2026 Jorge L. Sarmiento: 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	117	47	39	21	17	356	67883

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2003 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Jorge L. Sarmiento is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research focuses extensively on Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change, with additional investigations into Atmospheric Science, General Health Professions, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work addresses topics including Marine and coastal ecosystems, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, as well as Marine and fisheries research.

Sarmiento's recent publications demonstrate a strong presence in leading scientific journals. Notable papers include:

Seasonal modulation of phytoplankton biomass in the Southern Ocean, 2020, Nature Communications
Time of Emergence and Large Ensemble Intercomparison for Ocean Biogeochemical Trends, 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Importance of wind and meltwater for observed chemical and physical changes in the Southern Ocean, 2020, Nature Geoscience
The Southern Ocean carbon and climate observations and modeling (SOCCOM) project: A review, 2023, Progress In Oceanography
Supercooled Southern Ocean Waters, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Kenneth S. Johnson, Lynne D. Talley, Stephen C. Riser, F. Alexander Haumann, and Lionel Arteaga.

Publication venues that have featured Sarmiento's work multiple times are:

Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Nature Communications
Nature Geoscience
Progress In Oceanography
Geophysical Research Letters

Sarmiento is recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2004 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2003.

Best Publications

Anthropogenic ocean acidification over the twenty-first century and its impact on calcifying organisms

James C. Orr;Victoria J. Fabry;Olivier Aumont;Laurent Bopp

6025
Citations
Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean productivity

Michael J. Behrenfeld;Robert T. O'Malley;David A. Siegel;Charles R. McClain

2868
Citations
Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide

Corinne Le Quéré;Corinne Le Quéré;Michael R. Raupach;Josep G. Canadell;Gregg Marland

2504
Citations
Projecting global marine biodiversity impacts under climate change scenarios

William W.L. Cheung;Vicky W.Y. Lam;Jorge Louis Sarmiento;Kelly Kearney

2011
Citations
Mesoscale iron enrichment experiments 1993-2005 : Synthesis and future directions

P. W. Boyd;T. Jickells;C. S. Law;S. Blain

1715
Citations
Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics

Jorge L. Sarmiento

1701
Citations
Global patterns of marine nitrogen fixation and denitrification

Nicolas Gruber;Jorge Louis Sarmiento

1543
Citations
Towards robust regional estimates of CO2 sources and sinks using atmospheric transport models.

K. R. Gurney;R. M. Law;A. S. Denning;P. J. Rayner

1507
Citations
Large-scale redistribution of maximum fisheries catch potential in the global ocean under climate change

William W L Cheung;William W L Cheung;Vicky W Y Lam;Jorge L. Sarmiento;Kelly Kearney

1506
Citations
Marine Taxa Track Local Climate Velocities

Malin L. Pinsky;Malin L. Pinsky;Boris Worm;Michael J. Fogarty;Jorge Louis Sarmiento

1496
Citations
High-latitude controls of thermocline nutrients and low latitude biological productivity

Jorge Louis Sarmiento;N. Gruber;M. A. Brzezinski;J. P. Dunne

1480
Citations
Atmospheric carbon dioxide and the ocean

U. Siegenthaler;J. L. Sarmiento

1479
Citations
Redfield ratios of remineralization determined by nutrient data analysis

Laurence A. Anderson;Jorge Louis Sarmiento

1454
Citations
A Large Terrestrial Carbon Sink in North America Implied by Atmospheric and Oceanic Carbon Dioxide Data and Models

S. Fan;M. Gloor;J. Mahlman;S. Pacala

1240
Citations
Simulated response of the ocean carbon cycle to anthropogenic climate warming

Jorge L. Sarmiento;Tertia M. C. Hughes;Ronald J. Stouffer;Syukuro Manabe

1203
Citations
Consistent land- and atmosphere-based U.S. carbon sink estimates.

S. W. Pacala;G. C. Hurtt;D. Baker;P. Peylin

1154
Citations
Response of ocean ecosystems to climate warming

Jorge L. Sarmiento;Richard D. Slater;Richard T. Barber;Laurent Bopp

1063
Citations
A new model for the role of the oceans in determining atmospheric PCO2

Jorge Louis Sarmiento;J. R. Toggweiler

1019
Citations
Shrinking of fishes exacerbates impacts of global ocean changes on marine ecosystems

William W. L. Cheung;Jorge L. Sarmiento;John Dunne;Thomas L. Frölicher

847
Citations
Spatial coupling of nitrogen inputs and losses in the ocean

Curtis Deutsch;Jorge L. Sarmiento;Daniel M. Sigman;Nicolas Gruber;Nicolas Gruber

810
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicolas Gruber ETH Zurich

John P. Dunne Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Anand Gnanadesikan Johns Hopkins University

Manuel Gloor University of Leeds

Robert M. Key Princeton University

Keith B. Rodgers Tohoku University

Lynne D. Talley University of California, San Diego

Andrew R. Jacobson Earth System Research Laboratory

Scott C. Doney University of Virginia

Kenneth S. Johnson Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

External Links

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