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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7725 7156 2616 2313 115 3948

Luca Centurioni publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luca Centurioni between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luca Centurioni published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2014. 15 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2014. 1975: 4 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 8 publications
1975 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luca Centurioni: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 4
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 3
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 3
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 1
1998 4
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 4
2004 3
2005 0
2006 3
2007 1
2008 5
2009 5
2010 3
2011 4
2012 6
2013 13
2014 15
2015 9
2016 10
2017 10
2018 5
2019 9
2020 10
2021 15
2022 10
2023 14
2024 7
2025 8
Total 210
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Luca Centurioni 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 Luca Centurioni 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. The highlighted bar, 108–117 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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+

This scientist: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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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 This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484 115
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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Luca Centurioni 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 Luca Centurioni 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. The highlighted bar, 35 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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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 This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372 35
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

Luca Centurioni is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change. Additional areas of study include Earth-Surface Processes and Pollution.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Climate variability and models
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Centurioni has published extensively in several key venues, notably:

  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ocean science
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent representative publications include:

  • "Progress in understanding of Indian Ocean circulation, variability, air-sea exchange, and impacts on biogeochemistry" (2021), published in Ocean science
  • "West Coast Forecast Challenges and Development of Atmospheric River Reconnaissance" (2020), published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Frontal Convergence and Vertical Velocity Measured by Drifters in the Alboran Sea" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Extent and reproduction of coastal species on plastic debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre" (2023), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution

Frequent collaborators include Verena Hormann, Pierre-Marie Poulain, Andrey Shcherbina, F. Martin Ralph, and James D. Doyle. The extent of collaboration ranges from 6 to 15 joint works with these coauthors.

Best Publications

  • The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea

    Matthew H. Alford;Matthew H. Alford;Thomas Peacock;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash

  • Mean Dynamic Topography of the Ocean Derived from Satellite and Drifting Buoy Data Using Three Different Techniques

    Nikolai Maximenko;Peter Niiler;Marie-Helene Rio;Oleg Melnichenko

  • Observations of Inflow of Philippine Sea Surface Water into the South China Sea through the Luzon Strait

    Luca R. Centurioni;Pearn P. Niiler;Dong-Kyu Lee

  • Toward the integrated marine debris observing system

    Nikolai Maximenko;Paolo Corradi;Kara Lavender Law;Erik Van Sebille

  • Advances in the Application of Surface Drifters.

    Rick Lumpkin;Tamay Özgökmen;Luca Centurioni

  • Impact of typhoons on the ocean in the pacific

    E.A. D'Asaro;P. G. Black;L. R. Centurioni;Y.-T. Chang

  • Removing Spurious Low-Frequency Variability in Drifter Velocities

    Rick Lumpkin;Semyon A. Grodsky;Luca Centurioni;Marie-Helene Rio

  • Permanent Meanders in the California Current System

    L. R. Centurioni;J. C. Ohlmann;P. P. Niiler

  • On the surface currents of the Caribbean Sea

    Luca R. Centurioni;Pearn P. Niiler

  • Typhoon-ocean interaction in the western North Pacific : Part 1

    Eric D'Asaro;Peter Black;Luca Centurioni;Patrick Harr

  • SEASONAL AND MESOSCALE VARIABILITY OF THE KUROSHIO NEAR ITS ORIGIN

    Rudnick Dl;Jan S;Centurioni L;Lee Cm

  • Global In-Situ Observations of Essential Climate and Ocean Variables at the Air-Sea Interface

    Luca R Centurioni;Jonathan D Turton;Rick Lumpkin;Lancelot Braasch

  • The nascent Kuroshio of Lamon Bay

    Arnold L. Gordon;Pierre Flament;Cesar Villanoy;Luca Centurioni

  • Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas.

    Linsey E. Haram;James T. Carlton;Luca Centurioni;Mary Crowley

  • West Coast Forecast Challenges and Development of Atmospheric River Reconnaissance

    F. Martin Ralph;Forest Cannon;Vijay Tallapragada;Christopher A. Davis

  • ASIRI: An Ocean–Atmosphere Initiative for Bay of Bengal

    Hemantha W. Wijesekera;Emily Shroyer;Amit Tandon;M. Ravichandran

  • Mesoscale Dongsha Cyclonic Eddy in the northern South China Sea by drifter and satellite observations

    Chun-Hoe Chow;Jian-Hwa Hu;Luca R. Centurioni;Pearn P. Niiler

  • Sea surface salinity under rain cells: SMOS satellite and in situ drifters observations

    Jacqueline Boutin;Nicolas Martin;Gilles Reverdin;Simon Morisset

  • Circulation and Intrusions Northeast of Taiwan: Chasing and Predicting Uncertainty in the Cold Dome

    Glen Gawarkiewicz;Sen Jan;Pierre Lermusiaux;Julie McClean

  • Global Perspectives on Observing Ocean Boundary Current Systems

    Robert E. Todd;Francisco P. Chavez;Sophie Clayton;Sophie Cravatte

  • Mean Structure and Variability of the Cold Dome Northeast of Taiwan

    Sen Jan;Chung Chi Chen;Ya Ling Tsai;Yiing Jiang Yang

  • Observations of the cold wake of Typhoon Fanapi (2010)

    Rosalinda K. Mrvaljevic;Peter G. Black;Luca R. Centurioni;Ya-Ting Chang

  • A Global Ocean Observing System for Measuring Sea Level Atmospheric Pressure: Effects and Impacts on Numerical Weather Prediction

    Luca Centurioni;András Horányi;Carla Cardinali;Etienne Charpentier

  • Frontal Convergence and Vertical Velocity Measured by Drifters in the Alboran Sea

    Daniel R. Tarry;Sebastian Essink;Ananda Pascual;Simón Ruiz

  • Freshwater export pathways from the Bay of Bengal

    Verena Hormann;Luca R. Centurioni;Arnold L. Gordon

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Rainville
Luc Rainville University of Washington
Amala Mahadevan
Amala Mahadevan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Craig M. Lee
Craig M. Lee University of Washington
Eric A. D'Asaro
Eric A. D'Asaro University of Washington
Daniel L. Rudnick
Daniel L. Rudnick Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Sen Jan
Sen Jan National Taiwan University
Ren-Chieh Lien
Ren-Chieh Lien University of Washington
Pierre-Marie Poulain
Pierre-Marie Poulain National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Jennifer MacKinnon
Jennifer MacKinnon University of California, San Diego
Tamay M. Özgökmen
Tamay M. Özgökmen University of Miami

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