Neil S. Oakey

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Neil S. Oakey is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil S. Oakey has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Oceanography, 15 papers in Atmospheric Science and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Neil S. Oakey's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (32 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (14 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (10 papers). Neil S. Oakey is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (32 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (14 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (10 papers). Neil S. Oakey collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Neil S. Oakey's co-authors include James A. Elliott, Barry Ruddick, Marlon R. Lewis, D. Hebert, Dave Hebert, W. G. Harrison, Trevor Platt, B. J. W. Greenan, H. Sandstrom and R.D. Macfarlane and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Neil S. Oakey

46 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

  1. Determination of the Rate of Dissipation of Turbulent Energy from Simultaneous Temperature and Velocity Shear Microstructure Measurements
    1982 524 citations Neil S. Oakey Journal of Physical Oceanography profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Neil S. Oakey 2.3k 1.0k 961 307 262 47 2.8k
J.R. Hunter 979 0.4× 413 0.4× 458 0.5× 253 0.8× 222 0.8× 30 1.3k
Kraig B. Winters 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 976 1.0× 451 1.5× 444 1.7× 64 3.0k
Luc Rainville 3.1k 1.3× 2.2k 2.2× 1.3k 1.3× 206 0.7× 193 0.7× 93 3.8k
Brian White 406 0.2× 282 0.3× 332 0.3× 750 2.4× 442 1.7× 52 1.8k
T. L. Hayward 1.3k 0.6× 346 0.3× 640 0.7× 634 2.1× 29 0.1× 135 3.3k
E. Salusti 619 0.3× 343 0.3× 180 0.2× 107 0.3× 205 0.8× 97 1.2k
Brian K. Arbic 3.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.8× 2.1k 2.2× 127 0.4× 294 1.1× 127 4.2k
A. V. Gusev 467 0.2× 904 0.9× 851 0.9× 54 0.2× 191 0.7× 111 1.8k
Nelson G. Hogg 2.5k 1.1× 1.7k 1.7× 1.3k 1.4× 161 0.5× 500 1.9× 76 2.9k
Fred N. Spiess 618 0.3× 236 0.2× 247 0.3× 295 1.0× 133 0.5× 33 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Jianing, B. J. W. Greenan, Youyu Lu, Neil S. Oakey, & William J. Shaw. (2014). Layered mixing on the New England Shelf in summer. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 119(9). 5776–5796. 6 indexed citations
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Sundermeyer, Miles A., James R. Ledwell, Neil S. Oakey, & B. J. W. Greenan. (2005). Stirring by Small-Scale Vortices Caused by Patchy Mixing. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 35(7). 1245–1262. 29 indexed citations
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Oakey, Neil S. & B. J. W. Greenan. (2004). Mixing in a coastal environment: 2. A view from microstructure measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 109(C10). 37 indexed citations
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Hebert, D., et al.. (2001). Vertical structure of turbulence on the southern flank of Georges Bank. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(C10). 22545–22558. 11 indexed citations
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Greenan, B. J. W., Neil S. Oakey, & Fred W. Dobson. (2001). Estimates of Dissipation in the Ocean Mixed Layer Using a Quasi-Horizontal Microstructure Profiler. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 31(4). 992–1004. 27 indexed citations
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Polzin, Kurt L., Neil S. Oakey, John M. Toole, & Raymond W. Schmitt. (1996). Fine structure and microstructure characteristics across the northwest Atlantic Subtropical Front. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(C6). 14111–14121. 26 indexed citations
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Haren, Hans van, Neil S. Oakey, & Chris Garrett. (1994). Measurements of internal wave band eddy fluxes above a sloping bottom. Journal of Marine Research. 52(5). 909–946. 50 indexed citations
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Loder, John W., Kenneth F. Drinkwater, Neil S. Oakey, & Edward P. W. Horne. (1993). Circulation, hydrographic structure and mixing at tidal fronts: the view from Georges Bank. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 343(1669). 447–460. 36 indexed citations
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Hamilton, James M., Neil S. Oakey, & Dan Kelley. (1993). Salt finger signatures in microstructure measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C2). 2453–2460. 9 indexed citations
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Carr, Mary‐Elena, Neil S. Oakey, Burton H. Jones, & Marlon R. Lewis. (1992). Hydrographic patterns and vertical mixing in the equatorial Pacific along 150°W. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 97(C1). 611–626. 33 indexed citations
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Hebert, Dave, Neil S. Oakey, & Barry Ruddick. (1990). Evolution of a Mediterranean Salt Lens: Scalar Properties. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 20(9). 1468–1483. 80 indexed citations
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Dewey, Richard, William R. Crawford, Ann E. Gargett, & Neil S. Oakey. (1987). A Microstructure Instrument for Profiling Oceanic Turbulence in Coastal Bottom Boundary Layers. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 4(2). 288–297. 65 indexed citations
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Lewis, Marlon R., D. Hebert, W. G. Harrison, Trevor Platt, & Neil S. Oakey. (1986). Vertical Nitrate Fluxes in the Oligotrophic Ocean. Science. 234(4778). 870–873. 280 indexed citations
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Oakey, Neil S.. (1985). Statistics of Mixing Parameters in the Upper Ocean During JASIN Phase 2. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 15(12). 1662–1675. 74 indexed citations
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Oakey, Neil S.. (1982). Determination of the Rate of Dissipation of Turbulent Energy from Simultaneous Temperature and Velocity Shear Microstructure Measurements. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 12(3). 256–271. 524 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oakey, Neil S. & James A. Elliott. (1980). The variability of temperature gradient microstructure observed in the Denmark Strait. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 85(C4). 1933–1944. 14 indexed citations
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Torgerson, D.F., K. Wien, Y. Fares, et al.. (1973). $beta$$sup +$ decay of $sup 20$Na. Physical review. C.
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Torgerson, D.F., Neil S. Oakey, & Ronald D. Macfarlane. (1971). Beta-delayed α-emission from 24Al and 24mAl. Nuclear Physics A. 178(1). 69–75. 10 indexed citations
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Oakey, Neil S. & Ronald D. Macfarlane. (1970). Anomalous Beta-Alpha Anisotropy in the Decay ofNa20. Physical Review Letters. 25(3). 170–172. 18 indexed citations
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Oakey, Neil S. & R.D. Macfarlane. (1968). The (n, γα) reaction induced by thermal neutrons. Physics Letters B. 26(11). 662–663. 10 indexed citations

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