2026 Stephen G. Warren: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	73	1376	1303	590	539	211	38387

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

6819
Citations
Oceanic phytoplankton, atmospheric sulphur, cloud albedo and climate

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

5501
Citations
Optical constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave

Stephen G. Warren

2158
Citations
A Model for the Spectral Albedo of Snow. I: Pure Snow

Warren J. Wiscombe;Stephen G. Warren

1908
Citations
Optical Properties of Snow

Stephen G. Warren

1719
Citations
A Model for the Spectral Albedo of Snow. II: Snow Containing Atmospheric Aerosols

Stephen G. Warren;Warren J. Wiscombe

1491
Citations
Optical constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave: A revised compilation

Stephen G. Warren;Richard E. Brandt

1302
Citations
Perturbation of the northern hemisphere radiative balance by backscattering from anthropogenic sulfate aerosols

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

1138
Citations
Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice

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

700
Citations
Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology

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

658
Citations
Global distribution of total cloud cover and cloud type amounts over the ocean

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

651
Citations
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

583
Citations
Representation of a nonspherical ice particle by a collection of independent spheres for scattering and absorption of radiation

Thomas C. Grenfell;Stephen G. Warren

539
Citations
Light-absorbing impurities in Arctic snow

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

518
Citations
Global distribution of total cloud cover and cloud type amounts over land

Stephen G. Warren

492
Citations
Short-lived pollutants in the Arctic: their climate impact and possible mitigation strategies

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

469
Citations
Snow on Antarctic sea ice

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

417
Citations
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

399
Citations
Effect of Viewing Angle on the Infrared Brightness Temperature of Snow

Jeff Dozier;Stephen G. Warren

345
Citations
Effect of surface roughness on bidirectional reflectance of Antarctic snow

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

329
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Grenfell University of Washington

Antony D. Clarke University of Hawaii at Manoa

Edwin D. Waddington University of Washington

Dean A. Hegg University of Washington

Qiang Fu University of Washington

Ian Allison University of Tasmania

Bonnie Light University of Washington

Matthew Sturm University of Alaska Fairbanks

Robert J. Charlson University of Washington

Drew T. Shindell Duke University

External Links

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