Björn Backeberg

995 total citations
33 papers, 739 citations indexed

About

Björn Backeberg is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn Backeberg has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 739 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Oceanography, 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Björn Backeberg's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (26 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers) and Climate variability and models (12 papers). Björn Backeberg is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (26 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers) and Climate variability and models (12 papers). Björn Backeberg collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Netherlands and Norway. Björn Backeberg's co-authors include C. J. C. Reason, Pierrick Penven, Issufo Halo, Mathieu Rouault, Isabelle Ansorge, Jenny Ullgren, Johnny A. Johannessen, Michael Hart‐Davis, Laurent Bertino and Michael J. Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Björn Backeberg

32 papers receiving 730 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Björn Backeberg South Africa 16 573 399 254 152 86 33 739
R. C. van Ballegooyen South Africa 8 551 1.0× 342 0.9× 206 0.8× 145 1.0× 89 1.0× 10 669
G. Nelson South Africa 14 435 0.8× 348 0.9× 165 0.6× 197 1.3× 64 0.7× 22 645
S. Baker‐Yeboah United States 4 406 0.7× 245 0.6× 254 1.0× 69 0.5× 72 0.8× 6 520
Alessandro Remia Italy 13 286 0.5× 214 0.5× 193 0.8× 391 2.6× 130 1.5× 21 616
J. J. Agenbag South Africa 9 375 0.7× 348 0.9× 173 0.7× 194 1.3× 68 0.8× 15 616
Madeleine Cahill Australia 9 364 0.6× 308 0.8× 168 0.7× 119 0.8× 29 0.3× 13 490
Basil R. Stanton New Zealand 14 452 0.8× 253 0.6× 309 1.2× 218 1.4× 95 1.1× 23 670
P. Florenchie South Africa 6 453 0.8× 489 1.2× 305 1.2× 51 0.3× 27 0.3× 8 614
H. R. Valentine South Africa 8 390 0.7× 271 0.7× 217 0.9× 122 0.8× 70 0.8× 10 529
Francesco Sciuto Italy 9 204 0.4× 147 0.4× 117 0.5× 211 1.4× 41 0.5× 45 431

Countries citing papers authored by Björn Backeberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Björn Backeberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Björn Backeberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Björn Backeberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Björn Backeberg 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 Björn Backeberg. Björn Backeberg 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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Hart‐Davis, Michael, Christian Schwatke, Björn Backeberg, et al.. (2023). Altimetry-derived tide model for improved tide and water level forecasting along the European continental shelf. Ocean Dynamics. 73(8). 475–491. 4 indexed citations
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Lubbe, J.J.L. van der, I.R. Hall, S. Barker, et al.. (2021). Indo-Pacific Walker circulation drove Pleistocene African aridification. Nature. 598(7882). 618–623. 21 indexed citations
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Rautenbach, Christo, et al.. (2021). An analysis of high‐resolution modelled wave heights along the South African south coast suggests recent deterioration of sea state. Fisheries Oceanography. 30(6). 679–696. 3 indexed citations
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Backeberg, Björn, et al.. (2021). Atmospheric and Climatic Drivers of Tide Gauge Sea Level Variability along the East and South Coast of South Africa. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 9(9). 924–924. 1 indexed citations
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Hart‐Davis, Michael & Björn Backeberg. (2021). Towards a particle trajectory modelling approach in support of South African search and rescue operations at sea. Journal of Operational Oceanography. 16(2). 131–139. 5 indexed citations
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Nilsen, Jan Even Øie, et al.. (2020). The relationship between coastal sea level variability in South Africa and the Agulhas Current. Journal of Marine Systems. 211. 103422–103422. 4 indexed citations
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Backeberg, Björn, et al.. (2019). Investigating the relationship between volume transport and sea surface height in a numerical ocean model. Ocean science. 15(3). 513–526. 1 indexed citations
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Samuelsen, Annette, et al.. (2018). Delineation of marine ecosystem zones in the northern Arabian Sea during winter. Biogeosciences. 15(5). 1395–1414. 8 indexed citations
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Malan, Neil, Björn Backeberg, Arne Biastoch, et al.. (2018). Agulhas Current Meanders Facilitate Shelf‐Slope Exchange on the Eastern Agulhas Bank. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 123(7). 4762–4778. 31 indexed citations
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Hart‐Davis, Michael, Björn Backeberg, Issufo Halo, Erik van Sebille, & Johnny A. Johannessen. (2018). Assessing the accuracy of satellite derived ocean currents by comparing observed and virtual buoys in the Greater Agulhas Region. Remote Sensing of Environment. 216. 735–746. 25 indexed citations
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Meadows, Michael E., et al.. (2017). Late Holocene Marine Radiocarbon Reservoir Correction for the Southern and Eastern Coasts of South Africa. Radiocarbon. 60(2). 571–582. 14 indexed citations
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Rouault, Mathieu, Philippe Verley, & Björn Backeberg. (2016). Wind changes above warm Agulhas Current eddies. Ocean science. 12(2). 495–506. 11 indexed citations
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Rouault, Mathieu, Philippe Verley, & Björn Backeberg. (2014). Wind increase above warm Agulhas Current eddies. 1 indexed citations
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Backeberg, Björn, François Counillon, Johnny A. Johannessen, & Marie–Isabelle Pujol. (2014). Assimilating along-track SLA data using the EnOI in an eddy resolving model of the Agulhas system. Ocean Dynamics. 64(8). 1121–1136. 26 indexed citations
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Ternon, Jean‐François, et al.. (2013). In situ measured current structures of the eddy field in the Mozambique Channel. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 100. 10–26. 43 indexed citations
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Backeberg, Björn, Pierrick Penven, & Mathieu Rouault. (2012). Impact of intensified Indian Ocean winds on mesoscale variability in the Agulhas system. Nature Climate Change. 2(8). 608–612. 88 indexed citations
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Backeberg, Björn, Laurent Bertino, & Johnny A. Johannessen. (2009). Evaluating two numerical advection schemes in HYCOM for eddy-resolving modelling of the Agulhas Current. Ocean science. 5(2). 173–190. 24 indexed citations
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Siedler, Gerold, Mathieu Rouault, Arne Biastoch, et al.. (2009). Modes of the southern extension of the East Madagascar Current. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 114(C1). 40 indexed citations

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