2026 Jörg Imberger: 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	69	1059	936	491	419	302	16862

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
2007 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2006 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to and international leadership in the environmental fluid dynamics of lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and coastal seas.
1993 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Jörg Imberger is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and energy, focusing on both theoretical and applied aspects of aquatic and atmospheric systems.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to hydrodynamics, renewable energy, and environmental modeling. These include:

Coupled reservoir-river systems: Lessons from an integrated aquatic ecosystem assessment, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
Radiation and energy budget dynamics associated with a floating photovoltaic system, 2021, Water Research
A new pseudo three-dimensional hydrodynamic model with Lagrangian vertical mixing and Eulerian horizontal mass exchange, 2021, Environmental Modelling & Software

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jörg Imberger include:

Clelia L. Marti
Andrew W. Tranmer
Dana E. Weigel
Dmitri Vidergar
Rohan Benjankar

Publications by Imberger have appeared notably in the following venues:

Journal of Environmental Management
Water Research
Environmental Modelling & Software

Their main fields of study encompass:

Environmental Science
Energy

Subfields within their research include:

Water Science and Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ocean Engineering
Artificial Intelligence

Specific topics addressed in Imberger's work are:

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Water resources management and optimization
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Jörg Imberger has been recognized by multiple professional societies and academies. Awards and honors include:

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), 2008
Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2007
Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2006, for contributions to and international leadership in the environmental fluid dynamics of lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and coastal seas
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, 1993

Best Publications

Modeling basin-scale internal waves in a stratified lake

Ben R. Hodges;Jörg Imberger;Angelo Saggio;K. B. Winters

574
Citations
The diurnal mixed layer1

J. Imberger

559
Citations
On the Nature of Turbulence in a Stratified Fluid. Part I: The Energetics of Mixing

G. N. Ivey;J. Imberger

502
Citations
A DYNAMIC RESERVOIR SIMULATION MODEL - DYRESM: 5

Jörg Imberger;John C. Patterson

452
Citations
Dynamics of Lakes, Reservoirs, and Cooling Ponds

Jorg Imberger;Paul F. Hamblin

437
Citations
Island wakes in shallow coastal waters

Eric Wolanski;Jorg Imberger;Mal Heron

420
Citations
The classification of Mixed-Layer Dynamics of Lakes of Small to Medium Size

Robert Hays Spigel;Jörg Imberger

360
Citations
Structure of bubble plumes in linearly stratified environments

Takashi Asaeda;Jörg Imberger

333
Citations
Convective motions in the sidearm of a small reservoir

Stephen G. Monismith;Jörg Imberger;Michael L. Morison

309
Citations
The degeneration of large-scale interfacial gravity waves in lakes

D.A. Horn;Jorg Imberger;Gregory Ivey

264
Citations
Modeling circulation in lakes: Spatial and temporal variations

Bernard Laval;Jörg Imberger;Ben R. Hodges;Roman Stocker

258
Citations
The degeneration of internal waves in lakes with sloping topography

L. Boegman;Gregory Ivey;Jorg Imberger

252
Citations
One- and three-dimensional biogeochemical simulations of two differing reservoirs

Jose Romero;Jason Antenucci;Jorg Imberger

226
Citations
Modeling the diurnal mixed layer

Robert H. Spigel;Jorg Imberger;Kenneth N. Rayner

225
Citations
Classification and dynamic simulation of the vertical density structure of lakes1

J. C. Patterson;P. F. Hamblin;J. Imberger

223
Citations
Turbulent Entrainment in Buoyant Jets and Plumes

E. J. List;Jörg Imberger

222
Citations
Seasonal evolution of the basin-scale internal wave field in a large stratified lake

Jason P. Antenucci;Jörg Imberger;Angelo Saggio

222
Citations
A numerical simulation of the role of zooplankton in C, N and P cycling in Lake Kinneret, Israel

Louise C. Bruce;David Hamilton;Jörg Imberger;Gideon Gal

220
Citations
Dynamics of Reservoir of Medium Size

Jorg Imberger;Ian Loh;Bob Hebbert;John Patterson

217
Citations
On the Nature of Turbulence in a Stratified Fluid. Part II: Application to Lakes

J. Imberger;G. N. Ivey

211
Citations
High‐frequency internal waves in large stratified lakes

L. Boegman;Jorg Imberger;Gregory Ivey;Jason Antenucci

207
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory Ivey University of Western Australia

Charitha Pattiaratchi University of Western Australia

Herbert E. Huppert University of Cambridge

Matthew R. Hipsey University of Western Australia

David P. Hamilton Griffith University

Amir Etemad-Shahidi Griffith University

John C. Patterson University of Sydney

Roman Stocker ETH Zurich

Tamar Zohary Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research

Eric Wolanski James Cook University

External Links

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