2026 Sharon Stammerjohn: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	63	1591	1423	705	615	174	14952

Overview

Sharon Stammerjohn is affiliated with the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on atmospheric science, ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, and environmental chemistry.

The core topics of Stammerjohn's work include:

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Cryospheric studies and observations
Geology and paleoclimatology research
Polar research and ecology
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Marine animal studies overview
Climate change and permafrost

Frequent publication venues where their research appears are:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Frontiers in Marine Science
Annals of Glaciology
Journal of Glaciology

Among their recent papers are:

"Tropical teleconnection impacts on Antarctic climate changes," 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
"Global Drivers on Southern Ocean Ecosystems: Changing Physical Environments and Anthropogenic Pressures in an Earth System," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
"Frazil ice growth and production during katabatic wind events in the Ross Sea, Antarctica," 2020, The Cryosphere
"Insights from the first global population estimate of Weddell seals in Antarctica," 2021, Science Advances
"Sea-ice production and air/ice/ocean/biogeochemistry interactions in the Ross Sea during the PIPERS 2017 autumn field campaign," 2020, Annals of Glaciology

Stammerjohn has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Marilyn Raphael
Oscar Schofield
T. A. Scambos
Ryan L. Fogt
Michael P. Meredith

Best Publications

Trends in Antarctic annual sea ice retreat and advance and their relation to El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Southern Annular Mode variability

S. E. Stammerjohn;S. E. Stammerjohn;D. G. Martinson;D. G. Martinson;R. C. Smith;X. Yuan

1057
Citations
Marine pelagic ecosystems: the West Antarctic Peninsula

Hugh W Ducklow;Karen Baker;Douglas G Martinson;Langdon B Quetin

824
Citations
Recent Changes in Phytoplankton Communities Associated with Rapid Regional Climate Change Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Martin Montes-Hugo;Scott C. Doney;Hugh W. Ducklow;William Fraser

821
Citations
Regions of rapid sea ice change: An inter‐hemispheric seasonal comparison

Sharon Stammerjohn;Sharon Stammerjohn;Robert Massom;Robert Massom;David Rind;Douglas Martinson

728
Citations
Sea ice in the western Antarctic Peninsula region : Spatio-temporal variability from ecological and climate change perspectives

Sharon E. Stammerjohn;Sharon E. Stammerjohn;Douglas G. Martinson;Douglas G. Martinson;Raymond C. Smith;Richard A. Iannuzzi

486
Citations
Antarctic sea ice change and variability – Physical and ecological implications

Robert A. Massom;Robert A. Massom;Sharon E. Stammerjohn

416
Citations
Marine Ecosystem Sensitivity to Climate Change

Raymond C. Smith;David Ainley;Karen Baker;Eugene Domack

404
Citations
Antarctic ice shelf disintegration triggered by sea ice loss and ocean swell

Robert A. Massom;Robert A. Massom;Theodore A. Scambos;Luke G. Bennetts;Phillip Reid;Phillip Reid

372
Citations
West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat in the Amundsen Sea driven by decadal oceanic variability

Adrian Jenkins;Deb Shoosmith;Pierre Dutrieux;Stan Jacobs

366
Citations
West Antarctic Peninsula: An Ice-Dependent Coastal Marine Ecosystem in Transition

Hugh W. Ducklow;William R. Fraser;Michael P. Meredith;Sharon E. Stammerjohn;Sharon E. Stammerjohn

355
Citations
A review of recent changes in Southern Ocean sea ice, their drivers and forcings

William R. Hobbs;William R. Hobbs;Rob Massom;Rob Massom;Sharon Stammerjohn;Phillip Reid;Phillip Reid

351
Citations
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

344
Citations
Western Antarctic Peninsula physical oceanography and spatio-temporal variability

Douglas G. Martinson;Douglas G. Martinson;Sharon E. Stammerjohn;Sharon E. Stammerjohn;Richard A. Iannuzzi;Raymond C. Smith

339
Citations
State of the Climate in 2014

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

332
Citations
Winter and spring controls on the summer food web of the coastal West Antarctic Peninsula

Grace K. Saba;William R. Fraser;Vincent S. Saba;Richard A. Iannuzzi

316
Citations
Primary production within the sea-ice zone west of the Antarctic Peninsula: I—Sea ice, summer mixed layer, and irradiance

Maria Vernet;Douglas Martinson;Richard Iannuzzi;Sharon Stammerjohn

266
Citations
Tropical teleconnection impacts on Antarctic climate changes

Xichen Li;Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Gerald A. Meehl;Dake Chen

248
Citations
State of the Climate in 2018

M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

233
Citations
Surface Air Temperature Variations in the Western Antarctic Peninsula Region

Raymond C. Smith;Sharon E. Stammerjohn;Karen S. Baker

207
Citations
Long-term (1993-2013) changes in macrozooplankton off the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Deborah K. Steinberg;Kate E. Ruck;Miram R. Gleiber;Lori M. Garzio

204
Citations
State of the Climate in 2016

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

161
Citations
[Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Massom Australian Antarctic Division

Douglas G. Martinson Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Raymond C. Smith University of California, Santa Barbara

Ted A. Scambos University of Colorado Boulder

Patricia L. Yager University of Georgia

Oscar Schofield Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Michael P. Meredith British Antarctic Survey

Robert Ricker NORCE Research

William R. Fraser Montana State University

Klaus M Meiners Australian Antarctic Division

External Links

Personal website of Sharon Stammerjohn

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