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Kelvin K. Droegemeier

Kelvin K. Droegemeier

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
9289
World Ranking
7593
National Ranking
2705

Kelvin K. Droegemeier 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 Kelvin K. Droegemeier sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 110 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Kelvin K. Droegemeier 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 Kelvin K. Droegemeier sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kelvin K. Droegemeier is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. The scientist's work extends into specialized areas such as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Radiation, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics covered in Droegemeier's work include:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Droegemeier include:

  • "Predictive Radiation Oncology - A New NCI-DOE Scientific Space and Community," 2022, published in Radiation Research
  • "Restructuring of U.S. Federal Coordination to Advance Meteorological Services," 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Introducing ICAMS: Restructuring Federal Weather Enterprise Coordination into the Interagency Council to Advance Meteorological Services," 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Funding FAIRly," 2025, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Droegemeier has collaborated frequently with a number of other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Neil Jacobs
  • Jeffrey C. Buchsbaum
  • David A. Jaffray
  • Demba Ba
  • Lynn L. Borkon

The primary venues for Droegemeier's articles are:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Radiation Research
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

In addition to journal articles, Droegemeier is credited with a book publication through The MIT Press titled "Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise" released in 2023.

Among recognitions, Droegemeier was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • The Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS) – A multi-scale nonhydrostatic atmospheric simulation and prediction model. Part I: Model dynamics and verification

    M. Xue;K. K. Droegemeier;V. Wong

  • The Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS), storm-scale numerical weather prediction and data assimilation

    Ming Xue;Donghai Wang;Jidong Gao;Keith Brewster

  • Some Practical Considerations Regarding Horizontal Resolution in the First Generation of Operational Convection-Allowing NWP

    John S. Kain;Steven J. Weiss;David R. Bright;Michael E. Baldwin

  • Numerical Simulation of Thunderstorm Outflow Dynamics. Part I: Outflow Sensitivity Experiments and Turbulence Dynamics

    Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Robert B. Wilhelmson

  • A Three-Dimensional Variational Data Analysis Method with Recursive Filter for Doppler Radars

    Jidong Gao;Ming Xue;Keith Brewster;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • A Variational Method for the Analysis of Three-Dimensional Wind Fields from Two Doppler Radars

    Jidong Gao;Ming Xue;Alan Shapiro;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • SuomiNet: A Real-Time National GPS Network for Atmospheric Research and Education.

    Randolph H. Ware;David W. Fulker;Seth A. Stein;David N. Anderson

  • Objective Verification of the SAMEX ’98 Ensemble Forecasts

    Dingchen Hou;Eugenia Kalnay;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • Numerical solutions of a non‐linear density current: A benchmark solution and comparisons

    J. M. Straka;Robert B. Wilhelmson;Louis J. Wicker;John R. Anderson

  • An OSSE Framework Based on the Ensemble Square Root Kalman Filter for Evaluating the Impact of Data from Radar Networks on Thunderstorm Analysis and Forecasting

    Ming Xue;Mingjing Tong;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • A Numerical Simulation of Cyclic Mesocyclogenesis

    Edwin J. Adlerman;Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Robert Davies-Jones

  • The Influence of Helicity on Numerically Simulated Convective Storms

    Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Steven M. Lazarus;Robert Davies-Jones

  • Application of the Piecewise Parabolic Method (PPM) to meteorological modeling

    Richard L. Carpenter;Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Paul R. Woodward;Carl E. Hane

  • Multiscale Statistical Properties of a High-Resolution Precipitation Forecast

    Daniel Harris;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Jason J. Levit

  • Service-Oriented Environments for Dynamically Interacting with Mesoscale Weather

    Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Dennis Gannon;Daniel Reed;Beth Plale

  • Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Convection Produced by Interacting Thunderstorm Outflows. Part I: Control Simulation and Low-Level Moisture Variations

    Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Robert B. Wilhelmson

  • Space‐time rainfall organization and its role in validating quantitative precipitation forecasts

    Jesus Zepeda-Arce;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • The Sensitivity of Numerically Simulated Cyclic Mesocyclogenesis to Variations in Model Physical and Computational Parameters

    Edwin J. Adlerman;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • Identifying predictive multi-dimensional time series motifs: an application to severe weather prediction

    Amy Mcgovern;Derek H. Rosendahl;Rodger A. Brown;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • Application of Continuous Dynamic Grid Adaption Techniques to Meteorological Modeling. Part I: Basic Formulation and Accuracy

    Gary S. Dietachmayer;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • Retrieval of Model Initial Fields from Single-Doppler Observations of a Supercell Thunderstorm. Part I: Single-Doppler Velocity Retrieval

    Stephen S. Weygandt;Alan Shapiro;Kelvin K. Droegemeier

  • CASA and LEAD: adaptive cyberinfrastructure for real-time multiscale weather forecasting

    B. Plale;D. Gannon;J. Brotzge;K. Droegemeier

  • Entrainment and Detrainment in Numerically Simulated Cumulus Congestus Clouds. Part I: General Results

    Richard L. Carpenter;Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Alan M. Blyth

Frequent Co-Authors

Ming Xue
Ming Xue University of Oklahoma
Dennis Gannon
Dennis Gannon Indiana University
Beth Plale
Beth Plale Indiana University
Daniel A. Reed
Daniel A. Reed University of Utah
Fanyou Kong
Fanyou Kong University of Oklahoma
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou University of California, Irvine
Seth Stein
Seth Stein Northwestern University
Soroosh Sorooshian
Soroosh Sorooshian University of California, Irvine
Alan M. Blyth
Alan M. Blyth University of Leeds
V. Chandrasekar
V. Chandrasekar Colorado State University

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