Douglas G. Martinson

17.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
85 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Douglas G. Martinson is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas G. Martinson has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Atmospheric Science, 40 papers in Oceanography and 36 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Douglas G. Martinson's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (51 papers), Climate variability and models (32 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (25 papers). Douglas G. Martinson is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (51 papers), Climate variability and models (32 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (25 papers). Douglas G. Martinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Douglas G. Martinson's co-authors include Sharon Stammerjohn, Nicklas G. Pisias, Nicholas J Shackleton, John Imbrie, James D Hays, Theodore C. Moore, Xiaojun Yuan, David Rind, Maureen E. Raymo and Hugh W. Ducklow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Douglas G. Martinson

82 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

Age Dating and the Orbital Theory of the Ice Ages: Develo... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1992 1993 2008 1989 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Age Dating and the Orbital Theory of the Ice Ages: Development of a High-Resolution 0 to 300,000-Year Chronostratigraphy
    1987 2.7k citations Douglas G. Martinson, Nicklas G. Pisias et al. profile →
  2. On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing
    1992 719 citations John Imbrie, Steven C. Clemens et al. Paleoceanography profile →
  3. On the structure and origin of major glaciation cycles 2. The 100,000‐year cycle
    1993 698 citations John Imbrie, Steven C. Clemens et al. Paleoceanography profile →
  4. Trends in Antarctic annual sea ice retreat and advance and their relation to El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Southern Annular Mode variability
    2008 670 citations Sharon Stammerjohn, Douglas G. Martinson et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  5. Pleistocene evolution: Northern hemisphere ice sheets and North Atlantic Ocean
    1989 650 citations Maureen E. Raymo, Douglas G. Martinson et al. Paleoceanography profile →
  6. Recent Changes in Phytoplankton Communities Associated with Rapid Regional Climate Change Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula
    2009 543 citations Martín A. Montes-Hugo, Scott C. Doney et al. Science profile →
  7. Marine pelagic ecosystems: the West Antarctic Peninsula
    2006 502 citations Hugh W. Ducklow, Douglas G. Martinson et al. profile →
  8. Regions of rapid sea ice change: An inter‐hemispheric seasonal comparison
    2012 463 citations Sharon Stammerjohn, David Rind et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Douglas G. Martinson United States 46 10.0k 4.5k 4.3k 3.1k 1.8k 85 13.2k
Gerrit Lohmann Germany 67 13.1k 1.3× 4.5k 1.0× 4.1k 1.0× 4.6k 1.5× 2.8k 1.6× 433 15.7k
Gerold Wefer Germany 73 11.4k 1.1× 6.6k 1.5× 6.3k 1.5× 2.2k 0.7× 3.0k 1.7× 272 16.2k
Alan C Mix United States 64 12.8k 1.3× 3.6k 0.8× 5.8k 1.4× 1.7k 0.5× 3.6k 2.0× 201 15.4k
Bette L. Otto‐Bliesner United States 72 15.0k 1.5× 2.8k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 6.7k 2.1× 2.3k 1.3× 230 18.1k
J. R. Toggweiler United States 43 6.7k 0.7× 5.0k 1.1× 2.5k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 77 9.8k
Warren L Prell United States 52 12.1k 1.2× 3.5k 0.8× 4.7k 1.1× 1.7k 0.5× 2.4k 1.3× 95 14.9k
T. P. Guilderson United States 57 8.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.5× 5.2k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 197 13.8k
Lloyd D Keigwin United States 65 13.3k 1.3× 4.0k 0.9× 6.0k 1.4× 1.5k 0.5× 4.7k 2.6× 155 14.6k
Peter U. Clark United States 58 13.9k 1.4× 2.0k 0.4× 3.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 2.9k 1.6× 154 16.6k
J. Chappellaz France 49 11.3k 1.1× 1.4k 0.3× 3.6k 0.8× 3.6k 1.1× 3.4k 1.9× 130 13.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shadwick, Elizabeth H., et al.. (2021). Sea Ice Suppression of CO2 Outgassing in the West Antarctic Peninsula: Implications For The Evolving Southern Ocean Carbon Sink. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(11). 11 indexed citations
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McKee, Darren C. & Douglas G. Martinson. (2020). Spatially Coherent Intraseasonal Velocity Fluctuations on the Western Antarctic Peninsula Shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 125(5). 4 indexed citations
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McKee, Darren C. & Douglas G. Martinson. (2020). Wind‐Driven Barotropic Velocity Dynamics on an Antarctic Shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 125(5). 7 indexed citations
