2026 Ola M. Johannessen: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	49	5182	4963	62	60	283	10488

Research.com Recognitions

Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Ola M. Johannessen is a researcher affiliated with the Nansen Scientific Society in Norway, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their primary research fields encompass Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change, with additional work intersecting Sociology and Political Science as well as Health, Toxicology, and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics such as:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Climate variability and models
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Climate change and permafrost
Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Recent research contributions include multiple publications from 2021 to 2024, published in well-known scientific journals. Notable papers authored or coauthored by Ola M. Johannessen are:

"A possible relation between Arctic sea ice and late season Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall extremes," 2021, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
"Ten new insights in climate science 2022," 2022, Global Sustainability
"Sea level variability in Gulf of Guinea from satellite altimetry," 2024, Scientific Reports
"Population increase impacts the climate, using the sensitive Arctic as an example," 2022, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters
"Sea level rise and coastal flooding risks in the Gulf of Guinea," 2024, Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including:

Roshin P. Raj
Franck Eitel Kemgang Ghomsi
Antonio Bonaduce
I. P. Chunchuzov
Sourav Chatterjee

Ola M. Johannessen has a publishing record concentrated in key venues such as:

Scientific Reports
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Izvestiya Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

In recognition of professional contributions, they hold membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

Arctic climate change: observed and modelled temperature and sea-ice variability

Ola M. Johannessen;Ola M. Johannessen;Lennart Bengtsson;Martin W. Miles;Svetlana I. Kuzmina

1087
Citations
Satellite Evidence for an Arctic Sea Ice Cover in Transformation.

Ola M. Johannessen;Elena V. Shalina;Martin W. Miles;Martin W. Miles

540
Citations
The Early Twentieth-Century Warming in the Arctic—A Possible Mechanism

Lennart Bengtsson;Vladimir A. Semenov;O. L. A. M. Johannessen

519
Citations
The polar oceans and their role in shaping the global environment

O.M. Johannessen;R.D. Muench;J.E. Overland

387
Citations
Brief Overview of the Physical Oceanography

Ola M. Johannessen

272
Citations
Norwegian Remote Sensing Experiment: Evaluation of the Nimbus 7 scanning multichannel microwave radiometer for sea ice research

E. Svendsen;K. Kloster;B. Farrelly;O. M. Johannessen

251
Citations
The Arctic's shrinking sea ice

Ola M. Johannessen;Martin Miles;Einar Bjørgo

247
Citations
Recent ice-sheet growth in the interior of Greenland.

Ola M. Johannessen;Kirill Khvorostovsky;Martin W. Miles;Leonid P. Bobylev

232
Citations
Classification of Sea Ice Types in ENVISAT Synthetic Aperture Radar Images

Natalia Yu. Zakhvatkina;Vitaly Yu. Alexandrov;Ola M. Johannessen;Stein Sandven

231
Citations
Analysis of merged SMMR-SSMI time series of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice parameters 1978–1995

Einar Bjørgo;Ola M. Johannessen;Martin W. Miles

231
Citations
Mesoscale eddies in the Fram Strait marginal ice zone during the 1983 and 1984 Marginal Ice Zone Experiments

J. A. Johannessen;O. M. Johannessen;E. Svendsen;R. Shuchman

229
Citations
Coastal ocean fronts and eddies imaged with ERS 1 synthetic aperture radar

Johnny A. Johannessen;Robert A. Shuchman;G. Digranes;D. R. Lyzenga

228
Citations
Retrieval of Arctic Sea Ice Parameters by Satellite Passive Microwave Sensors: A Comparison of Eleven Sea Ice Concentration Algorithms

Natalia Ivanova;Ola M. Johannessen;Leif Toudal Pedersen;Rasmus T. Tonboe

208
Citations
The challenge of long-term climate change.

Klaus F. Hasselmann;Mojib Latif;Georg Hooss;C. Azar

205
Citations
Coastal and deep-sea benthic diversities compared

J. S. Gray;Gary C. B. Poore;K. I. Ugland;Robin S. Wilson

203
Citations
The relation between sea ice thickness and freeboard in the Arctic

V. Alexandrov;S. Sandven;J. Wahlin;O. M. Johannessen

195
Citations
Oceanographic conditions in the marginal ice zone north of Svalbard in early fall 1979 with an emphasis on mesoscale processes

O. M. Johannessen;J. A. Johannessen;J. Morison;B. A. Farrelly

174
Citations
Detection of oil spills near offshore installations using synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

H. A. Espedal;O. M. Johannessen

157
Citations
Three-Dimensional Structure of Mesoscale Eddies in the Norwegian Coastal Current

J. A. Johannessen;S. Sandven;K. Lygre;E. Svendsen

154
Citations
Upwelling: Oceanic Structure at the Edge of the Arctic Ice Pack in Winter

J. R. Buckley;T. Gammelsrød;J. A. Johannessen;O. M. Johannessen

151
Citations
The polar oceans and their role in shaping the global environment : the Nansen centennial volume

Fridtjof Nansen;Ola M. Johannessen;Robin D. Muench;James E. Overland

96
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Johnny A. Johannessen Naval Postgraduate School

Lennart Bengtsson University of Reading

Helge Drange University of Bergen

Geir Evensen NORCE Research

Yongqi Gao Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research

Per Gloersen Goddard Space Flight Center

Charlotte Bay Hasager Technical University of Denmark

Klaus Hasselmann Max Planck Society

Mats Bentsen NORCE Research

Laurent Bertino Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research

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