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D-Index
68
Citations
19160
World Ranking
1858
National Ranking
778

Joanne Simpson 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 Joanne Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 189 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Joanne Simpson 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 Joanne Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Joanne Simpson was a researcher affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their scientific contributions included work published in recognized academic venues, with a focus seen through their recent publications.

Among the recent papers attributed to Joanne Simpson is "Spectrally Characterizing Targets With SAR," published in 2025 in the journal Radio Science. This work involved collaboration with Arnold D. Kim.

  • Spectrally Characterizing Targets With SAR, 2025, Radio Science

Their primary coauthor in recorded research was Arnold D. Kim, indicating collaboration on at least one scientific paper.

  • Arnold D. Kim

Their publications appeared in the venue Radio Science, which accounted for their documented published works.

  • Radio Science

Joanne Simpson's research activity was associated with the Goddard Space Flight Center, a significant institution in the United States for scientific investigation.

Best Publications

  • The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Sensor Package

    Christian Kummerow;William Barnes;Toshiaki Kozu;James Shiue

  • The status of the tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) after two years in orbit

    C. Kummerow;J. Simpson;O. Thiele;W. Barnes

  • A Proposed Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Satellite

    Joanne Simpson;Robert F. Adler;Gerald R. North

  • Goddard Cumulus Ensemble Model. Part I: Model Description

    Wei-Kuo Tao;Joanne Simpson

  • An Ice-Water Saturation Adjustment

    Wei-Kuo Tao;Joanne Simpson;Michael Mccumber

  • On the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

    Joanne Simpson

  • MODELS OF PRECIPITATING CUMULUS TOWERS

    Joanne Simpson;Victor Wiggert

  • Role of atmospheric aerosol concentration on deep convective precipitation: Cloud‐resolving model simulations

    Wei-Kuo Tao;Xiaowen Li;Xiaowen Li;Alexander Khain;Toshihisa Matsui;Toshihisa Matsui

  • Microphysics, radiation and surface processes in the Goddard Cumulus Ensemble (GCE) model

    W.-K. Tao;J. Simpson;D. Baker;S. Braun

  • Mesoscale Interactions in Tropical Cyclone Genesis

    J. Simpson;E. Ritchie;G. J. Holland;J. Halverson

  • Comparison of Ice-Phase Microphysical Parameterization Schemes Using Numerical Simulations of Tropical Convection

    Michale McCumber;Wei-Kuo Tao;Joanne Simpson;Richard Penc

  • Heating, Moisture, and Water Budgets of Tropical and Midlatitude Squall Lines: Comparisons and Sensitivity to Longwave Radiation

    W. K. Tao;J. Simpson;C. H. Sui;B. Ferrier

  • Modeling Study of a Tropical Squall-Type Convective Line

    Wei-Kuo Tao;Joanne Simpson

  • The Tropical Water and Energy Cycles in a Cumulus Ensemble Model. Part I: Equilibrium Climate

    C. H. Sui;K. M. Lau;W. K. Tao;J. Simpson

  • Mechanisms of Cloud-Radiation Interaction in the Tropics and Midlatitudes

    W.-K. Tao;S. Lang;J. Simpson;C.-H. Sui

  • A Double-Moment Multiple-Phase Four-Class Bulk Ice Scheme. Part II: Simulations of Convective Storms in Different Large-Scale Environments and Comparisons with other Bulk Parameterizations

    Brad Schoenberg Ferrier;Wei-Kuo Tao;Joanne Simpson

  • 凝結熱垂直分布推定のためのアルゴリズム;凝結熱垂直分布推定のためのアルゴリズム;Retrieval Algorithms for Estimating the Vertical Profiles of Latent Heat Release

    W. K. Tao;S. Lang;J. Simpson;R. Adler

  • International Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Program and Mission: An Overview

    Eric A. Smith;Ghassem Asrar;Yoji Furuhama;Amnon Ginati

  • Improving Simulations of Convective Systems from TRMM LBA: Easterly and Westerly Regimes

    S. Lang;W-K. Tao;J. Simpson;R. Cifelli

  • Retrieval of Latent Heating from TRMM Measurements

    W. K. Tao;E. A. Smith;R. F. Adler;Z. S. Haddad

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei-Kuo Tao
Wei-Kuo Tao Goddard Space Flight Center
Robert F. Adler
Robert F. Adler University of Maryland, College Park
Kenneth E. Pickering
Kenneth E. Pickering University of Maryland, College Park
William S. Olson
William S. Olson University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Christian D. Kummerow
Christian D. Kummerow Colorado State University
Chung-Hsiung Sui
Chung-Hsiung Sui National Taiwan University
Alexander Khain
Alexander Khain Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Anne M. Thompson
Anne M. Thompson Goddard Space Flight Center
Arthur Y. Hou
Arthur Y. Hou Goddard Space Flight Center
Robert Meneghini
Robert Meneghini Goddard Space Flight Center

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