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Lawrence J. Pratt

Lawrence J. Pratt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lawrence J. Pratt between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lawrence J. Pratt published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 1.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 2004. 3 of the 108 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 2004. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1963 2025

108 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lawrence J. Pratt: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 2
1997 6
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 2
2002 3
2003 2
2004 7
2005 4
2006 2
2007 1
2008 1
2009 3
2010 6
2011 4
2012 3
2013 2
2014 3
2015 2
2016 7
2017 4
2018 3
2019 3
2020 2
2021 4
2022 6
2023 3
2024 2
2025 1
Total 108
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Lawrence J. Pratt 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 Lawrence J. Pratt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Lawrence J. Pratt 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 Lawrence J. Pratt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Lawrence J. Pratt is a researcher affiliated with Tulane University in the United States, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a primary focus on Oceanography. Their academic work spans multiple related fields, including Atmospheric Science, Computational Mechanics, Global and Planetary Change, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research topics cover a wide range of areas related to oceanic and atmospheric phenomena. These include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Climate variability and models
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems

Pratt has contributed several papers to prominent scientific journals, with notable recent publications including:

  • "Kinematic Structure and Dynamics of the Denmark Strait Overflow from Ship-Based Observations" (2020) published in the Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • "Observing and quantifying ocean flow properties using drifters with drogues at different depths" (2021) published in the Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • "Applying dynamical systems techniques to real ocean drifters" (2022) published in Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
  • "Aggregation of slightly buoyant microplastics in 3D vortex flows" (2024) published in Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
  • "Low-Reynolds-number oscillating boundary layers on adiabatic slopes" (2022) published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Their frequent co-authors include researchers such as Irina I. Rypina, Bryan Kaiser, Timothy Getscher, Jörn Callies, and Baptiste Mourre, indicating collaborative research efforts in various interdisciplinary topics associated with oceanography and fluid dynamics.

Lawrence J. Pratt regularly publishes in journals known for scholarly work in oceanographic science and fluid mechanics. The most common publication venues are:

  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Progress In Oceanography

The combination of Pratt's publication record, research collaborations, and fields of study highlights an active engagement with complex dynamic systems in marine and atmospheric environments, emphasizing quantitative methods and computational analysis applied to natural processes.

Best Publications

  • The physical oceanography of sea straits

    L. J. Pratt

  • Flow of winter-transformed Pacific water into the Western Arctic

    Robert S. Pickart;Thomas J. Weingartner;Lawrence J. Pratt;Sarah Zimmermann

  • Seasonal overturning circulation in the Red Sea: 1. Model validation and summer circulation

    Fengchao Yao;Ibrahim Hoteit;Larry J. Pratt;Amy S. Bower

  • Evolution and dynamics of the flow through Herald Canyon in the western Chukchi Sea

    Robert S. Pickart;Lawrence J. Pratt;Daniel J. Torres;Terry E. Whitledge

  • Seasonal overturning circulation in the Red Sea: 2. Winter circulation

    Fengchao Yao;Ibrahim Hoteit;Lawrence J. Pratt;Amy S. Bower

  • Lagrangian Motion and Fluid Exchange in a Barotropic Meandering Jet

    A. M. Rogerson;P. D. Miller;L. J. Pratt;C. K. R. T. Jones

  • Hydraulic Control of Sill Flow with Bottom Friction

    L. J. Pratt

  • Continuous Dynamical Modes in Straits Having Arbitrary Cross Sections, with Applications to the Bab al Mandab

    Larry J. Pratt;Heather E. Deese;Stephen P. Murray;William Johns

  • Circulation around islands and ridges

    Joseph Pedlosky;Lawrence J. Pratt;Michael A. Spall;Karl R. Helfrich

  • Numerical modeling of three‐dimensional stratified tidal flow over Camarinal Sill, Strait of Gibraltar

    J. C. Sanchez-Garrido;Gianmaria Sannino;L. Liberti;J. García Lafuente

  • Eddy-Induced Particle Dispersion in the Near-Surface North Atlantic

    Irina I. Rypina;Igor V. Kamenkovich;Pavel S. Berloff;Lawrence J. Pratt

  • Dynamics of Potential Vorticity Fronts and Eddy Detachment

    L. J. Pratt;Melvin E. Stern

  • HYDRAULICS OF ROTATING STRAIT AND SILL FLOW

    L. J. Pratt;P. A. Lundberg

  • Chaotic Advection in an Archipelago

    Irina I. Rypina;Lawrence J. Pratt;Julie Pullen;Julia C. Levin

  • Near-Surface Transport Pathways in the North Atlantic Ocean: Looking for Throughput from the Subtropical to the Subpolar Gyre

    Irina I. Rypina;Lawrence J. Pratt;M. Susan Lozier

  • Parcel Trajectories in Quasigeostrophic Jets: Neutral Modes

    Lawrence J. Pratt;M. Susan Lozier;Natalia Beliakova

  • Is the Faroe Bank Channel Overflow Hydraulically Controlled

    James B. Girton;Lawrence J. Pratt;David A. Sutherland;James F. Price

  • Hydraulic Criticality of the Exchange Flow through the Strait of Gibraltar

    Gianmaria Sannino;Lawrence J. Pratt;Adriana Carillo

  • Chaotic Transport of Mass and Potential Vorticity for an Island Recirculation

    Patrick D. Miller;Lawrence J. Pratt;Karl R. Helfrich;Christopher K. R. T. Jones

  • Testing the physical oceanographic implications of the suggested sudden Black Sea infill 8400 years ago

    M. Siddall;Lawrence J. Pratt;Karl R. Helfrich;Liviu Giosan

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Susan Lozier
M. Susan Lozier Georgia Institute of Technology
Amy S. Bower
Amy S. Bower Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gianmaria Sannino
Gianmaria Sannino National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Ibrahim Hoteit
Ibrahim Hoteit King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Glenn S. Carter
Glenn S. Carter University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tamay M. Özgökmen
Tamay M. Özgökmen University of Miami
Guo-Cheng Yuan
Guo-Cheng Yuan Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Matthew H. Alford
Matthew H. Alford University of California, San Diego
Robert S. Pickart
Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Armin Köhl
Armin Köhl Universität Hamburg

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