2026 Ricardo P. Matano: 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	35	7549	6988	2576	2277	90	5200

Overview

Ricardo P. Matano is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to oceanographic and atmospheric processes, geology and paleoclimatology research, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, climate variability and models, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

Frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
Geophysical Research Letters
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Marine Environmental Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ricardo P. Matano feature research on ocean circulation impacts, climate change effects, and marine ecosystem dynamics. Key publications include:

"Climate Change Impacts on the Patagonian Shelf Break Front" (2022), published in Geophysical Research Letters
"Modeling the Impact of Ocean Circulation on Chlorophyll Blooms Around South Georgia, Southern Ocean" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Circulation and Cross-Shelf Exchanges in the Northern Shelf Region of the Southwestern Atlantic: Kinematics" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Assessment of larval connectivity in a sandy beach mole crab through a coupled bio-oceanographic model" (2020), published in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
"Demographic responses to environmental change of the black-browed albatross, sentinel of the Patagonian Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem" (2021), published in Marine Ecology Progress Series

The researcher collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Vincent Combes, Elbio D. Palma, Bárbara C. Franco, Alberto Piola, and Erika Meerhoff. These collaborations contribute to a broad interdisciplinary approach to marine and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

The influence of the Plata River discharge on the western South Atlantic shelf

Alberto Ricardo Piola;Ricardo Matano;Elbio Daniel Palma;Osmar O. Möller

453
Citations
Indian‐Atlantic interocean exchange: Dynamics, estimation and impact

W. P. M. de Ruijter;A. Biastoch;S. S. Drijfhout;J. R. E. Lutjeharms

430
Citations
A numerical study of the Southwestern Atlantic Shelf circulation: Stratified ocean response to local and offshore forcing

Elbio D. Palma;Ricardo P. Matano;Alberto R. Piola

324
Citations
The influence of the Brazil and Malvinas Currents on the Southwestern Atlantic Shelf circulation

Ricardo Matano;Elbio Daniel Palma;Elbio Daniel Palma;Alberto Ricardo Piola

309
Citations
Eddies and dipoles around South Madagascar: formation, pathways and large-scale impact

Wilhelmus P.M. de Ruijter;Hendrik M.van Aken;Emilio J. Beier;Johann R.E. Lutjeharms

232
Citations
A numerical study of the Southwestern Atlantic Shelf circulation: Barotropic response to tidal and wind forcing

Elbio D. Palma;Ricardo P. Matano;Alberto R. Piola

228
Citations
On the implementation of passive open boundary conditions for a general circulation model: The barotropic mode

Elbio D. Palma;Ricardo P. Matano

215
Citations
Brazil and Falklands (Malvinas) Currents

A.R. Piola

190
Citations
The South Atlantic and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Silvia L. Garzoli;Ricardo Matano

166
Citations
On the Upwelling of Downwelling Currents

Ricardo P. Matano;Elbio D. Palma

153
Citations
Circulation and zooplankton biomass distribution over the southern Patagonian shelf during late summer

Marina Sabatini;Raúl Reta;Ricardo Matano

141
Citations
Seasonal variability in the southwestern Atlantic

Ricardo P. Matano;Michael G. Schlax;Dudley B. Chelton

134
Citations
Disentangling the upwelling mechanisms of the South Brazil Bight

Elbio Daniel Palma;Elbio Daniel Palma;Ricardo Matano

125
Citations
On the Separation of the Brazil Current from the Coast

Ricardo P. Matano

111
Citations
A two-way nested simulation of the oceanic circulation in the Southwestern Atlantic

Vincent Combes;Ricardo P. Matano

110
Citations
The salinity signature of the cross‐shelf exchanges in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Numerical simulations

Ricardo Matano;Vincent Combes;Alberto Ricardo Piola;Raul Alfredo Guerrero

96
Citations
On the implementation of open boundary conditions for a general circulation model: The three-dimensional case

Elbio D. Palma;Ricardo P. Matano

96
Citations
A description of the seasonal cycle of the equatorial Atlantic from altimeter data

Mathijs W. Schouten;Ricardo P. Matano;Ted P. Strub

95
Citations
Altimeter-derived seasonal circulation on the southwest Atlantic shelf: 27°-43°S

P. Ted Strub;Corinne James;Vincent Combes;Ricardo P. Matano

86
Citations
Brazil And Falklands (malvinas) Currents

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85
Citations
Large-Scale Forcing of the Agulhas Variability: The Seasonal Cycle

R. P. Matano;E. J. Beier;P. T. Strub;R. Tokmakian

75
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto R. Piola University of Buenos Aires

P. Ted Strub Oregon State University

Johann R. E. Lutjeharms University of Cape Town

W. P. M. de Ruijter Utrecht University

Edmo J. D. Campos Universidade de São Paulo

Michael P. Meredith British Antarctic Survey

Silvia L. Garzoli Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Yi Chao University of California, Los Angeles

Dudley B. Chelton Oregon State University

Christopher S. Meinen Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

External Links

Personal website of Ricardo P. Matano

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