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41
Citations
8724
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5424
National Ranking
2006

Timothy P. Stanton 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 Timothy P. Stanton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy P. Stanton 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 Timothy P. Stanton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Timothy P. Stanton is affiliated with the Naval Postgraduate School in the United States. Their research focuses on a range of topics related to earth and planetary sciences, environmental science, and engineering, with particular emphasis on atmospheric science and aerospace engineering.

The main fields of study covered by Stanton include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, Stanton's work addresses specific subfields such as:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Oceanography

Their research engages with key topics including:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models

Stanton has published in multiple venues, contributing papers particularly in:

  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Oceanography
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • OCEANS 2021: San Diego - Porto

Notable recent papers by Stanton include:

  • "Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Physical oceanography," 2022, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Emerging Technologies and Approaches for In Situ, Autonomous Observing in the Arctic," 2022, Oceanography
  • "Stochastic Guidance of Buoyancy Controlled Vehicles under Ice Shelves using Ocean Currents," 2021, 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • "Air-Ice-Ocean Coupling During a Strong Mid-Winter Cyclone: Observing Coupled Dynamic Interactions Across Scales," 2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "IceNode: a Buoyant Vehicle for Acquiring Well-Distributed, Long-Duration Melt Rate Measurements under Ice Shelves," 2021, OCEANS 2021: San Diego - Porto

Frequent co-authors of Stanton include:

  • Federico Rossi
  • Andrew Branch
  • Michael Schodlok
  • Ian Fenty
  • Joshua Vander Hook

Best Publications

  • Testing the iron hypothesis in ecosystems of the equatorial Pacific Ocean

    J. H. Martin;K. H. Coale;K. S. Johnson;K. S. Johnson;S. E. Fitzwater

  • Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean

    Taneil Uttal;Judith A. Curry;Miles G. McPhee;Donald K. Perovich

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition

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  • Statistical properties of near-surface flow in the California Coastal Transition Zone

    K. H. Brink;R. C. Beardsley;P. P. Niiler;M. Abbott

  • Year on ice gives climate insights

    Don K. Perovich;E. L. Andreas;J. A. Curry;H. Eiken

  • The Coupled Boundary Layers and Air–Sea Transfer Experiment in Low Winds

    James Edson;Timothy Crawford;Jerry Crescenti;Tom Farrar

  • Observations of highly nonlinear internal solitons over the continental shelf

    T. P. Stanton;L. A. Ostrovsky

  • Freshening of the upper ocean in the Arctic: Is perennial sea ice disappearing?

    Miles G. McPhee;Timothy P. Stanton;James H. Morison;Douglas G. Martinson

  • Mean Lagrangian flow behavior on an open coast rip-channeled beach: A new perspective

    Jamie MacMahan;Jeff Brown;Jenna Brown;Edward B. Thornton

  • RIPEX: Observations of a rip current system

    Jamie H. MacMahan;Edward B. Thornton;Tim P. Stanton;Ad J. H. M. Reniers

  • Horizontal transport and the distribution of nutrients in the coastal transition zone off Northern California: effects on primary production, phytoplankton biomass and species composition

    Francisco P. Chavez;Richard T. Barber;P. Michael Kosro;Adriana Huyer

  • Undertow over a barred beach

    A. F. Garcez Faria;E. B. Thornton;T. C. Lippmann;T. P. Stanton

  • Sub-ice-shelf sediments record history of twentieth-century retreat of Pine Island Glacier

    J. A. Smith;T. J. Andersen;M. Shortt;A. M. Gaffney

  • Vertical flow structure during Sandy Duck: observations and modeling

    A.J.H.M. Reniers;E.B. Thornton;T.P. Stanton;J.A. Roelvink

  • Channelized Ice Melting in the Ocean Boundary Layer Beneath Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

    T. P. Stanton;W. J. Shaw;M. Truffer;H. F. J. Corr

  • Vertical profiles of longshore currents and related bed shear stress and bottom roughness

    A. F. Garcez Faria;E. B. Thornton;T. P. Stanton;C. V. Soares

  • Sensitivity of Pine Island Glacier to observed ocean forcing

    Knut Christianson;Mitchell Bushuk;Mitchell Bushuk;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux;Byron R. Parizek

  • Currents and water masses of the Coastal Transition Zone off northern California, June to August 1988

    Adriana Huyer;P. Michael Kosro;Jane Fleischbein;Steven R. Ramp

  • Surf zone surface retention on a rip-channeled beach

    A. J. H. M. Reniers;A. J. H. M. Reniers;J. H. MacMahan;E. B. Thornton;T. P. Stanton

  • Surface freshening in the Arctic Ocean's Eurasian Basin: An apparent consequence of recent change in the wind‐driven circulation

    Mary-Louise Timmermans;Andrey Proshutinsky;Richard A. Krishfield;Donald K. Perovich

  • Infragravity rip current pulsations

    Jamie H. MacMahan;Ad J. H. M. Reniers;Edward B. Thornton;Tim P. Stanton

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward B. Thornton
Edward B. Thornton Naval Postgraduate School
Ad Reniers
Ad Reniers Delft University of Technology
Jamie MacMahan
Jamie MacMahan Naval Postgraduate School
William J. Shaw
William J. Shaw Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Miles G. McPhee
Miles G. McPhee University of Washington
Robert Bindschadler
Robert Bindschadler Goddard Space Flight Center
James H. Morison
James H. Morison University of Washington
Albert J. Plueddemann
Albert J. Plueddemann Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John M. Toole
John M. Toole Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Pierre Dutrieux
Pierre Dutrieux Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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