Kelly M. Brunt

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kelly M. Brunt is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Kelly M. Brunt has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Atmospheric Science, 22 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Kelly M. Brunt's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (41 papers), Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (22 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (17 papers). Kelly M. Brunt is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (41 papers), Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (22 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (17 papers). Kelly M. Brunt collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Kelly M. Brunt's co-authors include H. A. Fricker, T. Neumann, Lori A. Magruder, Laurie Padman, B. E. Smith, Douglas R. MacAyeal, Michael Alonzo, Alex Gardner, T. Markus and David R. Sherrod and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Remote Sensing of Environment and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kelly M. Brunt

58 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Pervasive ice sheet mass loss reflects competing ocean an... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Pervasive ice sheet mass loss reflects competing ocean and atmosphere processes
    2020 343 citations Ben Smith, H. A. Fricker et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kelly M. Brunt United States 27 1.8k 843 478 447 334 58 2.4k
B. M. Csathó United States 29 2.5k 1.4× 715 0.8× 519 1.1× 449 1.0× 442 1.3× 93 3.2k
Ben Smith United States 22 3.1k 1.7× 1.3k 1.6× 703 1.5× 231 0.5× 357 1.1× 32 3.5k
David Shean United States 29 2.6k 1.5× 806 1.0× 667 1.4× 253 0.6× 279 0.8× 100 3.4k
E. Frederick United States 19 1.9k 1.0× 517 0.6× 376 0.8× 279 0.6× 305 0.9× 27 2.5k
Christopher Nuth Norway 26 4.7k 2.6× 1.2k 1.5× 1.0k 2.1× 178 0.4× 404 1.2× 52 5.0k
S. Manizade United States 18 1.7k 0.9× 418 0.5× 317 0.7× 200 0.4× 292 0.9× 30 2.2k
Anita C. Brenner United States 20 2.2k 1.2× 666 0.8× 531 1.1× 689 1.5× 747 2.2× 51 3.3k
B. Legrésy France 29 1.8k 1.0× 504 0.6× 326 0.7× 207 0.5× 504 1.5× 81 2.5k
Frédérique Rémy France 33 2.8k 1.5× 772 0.9× 490 1.0× 240 0.5× 437 1.3× 130 3.5k
G. S. Hamilton United States 33 3.8k 2.1× 1.1k 1.3× 746 1.6× 112 0.3× 442 1.3× 92 4.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kelly M. Brunt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Ben, H. A. Fricker, Alex Gardner, et al.. (2020). Pervasive ice sheet mass loss reflects competing ocean and atmosphere processes. Science. 368(6496). 1239–1242. 343 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hawley, R. L., T. Neumann, C. Max Stevens, Kelly M. Brunt, & Tyler Sutterley. (2020). Greenland Ice Sheet Elevation Change: Direct Observation of Process and Attribution at Summit. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(22). 8 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., B. E. Smith, Tyler Sutterley, N. T. Kurtz, & T. Neumann. (2020). Comparisons of Satellite and Airborne Altimetry With Ground‐Based Data From the Interior of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(2). 43 indexed citations
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Flanner, M., et al.. (2020). Using ICESat-2 and Operation IceBridge altimetry for supraglacial lake depth retrievals. ˜The œcryosphere. 14(11). 4253–4263. 27 indexed citations
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Studinger, M., Brooke Medley, Kelly M. Brunt, et al.. (2020). Temporal and spatial variability in surface roughness and accumulation rate around 88° S from repeat airborne geophysical surveys. ˜The œcryosphere. 14(10). 3287–3308. 6 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., T. Neumann, & B. E. Smith. (2019). Assessment of ICESat‐2 Ice Sheet Surface Heights, Based on Comparisons Over the Interior of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(22). 13072–13078. 133 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., T. Neumann, & Christopher F. Larsen. (2018). Assessment of altimetry using ground-based GPS data from the 88S Traverse, Antarctica, in support of ICESat-2. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 3 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., R. L. Hawley, M. Studinger, et al.. (2017). Assessment of NASA airborne laser altimetry data using ground-based GPS data near Summit Station, Greenland. ˜The œcryosphere. 11(2). 681–692. 36 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., T. Neumann, J. M. Amundson, et al.. (2016). MABEL photon-counting laser altimetry data in Alaska for ICESat-2 simulations and development. 4 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., T. Neumann, J. M. Amundson, et al.. (2016). MABEL photon-counting laser altimetry data in Alaska for ICESat-2simulations and development. ˜The œcryosphere. 10(4). 1707–1719. 32 indexed citations
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Borsa, A. A., Geir Moholdt, H. A. Fricker, & Kelly M. Brunt. (2014). A range correction for ICESat and its potential impact on ice-sheet mass balance studies. ˜The œcryosphere. 8(2). 345–357. 84 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., T. Neumann, Kaitlin M. Walsh, & T. Markus. (2013). MABEL Photon-Counting Laser Altimetry Data for ICESat-2 Simulations and Development. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Borsa, A. A., Kelly M. Brunt, F. Denis, et al.. (2012). Summary of ICESat-1 inter-campaign elevation biases and detection methods. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 6 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., T. Neumann, T. Markus, et al.. (2011). MABEL photon-counting altimetry data for ICESat-2 simulations. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 2 indexed citations
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Bindschadler, Robert, Hyeungu Choi, Robert G. Bingham, et al.. (2011). Getting around Antarctica: new high-resolution mappings of the grounded and freely-floating boundaries of the Antarctic ice sheet created for the International Polar Year. ˜The œcryosphere. 5(3). 569–588. 188 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., A. A. Borsa, & H. A. Fricker. (2009). Repeated GPS surveys of the salar de Uyuni for continued calibration of ICESat altimeter data. AGUFM. 2009. 2 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., H. A. Fricker, Laurie Padman, & Douglas R. MacAyeal. (2008). Using Tidal Signals in ICESat Data to Characterize the Grounding Zones of Siple Coast Ice Streams. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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MacAyeal, Douglas R., et al.. (2007). All Quiet on the Seaward Ice Front. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Brunt, Kelly M., et al.. (2006). Observations and Models of Tidally Pulsed Flow of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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