Mauro Cirano

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Mauro Cirano is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mauro Cirano has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Oceanography, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Mauro Cirano's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (47 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (25 papers) and Climate variability and models (17 papers). Mauro Cirano is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (47 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (25 papers) and Climate variability and models (17 papers). Mauro Cirano collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Spain. Mauro Cirano's co-authors include John Middleton, Guilherme C. Lessa, Martinho Marta‐Almeida, Edmo Campos, Renato Mendes, João Miguel Días, Maurício M. Mata, José Antônio Moreira Lima, Richard D. Ray and Angela Hibbert and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, PLoS ONE and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Mauro Cirano

55 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Forcing Factors Affecting Sea Level Changes at the Coast
    2019 210 citations Philip Woodworth, Angélique Melet et al. Surveys in Geophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mauro Cirano Brazil 20 906 520 415 289 214 60 1.4k
Antoni Jordi Spain 24 983 1.1× 407 0.8× 357 0.9× 565 2.0× 208 1.0× 57 1.5k
Kyeong Park United States 25 940 1.0× 501 1.0× 436 1.1× 448 1.6× 342 1.6× 90 1.6k
Hidetaka Takeoka Japan 23 1.1k 1.2× 476 0.9× 398 1.0× 500 1.7× 226 1.1× 72 1.6k
A Dale United Kingdom 21 700 0.8× 352 0.7× 281 0.7× 405 1.4× 95 0.4× 47 1.2k
John Aldridge United Kingdom 20 756 0.8× 691 1.3× 178 0.4× 571 2.0× 225 1.1× 43 1.5k
Charles G. Hannah Canada 24 1.1k 1.2× 779 1.5× 528 1.3× 431 1.5× 134 0.6× 82 1.6k
Michol Ghezzo Italy 20 554 0.6× 359 0.7× 163 0.4× 449 1.6× 271 1.3× 35 1.1k
Halil İbrahim Sur Türkiye 16 1.2k 1.3× 368 0.7× 244 0.6× 250 0.9× 199 0.9× 32 1.4k
Debora Bellafiore Italy 20 671 0.7× 330 0.6× 331 0.8× 367 1.3× 398 1.9× 40 1.2k
Jochen Kämpf Australia 20 970 1.1× 533 1.0× 489 1.2× 408 1.4× 199 0.9× 53 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Mauro Cirano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mauro Cirano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mauro Cirano. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mauro Cirano. The network helps show where Mauro Cirano may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mauro Cirano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mauro Cirano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mauro Cirano 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 Mauro Cirano. Mauro Cirano 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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Veitch, Jennifer, Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul, Arthur Capet, et al.. (2025). A description of ocean forecasting applications around the globe. 5-opsr. 1–28.
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Cirano, Mauro, et al.. (2025). Spatial and temporal variability of hydrodynamics on the Amazon Continental Shelf: an observational approach. Continental Shelf Research. 291. 105491–105491. 1 indexed citations
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Cirano, Mauro, et al.. (2025). Twenty Years Monitoring the Brazil Current Along the NOAA AX97 High-Density XBT Transect. Oceanography. 1 indexed citations
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Cirano, Mauro, et al.. (2024). Pathways of surface oceanic water intrusion into the Amazon Continental Shelf. Ocean Dynamics. 74(4). 321–334. 5 indexed citations
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Góes, Marlos, et al.. (2023). An ARGO and XBT Observing System for the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and Meridional Heat Transport (AXMOC) at 22.5°S. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 129(1). 2 indexed citations
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Marta‐Almeida, Martinho, et al.. (2023). Numerical assessment of tidal potential energy in the Brazilian Equatorial Shelf. Renewable Energy. 220. 119684–119684. 4 indexed citations
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Paiva, Afonso M., et al.. (2021). Coastal trapped waves propagation along the Southwestern Atlantic Continental Shelf. Continental Shelf Research. 226. 104496–104496. 13 indexed citations
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Cirano, Mauro, Guillaume Charria, Pierre De Mey-Frémaux, Vassiliki H. Kourafalou, & Emil V. Stanev. (2021). Coastal Ocean Forecasting Science supported by GODAE OceanView Coastal Oceans and Shelf Seas Task Team (COSS-TT)—Part II. Ocean Dynamics. 71(6-7). 779–783. 3 indexed citations
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Woodworth, Philip, Angélique Melet, Marta Marcos, et al.. (2019). Forcing Factors Affecting Sea Level Changes at the Coast. Surveys in Geophysics. 40(6). 1351–1397. 210 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marta‐Almeida, Martinho, et al.. (2019). Realistic modelling of shelf-estuary regions. Ocean Dynamics. 69(11-12). 1311–1331. 7 indexed citations
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Marta‐Almeida, Martinho, et al.. (2016). Fundão Dam collapse: Oceanic dispersion of River Doce after the greatest Brazilian environmental accident. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 112(1-2). 359–364. 126 indexed citations
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Kourafalou, Vassiliki H., Peter De Mey, Joanna Staneva, et al.. (2015). Coastal Ocean Forecasting: science foundation and user benefits. Journal of Operational Oceanography. 8(sup1). s147–s167. 44 indexed citations
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Ghisolfi, Renato David, et al.. (2015). Physical Forcing Mechanisms Controlling the Variability of Chlorophyll-a over the Royal-Charlotte and Abrolhos Banks—Eastern Brazilian Shelf. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0117082–e0117082. 35 indexed citations
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Mata, Maurício M., et al.. (2012). Observations of Brazil Current baroclinic transport near 22°S: variability from the AX97 XBT transect. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 6 indexed citations
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Silva, Paulo A., et al.. (2011). Mean Circulation, Seasonal Cycle, and Eddy Interactions in the Eastern Brazilian Margin, a Nested ROMS Model. Journal of Coastal Research. 27(2). 329–329. 9 indexed citations
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Cirano, Mauro, et al.. (2010). Coastal and shelf circulation in the vicinity of Camamu Bay (14°S), Eastern Brazilian Shelf. Continental Shelf Research. 31(2). 108–119. 17 indexed citations
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Hatje, Vanessa, et al.. (2007). Trace metals and benthic macrofauna distributions in Camamu Bay, Brazil: Sediment quality prior oil and gas exploration. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 56(2). 363–370. 40 indexed citations
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Silveira, Ilson Carlos Almeida da, et al.. (2004). On the baroclinic structure of the Brazil Current–Intermediate Western Boundary Current system at 22°–23°S. Geophysical Research Letters. 31(14). 107 indexed citations
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Cirano, Mauro & Edmo Campos. (1996). Numerical diagnostic of the circulation in the Santos Bight with COROAS hydrographic data. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography. 44(2). 105–121. 9 indexed citations

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