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D-Index
73
Citations
38387
World Ranking
1379
National Ranking
590

Stephen G. Warren publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen G. Warren sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 211 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Stephen G. Warren D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen G. Warren sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen G. Warren is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions across several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to planetary science, atmospheric phenomena, and space exploration. Main topics of their research include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Stephen G. Warren has coauthored multiple papers with frequent collaborators such as Aditya Khuller, P. R. Christensen, Melinda Webster, Gary D. Clow, and Carole J. Hahn. The scientist's publications appear in a variety of scholarly venues, including Earth's Future, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, Communications Earth & Environment, Annals of Glaciology, and OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Stephen G. Warren include:

  • "A Gridded Climatology of Clouds over Land (1971-1996) and Ocean (1954-2008) from Surface Observations Worldwide (NDP-026E)", 2022, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Spectral Albedo of Dusty Martian H 2 O Snow and Ice", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Regional Geoengineering Using Tiny Glass Bubbles Would Accelerate the Loss of Arctic Sea Ice", 2022, Earth's Future
  • "Potential for photosynthesis on Mars within snow and ice", 2024, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Snow spikes (penitentes) in the dry Andes, but not on Europa: a defense of Lliboutry's classic paper", 2022, Annals of Glaciology

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2016 and also holds the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from 1998.

Best Publications

  • Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

    Tami C. Bond;Sarah J. Doherty;D. W. Fahey;Piers Forster

  • Oceanic phytoplankton, atmospheric sulphur, cloud albedo and climate

    Robert J. Charlson;James E. Lovelock;Meinrat O. Andreae;Stephen G. Warren

  • Optical constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave

    Stephen G. Warren

  • A Model for the Spectral Albedo of Snow. I: Pure Snow

    Warren J. Wiscombe;Stephen G. Warren

  • Optical Properties of Snow

    Stephen G. Warren

  • A Model for the Spectral Albedo of Snow. II: Snow Containing Atmospheric Aerosols

    Stephen G. Warren;Warren J. Wiscombe

  • Optical constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave: A revised compilation

    Stephen G. Warren;Richard E. Brandt

  • Perturbation of the northern hemisphere radiative balance by backscattering from anthropogenic sulfate aerosols

    R. J. Charlson;J. Langner;H. Rodhe;C. B. Leovy

  • Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice

    Stephen G. Warren;Ignatius G. Rigor;Norbert Untersteiner;Vladimir F. Radionov

  • Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology

    Paul F. Hoffman;Paul F. Hoffman;Dorian S. Abbot;Yosef Ashkenazy;Douglas I. Benn

  • Global distribution of total cloud cover and cloud type amounts over the ocean

    S.G. Warren;C.J. Hahn;J. London;R.M. Chervin

  • Reflection of solar radiation by the Antarctic snow surface at ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths

    Thomas C. Grenfell;Stephen G. Warren;Peter C. Mullen

  • Representation of a nonspherical ice particle by a collection of independent spheres for scattering and absorption of radiation

    Thomas C. Grenfell;Stephen G. Warren

  • Light-absorbing impurities in Arctic snow

    S. J. Doherty;S. G. Warren;T. C. Grenfell;A. D. Clarke

  • Global distribution of total cloud cover and cloud type amounts over land

    Stephen G. Warren

  • Short-lived pollutants in the Arctic: their climate impact and possible mitigation strategies

    P. K. Quinn;T. S. Bates;E. Baum;N. Doubleday

  • Snow on Antarctic sea ice

    Robert A. Massom;Hajo Eicken;Christian Hass;Martin O. Jeffries

  • The Changing Face of Arctic Snow Cover: A Synthesis of Observed and Projected Changes

    Terry V. Callaghan;Margareta Johansson;Ross D. Brown;Pavel Ya. Groisman

  • Effect of Viewing Angle on the Infrared Brightness Temperature of Snow

    Jeff Dozier;Stephen G. Warren

  • Effect of surface roughness on bidirectional reflectance of Antarctic snow

    Stephen G. Warren;Richard E. Brandt;Patricia O'Rawe Hinton

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Grenfell
Thomas C. Grenfell University of Washington
Antony D. Clarke
Antony D. Clarke University of Hawaii at Manoa
Edwin D. Waddington
Edwin D. Waddington University of Washington
Dean A. Hegg
Dean A. Hegg University of Washington
Qiang Fu
Qiang Fu University of Washington
Ian Allison
Ian Allison University of Tasmania
Bonnie Light
Bonnie Light University of Washington
Matthew Sturm
Matthew Sturm University of Alaska Fairbanks
Robert J. Charlson
Robert J. Charlson University of Washington
Drew T. Shindell
Drew T. Shindell Duke University

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