J. C. McWilliams

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

J. C. McWilliams is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. C. McWilliams has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Oceanography and 8 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in J. C. McWilliams's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (10 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (8 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (6 papers). J. C. McWilliams is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (10 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (8 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (6 papers). J. C. McWilliams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Russia. J. C. McWilliams's co-authors include Norman J. Zabusky, M. V. Melander, Alexander F. Shchepetkin, M. Jeroen Molemaker, Xavier Capet, Rodney Kinney, Allan R. Robinson, Jeffrey B. Weiss, Antonello Provenzale and Peter R. Gent and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

J. C. McWilliams

26 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Mesoscale to Submesoscale Transition in the California Current System. Part I: Flow Structure, Eddy Flux, and Observational Tests

2008 578 citations Xavier Capet, J. C. McWilliams et al. Journal of Physical Oceanography profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. C. McWilliams United States	16	944	816	626	515	281	26	1.7k
M. S. Dubovikov United States	17	776 0.8×	581 0.7×	596 1.0×	228 0.4×	215 0.8×	53	1.4k
A. A. White United Kingdom	17	999 1.1×	1.6k 2.0×	1.5k 2.4×	251 0.5×	528 1.9×	58	2.5k
Bach Lien Hua France	26	1.6k 1.7×	1.0k 1.3×	998 1.6×	262 0.5×	127 0.5×	52	2.0k
R. T. Williams United States	21	774 0.8×	1.5k 1.8×	1.0k 1.7×	209 0.4×	164 0.6×	59	1.9k
Semion Sukoriansky Israel	20	557 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	811 1.3×	356 0.7×	438 1.6×	49	1.7k
Erik Lindborg Sweden	24	804 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	927 1.5×	930 1.8×	580 2.1×	45	2.3k
H. L. Kuo United States	20	558 0.6×	2.0k 2.5×	1.7k 2.8×	314 0.6×	287 1.0×	53	2.6k
J. Werne United States	24	326 0.3×	685 0.8×	382 0.6×	760 1.5×	698 2.5×	48	1.6k
Timour Radko United States	21	1.3k 1.4×	926 1.1×	847 1.4×	268 0.5×	149 0.5×	89	1.8k
Eyal Heifetz Israel	22	744 0.8×	669 0.8×	544 0.9×	214 0.4×	214 0.8×	79	1.5k

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Fovell, Robert G., K. N. Liou, J. C. McWilliams, et al.. (2009). A PROJECTION OF THE COLD SEASON HYDROCLIMATE IN CALIFORNIA IN MID- TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY UNDER THE SRES-A1B EMISSION SCENARIO. 2 indexed citations

Mitarai, Satoshi, David A. Siegel, James R. Watson, Can Dong, & J. C. McWilliams. (2008). Quantifying Connectivity in the Coastal Ocean. AGUFM. 2008. 4 indexed citations

Capet, Xavier, J. C. McWilliams, M. Jeroen Molemaker, & Alexander F. Shchepetkin. (2008). Mesoscale to Submesoscale Transition in the California Current System. Part I: Flow Structure, Eddy Flux, and Observational Tests. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 38(1). 29–43. 578 indexed citations breakdown →

Hardenberg, Jost von, J. C. McWilliams, Antonello Provenzale, Alexander F. Shchepetkin, & Jeffrey B. Weiss. (2000). Vortex merging in quasi-geostrophic flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 412. 331–353. 54 indexed citations

Kinney, Rodney & J. C. McWilliams. (1999). Reduced dynamical equations for the high‐latitude thermosphere: Ion drag balance. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(A4). 6805–6812. 1 indexed citations

Kinney, Rodney & J. C. McWilliams. (1998). Turbulent cascades in anisotropic magnetohydrodynamics. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 57(6). 7111–7121. 54 indexed citations

Kinney, Rodney, J. C. McWilliams, & T. Tajima. (1995). Coherent structures and turbulent cascades in two-dimensional incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. Physics of Plasmas. 2(10). 3623–3639. 44 indexed citations

Kinney, Rodney, T. Tajima, N. Petviashvili, & J. C. McWilliams. (1993). Discrete vortex representation of magnetohydrodynamics. Physical Review Letters. 71(11). 1712–1715. 3 indexed citations

Carnevale, G. F., J. C. McWilliams, Yves Pomeau, Jeffrey B. Weiss, & W. R. Young. (1992). Rates, pathways, and end states of nonlinear evolution in decaying two-dimensional turbulence: Scaling theory versus selective decay. Physics of Fluids A Fluid Dynamics. 4(6). 1314–1316. 56 indexed citations

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Verron, Jacques, E. J. Hopfinger, & J. C. McWilliams. (1990). Sensitivity to initial conditions in the merging of two-layer baroclinic vortices. Physics of Fluids A Fluid Dynamics. 2(6). 886–889. 25 indexed citations

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Herring, Jackson R. & J. C. McWilliams. (1989). Lecture notes on turbulence : lecture notes from the NCAR-GTP summer school, June 1987. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Herring, Jackson R. & J. C. McWilliams. (1989). Lecture Notes on Turbulence. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 23 indexed citations

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Melander, M. V., Norman J. Zabusky, & J. C. McWilliams. (1987). Asymmetric vortex merger in two dimensions: Which vortex is ‘‘victorious’’?. The Physics of Fluids. 30(9). 2610–2612. 71 indexed citations

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McWilliams, J. C.. (1983). On the relevance of two-dimensional turbulence to geophysical fluid motions. 83–97. 7 indexed citations

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McWilliams, J. C. & Peter R. Gent. (1978). A Coupled Air and Sea Model for the Tropical Pacific. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 35(6). 962–989. 34 indexed citations

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McWilliams, J. C.. (1975). Analysis of solar radiation measurements at Valentia Observatory for the 11-year period 1964-1974. Trinity's Access to Research Output (TARA) (Trinity College Dublin). 1 indexed citations

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Robinson, Allan R. & J. C. McWilliams. (1974). The Baroclinic Instability of the Open Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 4(3). 281–294. 65 indexed citations

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McWilliams, J. C.. (1974). Forced transient flow and small scale topography. 6(1). 49–79. 13 indexed citations

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McWilliams, J. C. & Allan R. Robinson. (1974). A wave analysis of the Polygon array in the tropical Atlantic. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 21(5). 359–368. 15 indexed citations

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McWilliams, J. C. & Jude Byrne. (1951). Averages in rainfall for stations in Ireland 1916-1950. Trinity's Access to Research Output (TARA) (Trinity College Dublin). 1 indexed citations

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