Lynne D. Talley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lynne D. Talley between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lynne D. Talley published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2011. 6 of the 308 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20 25

1976 2026

308 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lynne D. Talley: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year	Publications
1976	1
1977	1
1978	0
1979	0
1980	0
1981	0
1982	3
1983	2
1984	2
1985	1
1986	2
1987	1
1988	1
1989	1
1990	0
1991	4
1992	3
1993	1
1994	2
1995	8
1996	5
1997	7
1998	3
1999	2
2000	2
2001	5
2002	5
2003	13
2004	5
2005	5
2006	4
2007	4
2008	7
2009	5
2010	5
2011	29
2012	6
2013	8
2014	7
2015	8
2016	22
2017	22
2018	23
2019	12
2020	11
2021	11
2022	15
2023	8
2024	10
2025	5
2026	1
Total	308

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Lynne D. Talley 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 Lynne D. Talley sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 262 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
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	262
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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Lynne D. Talley 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 Lynne D. Talley sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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	85
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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Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2006 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Lynne D. Talley is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Oceanography and related subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

Their research output includes 86 publications in Earth and Planetary Sciences and 25 in Environmental Science, covering diverse topics. These main areas of work comprise Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Climate Variability and Models, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

They have contributed extensively to several notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

Geophysical Research Letters (6 publications)
Journal of Climate (4 publications)
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans (4 publications)
Global Biogeochemical Cycles (4 publications)
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (3 publications)

Lynne D. Talley has co-authored multiple papers with several researchers, notably:

Matthew R. Mazloff (12 co-authored papers)
Sarah T. Gille (10 co-authored papers)
Kenneth S. Johnson (8 co-authored papers)
Stephen C. Riser (8 co-authored papers)
Sarah G. Purkey (6 co-authored papers)

Significant recent publications include:

"Representation of Southern Ocean Properties across Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Generations: CMIP3 to CMIP6," 2020, Journal of Climate
"Ocean warming and accelerating Southern Ocean zonal flow," 2021, Nature Climate Change
"Water Mass and Biogeochemical Variability in the Kerguelen Sector of the Southern Ocean: A Machine Learning Approach for a Mixing Hot Spot," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Effects of Buoyancy and Wind Forcing on Southern Ocean Climate Change," 2020, Journal of Climate
"The Southern Ocean carbon and climate observations and modeling (SOCCOM) project: A review," 2023, Progress In Oceanography

The work spans a variety of topics related to ocean dynamics, climate change impacts, machine learning approaches in oceanography, and biogeochemical variability in ocean regions.

Recognition of their contributions includes fellowships from major scientific organizations:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2006
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003

Best Publications

Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

Scott C. Doney;Mary Ruckelshaus;J. Emmett Duffy;James P. Barry

3571
Citations
Observations: Oceanic Climate Change and Sea Level

N. L. Bindoff;Jürgen Willebrand;V. Artale;A. Cazenave

1993
Citations
Abrupt climate change

RB Alley;Jochem Marotzke;WD Nordhaus;JT Overpeck

1702
Citations
Hydrography of the eastern tropical Pacific: A review

Paul C. Fiedler;Lynne D. Talley

911
Citations
Closure of the Global Overturning Circulation Through the Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans: Schematics and Transports

Lynne Talley

893
Citations
Distribution and Formation of North Pacific Intermediate Water

Lynne D. Talley

692
Citations
Distribution and Circulation of Labrador Sea Water

L. D. Talley;M. S. McCartney

647
Citations
Global Patterns of Diapycnal Mixing from Measurements of the Turbulent Dissipation Rate

Amy F. Waterhouse;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash;Matthew H. Alford

562
Citations
Introduction to Descriptive Physical Oceanography

Lynne D. Talley;George L. Pickard;William J. Emery;James H. Swift

547
Citations
The Subpolar Mode Water of the North Atlantic Ocean

Michael S. McCartney;Lynne D. Talley

520
Citations
An Okhotsk Sea water anomaly: implications for ventilation in the North Pacific

Lynne D. Talley

507
Citations
Southern Ocean mixed-layer depth from Argo float profiles

Shenfu Dong;Janet Sprintall;Sarah T. Gille;Lynne Talley

476
Citations
Shallow, Intermediate, and Deep Overturning Components of the Global Heat Budget

Lynne D. Talley

430
Citations
A New Algorithm for Finding Mixed Layer Depths with Applications to Argo Data and Subantarctic Mode Water Formation

James Holte;Lynne Talley

428
Citations
On the Future of Argo: A Global, Full-Depth, Multi-Disciplinary Array

Dean Roemmich;Matthew H. Alford;Hervé Claustre;Kenneth Johnson

424
Citations
Data-Based Meridional Overturning Streamfunctions for the Global Ocean

Lynne D. Talley;Joseph L. Reid;Paul E. Robbins

419
Citations
An Argo mixed layer climatology and database

James Holte;Lynne D. Talley;John Gilson;Dean Roemmich

392
Citations
Abrupt climate change: Inevitable surprises

R.B. Alley;Jochem Marotzke;W. Nordhaus

391
Citations
Spatial and temporal variability of global ocean mixing inferred from Argo profiles

C. B. Whalen;L. D. Talley;J. A. MacKinnon

339
Citations
Freshwater transport estimates and the global overturning circulation: Shallow, deep and throughflow components

Lynne D. Talley

334
Citations
State of the Climate in 2014

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

332
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. Riser University of Washington

James H. Swift University of California, San Diego

Jorge L. Sarmiento Princeton University

Kenneth S. Johnson Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Sarah T. Gille University of California, San Diego

Bernadette M. Sloyan CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Gregory C. Johnson Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Emmanuel Boss University of Maine

Molly O. Baringer Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Richard A. Feely University of Washington

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