K. Bryan

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

K. Bryan is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Bryan has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Oceanography, 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in K. Bryan's work include Climate variability and models (10 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (9 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (7 papers). K. Bryan is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (10 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (9 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (7 papers). K. Bryan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. K. Bryan's co-authors include Syukuro Manabe, Michael J. Spelman, Lesley Lewis, R. J. Stouffer, Keith W. Dixon, J. R. Toggweiler, W. D. Hibler, J. L. Sarmiento, Ronald J. Stouffer and Stephen M. Griffies and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

K. Bryan

21 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Transient Responses of a Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Model t... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1991 1979 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. Transient Responses of a Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Model to Gradual Changes of Atmospheric CO2. Part I. Annual Mean Response
    1991 885 citations Syukuro Manabe, R. J. Stouffer et al. Journal of Climate profile →
  2. A water mass model of the World Ocean
    1979 465 citations K. Bryan, Lesley Lewis Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Bryan United States 15 2.0k 2.0k 1.5k 245 140 21 2.9k
Kwang‐Yul Kim South Korea 32 2.0k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 953 0.6× 120 0.5× 251 1.8× 99 2.9k
V. A. Alexeev United States 24 2.0k 1.0× 2.8k 1.5× 505 0.3× 325 1.3× 190 1.4× 73 3.4k
Robert B. Thorpe United Kingdom 20 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 717 0.5× 144 0.6× 242 1.7× 45 2.4k
Hideyuki Nakano Japan 27 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 160 0.7× 259 1.9× 81 2.8k
K. P. Koltermann Russia 24 1.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 547 2.2× 135 1.0× 60 2.6k
Julie M. Caron United States 20 3.6k 1.8× 3.4k 1.7× 1.5k 1.0× 71 0.3× 119 0.8× 31 4.1k
Dmitry Sein Germany 33 2.0k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 212 0.9× 224 1.6× 122 3.0k
Gennady A. Chepurin United States 13 3.5k 1.8× 2.7k 1.4× 2.4k 1.6× 82 0.3× 218 1.6× 21 4.0k
Francis Codron France 23 2.1k 1.1× 2.1k 1.1× 735 0.5× 74 0.3× 144 1.0× 55 2.7k
Anders Omstedt Sweden 34 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.4× 439 1.8× 410 2.9× 114 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Bryan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Bryan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Bryan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Bryan 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 K. Bryan. K. Bryan 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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Baroutaji, Ahmad, et al.. (2019). Compaction analysis and optimisation of convex-faced pharmaceutical tablets using numerical techniques. Particuology. 47. 10–21. 9 indexed citations
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Bryan, K., et al.. (2013). Development of a Model for Teaching Manipulation of a Distal Radial Fracture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(5). 433–438. 14 indexed citations
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Bryan, K., et al.. (2012). The influence of equipment variations on sliotar–hurley impact in the Irish game of hurling. Sports Engineering. 15(4). 177–188. 3 indexed citations
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Griffies, Stephen M. & K. Bryan. (1997). A predictability study of simulated North Atlantic multidecadal variability. Climate Dynamics. 13(7-8). 459–487. 146 indexed citations
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Tréguier, Anne‐Marie, et al.. (1996). Properties of nonuniform grids used in ocean general circulation models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(C9). 20877–20881. 15 indexed citations
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Bryan, K.. (1991). Numerical recovery of certain discontinuous electrical conductivities. Inverse Problems. 7(6). 827–840. 18 indexed citations
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Manabe, Syukuro, R. J. Stouffer, Michael J. Spelman, & K. Bryan. (1991). Transient Responses of a Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Model to Gradual Changes of Atmospheric CO2. Part I. Annual Mean Response. Journal of Climate. 4(8). 785–818. 885 indexed citations breakdown →
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Toggweiler, J. R., Keith W. Dixon, & K. Bryan. (1989). Simulations of radiocarbon in a coarse‐resolution world ocean model: 2. Distributions of bomb‐produced carbon 14. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(C6). 8243–8264. 121 indexed citations
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Stouffer, Ronald J., Syukuro Manabe, & K. Bryan. (1989). Interhemispheric asymmetry in climate response to a gradual increase of atmospheric CO2. Nature. 342(6250). 660–662. 239 indexed citations
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Toggweiler, J. R., Keith W. Dixon, & K. Bryan. (1989). Simulations of radiocarbon in a coarse‐resolution world ocean model: 1. Steady state prebomb distributions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(C6). 8217–8242. 248 indexed citations
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Bryan, K., Syukuro Manabe, & Michael J. Spelman. (1988). Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Transient Response of a Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Model to a CO2Forcing. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 18(6). 851–867. 52 indexed citations
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Hibler, W. D. & K. Bryan. (1987). A Diagnostic Ice–Ocean Model. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 17(7). 987–1015. 193 indexed citations
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Molinari, Robert L., K. Bryan, & Friedrich Schott. (1985). North Atlantic Circulation. Eos. 66(10). 107–107. 5 indexed citations
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Bryan, K., et al.. (1982). Transient Climate Response to Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. Science. 215(4528). 56–58. 75 indexed citations
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Sarmiento, J. L. & K. Bryan. (1982). An ocean transport model for the North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 87(C1). 394–408. 161 indexed citations
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Bryan, K.. (1982). Poleward Heat Transport by the Ocean: Observations and Models. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 10(1). 15–38. 56 indexed citations
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Manabe, Syukuro, K. Bryan, & Michael J. Spelman. (1980). A global ocean—Atmosphere climate model with seasonal variation for future studies of climate sensitivity. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 5(2). 137–137. 5 indexed citations
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Manabe, S., K. Bryan, & Michael J. Spelman. (1979). A global ocean-atmosphere climate model with seasonal variation for future studies of climate sensitivity. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 3(2-4). 393–426. 78 indexed citations
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Bryan, K. & Lesley Lewis. (1979). A water mass model of the World Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 84(C5). 2503–2517. 465 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gill, A. E. & K. Bryan. (1971). Effects of geometry on the circulation of a three-dimensional southern-hemisphere ocean model. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 18(7). 685–721. 109 indexed citations

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