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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 73 818 722 386 332 232 16850

Raghu Murtugudde publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Raghu Murtugudde between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Raghu Murtugudde published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2020. 15 of the 314 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2020. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 1 publication
1990 2026

314 publications in total across all disciplines

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Raghu Murtugudde: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 4
1998 3
1999 6
2000 4
2001 9
2002 7
2003 10
2004 6
2005 9
2006 9
2007 9
2008 12
2009 12
2010 15
2011 9
2012 14
2013 15
2014 11
2015 14
2016 11
2017 10
2018 8
2019 14
2020 18
2021 18
2022 15
2023 12
2024 11
2025 14
2026 1
Total 314
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Raghu Murtugudde 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 Raghu Murtugudde 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, 228–237 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: 232 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
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
228–237 262 232
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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Raghu Murtugudde 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 Raghu Murtugudde 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 73
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

Raghu Murtugudde is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Soil Science.

The main topics covered in their work encompass Climate Variability and Models, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Climate Change and Health Impacts, as well as Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Recent publications include:

  • Progress in understanding of Indian Ocean circulation, variability, air-sea exchange, and impacts on biogeochemistry, 2021, Ocean Science
  • Use of Observing System Simulation Experiments in the United States, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Food insecurity and compound environmental shocks in Nepal: Implications for a changing climate, 2021, World Development
  • The Role of Vorticity Tilting in Northward-Propagating Monsoon Intraseasonal Oscillation, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Unexpected limitation of tropical cyclone genesis by subsurface tropical central-north Pacific during El Niño, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors in their collaborative network include Lei Zhou, Subimal Ghosh, Xiujun Wang, Rong-Hua Zhang, and Baosheng Li. Their publication record spans multiple venues, with notable concentrations in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Nature Communications

The scientist's work addresses a broad range of environmental and climatic factors, often linking observational data with theoretical models to explore interactions between ocean, atmosphere, and ecosystem dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Drying of Indian subcontinent by rapid Indian Ocean warming and a weakening land-sea thermal gradient.

    Mathew Koll Roxy;Kapoor Ritika;Kapoor Ritika;Pascal Terray;Raghu Murtugudde

  • A threefold rise in widespread extreme rain events over central India

    M. K. Roxy;Subimal Ghosh;Amey Pathak;R. Athulya;R. Athulya

  • Oceanic processes associated with anomalous events in the Indian Ocean with relevance to 1997–1998

    Raghu Murtugudde;Julian P. McCreary;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • Twentieth-century sea surface temperature trends

    Mark A. Cane;Amy C. Clement;Alexey Kaplan;Yochanan Kushnir

  • Impact of Indian Ocean Sea Surface Temperature on Developing El Niño

    H. Annamalai;S. P. Xie;J. P. McCreary;R. Murtugudde

  • A reduction in marine primary productivity driven by rapid warming over the tropical Indian Ocean

    Mathew Koll Roxy;Aditi Modi;Raghu Murtugudde;Vinu Valsala

  • Strong influence of westerly wind bursts on El Niño diversity

    Dake Chen;Tao Lian;Congbin Fu;Mark A. Cane

  • A spatial ecosystem and populations dynamics model (SEAPODYM) – Modeling of tuna and tuna-like populations

    Patrick Lehodey;Inna Senina;Raghu Murtugudde

  • Coupled dynamics over the Indian Ocean: spring initiation of the Zonal Mode

    H Annamalai;R Murtugudde;J Potemra;S.P Xie

  • Environmental signatures associated with cholera epidemics

    Guillaume Constantin de Magny;Raghu Murtugudde;Mathew R. P. Sapiano;Azhar Nizam

  • Interannual Variability of the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Tropical Indian Ocean

    Ragu Murtugudde;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • Effects of Penetrative Radiation on the Upper Tropical Ocean Circulation

    Raghu Murtugudde;James Beauchamp;Charles R. McClain;Marlon Lewis

  • Ocean color variability of the tropical Indo-Pacific basin observed by SeaWiFS during 1997-1998

    Ragu G. Murtugudde;Sergio R. Signorini;James R. Christian;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • A semiannual Indian Ocean forced Kelvin wave observed in the Indonesian seas in May 1997

    Janet Sprintall;Arnold L. Gordon;Ragu Murtugudde;R. Dwi Susanto

  • Indian Ocean Climate event brings floods to East Africa's lakes and the Sudd Marsh

    Charon Birkett;Ragu Murtugudde;Tony Allan

  • Annual ecosystem variability in the tropical Indian Ocean: Results of a coupled bio-physical ocean general circulation model

    J.D. Wiggert;J.D. Wiggert;R.G. Murtugudde;J.R. Christian;J.R. Christian

  • Ocean dynamics, thermocline adjustment, and regulation of tropical SST

    Richard Seager;Ragu Murtugudde

  • Air–Sea Interaction and the Seasonal Cycle of the Subtropical Anticyclones*

    Richard Seager;Ragu Murtugudde;Naomi H. Naik;Amy Clement

  • Bridging the gap from ocean models to population dynamics of large marine predators: A model of mid-trophic functional groups

    Patrick Lehodey;Raghu Murtugudde;Inna Senina

  • Seasonal‐to‐interannual effects of the Indonesian throughflow on the tropical Indo‐Pacific Basin

    Ragu Murtugudde;Antonio J. Busalacchi;James Beauchamp

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Jochum
Markus Jochum University of Copenhagen
Antonio J. Busalacchi
Antonio J. Busalacchi University of Maryland, College Park
Subimal Ghosh
Subimal Ghosh Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Duane E. Waliser
Duane E. Waliser Jet Propulsion Lab
Arthur J. Miller
Arthur J. Miller University of California, San Diego
Bhupendra Nath Goswami
Bhupendra Nath Goswami Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
Olivier Maury
Olivier Maury École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Laurent Bopp
Laurent Bopp École Normale Supérieure

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