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D-Index
65
Citations
14878
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1400
National Ranking
87

Matt A. King 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 Matt A. King sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 177 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matt A. King 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 Matt A. King sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matt A. King is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The core topics of King's research include:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

King has frequently published in several venues, including:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Nature

Among King's recent publications are:

  • "The Sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to a Changing Climate: Past, Present, and Future," 2020, Reviews of Geophysics
  • "Response of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet to past and future climate change," 2022, Nature
  • "Tidal Pressurization of the Ocean Cavity Near an Antarctic Ice Shelf Grounding Line," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "GPS Rates of Vertical Bedrock Motion Suggest Late Holocene Ice-Sheet Readvance in a Critical Sector of East Antarctica," 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Antarctic Surface Mass Balance: Natural Variability, Noise, and Detecting New Trends," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

King frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Christopher Watson
  • Steven J. Phipps
  • Jason L. Roberts
  • Xuebin Zhang
  • B. Legrésy

Best Publications

  • A reconciled estimate of ice-sheet mass balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;A. Geruo;Valentina R. Barletta

  • Fracture Propagation to the Base of the Greenland Ice Sheet During Supraglacial Lake Drainage

    Sarah B. Das;Ian Joughin;Mark D. Behn;Ian M. Howat;Ian M. Howat

  • Seasonal Speedup Along the Western Flank of the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Ian Joughin;Sarah B. Das;Matt A. King;Ben E. Smith

  • Accuracy assessment of global barotropic ocean tide models

    D. Stammer;R. D. Ray;Ole Baltazar Andersen;B. K. Arbic

  • Seasonal evolution of subglacial drainage and acceleration in a Greenland outlet glacier

    Ian Bartholomew;Peter Nienow;Douglas Mair;Alun Hubbard

  • The increasing rate of global mean sea-level rise during 1993–2014

    Xianyao Chen;Xuebin Zhang;John A. Church;Christopher S. Watson

  • A new glacial isostatic adjustment model for Antarctica: calibrated and tested using observations of relative sea‐level change and present‐day uplift rates

    Pippa L. Whitehouse;Michael J. Bentley;Glenn A. Milne;Matt A. King

  • Unabated global mean sea-level rise over the satellite altimeter era

    Christopher S. Watson;Neil J. White;John A. Church;Matt A. King;Matt A. King

  • Tidally controlled stick-slip discharge of a West Antarctic ice.

    Robert A. Bindschadler;Matt A. King;Richard B. Alley;Sridhar Anandakrishnan

  • Short-term variability in Greenland Ice Sheet motion forced by time-varying meltwater drainage: Implications for the relationship between subglacial drainage system behavior and ice velocity

    Ian Bartholomew;Peter Nienow;Andrew Sole;Douglas Mair

  • Lower satellite-gravimetry estimates of Antarctic sea-level contribution

    Matt A. King;Matt A. King;Rory J. Bingham;Phil Moore;Pippa L. Whitehouse

  • Greenland ice sheet motion coupled with daily melting in late summer

    Andrew Shepherd;Alun Hubbard;Peter Nienow;Matt King

  • Detecting offsets in GPS time series: First results from the detection of offsets in GPS experiment

    Julien Gazeaux;Simon D.P. Williams;Matt King;Matt King;Machiel Bos

  • GPS height time series: Short‐period origins of spurious long‐period signals

    Nigel T. Penna;Matt A. King;Mike P. Stewart

  • Rapid bedrock uplift in the Antarctic Peninsula explained by viscoelastic response to recent ice unloading

    Grace A. Nield;Valentina Roberta Barletta;Andrea Bordoni;Matt A. King

  • Seasonal speedup of a Greenland marine-terminating outlet glacier forced by surface melt-induced changes in subglacial hydrology

    Andy Sole;Andy Sole;D. W. F. Mair;Peter Nienow;I. D. Bartholomew

  • Basal mechanics of ice streams: Insights from the stick‐slip motion of Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica

    J. Paul Winberry;J. Paul Winberry;Sridhar Anandakrishnan;Richard B. Alley;Robert A. Bindschadler

  • Winter motion mediates dynamic response of the Greenland Ice Sheet to warmer summers

    Andrew Sole;Andrew Sole;Peter Nienow;Ian Bartholomew;Douglas Mair

  • Ice stream D flow speed is strongly modulated by the tide beneath the Ross Ice Shelf

    S. Anandakrishnan;D. E. Voigt;R. B. Alley;M. A. King

  • Solid Earth change and the evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.

    Pippa L. Whitehouse;Natalya Gomez;Matt A. King;Douglas A. Wiens

  • Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

    Joshua D. Carmichael;Ian R. Joughin;Mark D. Behn;Sara Das

  • Supplementary Materials for A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;Geruo A;Valentina R. Barletta

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Watson
Christopher Watson University of Tasmania
Pippa L. Whitehouse
Pippa L. Whitehouse Durham University
Ian Joughin
Ian Joughin University of Washington
Richard Coleman
Richard Coleman University of Tasmania
Riccardo Riva
Riccardo Riva Technical University of Denmark
Laurie Padman
Laurie Padman Oregon State University
Michael J. Bentley
Michael J. Bentley Durham University
Sarah B. Das
Sarah B. Das Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Andrew Sole
Andrew Sole University of Sheffield
Richard B. Alley
Richard B. Alley Pennsylvania State University

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