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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7095 6566 2453 2171 81 6653

W. Brechner Owens publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by W. Brechner Owens between 1973 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. W. Brechner Owens published across 50 years, from 1973 to 2022, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2006. 6 of the 107 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2006. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 0 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications
1973 2022

107 publications in total across all disciplines

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W. Brechner Owens: publications per year, 1973 to 2022
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 2
1980 2
1981 3
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 3
1986 6
1987 2
1988 2
1989 3
1990 6
1991 3
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 8
2002 1
2003 2
2004 2
2005 3
2006 15
2007 0
2008 1
2009 3
2010 1
2011 1
2012 0
2013 3
2014 1
2015 2
2016 2
2017 1
2018 1
2019 2
2020 3
2021 2
2022 4
Total 107
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W. Brechner Owens 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 W. Brechner Owens sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 78–87 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 81 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278 81
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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W. Brechner Owens 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 W. Brechner Owens sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389 36
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

W. Brechner Owens is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Ocean Engineering. Owens' research focuses notably on oceanographic and atmospheric processes, marine and coastal ecosystems, climate variability and models, tropical and extratropical cyclones, underwater vehicles and communication systems, as well as Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and ocean acidification effects and responses.

Owens has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include the Journal of Physical Oceanography, Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Marine Technology Society Journal, and Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. Among their published works are recent papers that illustrate a broad scope of oceanographic research:

  • Argo Data 1999-2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • The Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent in Three Generations of Global Climate Models and Glider Observations (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans)
  • Bifurcation and Upwelling of the Equatorial Undercurrent West of the Galápagos Archipelago (2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography)
  • OneArgo: A New Paradigm for Observing the Global Ocean (2022, Marine Technology Society Journal)
  • The Equatorial Current System West of the Galápagos Islands during the 2014-16 El Niño as Observed by Underwater Gliders (2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography)

Owens frequently collaborates with other researchers in the oceanographic community. Notable coauthors with multiple joint publications include Susan Wijffels, Nathalie Zilberman, Kristopher B. Karnauskas, Julie Jakoboski, and Daniel L. Rudnick.

The topics addressed within Owens' body of work chiefly cover aspects such as oceanographic and atmospheric processes and marine and coastal ecosystem interactions. Their research also touches on modeling climate variability, studying tropical and extratropical cyclones, and advancing the use of underwater vehicles and communication systems. The inclusion of work related to Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and the effects of ocean acidification reflects a multidisciplinary approach to understanding ocean and climate interactions.

Best Publications

  • The autonomous underwater glider "Spray"

    J. Sherman;R.E. Davis;W.B. Owens;J. Valdes

  • The Argo Program : observing the global ocean with profiling floats

    Dean Roemmich;Gregory C. Johnson;Stephen C. Riser;Russ E. Davis

  • On the Future of Argo: A Global, Full-Depth, Multi-Disciplinary Array

    Dean Roemmich;Matthew H. Alford;Hervé Claustre;Kenneth Johnson

  • Mid-depth recirculation observed in the interior Labrador and Irminger seas by direct velocity measurements

    Kara L. Lavender;Russ E. Davis;W. Brechner Owens

  • The climatology of the North Atlantic

    M.Susan Lozier;W.Brechner Owens;Ruth G. Curry

  • Delayed-Mode Calibration of Autonomous CTD Profiling Float Salinity Data by θ–S Climatology*

    Annie P. S. Wong;Gregory C. Johnson;W. Brechner Owens

  • Argo: The Global Array of Profiling Floats

    Dean Roemmich;Olaf Boebel;Yves Desaubies;Howard Freeland

  • An improved calibration method for the drift of the conductivity sensor on autonomous CTD profiling floats by θ–S climatology

    W. Brechner Owens;Annie P.S. Wong

  • The mid-depth circulation of the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean as measured by subsurface floats

    Kara L. Lavender;W. Brechner Owens;Russ E. Davis

  • A coupled sea ice‐mixed layer‐pycnocline model for the Weddell Sea

    Peter Lemke;W. B. Owens;W. D. Hibler

  • Direct measurement of the deep circulation within the Brazil Basin

    Nelson G. Hogg;W. Brechner Owens

  • Oceanic observations of stratified Taylor columns near a bump

    W. Brechner Owens;N.G. Hogg

  • On the characteristics of Circumpolar Deep Water intrusions to the west Antarctic Peninsula Continental Shelf

    Carlos F. Moffat;Carlos F. Moffat;W. Brechner Owens;Robert C. Beardsley

  • Observations of Open-Ocean Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea from Subsurface Floats*

    Kara L. Lavender;Russ E. Davis;W. Brechner Owens

  • Argo: The challenge of continuing 10 years of progress

    D Roemmich;M Belboch;H Freeland;SL Garzoli

  • Eddy stirring and horizontal diffusivity from Argo float observations: Geographic and depth variability

    Sylvia T. Cole;Cimarron J. L. Wortham;Eric Kunze;W. Brechner Owens

  • Climatic Warming of Atlantic Intermediate Waters

    Brian K. Arbic;W. Brechner Owens

  • Anomalous Anomalies in Averaged Hydrographic Data

    M. Susan Lozier;Michael S. McCartney;W. Brechner Owens

  • Deep Currents in the Central Subarctic Pacific Ocean

    Bruce A. Warren;W. Brechner Owens

  • A statistical description of the mean circulation and eddy variability in the northwestern Atlantic using SOFAR floats

    W.Brechner Owens

  • Sensitivity studies with a sea ice‐mixed layer‐pycnocline model in the Weddell Sea

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel L. Rudnick
Daniel L. Rudnick Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Robert C. Beardsley
Robert C. Beardsley Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Russ E. Davis
Russ E. Davis University of California, San Diego
Stephen C. Riser
Stephen C. Riser University of Washington
Dean Roemmich
Dean Roemmich University of California, San Diego
Gregory C. Johnson
Gregory C. Johnson Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Brian A. King
Brian A. King National Oceanography Centre
Howard J. Freeland
Howard J. Freeland Fisheries and Oceans Canada
John M. Toole
John M. Toole Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Susan Wijffels
Susan Wijffels Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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