2026 Rana A. Fine: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	44	4674	4301	1785	1584	113	8102

Research.com Recognitions

1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1993 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Rana A. Fine is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Geology.

Their recent publications include studies on oceanographic and atmospheric processes, notably:

Variability of the Sub-Antarctic Mode Water Subduction Rate During the Argo Period (2020) published in Geophysical Research Letters
An Anti-Phase Relationship Between the Subtropical Underwater and Eastern Subtropical Mode Water in the South Pacific During 2004-2020 (2022) published in Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Tangdong Qu
Shan Gao
Yingying Wang
Yiyong Luo

Fine's work is often featured in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, which accounts for multiple publications in their portfolio.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Climate variability and models
Geological and Geophysical Studies

Throughout their career, Rana A. Fine has received recognition in the form of fellowships from prominent scientific organizations.

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1996
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), awarded in 1993

Best Publications

Pathways of water between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Indonesian seas

Arnold L. Gordon;Rana A. Fine

681
Citations
Compressibility of water as a function of temperature and pressure

Rana A. Fine;Frank J. Millero

588
Citations
Observations of the Mindanao Current during the western equatorial Pacific Ocean circulation study

Roger Lukas;Eric Firing;Peter Hacker;Philip L. Richardson

566
Citations
The western equatorial Pacific: A water mass crossroads

Rana A. Fine;Roger Lukas;Frederick M. Bingham;Mark J. Warner

479
Citations
Source waters of the Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent

Mizuki Tsuchiya;Roger Lukas;Rana A. Fine;Eric Firing

356
Citations
The Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Study

Eric Lindstrom;Roger Lukas;Rana Fine;Eric Firing

324
Citations
Maintenance of the low-oxygen layer in the central Arabian Sea

Donald B. Olson;Gary L. Hitchcock;Rana A. Fine;Bruce A. Warren

301
Citations
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

277
Citations
Tracing the flow of North Atlantic Deep Water using chlorofluorocarbons

William M. Smethie;Rana A. Fine;Alfred Putzka;E. Peter Jones

239
Citations
Rates of North Atlantic Deep Water formation calculated from chlorofluorocarbon inventories

William M. Smethie;Rana A. Fine

226
Citations
The equation of state of pure water determined from sound speeds

Chen Tung Chen;Rana A. Fine;Frank J. Millero

219
Citations
Circulation of Antarctic intermediate water in the South Indian Ocean

Rana A. Fine

203
Citations
The arrival of recently formed Labrador sea water in the Deep Western Boundary Current at 26.5°N

Robert L. Molinari;Rana A. Fine;W. Douglas Wilson;Ruth G. Curry

151
Citations
Formation rates of Subantarctic mode water and Antarctic intermediate water within the South Pacific

Corinne A. Hartin;Rana A. Fine;Bernadette M. Sloyan;Bernadette M. Sloyan;Lynne D. Talley

139
Citations
Direct evidence using tritium data for throughflow from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean

Rana A. Fine

137
Citations
The Penetration of Tritium into the Tropical Pacific

Rana A. Fine;William H. Peterson;H. Gote Ostlund

134
Citations
Sea-air flux of CO2 in the North Pacific using shipboard and satellite data

Mark P. Stephens;Geoffrey Samuels;Donald B. Olson;Rana A. Fine

130
Citations
Circulation and ventilation flux of the Pacific Ocean

Rana A. Fine;Kevin A. Maillet;Kevin F. Sullivan;Debra Willey

130
Citations
Circulation of tritium in the Pacific Ocean

Rana A. Fine;Joseph L. Reid;H. Göte Östlund

129
Citations
The water masses and circulation at 10°N in the Pacific

Susan E. Wijffels;John M. Toole;Harry L. Bryden;Rana A. Fine

125
Citations
A continuous deep western boundary current between Abaco (26.5°N) and Barbados (13°N)

Rana A. Fine;Robert L. Molinari

122
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald B. Olson University of Miami

Frank J. Millero University of Miami

John L. Bullister National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Arnold L. Gordon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Monika Rhein University of Bremen

Tangdong Qu University of California, Los Angeles

Bernadette M. Sloyan CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Sabrina Speich École Normale Supérieure

Silvia L. Garzoli Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Robert L. Molinari Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

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