World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 50 3335 3053 1323 1176 150 13775

Molly O. Baringer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Molly O. Baringer between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Molly O. Baringer published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2013. 7 of the 168 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2013. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1990 2025

168 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Molly O. Baringer: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 0
1997 6
1998 0
1999 2
2000 0
2001 4
2002 2
2003 2
2004 2
2005 3
2006 1
2007 6
2008 3
2009 6
2010 5
2011 8
2012 7
2013 15
2014 9
2015 14
2016 14
2017 4
2018 8
2019 10
2020 10
2021 6
2022 6
2023 2
2024 5
2025 2
Total 168
Download as CSV

Molly O. Baringer 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 Molly O. Baringer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 148–157 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 150 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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
148–157 495 150
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
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
Download as CSV

Molly O. Baringer 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 Molly O. Baringer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 50
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
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
Download as CSV

Overview

Molly O. Baringer is affiliated with the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in the United States. Their work spans multiple key areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, focusing particularly on Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. The body of research also covers sub-disciplines such as Atmospheric Science and Ecology.

Their research topics include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Climate variability and models
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Shenfu Dong
  • Gustavo Goñi
  • Denis L. Volkov
  • David Smeed
  • Ryan H. Smith

Key publication venues where Molly O. Baringer has contributed include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Baringer are:

  • Argo Data 1999-2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats (2020), Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Pending recovery in the strength of the meridional overturning circulation at 26° N (2020), Ocean Science
  • Circulation-driven variability of Atlantic anthropogenic carbon transports and uptake (2021), Nature Geoscience
  • Global Oceans (2020), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Human-induced changes in the global meridional overturning circulation are emerging from the Southern Ocean (2023), Communications Earth & Environment

Best Publications

  • Temporal Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N

    Stuart A. Cunningham;Torsten Kanzow;Darren Rayner;Molly O. Baringer

  • Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array

    Stephen C. Riser;Howard J. Freeland;Dean Roemmich;Susan Wijffels

  • A review of global ocean temperature observations: Implications for ocean heat content estimates and climate change

    J. P. Abraham;M. Baringer;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;T. Boyer

  • Measuring the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26°N

    Gerard D. McCarthy;David A. Smeed;William E. Johns;Eleanor Frajka-Williams

  • Continuous, Array-Based Estimates of Atlantic Ocean Heat Transport at 26.5°N

    William E. Johns;Molly O. Baringer;Lisa M. Beal;S. A. Cunningham

  • Outflows and deep water production by marginal seas

    James F. Price;Molly O'Neil Baringer;Molly O'Neil Baringer

  • Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012

    David A. Smeed;Gerard D. McCarthy;Stuart A. Cunningham;Eleanor Frajka-Williams

  • The North Atlantic Ocean Is in a State of Reduced Overturning

    David A. Smeed;S.A. Josey;Claudie Beaulieu;W.E. Johns

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

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

  • Pacific origin of the abrupt increase in Indian Ocean heat content during the warming hiatus

    Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee;Wonsun Park;Molly O. Baringer;Arnold L. Gordon

  • Sixteen years of Florida Current Transport at 27° N

    Molly O'Neil Baringer;Jimmy C. Larsen

  • Mixing and Spreading of the Mediterranean Outflow

    Molly O. 'Neil Baringer;James F. Price

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

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

  • State of the climate in 2010

    Jessica Blunden;Derek S. Arndt;Molly O. Baringer

  • State of the Climate in 2014

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

  • Seasonal Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N

    Torsten Kanzow;Torsten Kanzow;S. A. Cunningham;W. E. Johns;J. J-M. Hirschi

  • Observed interannual variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26.5 N

    Gerard McCarthy;Eleanor Frajka‐Williams;William E. Johns;Molly O. Baringer

  • Changes in ocean heat, carbon content, and ventilation : a review of the first decade of GO-SHIP Global Repeat Hydrography

    Lynne D. Talley;Richard A. Feely;Bernadette M. Sloyan;Rik Wanninkhof

  • State of the Climate in 2009

    D. S. Arndt;M. O. Baringer;M. R. Johnson

  • Past, Present, and Future Changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

    Meric Srokosz;M. Baringer;H. Bryden;Stuart Cunningham

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher S. Meinen
Christopher S. Meinen Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Gustavo Goni
Gustavo Goni Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
William E. Johns
William E. Johns University of Miami
Silvia L. Garzoli
Silvia L. Garzoli Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Harry L. Bryden
Harry L. Bryden University of Southampton
Stuart A. Cunningham
Stuart A. Cunningham Scottish Association For Marine Science
David A. Smeed
David A. Smeed National Oceanography Centre
Torsten Kanzow
Torsten Kanzow Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Lynne D. Talley
Lynne D. Talley University of California, San Diego
Jochem Marotzke
Jochem Marotzke Max Planck Society

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in Earth Science, pursuing related online degrees can open diverse career opportunities. Many students consider pairing their science background with other fields such as environmental policy, education, or management. Exploring online programs like an online mfa degree may provide creative individuals with skills to effectively communicate scientific issues through media and the arts.

Additionally, programs in human resources are popular for students looking to transition into organizational leadership roles within scientific companies or environmental agencies. The best online masters degree in human resource management programs offer flexible options for professionals aiming to enhance their management capabilities.

Earth Science education is also inclusive for learners of all ages. Seniors can benefit from tailored online offerings designed to fit their pace and lifestyle. These options are highlighted in reviews of online degree programs for seniors, emphasizing accessible learning paths and supportive resources.

For those interested in information science connected to Earth Science, accredited programs remain critical. Programs listed among ala-accredited schools ensure quality education that meets professional standards for library and information studies.

Best Scientists Citing Molly O. Baringer

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles