Maurice Rattray

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Maurice Rattray is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurice Rattray has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Oceanography, 7 papers in Atmospheric Science and 5 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Maurice Rattray's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (19 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (6 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (4 papers). Maurice Rattray is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (19 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (6 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (4 papers). Maurice Rattray collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Maurice Rattray's co-authors include Donald V. Hansen, S.J. Prinsenberg, Peter Hamilton, Charles B. Officer, Robert L. Charnell, Clifford A. Barnes, Wayne V. Burt, Harold O. Mofjeld, R.J. Uncles and Edwin F. Danielsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, Journal of Physical Oceanography and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.

In The Last Decade

Maurice Rattray

30 papers receiving 916 citations

Hit Papers

NEW DIMENSIONS IN ESTUARY... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 100 200 300 400
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. NEW DIMENSIONS IN ESTUARY CLASSIFICATION1
    1966 491 citations Donald V. Hansen, Maurice Rattray Limnology and Oceanography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maurice Rattray United States 12 854 404 323 246 228 30 1.1k
Günter Dietrich Germany 11 629 0.7× 374 0.9× 99 0.3× 181 0.7× 263 1.2× 23 899
J. Kalf Netherlands 15 380 0.4× 197 0.5× 301 0.9× 364 1.5× 118 0.5× 16 832
J.C. Salomon France 14 445 0.5× 265 0.7× 419 1.3× 437 1.8× 304 1.3× 20 994
J. McNeil United States 11 1.2k 1.4× 346 0.9× 131 0.4× 421 1.7× 408 1.8× 13 1.5k
Jörg‐Olaf Wolff Germany 23 883 1.0× 606 1.5× 280 0.9× 273 1.1× 487 2.1× 57 1.3k
Virginie Lafon France 15 503 0.6× 273 0.7× 250 0.8× 445 1.8× 192 0.8× 35 948
M.T. Babu India 20 574 0.7× 262 0.6× 168 0.5× 163 0.7× 281 1.2× 42 911
Daniel G. MacDonald United States 16 751 0.9× 542 1.3× 338 1.0× 234 1.0× 201 0.9× 37 1.0k
Peter Niiler United States 11 858 1.0× 557 1.4× 89 0.3× 139 0.6× 452 2.0× 14 1.4k
Martin C. Miller United States 8 224 0.3× 309 0.8× 835 2.6× 658 2.7× 55 0.2× 16 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Maurice Rattray

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maurice Rattray

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maurice Rattray

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maurice Rattray. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maurice Rattray 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 Maurice Rattray. Maurice Rattray 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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Rattray, Maurice. (1985). The effect of bathymetry on the deep flow in Drake Passage. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 32(2). 127–147. 2 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice & R.J. Uncles. (1983). On the predictability of the 137Cs distribution in the Severn Estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 16(5). 475–487. 5 indexed citations
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Shetye, S.R. & Maurice Rattray. (1982). The effect of varying bathymetry on steady, zonal equivalent-barotropic jets. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 29(1). 17–44. 4 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice. (1982). A Simple Exact Treatment of the Baroclinicity-Bathymetry Interaction in a Frictional, Iterative, Diagnostic Ocean Model. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 12(10). 997–1003. 10 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice & Charles B. Officer. (1981). Discussion of trace metals in the waters of a partially-mixed estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 12(3). 251–266. 11 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice & Charles B. Officer. (1979). Distribution of a non-conservative constituent in an estuary with application to the numerical simulation of dissolved silica in the San Francisco Bay. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science. 8(5). 489–494. 12 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Peter & Maurice Rattray. (1978). A Numerical Model of the Depth-Dependent, Wind-Driven Upwelling Circulation on a Continental shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 8(3). 437–457. 38 indexed citations
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Prinsenberg, S.J. & Maurice Rattray. (1975). Effects of continental slope and variable Brunt-Väisälä frequency on the coastal generation of internal tides. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 22(4). 251–263. 58 indexed citations
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Prinsenberg, S.J., et al.. (1974). Generation and dissipation of coastal internal tides. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 21(4). 263–281. 56 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice, et al.. (1974). Theoretical analysis of conditions in a salt wedge. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science. 2(4). 375–394. 47 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice & Robert L. Charnell. (1966). Quasigeostrophic Free Oscillations in Enclosed Basins. 11 indexed citations
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Hansen, Donald V. & Maurice Rattray. (1966). NEW DIMENSIONS IN ESTUARY CLASSIFICATION1. Limnology and Oceanography. 11(3). 319–326. 491 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rattray, Maurice, et al.. (1964). The influence of variable depth on steady zonal barotropic flow. Ocean Dynamics. 17(4). 164–174. 16 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice. (1960). On the Coastal Generation of Internal Tides. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 12(1). 54–62. 121 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice. (1960). On the Coastal Generation of Internal Tides. Tellus. 12(1). 54–62. 80 indexed citations
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Morse, Richard M., Maurice Rattray, Robert G. Paquette, & Clifford A. Barnes. (1958). The Measurement of Transports and Currents in Small Tidal Streams by an Electromagnetic Method. ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington). 2 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice. (1957). On the offshore distribution of tide and tidal current. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 38(5). 675–680. 7 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice. (1957). Propagation and dissipation of long internal waves. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 38(4). 495–500. 15 indexed citations
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Rattray, Maurice & Wayne V. Burt. (1956). A comparison of methods for forecasting wave generation. Deep Sea Research (1953). 3(2). 140–144. 5 indexed citations
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Paquette, Robert G., et al.. (1955). Microsalinometer for oceanographic model studies. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 36(3). 406–412. 1 indexed citations

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