2026 John A. Knaff: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	60	2923	2794	1151	1069	166	13229

Overview

John A. Knaff is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily lies within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial focus on Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. Their work encompasses 72 publications in these fields, reflecting a deep engagement with tropical and extratropical cyclone research and related environmental studies.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Charles R. Sampson, Christopher J. Slocum, Alexis Mouche, Eric S. Blake, and Philip J. Klotzbach. These collaborations have contributed to advancing knowledge in tropical cyclone behavior and related atmospheric phenomena.

Knaff has published numerous papers in several key venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

Weather and Forecasting
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
Monthly Weather Review
Surveys in Geophysics

Among recent research papers authored by John A. Knaff are:

Estimating tropical cyclone surface winds: Current status, emerging technologies, historical evolution, and a look to the future (2021), Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
Extensive High-Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data Analysis of Tropical Cyclones: Comparisons with SFMR Flights and Best Track (2020), Monthly Weather Review
Satellite Remote Sensing of Surface Winds, Waves, and Currents: Where are we Now? (2023), Surveys in Geophysics
Does ERA5 Mark a New Era for Resolving the Tropical Cyclone Environment? (2022), Journal of Climate
A Simple Model for Predicting the Tropical Cyclone Radius of Maximum Wind from Outer Size (2022), Weather and Forecasting

Their scientific contributions reflect a broad engagement with the measurement, modeling, and analysis of tropical cyclones, as well as the interaction between atmospheric and oceanic processes. Their studies also address the application of emerging remote sensing technologies to better understand surface winds and wave dynamics.

Best Publications

Further improvements to the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS)

Mark DeMaria;Michelle Mainelli;Lynn K. Shay;John A. Knaff

859
Citations
Can We Detect Trends in Extreme Tropical Cyclones

Christopher W. Landsea;Bruce A. Harper;Karl Hoarau;John A. Knaff

656
Citations
A Revised Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification Index for the Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific Basins

John Kaplan;Mark DeMaria;John A. Knaff

628
Citations
Is Tropical Cyclone Intensity Guidance Improving

Mark DeMaria;Charles R. Sampson;John A. Knaff;Kate D. Musgrave

537
Citations
Effects of Vertical Wind Shear and Storm Motion on Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Asymmetries Deduced from TRMM

Shuyi S. Chen;John A. Knaff;Frank D. Marks

516
Citations
Atlantic Basin Hurricanes: Indices of Climatic Changes

Christopher W. Landsea;Roger A. Pielke;Alberto M. Mestas-Nuñez;John A. Knaff

488
Citations
Evaluation of Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit Tropical-Cyclone Intensity and Size Estimation Algorithms

Julie L. Demuth;Mark Demaria;John A. Knaff;Thomas H. Vonder Haar

394
Citations
A Tropical Cyclone Genesis Parameter for the Tropical Atlantic

Mark DeMaria;John A. Knaff;Bernadette H. Connell

354
Citations
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

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

344
Citations
Reexamination of Tropical Cyclone Wind–Pressure Relationships

John A. Knaff;Raymond M. Zehr

343
Citations
State of the Climate in 2014

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

332
Citations
An Objective Satellite-Based Tropical Cyclone Size Climatology

John A. Knaff;Scott P. Longmore;Debra A. Molenar

248
Citations
How Much Skill Was There in Forecasting the Very Strong 1997–98 El Niño?

Christopher W. Landsea;John A. Knaff

246
Citations
An Operational Statistical Typhoon Intensity Prediction Scheme for the Western North Pacific

John A. Knaff;Charles R. Sampson;Mark DeMaria

240
Citations
State of the Climate in 2018

M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

233
Citations
Evaluating Environmental Impacts on Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification Predictability Utilizing Statistical Models

John Kaplan;Christopher M. Rozoff;Mark DeMaria;Charles R. Sampson

228
Citations
Estimating Hurricane Wind Structure in the Absence of Aircraft Reconnaissance

James P. Kossin;John A. Knaff;Howard I. Berger;Derrick C. Herndon

205
Citations
Influence of the stratospheric QBO on ENSO variability

William M. Gray;John D. Sheaffer;John A. Knaff

201
Citations
Statistical Tropical Cyclone Wind Radii Prediction Using Climatology and Persistence

John A. Knaff;Charles R. Sampson;Mark Demaria;Timothy P. Marchok

198
Citations
Implications of Summertime Sea Level Pressure Anomalies in the Tropical Atlantic Region

John A. Knaff

194
Citations
State of the Climate in 2016

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

161
Citations
[Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark DeMaria Colorado State University

Christopher W. Landsea National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marco Tedesco Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Gustavo Goni Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Johannes W. Kaiser German Meteorological Service

I-I Lin National Taiwan University

James P. Kossin University of Wisconsin–Madison

Roger A. Pielke University of Colorado Boulder

Carl A. Mears Remote Sensing Systems (United States)

Tim R. McVicar Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

External Links

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