2026 Marika M. Holland: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	80	941	893	406	373	249	42964

Marika M. Holland 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 Marika M. Holland sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 249 publications — 77th percentile

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

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

Marika M. Holland 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 Marika M. Holland sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Marika M. Holland is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with notable contributions to the subfields of Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, and Environmental Chemistry.

The main topics of their scientific work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, climate change and permafrost, climate variability and models, cryospheric studies and observations, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, species distribution and climate change, and meteorological phenomena and simulations.

Their recent published papers include:

The Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2), 2020, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Arctic Sea Ice in CMIP6, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
Extremes become routine in an emerging new Arctic, 2020, Nature Climate Change
Tropical teleconnection impacts on Antarctic climate changes, 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Fasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence, 2020, Nature Climate Change

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

Alice K. DuVivier
David A. Bailey
Laura Landrum
Jennifer E. Kay
Madison M. Smith

They publish regularly in several scientific venues including:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
Geophysical Research Letters
The Cryosphere

In recognition of their work, Marika M. Holland was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020.

Best Publications

The Community Climate System Model Version 4

Peter R. Gent;Gokhan Danabasoglu;Leo J. Donner;Marika M. Holland

3266
Citations
The Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2)

G. Danabasoglu;J. F. Lamarque;J. Bacmeister;D. A. Bailey

2891
Citations
The Community Earth System Model: A Framework for Collaborative Research

James W. Hurrell;M. M. Holland;P. R. Gent;S. Ghan

2888
Citations
The Community Earth System Model (CESM) large ensemble project: a community resource for studying climate change in the presence of internal climate variability

Jennifer E Kay;Clara Deser;Adam S Phillips;A Mai

2595
Citations
Arctic sea ice decline: Faster than forecast

Julienne Stroeve;Marika M. Holland;Walt Meier;Ted Scambos

2532
Citations
The Arctic’s rapidly shrinking sea ice cover: a research synthesis

Julienne C. Stroeve;Mark C. Serreze;Marika M. Holland;Jennifer E. Kay;Jennifer E. Kay

1848
Citations
Perspectives on the Arctic's Shrinking Sea-Ice Cover

Mark C. Serreze;Marika M. Holland;Julienne Stroeve

1590
Citations
Polar amplification of climate change in coupled models

Marika M Holland;Cecilia M Bitz

1523
Citations
How Well Do We Understand and Evaluate Climate Change Feedback Processes

Sandrine Bony;Robert Colman;Vladimir M. Kattsov;Richard P. Allan

1405
Citations
The emergence of surface-based Arctic amplification

M. C. Serreze;A. P. Barrett;J. C. Stroeve;D. N. Kindig

1374
Citations
Trends in Arctic sea ice extent from CMIP5, CMIP3 and observations

Julienne C. Stroeve;Vladimir Kattsov;Andrew Barrett;Mark Serreze

1273
Citations
Future abrupt reductions in the summer Arctic sea ice

Marika M. Holland;Cecilia M. Bitz;Bruno Tremblay;Bruno Tremblay

968
Citations
The UVic earth system climate model: Model description, climatology, and applications to past, present and future climates

Andrew J. Weaver;Michael Eby;Edward C. Wiebe;Cecilia M. Bitz

866
Citations
Abrupt onset of the Little Ice Age triggered by volcanism and sustained by sea‐ice/ocean feedbacks

Gifford H. Miller;Gifford H. Miller;Áslaug Geirsdóttir;Yafang Zhong;Darren J. Larsen;Darren J. Larsen

774
Citations
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Plummets in 2007

Julienne Stroeve;Mark Serreze;Sheldon Drobot;Shari Gearheard

739
Citations
History of sea ice in the Arctic

Leonid Polyak;Richard B. Alley;John T. Andrews;Julie Brigham-Grette

557
Citations
Simulating the ice‐thickness distribution in a coupled climate model

C. M. Bitz;M. M. Holland;A. J. Weaver;M. Eby

467
Citations
Parameterization of mixed layer eddies. III: Implementation and impact in global ocean climate simulations

B. Fox-Kemper;B. Fox-Kemper;G. Danabasoglu;R. Ferrari;S.M. Griffies

448
Citations
Predicting 21st‐century polar bear habitat distribution from global climate models

George M. Durner;David C. Douglas;Ryan M. Nielson;Steven C. Amstrup

447
Citations
Improved sea ice shortwave radiation physics in CCSM4: The impact of melt ponds and aerosols on Arctic Sea ice

Marika M. Holland;David A. Bailey;Bruce P. Briegleb;Bonnie Light

432
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecilia M. Bitz University of Washington

Mark C. Serreze University of Colorado Boulder

Jennifer E. Kay University of Colorado Boulder

Donald K. Perovich Dartmouth College

Alexandra Jahn University of Colorado Boulder

Elizabeth C. Hunke Los Alamos National Laboratory

Julienne Stroeve University of Manitoba

Andrew J. Weaver University of Victoria

Stéphanie Jenouvrier Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

David M. Lawrence National Center for Atmospheric Research

External Links

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