2026 Lisa M. Beal: 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	38	6385	5913	2274	2017	88	6866

Overview

Lisa M. Beal is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with an emphasis on Environmental Science. This work spans several interconnected subfields, including Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Information Systems and Management.

The main topics addressed in their research are Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Climate variability and models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Underwater Acoustics Research, and Marine and fisheries research.

The scientist has published extensively in several key venues, notably the Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans with eight publications, the Journal of Physical Oceanography with six, AGU Advances with three, Geophysical Research Letters with two, and the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Kay McMonigal, Kathryn L. Gunn, Shane Elipot, Sarah E. Fawcett, and Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs, each contributing to multiple joint works.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Lisa M. Beal cover a range of oceanographic topics. These include:

A Road Map to IndOOS-2: Better Observations of the Rapidly Warming Indian Ocean (2020), published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
A New Improved Estimation of Agulhas Leakage Using Observations and Simulations of Lagrangian Floats and Drifters (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Robust Weakening of the Gulf Stream During the Past Four Decades Observed in the Florida Straits (2023), published in Geophysical Research Letters
The Agulhas Current Transports Signals of Local and Remote Indian Ocean Nitrogen Cycling (2023), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Reduction in Meridional Heat Export Contributes to Recent Indian Ocean Warming (2022), published in Journal of Physical Oceanography

Best Publications

Temporal Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N

Stuart A. Cunningham;Torsten Kanzow;Darren Rayner;Molly O. Baringer

969
Citations
On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate

Lisa M. Beal;Wilhelmus P. M. De Ruijter;Arne Biastoch;Rainer Zahn

718
Citations
Continuous, Array-Based Estimates of Atlantic Ocean Heat Transport at 26.5°N

William E. Johns;Molly O. Baringer;Lisa M. Beal;S. A. Cunningham

495
Citations
Seasonal Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N

Torsten Kanzow;Torsten Kanzow;S. A. Cunningham;W. E. Johns;J. J-M. Hirschi

328
Citations
Structure and transport of the Agulhas current and its temporal variability

Harry L. Bryden;Lisa M. Beal;Louise M. Duncan

272
Citations
Observed Flow Compensation Associated with the MOC at 26.5°N in the Atlantic

Torsten Kanzow;Stuart A. Cunningham;Darren Rayner;Joël J.-M. Hirschi

244
Citations
Monitoring the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

Darren Rayner;Joël J.-M. Hirschi;Torsten Kanzow;William E. Johns

213
Citations
The velocity and vorticity structure of the Agulhas Current at 32°S

Lisa M. Beal;Lisa M. Beal;Harry L. Bryden

205
Citations
Spreading of Red Sea overflow waters in the Indian Ocean

Lisa M. Beal;Lisa M. Beal;Amy Ffield;Arnold L. Gordon

180
Citations
The Great Whirl: Observations of its seasonal development and interannual variability

L. M. Beal;K. A. Donohue

175
Citations
Broadening not strengthening of the Agulhas Current since the early 1990s

Lisa M. Beal;Shane Elipot

170
Citations
The Response of the Surface Circulation of the Arabian Sea to Monsoonal Forcing

Lisa M. Beal;V. Hormann;R. Lumpkin;G. R. Foltz

146
Citations
Gravity current flow over obstacles

G. F. Lane-Serff;L. M. Beal;T. D. Hadfield

145
Citations
Capturing the Transport Variability of a Western Boundary Jet: Results from the Agulhas Current Time-Series Experiment (ACT)*

Lisa M. Beal;Shane Elipot;Adam Houk;Greta M. Leber

143
Citations
Observations of an Agulhas Undercurrent

Lisa M. Beal;Harry L. Bryden

135
Citations
Role of the Agulhas Current in Indian Ocean circulation and associated heat and freshwater fluxes

Harry L Bryden;Lisa M Beal

114
Citations
Variability of shallow and deep western boundary currents off the Bahamas during 2004–05: results from the 26°N RAPID–MOC Array

W. E. Johns;L. M. Beal;M. O. Baringer;J. R. Molina

110
Citations
Propagation pathways of classical Labrador Sea water from its source region to 26°N

Erik van Sebille;Erik van Sebille;Molly O. Baringer;William E. Johns;Christopher S. Meinen

104
Citations
A road map to IndOOS-2: better observations of the rapidly warming Indian Ocean

L. M. Beal;J. Vialard;M. K. Roxy;J. Li

102
Citations
The sources and mixing characteristics of the Agulhas Current

Lisa M. Beal;Teresa K. Chereskin;Yueng D. Lenn;Shane Elipot

99
Citations
Meridional overturning circulation observations in the Subtropical North Atlantic

O. M. Baringer;T. O. Kanzow;C. S. Meinen;S. A. Cunningham

38
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Johns University of Miami

Harry L. Bryden University of Southampton

Christopher S. Meinen Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Stuart A. Cunningham Scottish Association For Marine Science

Torsten Kanzow Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

Jochem Marotzke Max Planck Society

Molly O. Baringer Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Meghan F. Cronin Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Arne Biastoch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Michael J. McPhaden Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

External Links

Personal website of Lisa M. Beal

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