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D-Index
47
Citations
14613
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5666
National Ranking
2059

Lawrence Coy 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 Lawrence Coy sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 104 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence Coy 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 Lawrence Coy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lawrence Coy is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with significant output in Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Lawrence Coy has contributed to key publications in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Coy include:

  • The 2019 Southern Hemisphere Stratospheric Polar Vortex Weakening and Its Impacts (2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)
  • GEOS-S2S Version 2: The GMAO High-Resolution Coupled Model and Assimilation System for Seasonal Prediction (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres)
  • Prospect of Increased Disruption to the QBO in a Changing Climate (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • Stratospheric Circulation Changes Associated With the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Eruption (2022, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • NASA GEOS Composition Forecast Modeling System GEOS-CF v1.0: Stratospheric Composition (2022, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems)

Their collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Paul A. Newman, Steven Pawson, S. E. Strahan, N. A. Kramarova, and Sandra Barreira. These partnerships underline Coy's involvement in joint research efforts within the atmospheric and climate science communities.

Best Publications

  • The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2)

    Ronald Gelaro;Will McCarty;Max J. Suárez;Max J. Suárez;Ricardo Todling

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • The anomalous change in the QBO in 2015–2016

    P. A. Newman;L. Coy;S. Pawson;L. R. Lait;L. R. Lait

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Meteorology of the polar vortex: Spring 1997

    Lawrence Coy;Eric R. Nash;Paul A. Newman

  • The GCM–Reality Intercomparison Project for SPARC (GRIPS): Scientific Issues and Initial Results

    Steven Pawson;Steven Pawson;Steven Pawson;K. Kodera;K. Hamilton;T. G. Shepherd

  • Case studies of the mesospheric response to recent minor, major, and extended stratospheric warmings

    David. E. Siskind;Stephen. D. Eckermann;John P. McCormack;Larry Coy

  • Remote sounding of atmospheric gravity waves with satellite limb and nadir techniques

    Dong L. Wu;Peter Preusse;Stephen D. Eckermann;Jonathan H. Jiang

  • High-altitude data assimilation system experiments for the northern summer mesosphere season of 2007

    Stephen D. Eckermann;Karl W. Hoppel;Lawrence Coy;John P. McCormack

  • The 2019 Southern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex weakening and its impacts

    Eun-Pa Lim;Harry H. Hendon;Amy H. Butler;David W. J. Thompson

  • On Recent Interannual Variability of the Arctic Winter Mesosphere: Implications for Tracer Descent

    David E. Siskind;Stephen D. Eckermann;Lawrence Coy;John P. McCormack

  • Observations of stratospheric warmings and mesospheric coolings by the TIMED SABER instrument

    D. E. Siskind;L. Coy;P. Espy

  • Recent decline in extratropical lower stratospheric ozone attributed to circulation changes

    Krzysztof Wargan;Clara Orbe;Steven Pawson;Jerald R. Ziemke;Jerald R. Ziemke

  • MERRA-2 Input Observations: Summary and Assessment

    Randal D. Koster;Will McCarty;Lawrence Coy;Ronald Gelaro

  • Structure and Dynamics of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in MERRA-2.

    Lawrence Coy;Krzysztof Wargan;Andrea M. Molod;William R. McCarty

  • GEOS-S2S Version 2: The GMAO High Resolution Coupled Model and Assimilation System for Seasonal Prediction.

    Andrea Molod;Eric Hackert;Yury Vikhliaev;Bin Zhao

  • Dynamics of the Disrupted 2015/16 Quasi-Biennial Oscillation

    Lawrence Coy;Paul A. Newman;Steven Pawson;Leslie R. Lait

  • Choosing Meteorological Input for the Global Modeling Initiative Assessment of High Speed Aircraft

    A. R. Douglass;M. J. Prather;T. M. Hall;S. E. Strahan

  • Evolution of the Quasi 2-Day Wave During January 2006

    J. P. McCormack;L. Coy;K. W. Hoppel

  • Assimilation of stratospheric and mesospheric temperatures from MLS and SABER into a global NWP model

    K. W. Hoppel;N. L. Baker;L. Coy;S. D. Eckermann

  • Analysis of Trace Gases Response on the Anomalous Change in the QBO in 2015-2016

    O. Tweedy;N. A. Kramarova;S. E. Strahan;P. A. Newman

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Pawson
Steven Pawson Goddard Space Flight Center
Stephen D. Eckermann
Stephen D. Eckermann United States Naval Research Laboratory
Paul Newman
Paul Newman Goddard Space Flight Center
Karl W. Hoppel
Karl W. Hoppel United States Naval Research Laboratory
David E. Siskind
David E. Siskind United States Naval Research Laboratory
Andrea Molod
Andrea Molod Goddard Space Flight Center
Richard I. Cullather
Richard I. Cullather Langley Research Center
Anne R. Douglass
Anne R. Douglass Goddard Space Flight Center
Richard B. Rood
Richard B. Rood University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joaquin Trinanes
Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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