Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Oceanography, 18 papers in Atmospheric Science and 15 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (34 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (12 papers). Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (34 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (12 papers). Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin's co-authors include Eric P. Chassignet, Benyang Tang, Christopher E. Naimie, Vijay Panchang, Bryan R. Pearce, Wolfgang Heil, Doron Nof, Vlado Malačič, Edgar G. Pavía and Ge Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin

62 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400 500
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. Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
    1994 583 citations Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin United States 23 1.6k 945 633 353 256 66 2.2k
Myrl C. Hendershott United States 22 1.4k 0.9× 656 0.7× 507 0.8× 181 0.5× 138 0.5× 46 1.7k
A. D. Kirwan United States 28 1.7k 1.1× 969 1.0× 666 1.1× 221 0.6× 182 0.7× 123 2.4k
Christopher Garrett Canada 25 2.8k 1.8× 1.4k 1.5× 884 1.4× 466 1.3× 107 0.4× 47 3.4k
Nathan Paldor Israel 23 1.1k 0.7× 701 0.7× 583 0.9× 157 0.4× 113 0.4× 127 1.7k
Peter G. Baines Australia 33 2.2k 1.4× 1.9k 2.0× 1.2k 1.9× 671 1.9× 557 2.2× 82 3.7k
Kraig B. Winters United States 28 2.2k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 976 1.5× 444 1.3× 370 1.4× 64 3.0k
Barry Ruddick Canada 28 2.0k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 911 1.4× 239 0.7× 163 0.6× 60 2.8k
Karl R. Helfrich United States 31 2.3k 1.4× 1.2k 1.2× 430 0.7× 731 2.1× 238 0.9× 81 3.2k
Lawrence J. Pratt United States 26 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 661 1.0× 209 0.6× 165 0.6× 58 2.0k
Xavier Carton France 31 2.4k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 999 1.6× 205 0.6× 290 1.1× 161 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin 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 Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin. Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin 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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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t & George Constantinescu. (2019). Dynamical adjustment of two streams past their confluence. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 58(2). 305–313. 11 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t & Éric Deleersnijder. (2018). Top-to-bottom Ekman layer and its implications for shallow rotating flows. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 19(5). 1105–1119. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Craig M., Mirko Orlić, Pierre‐Marie Poulain, & Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin. (2007). Introduction to special section: Recent Advances in Oceanography and Marine Meteorology of the Adriatic Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(C3). 13 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t. (2005). Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability as a Boundary-Value Problem. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 5(6). 507–525. 10 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t, Andrew J. Willmott, & N. R. T. Biggs. (2004). Influence of stratification on decaying surface seiche modes. Continental Shelf Research. 25(2). 227–242. 13 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t, Konstantin A. Korotenko, & David E. Dietrich. (2003). Mesoscale dynamics in the northern and middle Adriatic Sea. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 1793.
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t. (2001). Physical oceanography of the Adriatic Sea : past, present, and future. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 153 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t, et al.. (2000). A particle-in-cell method for the solution of two-layer shallow-water equations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 32(5). 515–543. 8 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t, et al.. (1999). A Simulation Tool for Industrial Ecology: Creating a Board Game. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 3(4). 131–144. 9 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t. (1993). Trajectories in Gulf Stream meanders. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C2). 2543–2554. 13 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t, et al.. (1992). A self-sustained pump across temperature-salinity gradients in coastal waters. Ocean Engineering. 19(1). 57–74. 1 indexed citations
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Panchang, Vijay, Bryan R. Pearce, Ge Wei, & Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin. (1991). Solution of the mild-slope wave problem by iteration. Applied Ocean Research. 13(4). 187–199. 79 indexed citations
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Panchang, Vijay, Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin, & Bryan R. Pearce. (1988). Combined refraction-diffraction of short-waves in large coastal regions. Coastal Engineering. 12(2). 133–156. 36 indexed citations
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Heil, Wolfgang, Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin, & James J. O’Brien. (1988). Realizing two-dimensional, continuous directed fields by vector fields and an algorithm to remove dichotomous ambiguity in a discrete field. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 10(11). 853–862.
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t. (1987). Modeling distinct vortices of the ocean. Eos. 68(31). 677–678.
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t. (1987). Exact analytical solutions for elliptical vortices of the shallow-water equations. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 39A(3). 235–244. 32 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t. (1987). Exact analytical solutions for elliptical vortices of the shallow-water equations. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 39(3). 235–235. 41 indexed citations
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Panchang, Vijay, Benoı̂t Cushman-Roisin, & Bryan R. Pearce. (1987). A Finite-Difference Model for Combined Refraction-Diffraction of Water Waves. 60–70. 1 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t. (1982). Penetrative convection in the upper ocean due to surface cooling. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 19(1-2). 61–91. 6 indexed citations
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Cushman-Roisin, Benoı̂t. (1981). Deepening of the wind-mixed layer: A model of the vertical structure. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 33(6). 564–564. 14 indexed citations

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