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D-Index
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Citations
12380
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5960
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Wayne H. Schubert 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 Wayne H. Schubert sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 136 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Wayne H. Schubert 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 Wayne H. Schubert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wayne H. Schubert is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on Atmospheric Science and Oceanography as subfields.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate Variability and Models, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Recent publications illustrate the scope and progression of their research. These include:

  • "Tropical cyclone rapid intensification and the excitation of inertia-gravity waves on the edges of an evolving potential vorticity structure" (2022, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • "A Simple Family of Tropical Cyclone Models" (2023, Meteorology)
  • "Baroclinic effects on the distribution of tropical cyclone eye subsidence" (2022, Frontiers in Earth Science)

Other recent papers associated with their research network, though not authored by Schubert, provide context for related scientific discussions:

  • "Barotropic Instability during Eyewall Replacement" (2023, Meteorology)
  • "Hydrometeor Storage and Advection Effects in DYNAMO Budget Analyses" (2022, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences)

Frequent coauthors in Schubert's work include Richard K. Taft, Christopher J. Slocum, James P. Kossin, Richard H. Johnson, and Paul E. Ciesielski. Collaboration with these researchers has contributed to multiple publications across several venues.

Publication venues featuring Schubert's research encompass Frontiers in Earth Science, Meteorology, and the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. These journals reflect the scientist's engagement with diverse aspects of atmospheric and earth science research.

Best Publications

  • Interaction of a Cumulus Cloud Ensemble with the Large-Scale Environment, Part I

    Akio Arakawa;Wayne Howard Schubert

  • Trimodal Characteristics of Tropical Convection

    Richard H. Johnson;Thomas M. Rickenbach;Steven A. Rutledge;Paul E. Ciesielski

  • Polygonal Eyewalls, Asymmetric Eye Contraction, and Potential Vorticity Mixing in Hurricanes

    Wayne H. Schubert;Michael T. Montgomery;Richard K. Taft;Thomas A. Guinn

  • Inertial Stability and Tropical Cyclone Development

    Wayne H. Schubert;James J. Hack

  • Hurricane Spiral Bands

    Thomas A. Guinn;Wayne H. Schubert

  • Nonlinear Response of Atmospheric Vortices to Heating by Organized Cumulus Convection

    James J. Hack;Wayne H. Schubert

  • Mesovortices, Polygonal Flow Patterns, and Rapid Pressure Falls in Hurricane-Like Vortices

    James P. Kossin;Wayne H. Schubert

  • Large-Scale Response of the Tropical Atmosphere to Transient Convection

    Pedro L. Silva Dias;Wayne H. Schubert;Mark DeMaria

  • Barotropic Aspects of ITCZ Breakdown

    Rosana Nieto Ferreira;Wayne H. Schubert

  • Rapid Development of the Tropical Cyclone Warm Core

    Jonathan L. Vigh;Wayne H. Schubert

  • Surface‐based remote sensing of the observed and the Adiabatic liquid water content of stratocumulus clouds

    Bruce A. Albrecht;Christopher W. Fairall;Dennis W. Thomson;Allen B. White

  • Rapid Filamentation Zones in Intense Tropical Cyclones.

    Christopher M. Rozoff;Wayne H. Schubert;Brian D. McNoldy;James P. Kossin

  • An Observational Study of Cloud-Topped Mixed Layers

    Bruce A. Albrecht;Richard S. Penc;Wayne H. Schubert

  • Marine Stratocumulus Convection. Part I: Governing Equations and Horizontally Homogeneous Solutions

    Wayne H. Schubert;Joseph S. Wakefield;Ellen J. Steiner;Stephen K. Cox

  • Stability of cloud-topped boundary layers

    Hung-Chi Kuo;Wayne H. Schubert

  • Model of the Thermodynamic Structure of the Trade-Wind Boundary Layer: Part I. Theoretical Formulation and Sensitivity Tests.

    Bruce A. Albrecht;Alan K. Betts;Wayne H. Schubert;Stephen K. Cox

  • Geostrophic Adjustment in an Axisymmetric Vortex

    Wayne H. Schubert;James J. Hack;Pedro L. Silva Dias;Scott R. Fulton

  • A Cognitive-Affective Scale for Hurricane Risk Perception

    Craig W. Trumbo;Lori Peek;Michelle A. Meyer;Holly L. Marlatt

  • Mesovortices in Hurricane Isabel

    James P. Kossin;Wayne H. Schubert

  • Unstable Interactions between a Hurricane's Primary Eyewall and a Secondary Ring of Enhanced Vorticity

    James P. Kossin;Wayne H. Schubert;Michael T. Montgomery

  • Potential Vorticity Modeling of the ITCZ and the Hadley Circulation

    Wayne H. Schubert;Paul E. Ciesielski;Duane E. Stevens;Hung-Chi Kuo

Frequent Co-Authors

James P. Kossin
James P. Kossin University of Wisconsin–Madison
James J. Hack
James J. Hack Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Richard H. Johnson
Richard H. Johnson Colorado State University
Mark DeMaria
Mark DeMaria Colorado State University
Bruce A. Albrecht
Bruce A. Albrecht University of Miami
Michael T. Montgomery
Michael T. Montgomery Naval Postgraduate School
Christopher W. Fairall
Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Alan K. Betts
Alan K. Betts Colorado State University
John A. Knaff
John A. Knaff National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
David A. Randall
David A. Randall Colorado State University

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