in the Southern Ocean

    J. Keith Moore;Mark R. Abbott

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott C. Doney
Scott C. Doney University of Virginia
Keith Lindsay
Keith Lindsay National Center for Atmospheric Research
Natalie M. Mahowald
Natalie M. Mahowald Cornell University
François Primeau
François Primeau University of California, Irvine
Mark R. Abbott
Mark R. Abbott Oregon State University
James T. Randerson
James T. Randerson University of California, Irvine
Adam C. Martiny
Adam C. Martiny University of California, Irvine
Matthew C. Long
Matthew C. Long National Center for Atmospheric Research
Forrest M. Hoffman
Forrest M. Hoffman Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Charles S. Zender
Charles S. Zender University of California, Irvine

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