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Rengaswamy Ramesh 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 Rengaswamy Ramesh sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 183 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rengaswamy Ramesh 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 Rengaswamy Ramesh sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in India Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Oceanography

Rengaswamy Ramesh mainly investigates Monsoon, Quaternary, δ18O, Geochemistry and Holocene. In the field of Climatology and Oceanography he studies Monsoon. His Quaternary research includes elements of Caliche, East Asian Monsoon and Last Glacial Maximum.

His δ18O research includes themes of Atmospheric sciences, δ13C, Hydrology, Altitude and Dendrochronology. His Holocene study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Structural basin, Desert climate, Pleistocene and Precipitation. His Paleoclimatology research incorporates elements of Foraminifera and Physical geography.

His most cited work include:

  • The Physical Science Basis (3670 citations)
  • High-Resolution Holocene Environmental Changes in the Thar Desert, Northwestern India (337 citations)
  • Information from paleoclimate archives (259 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Monsoon, Oceanography, Climatology, δ18O and Holocene. The Monsoon study combines topics in areas such as Last Glacial Maximum, Paleoclimatology, Isotopes of oxygen and Precipitation. His Quaternary research extends to Last Glacial Maximum, which is thematically connected.

His work deals with themes such as Nitrate and New production, which intersect with Oceanography. His studies in Climatology integrate themes in fields like Speleothem, Dendrochronology, Climate change and Stalagmite. His work in δ18O tackles topics such as Atmospheric sciences which are related to areas like Relative humidity, Growing season and Isotopes of carbon.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Monsoon (41.92%)
  • Oceanography (35.86%)
  • Climatology (32.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Monsoon (41.92%)
  • Climatology (32.32%)
  • δ18O (31.31%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Monsoon, Climatology, δ18O, Indian summer monsoon and Oceanography. His study in Monsoon is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Speleothem, Holocene, Vegetation, Physical geography and Isotopes of oxygen. His research in the fields of Last Glacial Maximum overlaps with other disciplines such as Spatial variability.

His Climatology research focuses on subjects like Stalagmite, which are linked to Global warming, East Asian Monsoon, Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project and Southern Hemisphere. His research in δ18O intersects with topics in Bay, Tropics, Atmospheric sciences, Precipitation and Chronology. In the subject of general Oceanography, his work in Bloom is often linked to High rate, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Effect of Monsoon Circulation on the Stable Isotopic Composition of Rainfall (14 citations)
  • The Effect of Monsoon Circulation on the Stable Isotopic Composition of Rainfall (14 citations)
  • The Effect of Monsoon Circulation on the Stable Isotopic Composition of Rainfall (14 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Oceanography

Rengaswamy Ramesh focuses on Climatology, Atmospheric sciences, Stalagmite, Monsoon circulation and Isotopic composition. His Climatology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Speleothem, Climate change and δ18O. His Atmospheric sciences study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Wet season, Tropics, Precipitation, Water vapor and Moisture.

His research integrates issues of East Asian Monsoon, Monsoon, Paleoclimatology, Seasonality and Atmospheric circulation in his study of Stalagmite. His Monsoon research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cave, Holocene, Global warming, Radiative forcing and Isotopes of oxygen. Rengaswamy Ramesh combines subjects such as Solar variation, Period, Teleconnection and Before Present with his study of Indian summer monsoon.

Best Publications

  • The Physical Science Basis

    E Jansen;J Overpeck;KR Briffa;JC Duplessy

  • Information from paleoclimate archives

    Valerie Masson-Delmotte;Michael Schulz;A Abe-Ouchi;J Beer

  • High-Resolution Holocene Environmental Changes in the Thar Desert, Northwestern India

    Y. Enzel;Lisa L. Ely;S. Mishra;R. Ramesh

  • Strontium isotopes and rubidium in the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system: Weathering in the Himalaya, fluxes to the Bay of Bengal and contributions to the evolution of oceanic87Sr/86Sr

    S. Krishnaswami;J.R. Trivedi;M.M. Sarin;R. Ramesh

  • A δ 13 C record of late Quaternary climate change from tropical peats in southern India

