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D-Index
64
Citations
17072
World Ranking
2297
National Ranking
925

M. Joan Alexander 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 M. Joan Alexander sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 165 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. Joan Alexander 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 M. Joan Alexander sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

M. Joan Alexander is affiliated with Northwest Research Associates in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, and Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics of Alexander's work include:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Climate variability and models
  • Geophysics and gravity measurements
  • Tropical and extratropical cyclones research
  • Oceanographic and atmospheric processes

Alexander has authored and co-authored several papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Surface-to-space atmospheric waves from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption, 2022, Nature
  • Impacts, processes and projections of the quasi-biennial oscillation, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Observed and Modeled Mountain Waves from the Surface to the Mesosphere near the Drake Passage, 2022, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Tropical Temperature Variability in the UTLS: New Insights from GPS Radio Occultation Observations, 2020, Journal of Climate
  • First Super-Pressure Balloon-Borne Fine-Vertical-Scale Profiles in the Upper TTL: Impacts of Atmospheric Waves on Cirrus Clouds and the QBO, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

M. Joan Alexander often collaborates with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Martina Bramberger
  • Corwin J. Wright
  • Pedram Hassanzadeh
  • Hamid A. Pahlavan
  • Lars Hoffmann

Best Publications

  • Gravity wave dynamics and effects in the middle atmosphere

    David C. Fritts;M. Joan Alexander

  • The quasi-biennial oscillation

    M. P. Baldwin;L. J. Gray;T. J. Dunkerton;K. Hamilton

  • Recent developments in gravity-wave effects in climate models and the global distribution of gravity-wave momentum flux from observations and models

    M. J. Alexander;M. Geller;C. McLandress;S. Polavarapu

  • Absolute values of gravity wave momentum flux derived from satellite data

    Manfred Ern;Peter Preusse;M. Joan Alexander;Christopher D. Warner

  • Surface-to-space atmospheric waves from Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai eruption

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  • The Gravity Wave Response above Deep Convection in a Squall Line Simulation.

    M. J. Alexander;J. R. Holton;D. R. Durran

  • A comparison between gravity wave momentum fluxes in observations and climate models

    Marvin A. Geller;M. Joan Alexander;Peter T. Love;Julio Bacmeister

  • Interpretations of observed climatological patterns in stratospheric gravity wave variance

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  • A global view of stratospheric gravity wave hotspots located with Atmospheric Infrared Sounder observations

    L. Hoffmann;X. Xue;M. J. Alexander

  • Gravity waves in the tropical lower stratosphere: An observational study of seasonal and interannual variability

    Robert A. Vincent;M. Joan Alexander

  • A Numerical Study of Three-Dimensional Gravity Waves Triggered by Deep Tropical Convection and Their Role in the Dynamics of the QBO

    C. Piani;D. Durran;M. J. Alexander;J. R. Holton

  • Global estimates of gravity wave momentum flux from High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder observations

    M. J. Alexander;J. Gille;J. Gille;C. Cavanaugh;M. Coffey

  • Gravity waves in the tropical lower stratosphere: A model study of seasonal and interannual variability

    M. Joan Alexander;Robert A. Vincent

  • Mechanism for the Generation of Secondary Waves in Wave Breaking Regions

    Sharon L. Vadas;David C. Fritts;M. Joan Alexander

  • Microwave Limb Sounder observations of gravity waves in the stratosphere: A climatology and interpretation

    Charles McLandress;M. Joan Alexander;Dong L. Wu

  • Gravity wave momentum flux in the lower stratosphere over convection

    M. Joan Alexander;Leonhard Pfister

  • Using Satellite Observations to Constrain Parameterizations of Gravity Wave Effects for Global Models

    M. Joan Alexander;Christopher Barnet

  • A Method of Specifying the Gravity Wave Spectrum above Convection Based on Latent Heating Properties and Background Wind

    Jadwiga H. Beres;M. Joan Alexander;James R. Holton

  • A Model Study of Zonal Forcing in the Equatorial Stratosphere by Convectively Induced Gravity Waves

    M. J. Alexander;James R. Holton

  • On the Intermittency of Gravity Wave Momentum Flux in the Stratosphere

    Albert Hertzog;M. Joan Alexander;Riwal Plougonven

  • Retrieval of stratospheric temperatures from Atmospheric Infrared Sounder radiance measurements for gravity wave studies

    L. Hoffmann;M. J. Alexander

  • Observation and analysis of a large amplitude mountain wave event over the Antarctic peninsula

    M. Joan Alexander;Hector Teitelbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonhard Pfister
Leonhard Pfister Ames Research Center
James R. Holton
James R. Holton University of Washington
Robert A. Vincent
Robert A. Vincent University of Adelaide
Kaoru Sato
Kaoru Sato University of Tokyo
Peter T. May
Peter T. May Monash University
Eric J. Jensen
Eric J. Jensen Ames Research Center
Nicholas J. Mitchell
Nicholas J. Mitchell University of Bath
Adam A. Scaife
Adam A. Scaife Met Office
David C. Fritts
David C. Fritts G & A Technical Software (United States)
Toshitaka Tsuda
Toshitaka Tsuda Kyoto University

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