2026 Stephen G. Monismith: 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	65	1408	1250	636	549	283	14360

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to the field of environmental fluid mechanics through innovative field studies of flows on coral reefs, and for increasing the understanding of stratified turbulence and flows and biophysical interactions in estuaries and the nearshore coastal ocean

Overview

Stephen G. Monismith is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on oceanographic and coastal dynamics.

The scientist's main research topics include:

Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Marine and coastal plant biology
Marine and fisheries research
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Monismith's subfields of study reflect a strong emphasis on:

Oceanography
Ecology
Earth-Surface Processes
Global and Planetary Change
Atmospheric Science

Among the frequent co-authors working alongside Monismith are:

C. Brock Woodson
Robert B. Dunbar
Fiorenza Micheli
David A. Mucciarone
Galen Egan

Monismith's publications are often featured in journals such as:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Limnology and Oceanography
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Geophysical Research Letters
Limnology and Oceanography Letters

Some of their recent scientific papers include:

"Turbulence and Coral Reefs," 2020, Annual Review of Marine Science
"Synergistic interactions among growing stressors increase risk to an Arctic ecosystem," 2020, Nature Communications
"Ocean acidification causes variable trait-shifts in a coral species," 2020, Global Change Biology
"Variable coastal hypoxia exposure and drivers across the southern California Current," 2021, Scientific Reports
"Drivers of Biogeochemical Variability in a Central California Kelp Forest: Implications for Local Amelioration of Ocean Acidification," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

In 2019, Monismith was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). The citation noted fundamental contributions to the field of environmental fluid mechanics through innovative field studies of flows on coral reefs, as well as advancing the understanding of stratified turbulence and biophysical interactions in estuaries and the nearshore coastal ocean.

Best Publications

A comment on the use of flushing time, residence time, and age as transport time scales

Nancy E. Monsen;James E. Cloern;Lisa V. Lucas;Stephen G. Monismith

868
Citations
Hydrodynamics of Coral Reefs

Stephen G. Monismith

490
Citations
Spectral wave dissipation over a barrier reef

Ryan J. Lowe;James L. Falter;Marion D. Bandet;Geno Pawlak

416
Citations
Structure and Flow-Induced Variability of the Subtidal Salinity Field in Northern San Francisco Bay

Stephen G. Monismith;Wim Kimmerer;Jon R. Burau;Mark T. Stacey

364
Citations
Oscillatory flow through submerged canopies: 1. Velocity structure

Ryan J. Lowe;Jeffrey R. Koseff;Stephen G. Monismith

357
Citations
Measurements of Reynolds stress profiles in unstratified tidal flow

Mark T. Stacey;Stephen G. Monismith;Jon R. Burau

340
Citations
Convective motions in the sidearm of a small reservoir

Stephen G. Monismith;Jörg Imberger;Michael L. Morison

309
Citations
Observations of Turbulence in a Partially Stratified Estuary

Mark T. Stacey;Stephen G. Monismith;Jon R. Burau

299
Citations
Episodic circulation and exchange in a wave-driven coral reef and lagoon system

James L. Hench;James J. Leichter;Stephen G. Monismith

283
Citations
Creation of residual flows in a partially stratified estuary

Mark T. Stacey;Jon R. Burau;Stephen G. Monismith

251
Citations
Wave-Driven Circulation of a Coastal Reef–Lagoon System

Ryan J. Lowe;James L. Falter;Stephen G. Monismith;Marlin J. Atkinson

250
Citations
Boundary layer turbulence and flow structure over a fringing coral reef

Matthew A. Reidenbach;Stephen G. Monismith;Jeffrey R. Koseff;Gitai Yahel

232
Citations
Spatial patterns of flow and their modification within and around a giant kelp forest

Brian Gaylord;Johanna Heidi Rosman;Daniel C. Reed;Jeffrey R. Koseff

227
Citations
An experimental study of the upwelling response of stratified reservoirs to surface shear stress

Stephen Monismith

219
Citations
Processes governing phytoplankton blooms in estuaries. II: The role of horizontal transport

Lisa V. Lucas;Jeffrey R. Koseff;Stephen G. Monismith;James E. Cloern

217
Citations
A numerical study of circulation in a coastal reef-lagoon system

Ryan J. Lowe;James L. Falter;Stephen G. Monismith;Marlin J. Atkinson

207
Citations
Spectral wave flow attenuation within submerged canopies: Implications for wave energy dissipation

Ryan J. Lowe;James L. Falter;Jeffrey R. Koseff;Stephen G. Monismith

191
Citations
Processes governing phytoplankton blooms in estuaries. I:The local production-loss balance

Lisa V. Lucas;Jeffrey R. Koseff;James E. Cloern;Stephen G. Monismith

191
Citations
A study of model bivalve siphonal currents

Stephen G. Monismith;Jeffrey R. Koseff;Janet K. Thompson;Catherine A. O'Riordan

179
Citations
Observing larval transport processes affecting population connectivity : progress and challenges

Glen G. Gawarkiewicz;Stephen G. Monismith;John Largier

161
Citations
Coupled effects of vertical mixing and benthic grazing on phytoplankton populations in shallow, turbid estuaries

Jeffrey R. Koseff;Jacqueline K. Holen;Stephen G. Monismith;James E. Cloern

160
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Koseff Stanford University

Mark T. Stacey University of California, Berkeley

Oliver B. Fringer Stanford University

Amatzia Genin Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Ryan J. Lowe University of Western Australia

Robert B. Dunbar Stanford University

Joel H. Ferziger Stanford University

James E. Cloern United States Geological Survey

Thomas M. Powell University of California, Berkeley

Heidi Nepf MIT

External Links

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