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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4771 4394 242 228 124 6542

Moninya Roughan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Moninya Roughan between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Moninya Roughan published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2022. 18 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2022. 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
2002 2026

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Moninya Roughan: publications per year, 2002 to 2026
Year Publications
2002 5
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 2
2007 0
2008 3
2009 0
2010 4
2011 7
2012 1
2013 8
2014 8
2015 9
2016 9
2017 8
2018 8
2019 12
2020 22
2021 11
2022 25
2023 24
2024 17
2025 17
2026 1
Total 207
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Moninya Roughan 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 Moninya Roughan 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, 118–127 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: 124 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
118–127 540 124
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
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
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Moninya Roughan 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 Moninya Roughan 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 44
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
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
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Overview

Moninya Roughan is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has made substantial contributions across the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research primarily concentrates on oceanography, with a focus on understanding physical oceanographic processes and their impacts on marine ecosystems and climate variability.

Their subfields of study include oceanography, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, ecology, and nature and landscape conservation. Roughan's research covers key topics such as oceanographic and atmospheric processes, climate variability and models, marine and coastal ecosystems, marine and fisheries research, marine biology and ecology research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Frequent publication venues for Roughan's work are:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Oceanography
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Oceanic Circulation Drives the Deepest and Longest Marine Heatwaves in the East Australian Current System, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Drivers of Ocean Warming in the Western Boundary Currents of the Southern Hemisphere, 2022, Nature Climate Change
  • Dynamics of Interannual Eddy Kinetic Energy Modulations in a Western Boundary Current, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Evaluation of Four Global Ocean Reanalysis Products for New Zealand Waters-A Guide for Regional Ocean Modelling, 2020, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Downstream Evolution of the East Australian Current System: Mean Flow, Seasonal, and Intra-annual Variability, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Roughan has collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Colette Kerry
  • Amandine Schaeffer
  • Junde Li
  • Iain M. Suthers
  • Michael Hemming

Best Publications

  • The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts

    Adriana Vergés;Peter D. Steinberg;Mark E. Hay;Alistair G. B. Poore

  • The strengthening East Australian Current, its eddies and biological effects — an introduction and overview

    Iain M. Suthers;Jock W. Young;Mark E. Baird;Moninya Roughan

  • A comparison of observed upwelling mechanisms off the east coast of Australia

    Moninya Roughan;Jason H Middleton

  • On the East Australian Current: Variability, encroachment, and upwelling

    Moninya Roughan;Jason H. Middleton

  • Long‐term trends in the East Australian Current separation latitude and eddy driven transport

    P. Cetina-Heredia;M. Roughan;E. van Sebille;M. A. Coleman

  • Subsurface recirculation and larval retention in the lee of a small headland: A variation on the upwelling shadow theme

    Moninya Roughan;Amber J. Mace;John L. Largier;Steven G. Morgan

  • Variation in the strength of continental boundary currents determines continent-wide connectivity in kelp

    Melinda A. Coleman;Melinda A. Coleman;Moninya Roughan;Helen S. Macdonald;Sean D. Connell

  • WEST: A northern California study of the role of wind-driven transport in the productivity of coastal plankton communities

    John Largier;Cathryn Lawrence;M. Roughan;D. M. Kaplan

  • OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS

    Pierre Testor;Brad DeYoung;Daniel L. Rudnick;Scott Glenn

  • Subsurface intensification of marine heatwaves off southeastern Australia: The role of stratification and local winds

    A. Schaeffer;M. Roughan

  • Modelling coastal connectivity in a Western Boundary Current: Seasonal and inter-annual variability

    Moninya Roughan;Helen S. Macdonald;Mark E. Baird;Tim M. Glasby

  • Revisiting the circulation of the East Australian Current: Its path, separation, and eddy field

    Peter R. Oke;Moninya Roughan;Paulina Cetina-Heredia;Gabriela S. Pilo;Gabriela S. Pilo

  • IMOS National Reference Stations: A Continental-Wide Physical, Chemical and Biological Coastal Observing System

    Tim P. Lynch;Elisabetta B. Morello;Karen Evans;Anthony J. Richardson

  • Sydney Harbour: a review of anthropogenic impacts on the biodiversity and ecosystem function of one of the world’s largest natural harbours

    M Mayer-Pinto;E. L Johnston;P A Hutchings;E. M Marzinelli

  • Characterizing frontal eddies along the East Australian Current from HF radar observations

    Amandine Schaeffer;A. Gramoulle;M. Roughan;M. Roughan;A. Mantovanelli

  • Cross-Shelf Dynamics in a Western Boundary Current Regime: Implications for Upwelling

    Amandine Schaeffer;Moninya Roughan;Bradley D. Morris

  • On the Variability of the East Australian Current: Jet Structure, Meandering, and Influence on Shelf Circulation

    Matthew R. Archer;Moninya Roughan;Shane R. Keating;Amandine Schaeffer

  • Strengthened currents override the effect of warming on lobster larval dispersal and survival.

    Paulina Cetina-Heredia;Moninya Roughan;Erik van Sebille;Erik van Sebille;Ming Feng

  • Oceanic Circulation Drives the Deepest and Longest Marine Heatwaves in the East Australian Current System

    Youstina Elzahaby;Amandine Schaeffer;Moninya Roughan;Sébastien Delaux

  • Observed bottom boundary layer transport and uplift on the continental shelf adjacent to a western boundary current

    A. Schaeffer;M. Roughan;J. E. Wood

  • A comparison of observed upwellingmechanisms off the east coast of Australia

    Moninya Roughan;Jason H. Middleton

Frequent Co-Authors

Iain M. Suthers
Iain M. Suthers University of New South Wales
Melinda A. Coleman
Melinda A. Coleman Southern Cross University
Peter R. Oke
Peter R. Oke Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mark E. Baird
Mark E. Baird Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Erik van Sebille
Erik van Sebille Utrecht University
Charitha Pattiaratchi
Charitha Pattiaratchi University of Western Australia
Ming Feng
Ming Feng Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jason H. Middleton
Jason H. Middleton University of New South Wales
Martina A. Doblin
Martina A. Doblin University of Technology Sydney
Bernadette M. Sloyan
Bernadette M. Sloyan CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

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