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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 77 638 564 309 264 265 16121

Robert S. Pickart publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert S. Pickart between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert S. Pickart published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2019. 17 of the 294 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2019. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 7 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 7 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 11 publications
1986 2025

294 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert S. Pickart: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 3
1993 2
1994 2
1995 3
1996 2
1997 5
1998 2
1999 4
2000 3
2001 3
2002 2
2003 7
2004 6
2005 3
2006 1
2007 7
2008 11
2009 6
2010 1
2011 7
2012 12
2013 10
2014 12
2015 12
2016 18
2017 14
2018 14
2019 29
2020 17
2021 21
2022 19
2023 11
2024 6
2025 11
Total 294
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Robert S. Pickart 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 S. Pickart sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 258–267 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 265 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
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
258–267 185 265
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 S. Pickart 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 S. Pickart sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 77
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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Overview

Robert S. Pickart is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in environmental science. Within these domains, their work emphasizes several subfields including atmospheric science, oceanography, environmental chemistry, global and planetary change, and ecology.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Oceanographic and atmospheric processes
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Climate variability and models
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine toxins and detection methods

Robert S. Pickart has contributed frequently to several publication venues. Notable among these are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Nature Communications
  • Oceanography

The scientist has collaborated with various co-authors repeatedly, including:

  • Peigen Lin
  • Frank Bahr
  • Kjetil Våge
  • Jie Huang
  • Astrid Pacini

Among recent published papers, the following are highlighted with their year of publication and venues:

  • Manifestation and consequences of warming and altered heat fluxes over the Bering and Chukchi Sea continental shelves, 2020, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • Subpolar North Atlantic western boundary density anomalies and the Meridional Overturning Circulation, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Evidence for massive and recurrent toxic blooms of Alexandrium catenella in the Alaskan Arctic, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • An evaluation of surface meteorology and fluxes over the Iceland and Greenland Seas in ERA5 reanalysis: The impact of sea ice distribution, 2020, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
  • Recent state transition of the Arctic Ocean's Beaufort Gyre, 2023, Nature Geoscience

Best Publications

  • Massive Phytoplankton Blooms Under Arctic Sea Ice

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

  • A sea change in our view of overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic

    M. S. Lozier;F. Li;S. Bacon;F. Bahr

  • Deep convection in the Irminger Sea forced by the Greenland tip jet

    Robert S. Pickart;Michael A. Spall;Mads Hvid Ribergaard;G. W. K. Moore

  • Hydrography of the Labrador Sea during Active Convection

    Robert S. Pickart;Daniel J. Torres;R. Allyn Clarke

  • The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment

    J. Marshall;F. Dobson;K. Moore;P. Rhines

  • Is Labrador Sea Water formed in the Irminger basin

    Robert S Pickart;Fiammetta Straneo;G.W.K Moore

  • Phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice in the Chukchi sea

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

  • Flow of winter-transformed Pacific water into the Western Arctic

    Robert S. Pickart;Thomas J. Weingartner;Lawrence J. Pratt;Sarah Zimmermann

  • Shelfbreak circulation in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea: Mean structure and variability

    Robert S. Pickart

  • Surprising return of deep convection to the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean in winter 2007-2008

    Kjetil Våge;Robert S. Pickart;Virginie Thierry;Gilles Reverdin

  • Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program: A New International Ocean Observing System

    M. Susan Lozier;Sheldon Bacon;Amy S. Bower;Stuart A. Cunningham

  • The East Greenland Coastal Current: Structure, variability, and forcing

    David A. Sutherland;Robert S. Pickart

  • Western Arctic Shelfbreak Eddies : Formation and Transport

    Michael A. Spall;Robert S. Pickart;Paula S. Fratantoni;Albert J. Plueddemann

  • The northern recirculation gyre of the gulf Stream

    Nelson G. Hogg;Robert S. Pickart;Ross M. Hendry;William J. Smethie

  • Impact of Labrador Sea Convection on the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

    Robert S. Pickart;Michael A. Spall

  • The western Arctic boundary current at 152°W: Structure, variability, and transport

    Anna Nikolopoulos;Robert S. Pickart;Paula S. Fratantoni;Koji Shimada

  • The Chukchi Slope Current

    W. Bryce Corlett;Robert S. Pickart

  • Multidecadal Mobility of the North Atlantic Oscillation

    G. W. K. Moore;Ian A. Renfrew;Robert S. Pickart

  • Eddy transport of organic carbon and nutrients from the Chukchi Shelf : impact on the upper halocline of the western Arctic Ocean

    Jeremy T. Mathis;Robert S. Pickart;Dennis A. Hansell;David Kadko

  • The Irminger Gyre: Circulation, convection, and interannual variability

    Kjetil Våge;Robert S. Pickart;Artem Sarafanov;Øyvind Knutsen

  • Ice nucleating particles carried from below a phytoplankton bloom to the Arctic atmosphere

    J. M. Creamean;J. N. Cross;R. Pickart;L. McRaven

Frequent Co-Authors

G. W. K. Moore
G. W. K. Moore University of Toronto
Michael A. Spall
Michael A. Spall Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Kevin R. Arrigo
Kevin R. Arrigo Stanford University
Ian A. Renfrew
Ian A. Renfrew University of East Anglia
Jeremy T. Mathis
Jeremy T. Mathis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Thomas J. Weingartner
Thomas J. Weingartner University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fiammetta Straneo
Fiammetta Straneo University of California, San Diego
Gert L. van Dijken
Gert L. van Dijken Stanford University
Nicholas R. Bates
Nicholas R. Bates Arizona State University
Matthew M. Mills
Matthew M. Mills Stanford University

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