2026 Kenneth H. Brink: 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	48	3870	3549	1520	1349	165	7493

Kenneth H. Brink 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 Kenneth H. Brink sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 510+

This scientist: 165 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth H. Brink 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 Kenneth H. Brink sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kenneth H. Brink is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a research focus distributed across several subfields, including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research has contributed to multiple main topics, such as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Seismic Waves and Analysis, and Climate Variability and Models.

Brink has published numerous papers, with recent works including:

"Determining the cross-shelf and vertical scales of coastal upwelling," 2024, Continental Shelf Research
"The effect of alongshore wind stress on a buoyancy current's stability," 2023, Continental Shelf Research
"Near-Resonances of Superinertial and Tidal Fluctuations at Islands," 2021, Journal of Physical Oceanography
"Editor's Commentary: Effect of Coriolis force on edge waves (I) Investigation of the normal modes by Robert O. Reid," 2020, Journal of Marine Research
"Editor's Commentary: Steady flow in a frictionless homogenous ocean by N. P. Fofonoff," 2020, Journal of Marine Research

The primary publication venues for Brink's work include the Journal of Marine Research, Continental Shelf Research, and the Journal of Physical Oceanography.

Frequent co-authorship is not recorded for Brink, indicating largely independent contributions or collaborations with a wide range of researchers without repetitive partnerships.

Brink has been recognized by major scientific organizations, having been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1995 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2000.

Best Publications

Statistical properties of near-surface flow in the California Coastal Transition Zone

K. H. Brink;R. C. Beardsley;P. P. Niiler;M. Abbott

350
Citations
Coastal-Trapped Waves and Wind-Driven Currents Over the Continental Shelf

K H Brink

332
Citations
The Coastal Transition Zone program

K. H. Brink;T. J. Cowles

321
Citations
The upper-ocean response to monsoonal forcing in the Arabian Sea: seasonal and spatial variability

Craig M Lee;Burton H Jones;Kenneth H Brink;Albert S Fischer

269
Citations
The Nantucket Shoals Flux Experiment (NSFE79). Part I: A Basic Description of the Current and Temperature Variability

Robert C. Beardsley;David C. Chapman;Kenneth H. Brink;Steven R. Ramp

243
Citations
The near-surface dynamics of coastal upwelling

K.H. Brink

218
Citations
A Comparison of Long Coastal Trapped Wave Theory with Observations off Peru

K. H. Brink

202
Citations
Programs for computing properties of coastal-trapped waves and wind-driven motions over the continental shelf and slope

Kenneth H. Brink;David C. Chapman

196
Citations
The global coastal ocean : regional studies and syntheses

Allan R. Robinson;Kenneth H. Brink

190
Citations
Cross-Shelf Exchange

Kenneth H. Brink

177
Citations
The physical environment of the Peruvian upwelling system

K.H. Brink;D. Halpern;A. Huyer;R.L. Smith

175
Citations
The Response of Stratified, Frictional Flow of Shelf and Slope Waters to Fluctuating Large-Scale, Low-Frequency Wind Forcing

Allan J. Clarke;K. H. Brink

172
Citations
Circulation in the Point Conception‐Santa Barbara Channel region

K. H. Brink;R. D. Muench

154
Citations
Circulation in the Peruvian upwelling system near 15°S

K. H. Brink;D. Halpern;R. L. Smith

146
Citations
The Northeast Monsoon's impact on mixing, phytoplankton biomass and nutrient cycling in the Arabian Sea

J.D Wiggert;B.H Jones;T.D Dickey;K.H Brink

144
Citations
Tidal and lower frequency currents above Fieberling Guyot

K. H. Brink

138
Citations
Variability of the near-surface eddy kinetic energy in the California Current based on altimetric, drifter, and moored current data

Kathryn A. Kelly;Robert C. Beardsley;Richard Limeburner;Kenneth H. Brink

132
Citations
Mesoscale eddies, coastal upwelling, and the upper-ocean heat budget in the Arabian Sea

Albert S. Fischer;Robert A. Weller;Daniel L. Rudnick;Charles C. Eriksen

130
Citations
On the Effect of Bottom Friction on Barotropic Motion Over the Continental Shelf

Kenneth H. Brink;J. S. Allen

121
Citations
Mean Currents Driven by Topographic Drag over the Continental Shelf and Slope

D. B. Haidvogel;K. H. Brink

112
Citations
The global coastal ocean : multiscale interdisciplinary processes

Allan R. Robinson;Kenneth H Brink

101
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Burton H. Jones King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

David C. Chapman Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Glen Gawarkiewicz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Robert C. Beardsley Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Robert L. Smith Oregon State University

Allan R. Robinson Harvard University

Craig M. Lee University of Washington

Sharon L. Smith University of Miami

Robert A. Weller Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Mark R. Abbott Oregon State University

External Links

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