| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 43 | 4883 | 4503 | 1846 | 1641 | 93 | 8909 |
The chart shows the history of publications by William S. Kessler between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William S. Kessler published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2008. 2 of the 102 publications appeared in the last two years.
102 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| Total | 102 |
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 S. Kessler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 93 publications — 9th percentile
9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 38–47 | 5 | |
| 48–57 | 33 | |
| 58–67 | 94 | |
| 68–77 | 161 | |
| 78–87 | 278 | |
| 88–97 | 376 | 93 |
| 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 |
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 S. Kessler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | |
| 37 | 366 | |
| 38 | 344 | |
| 39 | 349 | |
| 40 | 296 | |
| 41 | 289 | |
| 42 | 277 | |
| 43 | 279 | 43 |
| 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 |
William S. Kessler is affiliated with the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science subfields.
The scientist's recent publication record consists of studies addressing oceanographic and atmospheric processes, climate variability and models, marine and coastal ecosystems, and geology and paleoclimatology research. Notable recent papers include:
Their frequent coauthors indicate collaborative work with experts in related oceanographic and climate fields. These coauthors include:
William S. Kessler's publications are primarily featured in the Journal of Physical Oceanography and the Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. These venues reflect a focus on physical processes in the ocean and their connection to broader environmental systems.
The scientist's work contributes to the understanding of oceanographic and atmospheric dynamics, climate variability patterns such as ENSO, and related impacts on marine ecosystems. Their research integrates observational data and modeling approaches to examine processes at seasonal and subseasonal scales in tropical ocean regions.
William S. Kessler
Dunxin Hu;Lixin Wu;Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Alex Sen Gupta
W. S. Kessler;M. J. McPhaden;K. M. Weickmann
William S. Kessler
Gregory C Johnson;Bernadette M Sloyan;William S Kessler;Kristene E McTaggart
William S. Kessler;Richard Kleeman
William S. Kessler
William S. Kessler
P. Chang;T. Yamagata;P. Schopf;S. K. Behera
William S. Kessler;Michael J. McPhaden
William S. Kessler;Bruce A. Taft
Shang-Ping Xie;Haiming Xu;William S. Kessler;Masami Nonaka
William S. Kessler;Michael J. McPhaden
William S. Kessler;Julian P. McCreary
Alexandre Ganachaud;Sophie Cravatte;A. Melet;A. Melet;A. Schiller
William S. Kessler;Lewis M. Rothstein;Dake Chen
John M. Lyman;Gregory C. Johnson;William S. Kessler
Christophe Maes;Kentaro Ando;Thierry Delcroix;William S. Kessler
William S. Kessler
Meghan F. Cronin;William S. Kessler
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