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Robert D. Cess publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 Robert D. Cess sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 166 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Robert D. Cess D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 Robert D. Cess sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1977 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Robert D. Cess is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research career has included various contributions to the field of mechanical engineering, reflected in their receipt of the Heat Transfer Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1977.

There is no publicly listed data on recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or specific fields and subfields of study. Consequently, detailed information about their research topics, frequent collaborations, and publication history is not available.

Best Publications

  • Climate Forcing by Anthropogenic Aerosols

    R. J. Charlson;S. E. Schwartz;J. M. Hales;R. D. Cess

  • Cloud-radiative forcing and climate: results from the Earth radiation budget experiment.

    V. Ramanathan;R. D. Cess;E. F. Harrison;P. Minnis

  • Intercomparison and interpretation of climate feedback processes in 19 atmospheric general circulation models

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;J. P. Blanchet;G. J. Boer

  • Seasonal variation of cloud radiative forcing derived from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment

    E. F. Harrison;P. Minnis;B. R. Barkstrom;V. Ramanathan

  • Interpretation of Cloud-Climate Feedback as Produced by 14 Atmospheric General Circulation Models

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;J. P. Blanchet;G. J. Boer

  • Absorption of solar radiation by clouds: observations versus models.

    R. D. Cess;M. H. Zhang;P. Minnis;L. Corsetti

  • Mission to planet Earth: Role of clouds and radiation in climate

    Bruce A. Wielicki;Robert D. Cess;Michael D. King;David A. Randall

  • Warm Pool Heat Budget and Shortwave Cloud Forcing: A Missing Physics?

    V. Ramanathan;B. Subasilar;G. J. Zhang;W. Conant

  • Cloud feedback in atmospheric general circulation models: An update

    R. D. Cess;M. H. Zhang;W. J. Ingram;G. L. Potter

  • Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): algorithm overview

    B.A. Wielicki;B.R. Barkstrom;B.A. Baum;T.P. Charlock

  • Climate-chemical interactions and effects of changing atmospheric trace gases

    V. Ramanathan;L. Callis;R. Cess;J. Hansen

  • The Effect of Tropospheric Aerosols on the Earth's Radiation Budget: A Parameterization for Climate Models

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  • Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) archival and April 1985 results

    B. Barkstrom;E. Harrison;G. Smith;R. Green

  • Climate Change: An Appraisal of Atmospheric Feedback Mechanisms Employing Zonal Climatology.

    Robert D. Cess

  • Enhanced CO2 greenhouse to compensate for reduced solar luminosity on early Earth

    Tobias Owen;Robert D. Cess;Veerabhadran Ramanathan

  • Interpretation of snow-climate feedback as produced by 17 general circulation models.

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;M. H. Zhang;J. P. Blanchet

  • A methodology for understanding and intercomparing atmospheric climate feedback processes in general circulation models

    Robert D. Cess;Gerald L. Potter

  • Increased atmospheric CO2: Zonal and seasonal estimates of the effect on the radiation energy balance and surface temperature

    V. Ramanathan;M. S. Lian;R. D. Cess

  • Diagnostic study of climate feedback processes in atmospheric general circulation models

    M. H. Zhang;J. J. Hack;J. T. Kiehl;R. D. Cess

  • Exploratory studies of cloud radiative forcing with a general circulation model

    Robert D. Cess;Gerald L. Potter

  • Uncertainties in carbon dioxide radiative forcing in atmospheric general circulation models.

    R. D. Cess;M.-H. Zhang;G. L. Potter;H. W. Barker

Frequent Co-Authors

Minghua Zhang
Minghua Zhang Stony Brook University
Veerabhadran Ramanathan
Veerabhadran Ramanathan University of California, San Diego
Jean-Jacques Morcrette
Jean-Jacques Morcrette European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
David A. Randall
David A. Randall Colorado State University
Jeffrey T. Kiehl
Jeffrey T. Kiehl University of California, Santa Cruz
Karl E. Taylor
Karl E. Taylor Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Patrick Minnis
Patrick Minnis Langley Research Center
H. Le Treut
H. Le Treut Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Erich Roeckner
Erich Roeckner Max Planck Society
Andrew A. Lacis
Andrew A. Lacis Goddard Institute for Space Studies

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