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D-Index
69
Citations
16254
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1062
National Ranking
493

William E. Johns 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 William E. Johns sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 225 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

William E. Johns 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 William E. Johns sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

William E. Johns is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and specializes in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Environmental Science. Their work addresses several subfields including Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics revolve around Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

William E. Johns has published research in multiple scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Nature Communications
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Ocean circulation causes the largest freshening event for 120 years in eastern subpolar North Atlantic, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Pending recovery in the strength of the meridional overturning circulation at 26° N, 2020, Ocean Science
  • Subpolar North Atlantic western boundary density anomalies and the Meridional Overturning Circulation, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Seasonality of the Meridional Overturning Circulation in the subpolar North Atlantic, 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Observation-based estimates of heat and freshwater exchanges from the subtropical North Atlantic to the Arctic, 2021, Progress In Oceanography

Collaborative work is a notable aspect of William E. Johns's research, frequently partnering with co-authors such as Ben Moat, Denis L. Volkov, David Smeed, D. Rayner, and N. Penny Holliday.

Best Publications

  • Temporal Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N

    Stuart A. Cunningham;Torsten Kanzow;Darren Rayner;Molly O. Baringer

  • A sea change in our view of overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic

    M. S. Lozier;F. Li;S. Bacon;F. Bahr

  • Measuring the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26°N

    Gerard D. McCarthy;David A. Smeed;William E. Johns;Eleanor Frajka-Williams

  • Continuous, Array-Based Estimates of Atlantic Ocean Heat Transport at 26.5°N

    William E. Johns;Molly O. Baringer;Lisa M. Beal;S. A. Cunningham

  • Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012

    David A. Smeed;Gerard D. McCarthy;Stuart A. Cunningham;Eleanor Frajka-Williams

  • The North Atlantic Ocean Is in a State of Reduced Overturning

    David A. Smeed;S.A. Josey;Claudie Beaulieu;W.E. Johns

  • The North Brazil Current retroflection: Seasonal structure and eddy variability

    William E. Johns;Thomas N. Lee;Friedrich A. Schott;Rainer J. Zantopp

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Annual Cycle and Variability of the North Brazil Current

    W. E. Johns;T. N. Lee;R. C. Beardsley;J. Candela

  • Seasonal Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N

    Torsten Kanzow;Torsten Kanzow;S. A. Cunningham;W. E. Johns;J. J-M. Hirschi

  • On the Atlantic inflow to the Caribbean Sea

    William E. Johns;Tamara L. Townsend;David M. Fratantoni;W.Douglas Wilson

  • Physical oceanography of the Amazon shelf

    W. Rockwell Geyer;Robert C. Beardsley;Steven J. Lentz;Julio Candela

  • Observed interannual variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26.5 N

    Gerard McCarthy;Eleanor Frajka‐Williams;William E. Johns;Molly O. Baringer

  • Ocean circulation causes the largest freshening event for 120 years in eastern subpolar North Atlantic

    N. Penny Holliday;Manfred Bersch;Barbara Berx;Leon Chafik

  • Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program: A New International Ocean Observing System

    M. Susan Lozier;Sheldon Bacon;Amy S. Bower;Stuart A. Cunningham

  • The Kuroshio East of Taiwan: Moored Transport Observations from the WOCE PCM-1 Array

    William E. Johns;Thomas N. Lee;Dongxiao Zhang;Rainer J. Zantopp

  • Observed Flow Compensation Associated with the MOC at 26.5°N in the Atlantic

    Torsten Kanzow;Stuart A. Cunningham;Darren Rayner;Joël J.-M. Hirschi

  • Observations of seasonal exchange through the Straits of Hormuz and the inferred heat and freshwater budgets of the Persian Gulf

    W. E. Johns;F. Yao;D. B. Olson;S. A. Josey

  • Direct observations of seasonal exchange through the Bab el Mandab Strait

    Stephen P. Murray;William Johns

  • Gulf Stream structure, transport, and recirculation near 68°W

    W. E. Johns;T. J. Shay;John M Bane;D. R. Watts

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher S. Meinen
Christopher S. Meinen Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Stuart A. Cunningham
Stuart A. Cunningham Scottish Association For Marine Science
David A. Smeed
David A. Smeed National Oceanography Centre
Molly O. Baringer
Molly O. Baringer Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Harry L. Bryden
Harry L. Bryden University of Southampton
Torsten Kanzow
Torsten Kanzow Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Lisa M. Beal
Lisa M. Beal University of Miami
Jochem Marotzke
Jochem Marotzke Max Planck Society
Silvia L. Garzoli
Silvia L. Garzoli Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Peter Brandt
Peter Brandt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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