Gary A. Maykut

7.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
35 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Gary A. Maykut is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary A. Maykut has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Atmospheric Science, 4 papers in Oceanography and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Gary A. Maykut's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (33 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (29 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (22 papers). Gary A. Maykut is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (33 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (29 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (22 papers). Gary A. Maykut collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Gary A. Maykut's co-authors include Thomas C. Grenfell, Norbert Untersteiner, D. A. Rothrock, Yongqi Yu, Miles G. McPhee, A. S. Thorndike, R. Colony, Donald K. Perovich, Bonnie Light and J. Morison and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Gary A. Maykut

35 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Some results from a time-dependent thermodynamic model of... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 1999 1975 1978 1977 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. Some results from a time-dependent thermodynamic model of sea ice
    1971 813 citations Gary A. Maykut, Norbert Untersteiner Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  2. Thinning of the Arctic sea‐ice cover
    1999 735 citations D. A. Rothrock, Yongqi Yu et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  3. The thickness distribution of sea ice
    1975 546 citations A. S. Thorndike, D. A. Rothrock et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  4. Energy exchange over young sea ice in the central Arctic
    1978 511 citations Gary A. Maykut Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  5. The Optical Properties of Ice and Snow in the Arctic Basin
    1977 463 citations Thomas C. Grenfell, Gary A. Maykut Journal of Glaciology profile →

Peers

Gary A. Maykut
Bonnie Light United States
Norbert Untersteiner United States
D. A. Rothrock United States
R. Colony United States
D. L. Feltham United Kingdom
Miles G. McPhee United States
J. Richter‐Menge United States
Takeshi Tamura Japan
A. P. Worby Australia
Mark A. Johnson United States
Bonnie Light United States
Gary A. Maykut
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Yongqi, Gary A. Maykut, & D. A. Rothrock. (2004). Changes in the thickness distribution of Arctic sea ice between 1958–1970 and 1993–1997. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 109(C8). 68 indexed citations
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Light, Bonnie, Gary A. Maykut, & Thomas C. Grenfell. (2003). A two‐dimensional Monte Carlo model of radiative transfer in sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 108(C7). 37 indexed citations
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Rothrock, D. A., et al.. (2002). Role of rafting in the mechanical redistribution of sea ice thickness. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 107(C8). 25 indexed citations
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Perovich, Donald K., Glenn F. Cota, Gary A. Maykut, & Thomas C. Grenfell. (1993). Bio‐optical observations of first‐year Arctic sea ice. Geophysical Research Letters. 20(11). 1059–1062. 50 indexed citations
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Wensnahan, Mark, Thomas C. Grenfell, Dale P. Winebrenner, & Gary A. Maykut. (1993). Observations and theoretical studies of microwave emission from thin saline ice. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C5). 8531–8545. 18 indexed citations
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Perovich, Donald K. & Gary A. Maykut. (1990). Solar heating of a stratified ocean in the presence of a static ice cover. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(C10). 18233–18245. 29 indexed citations
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Perovich, Donald K. & Gary A. Maykut. (1990). The Treatment of Shortwave Radiation and Open Water in Large-Scale Models of Sea-Ice Decay. Annals of Glaciology. 14. 242–246. 6 indexed citations
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Morison, J., Miles G. McPhee, & Gary A. Maykut. (1987). Boundary layer, upper ocean, and ice observations in the Greenland Sea Marginal Ice Zone. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(C7). 6987–7011. 44 indexed citations
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Maykut, Gary A. & Donald K. Perovich. (1987). The role of shortwave radiation in the summer decay of a sea ice cover. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(C7). 7032–7044. 158 indexed citations
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McPhee, Miles G., Gary A. Maykut, & J. Morison. (1987). Dynamics and thermodynamics of the ice/upper ocean system in the marginal ice zone of the Greenland Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(C7). 7017–7031. 177 indexed citations
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Maykut, Gary A.. (1985). AN INTRODUCTION TO ICE IN THE POLAR OCEANS. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 22 indexed citations
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Maykut, Gary A.. (1978). Energy exchange over young sea ice in the central Arctic. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 83(C7). 3646–3658. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grenfell, Thomas C. & Gary A. Maykut. (1977). The Optical Properties of Ice and Snow in the Arctic Basin. Journal of Glaciology. 18(80). 445–463. 463 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grenfell, Thomas C. & Gary A. Maykut. (1977). The Optical Properties of Ice and Snow in the Arctic Basin. Journal of Glaciology. 18(80). 445–463. 92 indexed citations
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Thorndike, A. S., D. A. Rothrock, Gary A. Maykut, & R. Colony. (1975). The thickness distribution of sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 80(33). 4501–4513. 546 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maykut, Gary A. & Thomas C. Grenfell. (1975). The spectral distribution of light beneath first‐year sea ice in the Arctic Ocean1. Limnology and Oceanography. 20(4). 554–563. 134 indexed citations
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Maykut, Gary A., et al.. (1974). Spectrophotometers for the Measurement of Light in Polar Ice and Snow. Applied Optics. 13(7). 1652–1652. 17 indexed citations
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Maykut, Gary A., et al.. (1973). Radiation Climate of Barrow Alaska, 1962–66. Journal of applied meteorology. 12(4). 620–628. 183 indexed citations
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Maykut, Gary A. & Norbert Untersteiner. (1971). Some results from a time-dependent thermodynamic model of sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 76(6). 1550–1575. 813 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maykut, Gary A. & Norbert Untersteiner. (1969). Numerical Prediction of the Thermodynamic Response of Arctic Sea Ice to Environmental Changes. RAND Corporation eBooks. 35 indexed citations

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