Kraig B. Winters

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Kraig B. Winters is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Kraig B. Winters has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Oceanography, 34 papers in Atmospheric Science and 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Kraig B. Winters's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (44 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (19 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers). Kraig B. Winters is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (44 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (19 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers). Kraig B. Winters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Kraig B. Winters's co-authors include Eric A. D’Asaro, James J. Riley, Jennifer MacKinnon, Jörg Imberger, Ângelo Saggio, Ben R. Hodges, David A. Siegel, Satoshi Mitarai, Gregory N. Ivey and Roy Barkan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Kraig B. Winters

63 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Available potential energ... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Available potential energy and mixing in density-stratified fluids
    1995 443 citations Kraig B. Winters, James J. Riley et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kraig B. Winters United States 28 2.2k 1.3k 976 451 444 64 3.0k
Ann E. Gargett United States 34 3.2k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.5× 423 0.9× 410 0.9× 74 4.0k
T. R. Osborn United States 20 2.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 359 0.8× 411 0.9× 42 3.4k
T. Rossby United States 35 3.3k 1.5× 1.9k 1.5× 1.7k 1.8× 187 0.4× 402 0.9× 101 4.2k
Paul H. LeBlond Canada 29 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 597 0.6× 433 1.0× 1.0k 2.3× 82 3.7k
Dale B. Haidvogel United States 39 4.8k 2.2× 2.7k 2.0× 2.8k 2.9× 561 1.2× 528 1.2× 91 6.0k
Laurence Armi United States 37 3.6k 1.7× 2.4k 1.8× 1.4k 1.4× 283 0.6× 1.0k 2.3× 82 4.9k
Hans van Haren Netherlands 33 2.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.1× 794 0.8× 812 1.8× 687 1.5× 183 3.7k
Peter A. Davies United Kingdom 27 1.2k 0.6× 762 0.6× 386 0.4× 392 0.9× 619 1.4× 123 2.2k
Barry Ruddick Canada 28 2.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 911 0.9× 188 0.4× 239 0.5× 60 2.8k
Ren‐Chieh Lien United States 38 3.5k 1.6× 2.0k 1.5× 1.3k 1.3× 258 0.6× 472 1.1× 100 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kraig B. Winters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kraig B. Winters

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, Ethan, Arantza Ugalde, Hugo F. Martins, et al.. (2023). Distributed acoustic sensing over available fiber networks: what can available fiber infrastructure tell us about our planet?. e_Buah. 5–5. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Ethan, Arantza Ugalde, Hugo F. Martins, et al.. (2023). Fiber‐Optic Observations of Internal Waves and Tides. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(9). 20 indexed citations
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Ramón, Cintia L., et al.. (2021). Bathymetry and latitude modify lake warming under ice. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 25(4). 1813–1825. 26 indexed citations
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Winters, Kraig B., et al.. (2020). The effect of a strong density step on blocked stratified flow over topography. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 889. 3 indexed citations
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Winters, Kraig B., et al.. (2019). Stratified Flows over and around Long Dynamically Tall Mountain Ridges. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 76(5). 1265–1287. 8 indexed citations
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Winters, Kraig B.. (2015). Tidally driven mixing and dissipation in the stratified boundary layer above steep submarine topography. Geophysical Research Letters. 42(17). 7123–7130. 38 indexed citations
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Winters, Kraig B. & Roy Barkan. (2013). Available potential energy density for Boussinesq fluid flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 714. 476–488. 30 indexed citations
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Barkan, Roy, Kraig B. Winters, & Stefan G. Llewellyn Smith. (2013). Rotating horizontal convection. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 723. 556–586. 28 indexed citations
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Winters, Kraig B. & Laurence Armi. (2013). The response of a continuously stratified fluid to an oscillating flow past an obstacle. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 727. 83–118. 19 indexed citations
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Pham, Hieu T., Sutanu Sarkar, & Kraig B. Winters. (2013). Large-Eddy Simulation of Deep-Cycle Turbulence in an Equatorial Undercurrent Model. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 43(11). 2490–2502. 24 indexed citations
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Flynn, M. R., et al.. (2009). Low-mode internal tide generation by topography: an experimental and numerical investigation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 636. 91–108. 44 indexed citations
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Siegel, David A., Satoshi Mitarai, Christopher Costello, et al.. (2008). The stochastic nature of larval connectivity among nearshore marine populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(26). 8974–8979. 323 indexed citations
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Flynn, M. R., et al.. (2008). Low-mode Internal Tide Generation: an Experimental and Numerical Investigation. AGUFM. 2008. 3 indexed citations
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Winters, Kraig B.. (2008). Growth of inertia–gravity waves in sheared inertial currents. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 601. 85–100. 4 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Jennifer & Kraig B. Winters. (2005). Subtropical catastrophe: Significant loss of low‐mode tidal energy at 28.9°. Geophysical Research Letters. 32(15). 176 indexed citations
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D’Asaro, Eric A., et al.. (2004). Lagrangian Estimates of Diapycnal Mixing in a Simulated K–H Instability. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 21(5). 799–809. 7 indexed citations
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Barry, Michael A., Gregory N. Ivey, Kraig B. Winters, & Jörg Imberger. (2001). Measurements of diapycnal diffusivities in stratified fluids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 442. 267–291. 96 indexed citations
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Hodges, Ben R., Jörg Imberger, Ângelo Saggio, & Kraig B. Winters. (2000). Modeling basin‐scale internal waves in a stratified lake. Limnology and Oceanography. 45(7). 1603–1620. 330 indexed citations
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Winters, Kraig B. & D. Rouseff. (1993). Tomographic reconstruction of stratified fluid flow. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 40(1). 26–33. 27 indexed citations
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Winters, Kraig B. & James J. Riley. (1992). Instability of internal waves near a critical level. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 16(3-4). 249–278. 51 indexed citations

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