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Simón Ruiz 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 Simón Ruiz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 188 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simón Ruiz 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 Simón Ruiz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Simón Ruiz is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on oceanography.

The main subfields of their work include:

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Geophysics

Their work covers multiple topics, with notable attention to:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Climate variability and models
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Recent publications include:

  • "Coherent Pathways for Vertical Transport from the Surface Ocean to Interior", 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Frontal Convergence and Vertical Velocity Measured by Drifters in the Alboran Sea", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Drifter Observations Reveal Intense Vertical Velocity in a Surface Ocean Front", 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Frontal Dynamics in the Alboran Sea: 1. Coherent 3D Pathways at the Almeria-Oran Front Using Underwater Glider Observations", 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Fine-Scale Ocean Currents Derived From in situ Observations in Anticipation of the Upcoming SWOT Altimetric Mission", 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

They have also contributed to book publications, including the "CALYPSO 2019 Cruise Report: field campaign in the Mediterranean" published in 2020 by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution eBooks.

Frequent co-authors of Simón Ruiz are:

  • Ananda Pascual
  • Amala Mahadevan
  • Pierre-Marie Poulain
  • Eric A. D'Asaro
  • Daniel R. Tarry

Their work is commonly published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress

    Saleh Abdalla;Abdolnabi Abdeh Kolahchi;Michaël Ablain;Susheel Adusumilli

  • Thermal Lag Correction on Slocum CTD Glider Data

    Bartolomé Garau;Simón Ruiz;Weifeng G. Zhang;Ananda Pascual

  • OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS

    Pierre Testor;Brad DeYoung;Daniel L. Rudnick;Scott Glenn

  • Path planning for autonomous underwater vehicles in realistic oceanic current fields: Application to gliders in the Western Mediterranean sea

    B. Garau;M. Bonet;A. Alvarez;S. Ruiz

  • SOCIB: The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs

    Joaquín Tintoré;Guillermo Vizoso;Benjamín Casas;Emma Heslop

  • Low frequency Mediterranean sea level variability: The contribution of atmospheric pressure and wind

    Damià Gomis;Simón Ruiz;Marcos G. Sotillo;Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul

  • Physical-biological coupling in the Algerian Basin (SW Mediterranean): Influence of mesoscale instabilities on the biomass and production of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton

    Xosé Anxelu G Morán;Isabelle Taupier-Letage;Evaristo Vázquez-Domı́nguez;Simón Ruiz

  • General patterns of circulation, sediment fluxes and ecology of the Palamos (La Fonera) submarine canyon, northwestern Mediterranean

    Albert Palanques;Emilio García-Ladona;Damià Gomis;Jacobo Martín

  • Whole-system metabolism and CO2 fluxes in a Mediterranean Bay dominated by seagrass beds (Palma Bay, NW Mediterranean)

    Frédéric Gazeau;Frédéric Gazeau;Carlos M. Duarte;Jean-Pierre Gattuso;Cristina Barrón

  • Diagnostic analysis of the 3D ageostrophic circulation from a multivariate spatial interpolation of CTD and ADCP data

    Damià Gomis;Simón Ruiz;Mike A. Pedder

  • Coastal and mesoscale dynamics characterization using altimetry and gliders: A case study in the Balearic Sea

    Jérôme Bouffard;Ananda Pascual;Simón Ruiz;Yannice Faugère

  • Gliders as a Component of Future Observing Systems

    P. Testor;G. Meyers;C. Pattiaratchi;R. Bachmayer

  • A Multiplatform Experiment to Unravel Meso- and Submesoscale Processes in an Intense Front (AlborEx)

    Ananda Pascual;Simon Ruiz;Antonio Olita;Charles Troupin

  • Mesoscale dynamics of the Balearic Front, integrating glider, ship and satellite data

    Simón Ruiz;Ananda Pascual;Bartolomé Garau;Yannice Faugère

  • Glider and satellite high resolution monitoring of a mesoscale eddy in the algerian basin: Effects on the mixed layer depth and biochemistry

    Yuri Cotroneo;Giuseppe Aulicino;Simón Ruiz;Ananda Pascual

  • Effects of Oceanic Mesoscale and Submesoscale Frontal Processes on the Vertical Transport of Phytoplankton

    Simón Ruiz;Mariona Claret;Ananda Pascual;Antonio Olita

  • Mesoscale subduction at the Almeria-Oran front: Part 1: Ageostrophic flow

    John T. Allen;David Smeed;Joaquín Tintoré;Simón Ruiz

  • Autonomous underwater gliders monitoring variability at “choke points” in our ocean system: A case study in the Western Mediterranean Sea

    Emma E. Heslop;Simón Ruiz;John Allen;John Allen;José Luís López-Jurado

  • Challenges for Sustained Observing and Forecasting Systems in the Mediterranean Sea

    Joaquín Tintoré;Nadia Pinardi;Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul;Eva Aguiar

  • Vertical motion in the upper ocean from glider and altimetry data

    Simón Ruiz;Ananda Pascual;Bartolomé Garau;Isabelle Pujol

  • Subregional characterization of mesoscale eddies across the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence

    Evan Mason;Ananda Pascual;Peter Gaube;Simón Ruiz

  • Potential for an underwater glider component as part of the Global Ocean Observing System

    Taavi Liblik;Taavi Liblik;Johannes Karstensen;P. Testor;P. Alenius

Frequent Co-Authors

Ananda Pascual
Ananda Pascual National Research Council (CNR)
Joaquín Tintoré
Joaquín Tintoré Spanish National Research Council
Amala Mahadevan
Amala Mahadevan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Lionel Renault
Lionel Renault University of California, Los Angeles
Pierre-Marie Poulain
Pierre-Marie Poulain National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Damià Gomis
Damià Gomis Spanish National Research Council
Jordi Font
Jordi Font Spanish National Research Council
Giorgio Budillon
Giorgio Budillon Parthenope University of Naples
Pierre Testor
Pierre Testor Sorbonne University
Antonio Tovar-Sánchez
Antonio Tovar-Sánchez Spanish National Research Council

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