2026 Karen J. Heywood: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Karen J. Heywood publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

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38 publications 510+

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Karen J. Heywood D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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30 D-Index 94+

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Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Karen J. Heywood is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and has a significant body of research in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work focuses primarily on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change, with contributions also spanning Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Ecology.

The scientist has investigated a range of topics in detail, including:

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Cryospheric studies and observations
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Climate variability and models
Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Heywood has published extensively, contributing to several key journals in the field. Frequent publication venues include:

Ocean Science
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geophysical Research Letters
Earth System Science Data

Their recent papers exemplify the range and depth of their research. Notable publications include:

"EUREC 4 A" (2021, Earth System Science Data)
"Pathways and modification of warm water flowing beneath Thwaites Ice Shelf, West Antarctica" (2021, Science Advances)
"Rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in the pre-satellite era" (2022, Nature Geoscience)
"Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone" (2023, Nature)
"Winter seal-based observations reveal glacial meltwater surfacing in the southeastern Amundsen Sea" (2021, Communications Earth & Environment)

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authorship with several researchers, contributing to a broad network of scientific inquiry. Regular co-authors include:

Rob A. Hall
Benjamin G. M. Webber
Yixi Zheng
Tiago S. Dotto
Bastien Y. Queste

In recognition of their contributions to geophysical research, Heywood was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019.

Best Publications

Multidecadal warming of Antarctic waters

Sunke Schmidtko;Sunke Schmidtko;Karen J. Heywood;Andrew F. Thompson;Shigeru Aoki

613
Citations
Widespread Intense Turbulent Mixing in the Southern Ocean

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Kurt L. Polzin;Brian A. King;Karen J. Heywood

508
Citations
The Antarctic Slope Current in a Changing Climate

Andrew F. Thompson;Andrew L. Stewart;Paul Spence;Karen J. Heywood

364
Citations
On the export of Antarctic Bottom Water from the Weddell Sea

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Elaine L. McDonagh;David P. Stevens;Karen J. Heywood

261
Citations
Southern Ocean bottom water characteristics in CMIP5 models

Céline Heuzé;Karen J. Heywood;David P. Stevens;Jeff K. Ridley

238
Citations
Open-Ocean Submesoscale Motions: A Full Seasonal Cycle of Mixed Layer Instabilities from Gliders

Andrew F. Thompson;Ayah Lazar;Christian Buckingham;Alberto C. Naveira Garabato

235
Citations
Modification and pathways of Southern Ocean Deep Waters in the Scotia Sea

Alberto C Naveira Garabato;Karen J Heywood;David P Stevens

231
Citations
Decadal ocean forcing and Antarctic ice sheet response: Lessons from the Amundsen Sea

Adrian Jenkins;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux;Stan Jacobs;Eric J. Steig

225
Citations
EUREC 4 A

Bjorn Stevens;Sandrine Bony;David Farrell;Felix Ament

219
Citations
The effects of flow disturbance by an oceanic island

Karen J. Heywood;Eric D. Barton;John H. Simpson

187
Citations
Measurements beneath an Antarctic ice shelf using an autonomous underwater vehicle

K. W. Nicholls;E. P. Abrahamsen;J. J. H. Buck;P. A. Dodd

178
Citations
SUSTAINED MONITORING OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN AT DRAKE PASSAGE: PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE PRIORITIES

Michael P. Meredith;Philip L. Woodworth;Teresa K. Chereskin;David P. Marshall

172
Citations
Variability of Subantarctic Mode Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water in the Drake Passage during the Late-Twentieth and Early-Twenty-First Centuries

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Loïc Jullion;David P. Stevens;Karen J. Heywood

163
Citations
On the fate of the Antarctic Slope Front and the origin of the Weddell Front

Karen J. Heywood;Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;David P. Stevens;Robin D. Muench

157
Citations
Southern ocean fronts : controlled by wind or topography?

Robert M. Graham;Robert M. Graham;Agatha M. de Boer;Karen J. Heywood;Mark R. Chapman

156
Citations
Variability of the southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current front north of South Georgia

Sally E Thorpe;Sally E Thorpe;Karen J Heywood;Mark A Brandon;David P Stevens

153
Citations
OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS

Pierre Testor;Brad DeYoung;Daniel L. Rudnick;Scott Glenn

152
Citations
Seasonality of submesoscale flows in the ocean surface boundary layer

Christian E. Buckingham;Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Andrew F. Thompson;Liam Brannigan

151
Citations
High mixing rates in the abyssal Southern Ocean

Karen J. Heywood;Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;David P. Stevens

148
Citations
Wind-Driven Transport Fluctuations through Drake Passage: A Southern Mode

Chris W. Hughes;Mike P. Meredith;Karen J. Heywood

145
Citations
Mechanisms driving variability in the ocean forcing of Pine Island Glacier.

Benjamin G M Webber;Karen J Heywood;David P Stevens;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux

141
Citations
Diel vertical migration of zooplankton in the Northeast Atlantic

Karen J. Heywood

136
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Kaiser University of East Anglia

Michael P. Meredith British Antarctic Survey

Andrew F. Thompson California Institute of Technology

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato University of Southampton

Adrian Jenkins Durham University

Brian A. King National Oceanography Centre

Adrian J. Matthews University of East Anglia

Pierre Dutrieux Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Sophie Fielding British Antarctic Survey

Sally E. Thorpe Natural Environment Research Council

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