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Julio Candela publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Julio Candela sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 120 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Julio Candela D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Julio Candela sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Julio Candela is affiliated with the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers a range of subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ecology. Within these areas, major research topics include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Marine and fisheries research, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, as well as Geological formations and processes.

Julio Candela has contributed extensively to research dissemination through various publication venues. Notable frequent venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Continental Shelf Research, Preprints.org, Journal of Physical Oceanography, and Natural Hazards.

Their significant recent papers include the following:

  • Assessment of Numerical Simulations of Deep Circulation and Variability in the Gulf of Mexico Using Recent Observations, 2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Observing meteotsunamis ("Marrobbio") on the southwestern coast of Sicily, 2020, Natural Hazards
  • Erosion of the Subsurface Salinity Maximum of the Loop Current Eddies From Glider Observations and a Numerical Model, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Deep-Water Warming in the Gulf of Mexico from 2003 to 2019, 2021, Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Diel, lunar and seasonal vertical migration in the deep western Gulf of Mexico evidenced from a long-term data series of acoustic backscatter, 2021, Progress In Oceanography

Candela often collaborates with other researchers and has frequent co-authors including Manuel López, Julio Sheinbaum, Vanesa Magar, Victor M. Godínez, and Markus Groß. Collaborative efforts have resulted in a widely distributed body of work across several subdisciplines within physical oceanography and related sciences.

Best Publications

  • Exchange through the Strait of Gibraltar

    Harry L. Bryden;Julio Candela;Thomas H. Kinder

  • Annual Cycle and Variability of the North Brazil Current

    W. E. Johns;T. N. Lee;R. C. Beardsley;J. Candela

  • The role of straits and channels in understanding the characteristics of Mediterranean circulation

    M Astraldi;S Balopoulos;J Candela;J Font

  • Physical oceanography of the Amazon shelf

    W. Rockwell Geyer;Robert C. Beardsley;Steven J. Lentz;Julio Candela

  • Flow structure and transport in the Yucatan Channel

    Julio Sheinbaum;Julio Candela;Antoine Badan;José Ochoa

  • Meteorologically forced subinertial flows through the Strait of Gibraltar

    Julio Candela;Clinton D. Winant;Harry L. Bryden

  • Separation of Tidal and Subtidal Currents in Ship-Mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Observations

    Julio Candela;Robert C. Beardsley;Richard Limeburner

  • The M2 tide on the Amazon Shelf

    Robert C. Beardsley;Julio Candela;Richard Limeburner;W. Rockwell Geyer

  • Large warming and salinification of the Mediterranean outflow due to changes in its composition

    Claude Millot;Julio Candela;Jean-Luc Fuda;Youssef Tber

  • Tides in the Strait of Gibraltar

    Julio Candela;Clinton Winant;Antonio Ruiz

  • On the circulation in the Puerto Morelos fringing reef lagoon

    C. Coronado;J. Candela;R. Iglesias-Prieto;J. Sheinbaum

  • Tide at the eastern section of the Strait of Gibraltar

    Jesús Garcia Lafuente;Juan Miguel Vargas;Francisco Plaza;Tarek Sarhan

  • The potential vorticity flux through the Yucatan Channel and the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico

    Julio Candela;Julio Sheinbaum;José Ochoa;Antoine Badan

  • Deep flows in the Yucatan Channel and their relation to changes in the Loop Current extension

    L. Bunge;J. Ochoa;A. Badan;J. Candela

  • The Physical Oceanography of the Amazon Outflow

    Rockwell Geyer;Robert Beardsley;Julio Candela;Belmiro Castro

  • The Gibraltar Strait and its role in the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea

    Julio Candela

  • Geostrophy via potential vorticity inversion in the Yucatan Channel

    J. Ochoa;J. Sheinbaum;A. Badan;J. Candela

  • Yucatan Channel flow: Observations versus CLIPPER ATL6 and MERCATOR PAM models

    Julio Candela;Sorayda Tanahara;Michel Crepon;Bernard Barnier

  • Transport estimates in the Strait of Gibraltar with a tidal inverse model

    Burkard Baschek;Uwe Send;Jesus Garcia Lafuente;Julio Candela

  • Postlarval settlement of the spiny lobster Panulirus argus along the Caribbean coast of Mexico: Patterns, influence of physical factors, and possible sources of origin

    Patricia Briones-FourzÁn;Julio Candela;Enrique Lozano-Álvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Limeburner
Richard Limeburner Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Robert C. Beardsley
Robert C. Beardsley Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Steven J. Lentz
Steven J. Lentz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Clinton D. Winant
Clinton D. Winant University of California, San Diego
Harry L. Bryden
Harry L. Bryden University of Southampton
W. Rockwell Geyer
W. Rockwell Geyer Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Bernard Barnier
Bernard Barnier Grenoble Alpes University
Alexis Chaigneau
Alexis Chaigneau Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
William E. Johns
William E. Johns University of Miami
Jordi Font
Jordi Font Spanish National Research Council

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