2026 Mark A. Merrifield: 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	63	1594	1426	706	616	213	14627

Overview

Mark A. Merrifield is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their work spans multiple domains within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, and Atmospheric Science. Their research interests include the dynamics of coastal and marine environments, as well as interactions between atmospheric and oceanographic processes.

Merrifield's publication record includes significant contributions to the understanding of regional sea-level changes, coastal flooding risks, and coastal ecosystem dynamics. Noteworthy recent papers include:

Understanding of Contemporary Regional Sea-Level Change and the Implications for the Future, 2020, Reviews of Geophysics
Rapid increases and extreme months in projections of United States high-tide flooding, 2021, Nature Climate Change
Seasonal-to-interannual prediction of North American coastal marine ecosystems: Forecast methods, mechanisms of predictability, and priority developments, 2020, Progress In Oceanography
Three years of weekly observations of coastal cliff erosion by waves and rainfall, 2020, Geomorphology
Projecting Climate Dependent Coastal Flood Risk With a Hybrid Statistical Dynamical Model, 2021, Earth's Future

The principal research topics explored throughout Merrifield's career cover a broad spectrum:

Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Climate variability and models

Merrifield often collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors. Frequent collaborators include P. R. Thompson, R. T. Guza, Julia W. Fiedler, Matthew J. Widlansky, and Gary T. Mitchum. These partnerships have yielded multiple publications and have contributed to advancing understanding in coastal and oceanographic sciences.

A number of Merrifield's articles appear in venues esteemed within the geosciences and environmental disciplines. The most frequent publication outlets include the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, the Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Coastal Engineering, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Earth's Future. This diverse publication footprint underscores a multidisciplinary approach to research topics.

Best Publications

Sea-Level Rise by 2100

John A. Church;Peter U. Clark;Anny Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

1300
Citations
Sea Level Change

J. A. Church;P. U. Clark;A. Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

862
Citations
Recent Walker circulation strengthening and Pacific cooling amplified by Atlantic warming

Shayne McGregor;Axel Timmermann;Malte F Stuecker;Matthew Heathcote England

678
Citations
Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

497
Citations
From tides to mixing along the Hawaiian ridge.

Daniel L. Rudnick;Timothy J. Boyd;Russell E. Brainard;Glenn S. Carter

393
Citations
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

344
Citations
State of the Climate in 2014

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

332
Citations
Forcing Factors Affecting Sea Level Changes at the Coast

Philip L. Woodworth;Angélique Melet;Marta Marcos;Marta Marcos;Richard D. Ray

326
Citations
Near-island biological hotspots in barren ocean basins

Jamison M. Gove;Margaret A. McManus;Anna B. Neuheimer;Jeffrey J. Polovina

296
Citations
A Shift in Western Tropical Pacific Sea Level Trends during the 1990s

Mark A. Merrifield

288
Citations
Is there a 60-year oscillation in global mean sea level?

Don P. Chambers;Mark A. Merrifield;R. Steven Nerem

263
Citations
The lower atmosphere over the Gulf of California

Antoine Badan-Dangon;Clive E. Dorman;Mark A. Merrifield;Clinton D. Winant

259
Citations
Internal tide generation by seamounts, ridges, and islands

Peter E. Holloway;Mark A. Merrifield

240
Citations
State of the Climate in 2018

M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

233
Citations
Energetics of M2 Barotropic-to-Baroclinic Tidal Conversion at the Hawaiian Islands

G. S. Carter;M. A. Merrifield;J. M. Becker;K. Katsumata

228
Citations
An Anomalous Recent Acceleration of Global Sea Level Rise

M. A. Merrifield;S. T. Merrifield;G. T. Mitchum

219
Citations
Model estimates of M2 internal tide energetics at the Hawaiian Ridge

Mark A. Merrifield;Peter E. Holloway

207
Citations
Multidecadal sea level anomalies and trends in the western tropical Pacific

Mark A. Merrifield;Philip R. Thompson;Mark Lander

206
Citations
Mass-transfer limitation of nutrient uptake by a wave-dominated reef flat community

James L. Falter;Marlin J. Atkinson;Mark A. Merrifield

193
Citations
Regional sea level trends due to a Pacific trade wind intensification

Mark A. Merrifield;Mathew E. Maltrud

192
Citations
State of the Climate in 2016

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

161
Citations
[Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary T. Mitchum University of South Florida

Glenn S. Carter University of Hawaii at Manoa

Philip L. Woodworth National Oceanography Centre

Don P. Chambers University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Marco Tedesco Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Svetlana Jevrejeva National Oceanography Centre

Robert Pinkel University of California, San Diego

David Noone University of Auckland

R. S. Nerem University of Colorado Boulder

Johannes W. Kaiser German Meteorological Service

External Links

Personal website of Mark A. Merrifield

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