Martin Sharp

19.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
229 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Martin Sharp is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Sharp has authored 229 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Atmospheric Science, 47 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 41 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Martin Sharp's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (185 papers), Climate change and permafrost (123 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (67 papers). Martin Sharp is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (185 papers), Climate change and permafrost (123 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (67 papers). Martin Sharp collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Martin Sharp's co-authors include Ian Willis, Martyn Tranter, Alex Gardner, Bryn Hubbard, Peter Nienow, Mark Skidmore, David Burgess, Giles H. Brown, Julian A. Dowdeswell and Luke Copland and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Martin Sharp

229 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Reconciled Estimate of Glacier Contributions to Sea Level Rise: 2003 to 2009

2013 980 citations Martin Sharp et al. profile →
The Randolph Glacier Inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers

2014 912 citations Martin Sharp et al. Journal of Glaciology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martin Sharp Canada	66	11.5k	2.5k	2.1k	2.0k	1.3k	229	13.7k
Roderik S. W. van de Wal Netherlands	61	9.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	2.9k 2.2×	243	11.1k
Joseph R. McConnell United States	60	8.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	617 0.3×	679 0.3×	3.8k 2.9×	250	10.4k
Eric J. Steig United States	60	12.4k 1.1×	3.1k 1.2×	741 0.4×	803 0.4×	4.1k 3.1×	207	13.9k
Martyn Tranter United Kingdom	65	8.2k 0.7×	5.9k 2.4×	346 0.2×	597 0.3×	879 0.7×	272	11.9k
Jon Ove Hagen Norway	47	6.9k 0.6×	947 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	703 0.5×	124	7.9k
Philippe Huybrechts Belgium	62	10.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.7×	210	11.7k
Jonathan Bamber United Kingdom	58	11.5k 1.0×	979 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	3.3k 1.6×	2.7k 2.0×	243	13.4k
Tobias Bolch Switzerland	60	14.2k 1.2×	743 0.3×	2.5k 1.2×	2.4k 1.2×	2.9k 2.2×	158	16.2k
M. R. van den Broeke Netherlands	96	29.6k 2.6×	2.4k 1.0×	4.3k 2.1×	8.6k 4.3×	8.3k 6.2×	470	32.5k
Eric Wolff United Kingdom	65	11.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	294 0.1×	332 0.2×	3.1k 2.3×	280	12.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Martin Sharp

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martin Sharp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Sharp

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fitzsimons, Sean J., Martin Sharp, & Réginald Lorrain. (2023). Subglacial deformation of permafrost beneath Wright Lower Glacier, Antarctica as revealed by direct observations and measurements from a subglacial tunnel. Geomorphology. 440. 108886–108886. 2 indexed citations

Silva, Amila O. De, Cora J. Young, Christine N. Spencer, et al.. (2023). Canadian high arctic ice core records of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 25(12). 2001–2014. 6 indexed citations

Pickard, Heidi M., Alison S. Criscitiello, Christine Spencer, et al.. (2020). Ice Core Record of Persistent Short‐Chain Fluorinated Alkyl Acids: Evidence of the Impact From Global Environmental Regulations. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(10). 80 indexed citations

Dubnick, Ashley, et al.. (2020). Basal thermal regime affects the biogeochemistry of subglacial systems. Biogeosciences. 17(4). 963–977. 7 indexed citations

Pickard, Heidi M., Alison S. Criscitiello, Christine Spencer, et al.. (2018). Continuous non-marine inputs of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the High Arctic: a multi-decadal temporal record. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(7). 5045–5058. 72 indexed citations

Mortimer, Colleen & Martin Sharp. (2018). Spatiotemporal variability of Canadian High Arctic glacier surface albedo from MODIS data, 2001–2016. The cryosphere. 12(2). 701–720. 18 indexed citations

Sharp, Martin & Martyn Tranter. (2017). 7. Rates of Chemical Weathering in Glaciated Terrain (MT). 6(2). 261–265. 1 indexed citations

Sharp, Martin & Martyn Tranter. (2017). 4. The First Haut Glacier D’arolla Project (MT). 6(2). 201–214. 1 indexed citations

Barrand, Nicholas E., Robert G. Way, Trevor Bell, & Martin Sharp. (2017). Recent changes in area and thickness of Torngat Mountain glaciers (northern Labrador, Canada). The cryosphere. 11(1). 157–168. 6 indexed citations

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Wolken, G. J., Martin Sharp, Chris Derksen, et al.. (2011). Integrated Pan-Arctic Melt Onset Detection From Satellite Active/Passive Microwave Measurements, 2000-2009. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 3 indexed citations

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Atkinson, David, Ross Brown, B T Alt, et al.. (2006). Canadian cryospheric response to an anomalous warm summer: A synthesis of the climate change action fund project “the state of the arctic cryosphere during the extreme warm summer of 1998”. ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN. 44(4). 347–375. 41 indexed citations

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Hubbard, Alun, et al.. (2003). Mechanisms controlling the propagation of a glacier wide speed up event: Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 11551. 1 indexed citations

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Blais, Jules M., D. W. Schindler, Derek C. G. Muir, et al.. (2001). Melting Glaciers: A Major Source of Persistent Organochlorines to Subalpine Bow Lake in Banff National Park, Canada. AMBIO. 30(7). 410–415. 143 indexed citations

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Blais, Jules M., David W. Schindler, Derek C. G. Muir, et al.. (2001). Melting Glaciers: A Major Source of Persistent Organochlorines to Subalpine Bow Lake in Banff National Park, Canada. AMBIO. 30(7). 410–410. 6 indexed citations

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Sharp, Martin, Jean Jouzel, Bryn Hubbard, & Wendy Lawson. (1994). The character, structure and origin of the basal ice layer of a surge-type glacier. Journal of Glaciology. 40(135). 327–340. 15 indexed citations

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Tranter, Martyn, Giles H. Brown, R. Raiswell, Martin Sharp, & Angela M. Gurnell. (1993). A conceptual model of solute acquisition by Alpine glacial meltwaters. Journal of Glaciology. 39(133). 573–581. 65 indexed citations

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Sharp, Martin. (1985). “Crevasse-Fill” Ridges—A Landform Type Characteristic of Surging Glaciers?. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 67(3-4). 213–220. 115 indexed citations

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Sharp, Martin, et al.. (1985). Measurement of air pollution and other factors relating to the practice of straw and stubble burning. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 44(6). 383–8. 3 indexed citations

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Sharp, Martin. (1982). Modification of Clasts in Lodgement Tills by Glacial Erosion. Journal of Glaciology. 28(100). 475–481. 10 indexed citations

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McGregor, Craig & Martin Sharp. (1968). People, politics and pop : Australians in the sixties. 5 indexed citations

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