Robert Pinkel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Pinkel between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Pinkel published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2016. 3 of the 169 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8 10

1967 2025

169 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Pinkel: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year	Publications
1967	1
1968	0
1969	0
1970	0
1971	0
1972	0
1973	0
1974	0
1975	3
1976	2
1977	0
1978	2
1979	4
1980	1
1981	3
1982	1
1983	1
1984	1
1985	1
1986	3
1987	3
1988	0
1989	1
1990	3
1991	6
1992	4
1993	5
1994	1
1995	2
1996	3
1997	6
1998	2
1999	4
2000	4
2001	2
2002	2
2003	4
2004	1
2005	4
2006	8
2007	4
2008	5
2009	1
2010	6
2011	4
2012	9
2013	6
2014	5
2015	5
2016	11
2017	4
2018	5
2019	1
2020	4
2021	2
2022	3
2023	3
2024	0
2025	3
Total	169

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Robert Pinkel 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 Pinkel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 150 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
38–47	5
48–57	33
58–67	94
68–77	161
78–87	278
88–97	376
98–107	404
108–117	484
118–127	540
128–137	557
138–147	491
148–157	495	150
158–167	458
168–177	490
178–187	414
188–197	401
198–207	333
208–217	292
218–227	290
228–237	262
238–247	243
248–257	208
258–267	185
268–277	147
278–287	128
288–297	119
298–307	120
308–317	107
318–327	93
328–337	87
338–347	64
348–357	87
358–367	60
368–377	60
378–387	34
388–397	50
398–407	44
408–417	31
418–427	39
428–437	27
438–447	36
448–457	27
458–467	29
468–477	30
478–487	19
488–497	15
498–507	18
508–517	19
518–527	16
528–537	10
538–547	11
548–557	14
558–567	11
568–577	7
578–587	14
588–597	5
598–602	4
603+	100

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Robert Pinkel 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 Pinkel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	144
31	215
32	278
33	379
34	366
35	372
36	389
37	366
38	344
39	349
40	296
41	289
42	277
43	279
44	248
45	257
46	212
47	202
48	207	48
49	204
50	183
51	178
52	182
53	178
54	163
55	117
56	163
57	120
58	113
59	136
60	135
61	96
62	103
63	83
64	103
65	83
66	89
67	92
68	89
69	78
70	75
71	53
72	62
73	54
74	35
75	52
76	50
77	32
78	37
79	20
80	33
81	36
82	34
83	34
84	24
85	19
86	18
87	26
88	30
89	17
90	21
91	19
92	15
93	14
94	20
95	9
96	10
97	15
98	13
99	3
100	13
101	3
102	9
103	4
104	6
105	6
106+	98

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Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Robert Pinkel is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a concentrated focus on Oceanography. Other subfields of study include Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Aerospace Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

Their research topics encompass several areas related to the marine and atmospheric environment, including:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Underwater Acoustics Research
Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
Maritime Navigation and Safety

They have published extensively in scientific venues, with frequent publications in the following journals:

Journal of Physical Oceanography
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
Geophysical Research Letters

Notable recent papers include:

On the Development of SWOT In Situ Calibration/Validation for Short-Wavelength Ocean Topography (2022, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology)
Frequency Shift of Near-Inertial Waves in the South China Sea (2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography)
Observations of coherent transverse wakes in shoaling nonlinear internal waves (2022, Journal of Physical Oceanography)
Generation of Quasi-Biweekly Yanai Waves in the Equatorial Indian Ocean (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
Internal Tide Structure and Temporal Variability on the Reflective Continental Slope of Southeastern Tasmania (2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography)

Robert Pinkel collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Andrew J. Lucas, Matthew H. Alford, Jennifer MacKinnon, Jonathan D. Nash, and Amy F. Waterhouse. These collaborations reflect overlapping interests in oceanographic and atmospheric phenomena.

In recognition of their contributions to the geophysical sciences, Robert Pinkel was awarded the fellowship of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2015.

Best Publications

Diurnal cycling: Observations and models of the upper ocean response to diurnal heating, cooling, and wind mixing

James F. Price;Robert A. Weller;Robert Pinkel

1609
Citations
The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea

Matthew H. Alford;Matthew H. Alford;Thomas Peacock;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash

721
Citations
Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean

Taneil Uttal;Judith A. Curry;Miles G. McPhee;Donald K. Perovich

721
Citations
Global Patterns of Diapycnal Mixing from Measurements of the Turbulent Dissipation Rate

Amy F. Waterhouse;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash;Matthew H. Alford

562
Citations
From tides to mixing along the Hawaiian ridge.

Daniel L. Rudnick;Timothy J. Boyd;Russell E. Brainard;Glenn S. Carter

393
Citations
Propagation of Low-Mode Internal Waves through the Ocean

Luc Rainville;Robert Pinkel

360
Citations
Climate Process Team on Internal Wave–Driven Ocean Mixing

Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Zhongxiang Zhao;Caitlin B. Whalen;Amy F. Waterhouse

356
Citations
Energy Flux and Dissipation in Luzon Strait: Two Tales of Two Ridges

Matthew H. Alford;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash;Harper Simmons

304
Citations
Year on ice gives climate insights

Don K. Perovich;E. L. Andreas;J. A. Curry;H. Eiken

277
Citations
Prototypical solitons in the South China Sea

Jody M. Klymak;Robert Pinkel;Cho-Teng Liu;Antony K. Liu

271
Citations
Direct Breaking of the Internal Tide near Topography: Kaena Ridge, Hawaii

Jody M. Klymak;Robert Pinkel;Luc Rainville

224
Citations
Long-Range Propagation of the Semidiurnal Internal Tide from the Hawaiian Ridge

Zhongxiang Zhao;Matthew H. Alford;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Rob Pinkel

209
Citations
Observations of Overturning in the Thermocline: The Context of Ocean Mixing

Matthew H. Alford;Robert Pinkel

203
Citations
Internal waves across the Pacific

M. H. Alford;J. A. MacKinnon;Zhongxiang Zhao;Rob Pinkel;Rob Pinkel

195
Citations
The Breaking and Scattering of the Internal Tide on a Continental Slope

Jody M. Klymak;Matthew H. Alford;Robert Pinkel;Ren-Chieh Lien

191
Citations
Characterization of the patterns of diel migration using a Doppler sonar

Albert J. Plueddemann;Robert Pinkel

168
Citations
Structure and variability of Langmuir circulation during the Surface Waves Processes Program

Albert J. Plueddemann;Jerome A. Smith;David M. Farmer;Robert A. Weller

143
Citations
Parametric Subharmonic Instability of the Internal Tide at 29°N

Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Matthew H. Alford;Oliver M. T. Sun;Robert Pinkel

143
Citations
The Application of Internal-Wave Dissipation Models to a Region of Strong Mixing

Hemantha Wijesekera;Laurie Padman;Tom Dillon;Murray Levine

139
Citations
Diurnal tides near the Yermak Plateau

Laurie Padman;Albert J. Plueddemann;Robin D. Muench;Robert Pinkel

138
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer MacKinnon University of California, San Diego

Jody M. Klymak University of Victoria

Matthew H. Alford University of California, San Diego

Jonathan D. Nash Oregon State University

Luc Rainville University of Washington

Harper L. Simmons University of Alaska Fairbanks

Amala Mahadevan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Daniel L. Rudnick Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Mark A. Merrifield University of California, San Diego

Robert A. Weller Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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