Michael S. McCartney

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Michael S. McCartney is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. McCartney has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Oceanography, 36 papers in Atmospheric Science and 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Michael S. McCartney's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (39 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (26 papers) and Climate variability and models (15 papers). Michael S. McCartney is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (39 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (26 papers) and Climate variability and models (15 papers). Michael S. McCartney collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Michael S. McCartney's co-authors include Lynne D. Talley, William J. Schmitz, Ruth Curry, Terrence M. Joyce, Mizuki Tsuchiya, Robert R. Dickson, James W. Hurrell, Yochanan Kushnir, Martin Visbeck and John Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. McCartney

44 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

North Atlantic climate variability: phenomena, impacts and mechanisms

2001 801 citations John Marshall, Yochanan Kushnir et al. International Journal of Climatology profile →
On the North Atlantic Circulation

1993 627 citations William J. Schmitz, Michael S. McCartney profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael S. McCartney United States	33	3.8k	3.3k	2.7k	557	484	44	5.2k
Walter Zenk Germany	38	3.3k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	673 1.2×	427 0.9×	107	4.4k
Worth D. Nowlin United States	27	4.3k 1.1×	3.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	512 0.9×	1.1k 2.3×	70	5.5k
Robert R. Dickson United Kingdom	28	3.2k 0.9×	4.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	489 0.9×	664 1.4×	86	5.7k
Terrence M. Joyce United States	43	4.7k 1.2×	2.8k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	359 0.6×	407 0.8×	122	5.4k
Alejandro H. Orsi United States	20	3.5k 0.9×	3.4k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	321 0.6×	1.1k 2.2×	26	5.1k
S.R. Shetye India	39	4.2k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	409 0.7×	682 1.4×	76	5.1k
Monika Rhein Germany	36	2.8k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	211 0.4×	311 0.6×	106	3.7k
Herlé Mercier France	37	3.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	317 0.6×	338 0.7×	117	3.8k
William J. Schmitz United States	28	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	391 0.7×	248 0.5×	62	3.1k
Joseph L. Reid United States	36	4.5k 1.2×	3.0k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	621 1.1×	802 1.7×	62	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael S. McCartney

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael S. McCartney

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20 of 20 papers shown

Toole, John M., Magdalena Andres, Isabela Le Bras, Terrence M. Joyce, & Michael S. McCartney. (2017). Moored observations of the Deep Western Boundary Current in the NWAtlantic: 2004–2014. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(9). 7488–7505. 50 indexed citations

Peña‐Molino, Beatriz, Michael S. McCartney, & Stephen R. Rintoul. (2016). Direct observations of the Antarctic Slope Current transport at 113°E. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 121(10). 7390–7407. 42 indexed citations

Fratantoni, Paula & Michael S. McCartney. (2009). Freshwater export from the Labrador Current to the North Atlantic Current at the Tail of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 57(2). 258–283. 52 indexed citations

Hurrell, James W., Martin Visbeck, Antonio J. Busalacchi, et al.. (2006). Atlantic Climate Variability and Predictability: A CLIVAR Perspective. Journal of Climate. 19(20). 5100–5121. 71 indexed citations

Marshall, John, Yochanan Kushnir, David S. Battisti, et al.. (2001). North Atlantic climate variability: phenomena, impacts and mechanisms. International Journal of Climatology. 21(15). 1863–1898. 801 indexed citations breakdown →

McCartney, Michael S. & Cecilie Mauritzen. (2001). On the origin of the warm inflow to the Nordic Seas. Progress In Oceanography. 51(1). 125–214. 103 indexed citations

Donohue, Kathleen, et al.. (1999). Sources and transport of the Deep Western Boundary Current East of the Kerguelen Plateau. Geophysical Research Letters. 26(7). 851–854. 26 indexed citations

Curry, Ruth, Michael S. McCartney, & Terrence M. Joyce. (1998). Oceanic transport of subpolar climate signals to mid-depth subtropical waters. Nature. 391(6667). 575–577. 261 indexed citations

McCartney, Michael S.. (1997). Is the ocean at the helm?. Nature. 388(6642). 521–522. 16 indexed citations

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McCartney, Michael S., et al.. (1997). Northern boundary currents and adjacent recirculations off southwestern Australia. Geophysical Research Letters. 24(22). 2797–2800. 20 indexed citations

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Hall, Melinda M., Michael S. McCartney, & J. A. Whitehead. (1997). Antarctic Bottom Water Flux in the Equatorial Western Atlantic*. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 27(9). 1903–1926. 66 indexed citations

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McCartney, Michael S., et al.. (1993). Transequatorial Flow of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Western Atlantic Ocean: Abyssal Geostrophy at the Equator. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 23(6). 1264–1276. 57 indexed citations

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Speer, Kevin & Michael S. McCartney. (1992). Bottom Water Circulation in the Western North Atlantic. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 22(1). 83–92. 30 indexed citations

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McCartney, Michael S.. (1992). Recirculating components to the deep boundary current of the northern North Atlantic. Progress In Oceanography. 29(4). 283–383. 263 indexed citations

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Tsuchiya, Mizuki, Lynne D. Talley, & Michael S. McCartney. (1992). An eastern Atlantic section from Iceland southward across the equator. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 39(11-12). 1885–1917. 132 indexed citations

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McCartney, Michael S., et al.. (1991). A deep-reaching anticyclonic eddy in the subtropical gyre of the eastern South Atlantic. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 38. S411–S443. 43 indexed citations

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McCartney, Michael S., et al.. (1991). Eastward Flow through the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 11°N and Its Influence on the Abyss of the Eastern Basin. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 21(8). 1089–1121. 114 indexed citations

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McCartney, Michael S. & Lynne D. Talley. (1984). Warm-to-Cold Water Conversion in the Northern North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 14(5). 922–935. 131 indexed citations

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McCartney, Michael S. & Lynne D. Talley. (1982). The Subpolar Mode Water of the North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 12(11). 1169–1188. 339 indexed citations

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McCartney, Michael S., L. V. Worthington, & William J. Schmitz. (1978). Large cyclonic rings from the northeast Sargasso Sea. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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