David Webb

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

David Webb is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, David Webb has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Oceanography, 23 papers in Atmospheric Science and 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in David Webb's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (38 papers), Climate variability and models (17 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers). David Webb is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (38 papers), Climate variability and models (17 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers). David Webb collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. David Webb's co-authors include Gerold Siedler, Gerold Wefer, W. H. Berger, Kristofer Döös, Peter D. Killworth, Beverly A. de Cuevas, Nobuo Suginohara, Andrew C. Coward, Claus W. Böning and Stephen M. Griffies and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

David Webb

59 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

The South Atlantic: Present and Past Circulation 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 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. The South Atlantic: Present and Past Circulation
    1996 548 citations Gerold Wefer, W. H. Berger et al. Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Webb United Kingdom 23 2.1k 1.6k 1.2k 367 265 63 2.8k
Doron Nof United States 28 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 825 0.7× 406 1.1× 132 0.5× 126 2.6k
Paola Malanotte‐Rizzoli United States 36 3.9k 1.9× 1.9k 1.2× 2.2k 1.8× 399 1.1× 520 2.0× 131 4.5k
Walter Zenk Germany 38 3.3k 1.6× 2.4k 1.5× 1.9k 1.5× 673 1.8× 427 1.6× 107 4.4k
Ann E. Gargett United States 34 3.2k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 410 1.1× 423 1.6× 74 4.0k
Bernard Le Cann France 26 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 378 1.0× 507 1.9× 39 2.7k
Nelson G. Hogg United States 33 2.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 500 1.4× 161 0.6× 76 2.9k
William J. Schmitz United States 28 2.6k 1.3× 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 391 1.1× 248 0.9× 62 3.1k
Lawrence J. Pratt United States 26 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 661 0.5× 209 0.6× 135 0.5× 58 2.0k
Graham D. Quartly United Kingdom 31 2.7k 1.3× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 357 1.0× 524 2.0× 122 3.5k
Jean‐Michel Campin United States 33 2.6k 1.3× 2.8k 1.7× 2.1k 1.7× 211 0.6× 234 0.9× 62 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by David Webb

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Webb

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Webb

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Webb. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Webb 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 David Webb. David Webb 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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Webb, David. (2025). ENSO and the Temperature of the North Equatorial Counter Current. Ocean science. 21(6). 3003–3029.
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Webb, David & Eric P. Sandgren. (2024). Genetic Optimization via Diverse Crossover Intelligence. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics. 12(8). 2885–2903.
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Webb, David. (2021). On the low western Pacific sea levels observed prior to strong East Pacific El Niños. Ocean science. 17(6). 1585–1604. 1 indexed citations
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Webb, David, Andrew C. Coward, & Helen M. Snaith. (2019). A Comparison of Ocean Model Results with Satellite Observations during the Development of the strong 1997–98 El Niño. 1 indexed citations
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Webb, David. (2018). On the role of the North Equatorial Counter Current during a strong El Niño. Ocean science. 14(4). 633–660. 13 indexed citations
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Webb, David, et al.. (2017). Maze Navigation via Genetic Optimization. Intelligent Information Management. 10(1). 1–15.
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Webb, David, et al.. (2017). A Rule Based Evolutionary Optimization Approach for the Traveling Salesman Problem. Intelligent Information Management. 9(4). 115–132. 2 indexed citations
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Webb, David. (2014). On the tides and resonances of Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. Ocean science. 10(3). 411–426. 13 indexed citations
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Webb, David. (2013). On the shelf resonances of the English Channel and Irish Sea. Ocean science. 9(4). 731–744. 5 indexed citations
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Webb, David, et al.. (2012). High frequency fluctuations in the heat content of an ocean general circulation model. Ocean science. 8(5). 813–825. 2 indexed citations
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Webb, David. (2012). On the shelf resonances of the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Arafura Sea. Ocean science. 8(5). 733–750. 7 indexed citations
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Humphries, Usa Wannasingha & David Webb. (2008). On the Indonesian Throughflow in the OCCAM 1/4 degree ocean model. Ocean science. 4(3). 183–198. 6 indexed citations
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Webb, David & B. A. de Cuevas. (2007). On the fast response of the Southern Ocean to changes in the zonal wind. Ocean science. 3(3). 417–427. 15 indexed citations
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Jia, Yanli, Andrew C. Coward, Beverly A. de Cuevas, David Webb, & Sybren Drijfhout. (2007). A Model Analysis of the Behavior of the Mediterranean Water in the North Atlantic. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 37(3). 764–786. 12 indexed citations
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Church, John, David Webb, & B. de Cuevas. (2001). Improving understanding and prediction of climate variability and change in the Australian region. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations
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Webb, David & Nobuo Suginohara. (2001). Vertical mixing in the ocean. Nature. 409(6816). 37–37. 112 indexed citations
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Wefer, Gerold, W. H. Berger, Gerold Siedler, & David Webb. (1996). The South Atlantic: Present and Past Circulation. Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR). 548 indexed citations breakdown →
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Webb, David. (1995). The Vertical Advection of Momentum in Bryan-Cox-Semtner Ocean General Circulation Models. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 25(12). 3186–3195. 28 indexed citations
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Carter, D. J. T., S. Foale, & David Webb. (1991). Variations in global wave climate throughout the year. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 12(8). 1687–1697. 17 indexed citations

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