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McKee, Darren C., Douglas G. Martinson, & Oscar Schofield. (2019). Origin and Attenuation of Mesoscale Structure in Circumpolar Deep Water Intrusions to an Antarctic Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 49(5). 1293–1318. 13 indexed citations
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Couto, Nicole, Douglas G. Martinson, Josh Kohut, & Oscar Schofield. (2017). Distribution of Upper Circumpolar Deep Water on the warming continental shelf of the West Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(7). 5306–5315. 49 indexed citations
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Meredith, Michael P., Sharon Stammerjohn, Hugh J. Venables, et al.. (2016). Changing distributions of sea ice melt and meteoric water west of the Antarctic Peninsula. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 139. 40–57. 64 indexed citations
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Martinson, Douglas G. & Darren C. McKee. (2012). Transport of warm Upper Circumpolar Deep Water onto the western Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf. Ocean science. 8(4). 433–442. 121 indexed citations
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Schofield, Oscar, Hugh W. Ducklow, Douglas G. Martinson, et al.. (2010). How Do Polar Marine Ecosystems Respond to Rapid Climate Change?. Science. 328(5985). 1520–1523. 250 indexed citations
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Montes-Hugo, Martín A., Scott C. Doney, Hugh W. Ducklow, et al.. (2009). Recent Changes in Phytoplankton Communities Associated with Rapid Regional Climate Change Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Science. 323(5920). 1470–1473. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Martinson, Douglas G., Sharon Stammerjohn, Richard A. Iannuzzi, Raymond C. Smith, & María Vernet. (2008). Western Antarctic Peninsula physical oceanography and spatio–temporal variability. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 55(18-19). 1964–1987. 253 indexed citations
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Newton, R., Peter Schlösser, Douglas G. Martinson, & Wieslaw Maslowski. (2008). Freshwater distribution in the Arctic Ocean: Simulation with a high‐resolution model and model‐data comparison. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(C5). 37 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiping, Gavin A. Schmidt, Douglas G. Martinson, et al.. (2003). Sensitivity of sea ice to physical parameterizations in the GISS global climate model. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 108(C2). 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiping, Xiaojun Yuan, David Rind, & Douglas G. Martinson. (2002). Mechanism study of the ENSO and southern high latitude climate teleconnections. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(14). 100 indexed citations
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Rind, David, R. Healy, Claire L. Parkinson, & Douglas G. Martinson. (1998). The role of sea ice in 2 x CO 2 climate model sensitivity: part II: hemispheric dependencies. Oceanographic literature review. 1(45). 37. 2 indexed citations
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Rind, David, R. Healy, Claire L. Parkinson, & Douglas G. Martinson. (1997). The Role of Sea Ice in 2 x CO2 Climate Model Sensitivity. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Wamser, C. & Douglas G. Martinson. (1993). Drag coefficients for winter Antarctic pack ice. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C7). 12431–12437. 32 indexed citations
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Martinson, Douglas G. & John R. Hopper. (1992). Nonlinear seismic trace interpolation. Geophysics. 57(1). 136–145. 11 indexed citations
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Imbrie, John, Steven C. Clemens, William R Howard, et al.. (1992). On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing. Paleoceanography. 7(6). 701–738. 719 indexed citations breakdown →
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Diamond, Stephen A., Michael C. Newman, Margaret Mulvey, Philip M. Dixon, & Douglas G. Martinson. (1989). ALLOZYME GENOTYPE AND TIME TO DEATH OF MOSQUITOFISH, GAMBUSIA AFFINIS (BAIRD AND GIRARD), DURING ACUTE EXPOSURE TO INORGANIC MERCURY. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 8(7). 613–613. 33 indexed citations
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Martinson, Douglas G., Peter D. Killworth, & Arnold L. Gordon. (1981). A Convective Model for the Weddell Polynya. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 11(4). 466–488. 149 indexed citations

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