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Niklas Schneider 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 Niklas Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 111 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Niklas Schneider 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 Niklas Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Niklas Schneider is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Within these broad disciplines, their work emphasizes Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science, with additional contributions to areas such as Computational Mechanics and Materials Chemistry.

Their scholarly output frequently addresses topics related to climate variability and models, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, and tropical and extratropical cyclones research. Other notable topics include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, meteorological phenomena and simulations, marine and coastal ecosystems, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Niklas Schneider has published multiple papers in various prominent journals. Some recent works are:

  • "Ocean Mesoscale and Frontal-Scale Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions and Influence on Large-Scale Climate: A Review" (2023), Journal of Climate
  • "Modes and Mechanisms of Pacific Decadal-Scale Variability" (2022), Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "On the Reset of the Wind-Forced Decadal Kuroshio Extension Variability in Late 2017" (2020), Journal of Climate
  • "Mechanisms of tropical Pacific decadal variability" (2023), Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Local Atmospheric Response to the Kuroshio Large Meander Path in Summer and Its Remote Influence on the Climate of Japan" (2021), Journal of Climate

Their frequent coauthors include Masami Nonaka, Bo Qiu, Naoya Takahashi, Shusaku Sugimoto, and Malte F. Stuecker. These collaborations have contributed to a body of work that appears regularly in notable scientific venues.

The most common publication venues for Niklas Schneider's research are the Journal of Climate and the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, each hosting multiple papers. Other venues include Frontiers in Marine Science, Annual Review of Marine Science, and Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.

Best Publications

  • North Pacific Gyre Oscillation links ocean climate and ecosystem change

    E. Di Lorenzo;N. Schneider;K. M. Cobb;P. J. S. Franks

  • The Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Revisited

    Matthew Newman;Matthew Newman;Michael A. Alexander;Toby R. Ault;Kim M. Cobb

  • Understanding ENSO Diversity

    Antonietta Capotondi;Andrew T. Wittenberg;Matthew Newman;Emanuele Di Lorenzo

  • The Forcing of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

    Niklas Schneider;Bruce D. Cornuelle

  • Central Pacific El Niño and decadal climate change in the North Pacific Ocean

    E. Di Lorenzo;K. M. Cobb;J. C. Furtado;N. Schneider

  • Interdecadal climate regime dynamics in the North Pacific Ocean: theories, observations and ecosystem impacts

    Arthur J Miller;Niklas Schneider

  • Decadal Variability of the Kuroshio Extension: Observations and an Eddy-Resolving Model Hindcast*

    Bunmei Taguchi;Shang Ping Xie;Niklas Schneider;Masami Nonaka

  • Subduction of Decadal North Pacific Temperature Anomalies: Observations and Dynamics

    Niklas Schneider;Arthur J. Miller;Michael A. Alexander;Clara Deser

  • Anatomy of North Pacific Decadal Variability

    Niklas Schneider;Arthur J. Miller;David W. Pierce

  • Low-Frequency Modulation of the ENSO-Indian Monsoon Rainfall Relationship: Signal or Noise?

    Alexander Gershunov;Niklas Schneider;Tim Barnett

  • The Warming of the California Current System: Dynamics and Ecosystem Implications

    Emanuele Di Lorenzo;Arthur J. Miller;Niklas Schneider;James C. McWilliams

  • A Coupled Decadal Prediction of the Dynamic State of the Kuroshio Extension System

    Bo Qiu;Shuiming Chen;Niklas Schneider;Bunmei Taguchi

  • ENSO and meridional modes: A null hypothesis for Pacific climate variability

    E. Di Lorenzo;G. Liguori;Niklas Schneider;J. C. Furtado

  • North Pacific Gyre Oscillation Synchronizes Climate Fluctuations in the Eastern and Western Boundary Systems

    Lina I. Ceballos;Emanuele Di Lorenzo;Carlos D. Hoyos;Niklas Schneider

  • Forcing of low-frequency ocean variability in the Northeast Pacific.

    Kettyah C. Chhak;Emanuele Di Lorenzo;Niklas Schneider;Patrick F. Cummins

  • The Indonesian Throughflow and the Global Climate System

    Niklas Schneider

  • Nutrient and salinity decadal variations in the central and eastern North Pacific

    E. Di Lorenzo;J. Fiechter;N. Schneider;A. Bracco

  • Predicting Western North Pacific Ocean Climate

    Niklas Schneider;Arthur J. Miller

  • The Effect of the South Pacific Convergence Zone on the Termination of El Niño Events and the Meridional Asymmetry of ENSO

    Shayne McGregor;Axel Timmermann;Niklas Schneider;Malte F Stuecker

  • Coupled Decadal Variability in the North Pacific: An Observationally Constrained Idealized Model*

    Bo Qiu;Niklas Schneider;Shuiming Chen

  • North Pacific Decadal Variability and Climate Change in the IPCC AR4 Models

    Jason C. Furtado;Emanuele Di Lorenzo;Niklas Schneider;Nicholas A. Bond

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur J. Miller
Arthur J. Miller University of California, San Diego
Bo Qiu
Bo Qiu University of Hawaii at Manoa
Hideharu Sasaki
Hideharu Sasaki Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Emanuele Di Lorenzo
Emanuele Di Lorenzo Georgia Institute of Technology
Tim P. Barnett
Tim P. Barnett Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Shoshiro Minobe
Shoshiro Minobe Hokkaido University
Nikolai Maximenko
Nikolai Maximenko University of Hawaii at Manoa
Axel Timmermann
Axel Timmermann Pusan National University
David W. Pierce
David W. Pierce University of California, San Diego
Michael A. Alexander
Michael A. Alexander National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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