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Robert C. Beardsley 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 Robert C. Beardsley sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 265 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Robert C. Beardsley 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 Robert C. Beardsley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 1994 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert C. Beardsley is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology.

Their published works cover a range of topics such as Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Changsheng Chen, Danya Xu, Yu Zhang, Qichun Xu, and Jianhua Qi.

Beardsley's work has been published regularly in several venues, including:

  • Natural Hazards
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Beardsley include:

  • "Impacts of sea level rise on future storm-induced coastal inundations over Massachusetts coast," 2021, Natural Hazards
  • "Impact of larval behaviors on dispersal and connectivity of sea scallop larvae over the northeast U.S. shelf," 2021, Progress In Oceanography
  • "The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of avasopasem manganese in age-associated, cisplatin-induced renal injury," 2024, Redox Biology
  • "Slope-Intensified Storm-Induced Near-Inertial Oscillations in the South China Sea," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "A Wet/Dry Point Treatment Method of FVCOM, Part I: Stability Experiments," 2022, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Beardsley has received recognition as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1994 and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1989.

Best Publications

  • An Unstructured Grid, Finite-Volume, Three-Dimensional, Primitive Equations Ocean Model: Application to Coastal Ocean and Estuaries

    Changsheng Chen;Hedong Liu;Robert C. Beardsley

  • Discharge of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) into the East China Sea

    R.C. Beardsley;R. Limeburner;H. Yu;G.A. Cannon

  • The Current System in the Yellow and East China Seas

    Hiroshi Ichikawa;Robert C. Beardsley

  • Internal tide and nonlinear internal wave behavior at the continental slope in the northern south China Sea

    T.F. Duda;J.F. Lynch;J.D. Irish;R.C. Beardsley

  • A finite volume numerical approach for coastal ocean circulation studies: Comparisons with finite difference models

    Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Haosheng Huang;Robert C. Beardsley;Hedong Liu

  • The Generation of Long Nonlinear Internal Waves in a Weakly Stratified Shear Flow

    Chi-Yuan Lee;Robert C. Beardsley

  • Statistical properties of near-surface flow in the California Coastal Transition Zone

    K. H. Brink;R. C. Beardsley;P. P. Niiler;M. Abbott

  • Modern Huanghe-derived muds on the outer shelf of the East China Sea: identification and potential transport mechanisms

    John D. Milliman;Robert C. Beardsley;Yang Zuo-sheng;Richard Limeburner

  • Annual Cycle and Variability of the North Brazil Current

    W. E. Johns;T. N. Lee;R. C. Beardsley;J. Candela

  • On the Origin of Shelf Water in the Middle Atlantic Bight

    David C. Chapman;Robert C. Beardsley

  • Seasonal cycles of currents, temperatures, winds, and sea level over the northeast pacific continental shelf: 35°N to 48°N

    P. T. Strub;J. S. Allen;A. Huyer;R. L. Smith

  • Local atmospheric forcing during the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment: 1. A description of the marine boundary layer and atmospheric conditions over a northern California upwelling region

    R. C. Beardsley;C. E. Dorman;C. A. Friehe;L. K. Rosenfeld

  • Physical oceanography of the Amazon shelf

    W. Rockwell Geyer;Robert C. Beardsley;Steven J. Lentz;Julio Candela

  • Physical oceanography of the Middle Atlantic Bight

    R. C. Beardsley

  • Relaxation from upwelling in the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment

    Uwe Send;Robert C. Beardsley;Clinton D. Winant

  • Moored wind, temperature, and current observations made during Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiments 1 and 2 over the Northern California Continental Shelf and upper slope

    C. D. Winant;R. C. Beardsley;R. E. Davis

  • The Marine Layer off Northern California: An Example of Supercritical Channel Flow

    C. D. Winant;C. E. Dorman;C. A. Friehe;R. C. Beardsley

  • Comparison of winter and summer hydrographic observations in the Yellow and East China Seas and adjacent Kuroshio during 1986

    Changsheng Chen;Robert C. Beardsley;Richard Limeburner;Kuh Kim

  • The Middle Atlantic Bight Cold Pool: Evolution of the Temperature Structure During Summer 1979

    Robert W. Houghton;Ronald Schlitz;Robert C. Beardsley;Bradford Butman

  • Interannual variability of the kuroshio intrusion in the South China Sea

    Michael J. Caruso;Glen G. Gawarkiewicz;Robert C. Beardsley

  • Effect of wave‐current interaction on wind‐driven circulation in narrow, shallow embayments

    Richard P. Signell;Robert C. Beardsley;H. C. Graber;A. Capotondi

Frequent Co-Authors

Changsheng Chen
Changsheng Chen University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Richard Limeburner
Richard Limeburner Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Rubao Ji
Rubao Ji Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Steven J. Lentz
Steven J. Lentz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Clinton D. Winant
Clinton D. Winant University of California, San Diego
Cabell S. Davis
Cabell S. Davis Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter Franks
Peter Franks University of California, Davis
Kenneth H. Brink
Kenneth H. Brink Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John S. Allen
John S. Allen Oregon State University
Peter H. Wiebe
Peter H. Wiebe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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