Johan Nilsson

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Johan Nilsson is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Nilsson has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Atmospheric Science, 54 papers in Oceanography and 43 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Johan Nilsson's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (50 papers), Climate variability and models (43 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (39 papers). Johan Nilsson is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (50 papers), Climate variability and models (43 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (39 papers). Johan Nilsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Johan Nilsson's co-authors include Adam H. Sobel, Lorenzo M. Polvani, Gösta Walin, Rodrigo Caballero, Harald Lejenäs, John Marshall, Göran Björk, Göran Broström, Jonas Nycander and Marcus Löfverström and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Johan Nilsson

93 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Weak Temperature Gradient Approximation and Balanced ... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 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 Weak Temperature Gradient Approximation and Balanced Tropical Moisture Waves*
    2001 518 citations Johan Nilsson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johan Nilsson Sweden 30 2.4k 1.5k 1.3k 612 209 96 3.2k
Dan Kelley Canada 25 931 0.4× 490 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 271 0.4× 100 0.5× 53 2.7k
Mary Elliot France 24 1.4k 0.6× 415 0.3× 428 0.3× 391 0.6× 128 0.6× 50 2.1k
Edward Bryant Australia 29 1.3k 0.5× 173 0.1× 228 0.2× 160 0.3× 87 0.4× 87 3.0k
Alexander J. Dickson United Kingdom 31 1.2k 0.5× 65 0.0× 359 0.3× 305 0.5× 157 0.8× 81 3.0k
Manel Fernández Spain 45 826 0.3× 91 0.1× 269 0.2× 108 0.2× 335 1.6× 128 6.8k
Hisashi Narita Japan 20 560 0.2× 137 0.1× 369 0.3× 332 0.5× 17 0.1× 61 1.2k
J. M. Miranda Portugal 28 833 0.3× 85 0.1× 223 0.2× 125 0.2× 165 0.8× 107 3.2k
B.N. Desai India 12 382 0.2× 286 0.2× 786 0.6× 134 0.2× 23 0.1× 78 1.4k
Hans-Jürgen Hirche Germany 41 637 0.3× 2.4k 1.6× 3.3k 2.5× 376 0.6× 26 0.1× 116 4.8k
Fabien Palhol France 10 489 0.2× 71 0.0× 147 0.1× 157 0.3× 61 0.3× 13 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Johan Nilsson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Johan Nilsson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johan Nilsson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Johan Nilsson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Johan Nilsson 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 Johan Nilsson. Johan Nilsson 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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Chafik, Léon, Marius Årthun, Helene R. Langehaug, Johan Nilsson, & T. Rossby. (2025). The Nordic Seas overturning is modulated by northward-propagating thermohaline anomalies. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).
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Isachsen, Pål Erik, et al.. (2025). The Wind‐Driven Time‐Variable Circulation in the Arctic Mediterranean. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 130(4). 1 indexed citations
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Isachsen, Pål Erik, et al.. (2024). Instability and Mesoscale Eddy Fluxes in an Idealized 3‐Layer Beaufort Gyre. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 129(8). 1 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, et al.. (2023). Hydraulic suppression of basal glacier melt in sill fjords. ˜The œcryosphere. 17(6). 2455–2476. 4 indexed citations
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Koszalka, Inga Monika, et al.. (2023). Basal melt rates and ocean circulation under the Ryder Glacier ice tongue and their response to climate warming: a high-resolution modelling study. ˜The œcryosphere. 17(7). 2755–2777. 3 indexed citations
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Chafik, Léon, et al.. (2023). The Faroe‐Shetland Channel Jet: Structure, Variability, and Driving Mechanisms. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(4). 2 indexed citations
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O’Regan, Matt, Thomas M. Cronin, Brendan T. Reilly, et al.. (2021). The Holocene dynamics of Ryder Glacier and ice tongue in north Greenland. ˜The œcryosphere. 15(8). 4073–4097. 15 indexed citations
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O’Regan, Matt, Thomas M. Cronin, Brendan T. Reilly, et al.. (2021). The Holocene dynamics of Ryder Glacier and ice tongue in north Greenland.
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Chafik, Léon, et al.. (2021). A Satellite‐Based Lagrangian Perspective on Atlantic Water Fractionation Between Arctic Gateways. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(11). 3 indexed citations
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Chafik, Léon, et al.. (2020). Mechanisms of decadal changes in sea surface height and heat content in the eastern Nordic Seas. Ocean science. 16(3). 715–728. 10 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, et al.. (2019). Arctic Ocean Freshwater Dynamics: Transient Response to Increasing River Runoff and Precipitation. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(7). 5205–5219. 18 indexed citations
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Stranne, Christian, Larry A. Mayer, Martin Jakobsson, et al.. (2018). Acoustic mapping of mixed layer depth. Ocean science. 14(3). 503–514. 17 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan. (2018). Jordens oceaner ur fysikperspektiv. 94. 74–94. 1 indexed citations
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Björk, Göran, Martin Jakobsson, Karen M. Assmann, et al.. (2018). Bathymetry and oceanic flow structure at two deep passages crossing the Lomonosov Ridge. Ocean science. 14(1). 1–13. 17 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, Martin Jakobsson, Chris Borstad, et al.. (2017). Ice-shelf damming in the glacial Arctic Ocean: dynamical regimes of a basin-covering kilometre-thick ice shelf. ˜The œcryosphere. 11(4). 1745–1765. 9 indexed citations
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Jakobsson, Martin, Christof Pearce, Thomas M. Cronin, et al.. (2017). Post-glacial flooding of the Bering Land Bridge dated to 11 cal ka BP based on new geophysical and sediment records. Climate of the past. 13(8). 991–1005. 91 indexed citations
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Jakobsson, Martin, Christof Pearce, Thomas M. Cronin, et al.. (2017). Post-glacial flooding of the Beringia Land Bridge dated to 11,000 cal yrs BP based on new geophysical and sediment records. 5 indexed citations
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Löfverström, Marcus, Rodrigo Caballero, Johan Nilsson, & Johan Klemån. (2014). Evolution of the large-scale atmospheric circulation in response to changing ice sheets over the last glacial cycle. Climate of the past. 10(4). 1453–1471. 111 indexed citations
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