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D-Index
124
Citations
83842
World Ranking
32
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Richard A. Feely is affiliated with the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Environmental Science. The subfields of study that characterize their work include Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist has a strong research interest in topics related to ocean and marine environments. Key areas covered in their publications include Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Climate Variability and Models.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard A. Feely include:

  • Simone R. Alin
  • Nina Bednaršek
  • Brendan R. Carter
  • Rik Wanninkhof
  • Jan Newton

Their work is frequently published in well-regarded scientific venues. These include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Earth system science data
  • Oceanography
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard A. Feely are:

  • Global Carbon Budget 2022, 2022, Earth system science data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2021, 2022, Earth system science data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2023, 2023, Earth system science data
  • Global Carbon Budget 2024, 2025, Earth system science data
  • Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Acidification in Large Estuaries, 2020, Annual Review of Marine Science

Richard A. Feely has been recognized by prominent scientific organizations. They were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Anthropogenic ocean acidification over the twenty-first century and its impact on calcifying organisms

    James C. Orr;Victoria J. Fabry;Olivier Aumont;Laurent Bopp

  • The oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2.

    Christopher L. Sabine;Richard A. Feely;Nicolas Gruber;Robert M. Key

  • Ocean Acidification: The Other CO 2 Problem

    Scott C. Doney;Victoria J. Fabry;Richard A. Feely;Joan A. Kleypas

  • Global Carbon Budget 2016

    Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Josep G. Canadell;Stephen Sitch

  • Impact of Anthropogenic CO2 on the CaCO3 System in the Oceans

    Richard A. Feely;Christopher L. Sabine;Kitack Lee;Will Berelson

  • Global Carbon Budget 2015

    C. Le Quéré;R. Moriarty;R. M. Andrew;J. G. Canadell

  • Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea–air CO2 flux over the global oceans

    Taro Takahashi;Stewart C. Sutherland;Rik H. Wanninkhof;Colm Sweeney

  • Impacts of ocean acidification on marine fauna and ecosystem processes

    Victoria J. Fabry;Brad A. Seibel;Richard A. Feely;James C. Orr

  • Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide

    Corinne Le Quéré;Corinne Le Quéré;Michael R. Raupach;Josep G. Canadell;Gregg Marland

  • Global sea-air CO2 flux based on climatological surface ocean pCO2, and seasonal biological and temperature effects

    Taro Takahashi;Stewart C. Sutherland;Colm Sweeney;Alain Poisson

  • Evidence for Upwelling of Corrosive "Acidified" Water onto the Continental Shelf

    Richard A. Feely;Christopher L. Sabine;J. Martin Hernandez-Ayon;Debby Ianson

  • A global ocean carbon climatology: Results from Global Data Analysis Project (GLODAP)

    Robert Key;Alexander Kozyr;Chris Sabine;K. Lee

  • Global Carbon Budget 2019

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Matthew W. Jones;Michael O'Sullivan;Robbie Andrew

  • Global Carbon Budget 2023

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  • The oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2 from 1994 to 2007

    Nicolas Gruber;Dominic Clement;Brendan Carter;Brendan Carter;Richard A. Feely

  • Ocean Acidification: Present Conditions and Future Changes in a High-CO2 World

    Richard A. Feely;Scott C. Doney;Sarah R. Cooley

  • Global nitrogen deposition and carbon sinks

    Dave S. Reay;Frank Dentener;Pete Smith;John Grace

  • Biological and Chemical Response of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean to the 1997-98 El Niño

    F. P. Chavez;P. G. Strutton;G. E. Friederich;R. A. Feely

  • Global Carbon and other Biogeochemical Cycles and Feedbacks

    Josep G. Canadell;Pedro M.S. Monteiro;Marcos H. Costa;Leticia Cotrim Da Cunha

  • The combined effects of ocean acidification, mixing, and respiration on pH and carbonate saturation in an urbanized estuary

    Richard A. Feely;Simone R. Alin;Jan Newton;Christopher L. Sabine

  • The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, shows negative correlation to naturally elevated carbon dioxide levels: Implications for near-term ocean acidification effects

    Alan Barton;Burke Hales;George G. Waldbusser;Chris Langdon

  • Ocean Acidification: The Other CO2 Problem

    Richard A. Feely;Scott C. Doney

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher L. Sabine
Christopher L. Sabine University of Hawaii at Manoa
Rik Wanninkhof
Rik Wanninkhof Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Simone R. Alin
Simone R. Alin National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Edward T. Baker
Edward T. Baker Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean
Gary J. Massoth
Gary J. Massoth Mass-Ex3 Consulting LLC
Bronte Tilbrook
Bronte Tilbrook CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Adrienne Sutton
Adrienne Sutton Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Kitack Lee
Kitack Lee Pohang University of Science and Technology
Frank J. Millero
Frank J. Millero University of Miami

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