The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Seager sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 349 publications — 91st percentile
91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Seager sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 102 D-Index — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.
Richard Seager is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and planetary sciences as well as environmental science, with a strong emphasis on global and planetary change, atmospheric science, and oceanography.
Their work is concentrated in several subfields, including:
The main topics covered in their research include:
Seager has contributed extensively to peer-reviewed publications, with a notable presence in the Journal of Climate, publishing 21 papers there. Other frequent publication venues include the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Climate Dynamics, Geophysical Research Letters, and npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.
The following recent papers represent some of their latest scholarly contributions:
Frequent collaborators in their research include Mingfang Ting, Jason E. Smerdon, Park Williams, Benjamin I. Cook, and Mark A. Cane. These coauthors appear over multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.
Seager was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2018.
Richard Seager;Mingfang Ting;Isaac Held;Isaac Held;Yochanan Kushnir
A. Park Williams;Craig D. Allen;Alison K. Macalady;Daniel Griffin
Colin P. Kelley;Shahrzad Mohtadi;Mark A. Cane;Richard Seager
Benjamin I. Cook;Jason E. Smerdon;Richard Seager;Sloan John Coats
Edward R. Cook;Richard Seager;Mark A. Cane;David W. Stahle
Richard Seager;Naomi H. Naik;Gabriel A. Vecchi
Amy C. Clement;Richard Seager;Mark A. Cane;Stephen E. Zebiak
Mark A. Cane;Amy C. Clement;Alexey Kaplan;Yochanan Kushnir
Edward R. Cook;Richard Seager;Yochanan Kushnir;Keith R. Briffa
A. Park Williams;Richard Seager;John T. Abatzoglou;Benjamin I. Cook;Benjamin I. Cook
Mingfang Ting;Yochanan Kushnir;Richard Seager;Cuihua Li
Richard Seager;Gabriel Andres Vecchi
A. C. Clement;A. C. Clement;R. Seager;M. A. Cane
Edward R. Cook;Richard Seager;Richard R. Heim;Russell S. Vose
Amy C. Clement;Richard Seager;Mark A. Cane
Martin P. Hoerling;J. Eischeid;Arun Kumar;R. Leung
Richard Seager;Mark A. Cane;Naomi L. Henderson;Dong Eun Lee
Richard Seager;Nili Harnik;Yochanan Kushnir;Walter A. Robinson
Richard Seager;Yochanan Kushnir;Celine Herweijer;Naomi H. Naik
Benjamin I. Cook;Ronald L. Miller;Richard Seager
Richard Seager;Mingfang Ting;Isaac Held;Yochanan Kushnir
P. Williams;R. Seager;J. T. Abatzoglou;B. Cook
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