Benjamín Kirtman

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Benjamín Kirtman is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamín Kirtman has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Oceanography and 10 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Benjamín Kirtman's work include Climate variability and models (14 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (10 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (6 papers). Benjamín Kirtman is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (14 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (10 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (6 papers). Benjamín Kirtman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Benjamín Kirtman's co-authors include Niklas Schneider, Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Boris Dewitte, Benjamin S. Giese, Sang‐Wook Yeh, Fei‐Fei Jin, Kristopher B. Karnauskas, Andrew T. Wittenberg, Matthew Newman and Tong Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Benjamín Kirtman

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Understanding ENSO Diversity 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2023 250 500 750
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. Understanding ENSO Diversity
    2014 808 citations Antonietta Capotondi, Andrew T. Wittenberg et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →
  2. Ocean Mesoscale and Frontal-Scale Ocean–Atmosphere Interactions and Influence on Large-Scale Climate: A Review
    2023 94 citations Hyodae Seo, Larry W. O’Neill et al. Journal of Climate profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamín Kirtman United States 8 1.1k 915 788 59 25 17 1.3k
Irene Polo Spain 21 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 57 1.0× 28 1.1× 41 1.6k
Anant Parekh India 24 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 876 1.1× 46 0.8× 17 0.7× 92 1.5k
P. Swapna India 17 800 0.7× 561 0.6× 616 0.8× 131 2.2× 19 0.8× 35 1.0k
Hugo Bellenger France 13 1.1k 0.9× 878 1.0× 663 0.8× 33 0.6× 28 1.1× 23 1.1k
Haikun Zhao China 22 1.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.6× 928 1.2× 55 0.9× 32 1.3× 93 1.5k
S. G. Yeager United States 13 1.1k 1.0× 924 1.0× 854 1.1× 37 0.6× 15 0.6× 19 1.3k
Chi‐Cherng Hong Taiwan 22 1.4k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 891 1.1× 31 0.5× 17 0.7× 40 1.5k
Jialin Lin United States 18 2.0k 1.8× 1.8k 1.9× 951 1.2× 50 0.8× 20 0.8× 33 2.2k
Takeshi Izumo France 22 1.4k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 56 0.9× 15 0.6× 43 1.6k
Riccardo Farneti Italy 24 1.7k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 1.3k 1.6× 65 1.1× 24 1.0× 53 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamín Kirtman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamín Kirtman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamín Kirtman

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Newman, Matthew, Sang‐Ik Shin, John W. Callahan, et al.. (2025). Evaluating Current Statistical and Dynamical Forecasting Techniques for Seasonal Coastal Sea Level Prediction. Journal of Climate. 38(6). 1477–1503.
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Laurindo, Lucas C., Léo Siqueira, Justin Small, LuAnne Thompson, & Benjamín Kirtman. (2024). Quantifying the Contribution of Ocean Advection and Surface Flux to the Upper‐Ocean Salinity Variability Resolved by Climate Model Simulations. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(3). 2 indexed citations
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Janiga, Matthew A., et al.. (2024). Impact of MJO Propagation Speed on Active Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity Periods. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(5). 3 indexed citations
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Seo, Hyodae, Larry W. O’Neill, Mark A. Bourassa, et al.. (2023). Ocean Mesoscale and Frontal-Scale Ocean–Atmosphere Interactions and Influence on Large-Scale Climate: A Review. Journal of Climate. 36(7). 1981–2013. 94 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schneider, Edwin K., Benjamín Kirtman, & Natalie Perlin. (2022). The Role of Atmospheric Noise in Decadal SST Variability. Journal of Climate. 36(7). 2147–2166. 2 indexed citations
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Kamenkovich, Igor, et al.. (2022). Oceanic Advection Controls Mesoscale Mixed Layer Heat Budget and Air–Sea Heat Exchange in the Southern Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 52(4). 537–555. 12 indexed citations
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Lorenzo, Emanuele Di, et al.. (2021). Enhanced interactions of Kuroshio Extension with tropical Pacific in a changing climate. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6247–6247. 19 indexed citations
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Zuidema, Paquita, et al.. (2019). Fast SST error growth in the southeast Pacific Ocean: comparison between high and low-resolution CCSM4 retrospective forecasts. Climate Dynamics. 53(9-10). 5237–5251. 4 indexed citations
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Battisti, David S., Daniel J. Vimont, & Benjamín Kirtman. (2019). 100 Years of Progress in Understanding the Dynamics of Coupled Atmosphere–Ocean Variability. 59. 8.1–8.57. 25 indexed citations
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Kirtman, Benjamín. (2019). Special issue: ENSO diversity. Climate Dynamics. 52(12). 7133–7133. 12 indexed citations
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Cornuelle, Bruce D., et al.. (2014). Issues and Challenges with Using Ensemble-Based Prediction to Probe the Weather–Climate Interface. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 95(11). ES213–ES215. 2 indexed citations
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Capotondi, Antonietta, Andrew T. Wittenberg, Matthew Newman, et al.. (2014). Understanding ENSO Diversity. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 96(6). 921–938. 808 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goddard, Lisa, James W. Hurrell, Benjamín Kirtman, et al.. (2012). Two Time Scales for The Price Of One (Almost). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 93(5). 621–629. 44 indexed citations
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Vernekar, Anandu D., Jiayu Zhou, & Benjamín Kirtman. (2009). Comparison of systematic errors in two forecast models -with similar dynamical frame-works. Atmósfera. 5(4). 207–231. 1 indexed citations
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DiNezio, Pedro, Amy Clement, Gabriel A. Vecchi, et al.. (2009). Climate Response of the Equatorial Pacific to Global Warming. Journal of Climate. 22(18). 4873–4892. 254 indexed citations
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Kirtman, Benjamín, Anandu D. Vernekar, David G. DeWitt, & Jiayu Zhou. (2000). 10.1016/0967-0653(93)94631-8. Atmósfera. 6(1). 3–23. 2 indexed citations

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