    R. Sukumar;R. Ramesh;R. K. Pant;G. Rajagopalan

  • A 900‐year (600 to 1500 A.D.) record of the Indian summer monsoon precipitation from the core monsoon zone of India

    Ashish Sinha;Kevin G. Cannariato;Lowell D. Stott;Hai Cheng

  • High resolution Holocene monsoon record from the eastern Arabian Sea

    Ashish Sarkar;R Ramesh;B.L.K Somayajulu;R Agnihotri

  • Oxygen isotope evidence for a stronger winter monsoon current during the last glaciation

    A. Sarkar;A. Sarkar;R. Ramesh;R. Ramesh;S. K. Bhattacharya;S. K. Bhattacharya;G. Rajagopalan

  • Chemical and Strontium, Oxygen, and Carbon Isotopic Compositions of Carbonates from the Lesser Himalaya: Implications to the Strontium Isotope Composition of the Source Waters of the Ganga, Ghaghara, and the Indus Rivers

    Sunil K. Singh;J.R. Trivedi;K. Pande;R. Ramesh

  • Carbon isotopes in Kerguelen plume-derived carbonatites: evidence for recycled inorganic carbon

    Jyotiranjan S. Ray;R. Ramesh;Kanchan Pande

  • Monsoon reconstruction from radiocarbon dated tropical Indian speleothems

    M. G. Yadava;R. Ramesh

  • Past monsoon rainfall variations in peninsular India recorded in a 331-year-old speleothem

    M. G. Yadava;R. Ramesh;G. B. Pant

  • Climatic correlations in the stable isotope records of silver fir ( Abies pindrow) trees from Kashmir, India

    R. Ramesh;S.K. Bhattacharya;K. Gopalan

  • The character and genesis of calcrete in Late Quaternary alluvial deposits, Gujarat, western India, and its bearing on the interpretation of ancient climates

    Aniruddha S. Khadkikar;L.S. Chamyal;R. Ramesh

  • Increasing aridity over the past 223 years in the Nepal Himalaya inferred from a tree-ring δ18O chronology:

    Masaki Sano;Masaki Sano;Masaki Sano;R Ramesh;Sheshshayee;R Sukumar

  • 18O depletion in monsoon rain relates to large scale organized convection rather than the amount of rainfall.

    P. R. Lekshmy;M. Midhun;R. Ramesh;R. A. Jani

  • Stable isotope study of the Ganga (Ganges) river system

    R. Ramesh;M.M. Sarin

  • Climate change and its impact on tropical montane ecosystems in Southern India

    Raman Sukumar;HS Suresh;R Ramesh

  • Dendroclimatological implications of isotope coherence in trees from Kashmir Valley, India

    R. Ramesh;S. K. Bhattacharya;K. Gopalan;K. Gopalan

  • Palaeoclimatic conditions in the upper Pleistocene and Holocene Bhimtal-Naukuchiatal lake basin in south-central Kumaun, North India

    B.S. Kotlia;M.S. Bhalla;C. Sharma;G. Rajagopalan

  • LATE QUATERNARY VEGETATIONAL AND CLIMATIC CHANGES FROM TROPICAL PEATS IN SOUTHERN INDIA : AN EXTENDED RECORD UP TO 40,000 YEARS BP

    G Rajagopalan;R Sukumar;R Ramesh;RK Pant

  • High resolution Holocene monsoon record from the eastern

    Ashish Sarkar;R. Ramesh;B. L. K. Somayajulu;R. Agnihotri

Frequent Co-Authors

B.L.K. Somayajulu
B.L.K. Somayajulu Physical Research Laboratory
S. K. Bhattacharya
S. K. Bhattacharya Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
George S. Burr
George S. Burr National Taiwan University
A. P. Dimri
A. P. Dimri Jawaharlal Nehru University
Anna Godhe
Anna Godhe University of Gothenburg
Ashish Sinha
Ashish Sinha California State University, Dominguez Hills
K. Gopalan
K. Gopalan National Geophysical Research Institute
Manmohan Sarin
Manmohan Sarin Physical Research Laboratory
A. J. T. Jull
A. J. T. Jull University of Arizona
Kanchan Pande
Kanchan Pande Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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