Ben Moat

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Ben Moat is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Moat has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Oceanography, 43 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 42 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ben Moat's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (48 papers), Climate variability and models (32 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (15 papers). Ben Moat is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (48 papers), Climate variability and models (32 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (15 papers). Ben Moat collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Ben Moat's co-authors include Margaret J. Yelland, David Smeed, Gerard McCarthy, William E. Johns, Eleanor Frajka‐Williams, D. Rayner, Harry L. Bryden, Christopher S. Meinen, Molly Baringer and R. W. Pascal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Ben Moat

69 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

The North Atlantic Ocean ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The North Atlantic Ocean Is in a State of Reduced Overturning
    2018 245 citations David Smeed, Simon A. Josey et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ben Moat 1.8k 1.6k 1.5k 145 126 76 2.4k
J. Thomas Farrar 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 233 1.6× 78 0.6× 108 2.8k
Julien Le Sommer 1.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 75 0.5× 50 0.4× 87 2.7k
Gérald Dibarboure 2.1k 1.2× 886 0.6× 760 0.5× 106 0.7× 66 0.5× 74 2.3k
Margaret J. Yelland 1.5k 0.9× 674 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 420 2.9× 224 1.8× 77 2.0k
Youyu Lu 1.4k 0.8× 733 0.5× 965 0.6× 204 1.4× 62 0.5× 95 2.0k
Edward D. Zaron 1.8k 1.0× 775 0.5× 831 0.6× 211 1.5× 72 0.6× 64 2.1k
Jean‐Marc Molines 3.0k 1.7× 2.3k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 129 0.9× 24 0.2× 80 3.4k
Eric D. Skyllingstad 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 224 1.5× 164 1.3× 64 2.4k
Kristian Mogensen 1.8k 1.1× 2.5k 1.6× 2.2k 1.5× 65 0.4× 121 1.0× 32 3.2k
Malte Müller 1.1k 0.6× 828 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 182 1.3× 61 0.5× 58 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Moat

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Moat

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben Moat. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben Moat based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ben Moat. Ben Moat is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Petit, Tillys, David Smeed, Adam T. Blaker, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of a Reduced RAPID Array for Measuring the AMOC. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 130(11).
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Moat, Ben, Bablu Sinha, David I. Berry, et al.. (2024). Ocean Heat Convergence and North Atlantic Multidecadal Heat Content Variability. Journal of Climate. 37(18). 4723–4742. 5 indexed citations
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Oltmanns, Marilena, N. Penny Holliday, James A. Screen, et al.. (2024). European summer weather linked to North Atlantic freshwater anomalies in preceding years. Weather and Climate Dynamics. 5(1). 109–132. 5 indexed citations
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Jackson, Laura, Arne Biastoch, Martha W. Buckley, et al.. (2022). The evolution of the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since 1980. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 3(4). 241–254. 100 indexed citations
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Sanchez‐Franks, Alejandra, Eleanor Frajka‐Williams, Ben Moat, & David Smeed. (2021). A dynamically based method for estimating the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26° N from satellite altimetry. Ocean science. 17(5). 1321–1340. 7 indexed citations
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Moat, Ben, et al.. (2021). A 30-year reconstruction of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation shows no decline. Ocean science. 17(1). 285–299. 58 indexed citations
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Moat, Ben, David Smeed, Eleanor Frajka‐Williams, et al.. (2020). Pending recovery in the strength of the meridional overturning circulation at 26° N. Ocean science. 16(4). 863–874. 75 indexed citations
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Desbruyères, Damien, Bablu Sinha, Elaine L. McDonagh, et al.. (2020). Importance of Boundary Processes for Heat Uptake in the Subpolar North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 125(9). 10 indexed citations
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Attema, Jisk, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and evaluation of historical meridional heat transport from midlatitudes towards the Arctic. Earth System Dynamics. 11(1). 77–96. 9 indexed citations
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Marsh, Robert, et al.. (2019). Ocean Precursors to the extreme Atlantic 2017 hurricane season. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1242. 1 indexed citations
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Marsh, Robert, Ivan D. Haigh, Stuart A. Cunningham, et al.. (2017). Large-scale forcing of the European Slope Current and associated inflows to the North Sea. Ocean science. 13(2). 315–335. 49 indexed citations
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Marsh, Robert, Ivan D. Haigh, Stuart A. Cunningham, et al.. (2016). Large-scale forcing of the European Slope Current and associatedinflows to the North Sea. 1 indexed citations
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Frajka‐Williams, Eleanor, Christopher S. Meinen, William E. Johns, et al.. (2016). Compensation between meridional flow components of the Atlantic MOC at 26° N. Ocean science. 12(2). 481–493. 39 indexed citations
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Achtert, Peggy, Ian M. Brooks, Barbara Brooks, et al.. (2015). Measurement of wind profiles by motion-stabilised ship-borne Doppler lidar. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 8(11). 4993–5007. 40 indexed citations
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Prytherch, John, Margaret J. Yelland, Ian M. Brooks, et al.. (2015). Motion-correlated flow distortion and wave-induced biases in air–sea flux measurements from ships. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 15(18). 10619–10629. 26 indexed citations
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Prytherch, John, Margaret J. Yelland, Ian M. Brooks, et al.. (2015). Motion-correlated flow distortion and wave-induced biases in air–sea flux measurements from ships. 1 indexed citations
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Frajka‐Williams, Eleanor, Christopher S. Meinen, William E. Johns, et al.. (2015). Compensation between meridional flow components of the AMOC at 26° N. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations
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Smeed, David, Gerard McCarthy, Stuart A. Cunningham, et al.. (2014). Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012. Ocean science. 10(1). 29–38. 280 indexed citations
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Norris, S. J., Ian M. Brooks, Ben Moat, et al.. (2013). Near-surface measurements of sea spray aerosol production over whitecaps in the open ocean. Ocean science. 9(1). 133–145. 35 indexed citations
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Smeed, David, Gerard McCarthy, Stuart A. Cunningham, et al.. (2013). Observed decline of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation 2004 to 2012. INFM-OAR (INFN Catania). 21 indexed citations

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