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John H. Trowbridge 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 John H. Trowbridge sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 102 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John H. Trowbridge 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 John H. Trowbridge sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1878 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

John H. Trowbridge is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific contributions to the fields of Oceanography and Geophysics.

The subfields of study linked to their work include:

  • Oceanography
  • Geophysics

Key topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis

John H. Trowbridge has published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, contributing one article to this venue. Their recent publication is titled "Observations of the Bottom Boundary Layer Beneath the World's Largest Internal Solitary Waves", published in 2025.

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Karl R. Helfrich
  • D. Benjamin Reeder
  • Grace Medley
  • Ming-Huei Chang
  • Sen Jan

In recognition of contributions to science, John H. Trowbridge was named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1878.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) for Turbulence Measurements

    George Voulgaris;John H Trowbridge

  • Fluid-mud processes on the Amazon continental shelf

    G.C. Kineke;G.C. Kineke;R.W. Sternberg;J.H. Trowbridge;W.R. Geyer

  • The Dynamics of a Partially Mixed Estuary

    W. Rockwell Geyer;John H. Trowbridge;Melissa M. Bowen

  • The Coupled Boundary Layers and Air–Sea Transfer Experiment in Low Winds

    James Edson;Timothy Crawford;Jerry Crescenti;Tom Farrar

  • ON A TECHNIQUE FOR MEASUREMENT OF TURBULENT SHEAR STRESS IN THE PRESENCE OF SURFACE WAVES

    J. H. Trowbridge

  • Turbulent wave boundary layers: 1. Model formulation and first‐order solution

    John Trowbridge;Ole Secher Madsen

  • Turbulent wave boundary layers: 2. Second‐order theory and mass transport

    John Trowbridge;Ole Secher Madsen

  • The Direct Estimation of Near-Bottom Turbulent Fluxes in the Presence of Energetic Wave Motions

    W. J. Shaw;J. H. Trowbridge

  • Structure and dynamics of fluid muds on the Amazon Continental Shelf

    J. H. Trowbridge;G. C. Kineke

  • Asymmetric Behavior of an Oceanic Boundary Layer above a Sloping Bottom

    J. H. Trowbridge;S. J. Lentz

  • Turbulence Measurements in the Surf Zone

    John Trowbridge;Steve Elgar

  • Controls on floc size in a continental shelf bottom boundary layer

    Paul S. Hill;George Voulgaris;John H. Trowbridge

  • Mixing by shear instability at high Reynolds number

    W. R. Geyer;A. C. Lavery;M. E. Scully;J. H. Trowbridge

  • Near-Bottom Turbulence Measurements in a Partially Mixed Estuary: Turbulent Energy Balance, Velocity Structure, and Along-Channel Momentum Balance

    J. H. Trowbridge;W. R. Geyer;M. M. Bowen;A. J. Williams

  • The Bottom Boundary Layer Over the Northern California Shelf

    Steven J. Lentz;John H. Trowbridge

  • Observations of turbulence in the ocean surface boundary layer : energetics and transport

    Gregory P. Gerbi;John H. Trowbridge;Eugene A. Terray;Albert J. Plueddemann

  • A mechanism for the formation and maintenance of shore-oblique sand ridges on storm-dominated shelves

    J. H. Trowbridge

  • The Effect of Wave Breaking on Surf-Zone Turbulence and Alongshore Currents: A Modeling Study

    Falk Feddersen;John H. Trowbridge

  • The Physical Oceanography of the Amazon Outflow

    Rockwell Geyer;Robert Beardsley;Julio Candela;Belmiro Castro

  • The Ocean Observatories Initiative

    John H. Trowbridge;Robert A. Weller;Deborah S. Kelley;Edward P. Dever

  • The Bottom Boundary Layer

    John H Trowbridge;Steven J Lentz

  • Significance of Langmuir circulation in upper ocean mixing: Comparison of observations and simulations

    Tobias Kukulka;Albert J. Plueddemann;John H. Trowbridge;Peter P. Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert J. Plueddemann
Albert J. Plueddemann Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter P. Sullivan
Peter P. Sullivan National Center for Atmospheric Research
Steven J. Lentz
Steven J. Lentz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
W. Rockwell Geyer
W. Rockwell Geyer Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Christopher R. Sherwood
Christopher R. Sherwood United States Geological Survey
Robert A. Weller
Robert A. Weller Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Deborah S. Kelley
Deborah S. Kelley University of Washington
Steve Elgar
Steve Elgar Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
James B. Edson
James B. Edson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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