R. Alan Plumb

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

R. Alan Plumb is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Alan Plumb has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Atmospheric Science, 74 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 31 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in R. Alan Plumb's work include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (69 papers), Climate variability and models (50 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (34 papers). R. Alan Plumb is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (69 papers), Climate variability and models (50 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (34 papers). R. Alan Plumb collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. R. Alan Plumb's co-authors include Darryn W. Waugh, Tim Hall, Malcolm K. W. Ko, R. C. Bell, J. D. Mahlman, Nikki C. Privé, Paul A. Newman, A. D. McEwan, Jessica L. Neu and Arthur Y. Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

R. Alan Plumb

111 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

On the Three-Dimensional Propagation of Stationary Waves 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 200 400 600
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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. On the Three-Dimensional Propagation of Stationary Waves
    1985 710 citations R. Alan Plumb Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Alan Plumb United States 46 6.7k 5.8k 1.6k 1.5k 151 112 7.6k
Byron A. Boville United States 37 6.2k 0.9× 5.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 109 0.7× 70 7.0k
Timothy J. Dunkerton United States 51 10.4k 1.6× 8.0k 1.4× 2.0k 1.3× 4.0k 2.6× 97 0.6× 132 11.4k
Reginald E. Newell United States 45 5.8k 0.9× 5.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 600 0.4× 59 0.4× 149 6.7k
Taroh Matsuno Japan 16 3.6k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 38 0.3× 25 4.4k
Lesley J. Gray United Kingdom 52 9.2k 1.4× 8.2k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 2.4k 1.6× 16 0.1× 166 10.4k
Marvin A. Geller United States 35 3.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.4× 698 0.4× 2.2k 1.5× 27 0.2× 116 4.6k
Mark Baldwin United States 43 8.4k 1.3× 7.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 15 0.1× 72 9.1k
David Andrews United Kingdom 21 2.0k 0.3× 1.5k 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 899 0.6× 198 1.3× 63 3.0k
Andreas Dörnbrack Germany 40 4.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.5× 517 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 331 2.2× 179 4.9k
François Lott France 27 2.6k 0.4× 2.1k 0.4× 737 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 60 0.4× 97 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Alan Plumb

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Alan Plumb

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Plumb, R. Alan, et al.. (2021). Stratospheric Adiabatic Mixing Rates Derived From the Vertical Gradient of Age of Air. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(21). 6 indexed citations
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Plumb, R. Alan, Edwin P. Gerber, Florian Haenel, et al.. (2017). The strength of the meridional overturning circulation of the stratosphere. Nature Geoscience. 10(9). 663–667. 38 indexed citations
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Ivy, Diane J., D. E. Kinnison, R. Alan Plumb, et al.. (2016). Observed Changes in the Southern Hemispheric Circulation in May. Journal of Climate. 30(2). 527–536. 15 indexed citations
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Newman, Paul A., Malcolm K. W. Ko, Stefan Reimann, et al.. (2013). Lifetimes of Stratospheric Ozone-Depleting Substances, Their Replacements, and Related Species. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 61 indexed citations
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Гончаренко, Л. П., A. J. Coster, R. Alan Plumb, & Daniela I. V. Domeisen. (2012). The potential role of stratospheric ozone in the stratosphere‐ionosphere coupling during stratospheric warmings. Geophysical Research Letters. 39(8). 99 indexed citations
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Domeisen, Daniela I. V. & R. Alan Plumb. (2012). Traveling planetary‐scale Rossby waves in the winter stratosphere: The role of tropospheric baroclinic instability. Geophysical Research Letters. 39(20). 10 indexed citations
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Plumb, R. Alan. (2002). Stratospheric Transport. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 80(4B). 793–809. 265 indexed citations
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Park, Jae H., et al.. (1999). Models and Measurements Intercomparison 2. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 36 indexed citations
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Hall, Tim, Darryn W. Waugh, K. A. Boering, & R. Alan Plumb. (1999). Evaluation of transport in stratospheric models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(D15). 18815–18839. 168 indexed citations
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Polvani, Lorenzo M., J. G. Esler, & R. Alan Plumb. (1999). Time Variability and Simmons–Wallace–Branstator Instability in a Simple Nonlinear One-Layer Model. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 56(11). 1445–1460. 5 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Roger & R. Alan Plumb. (1994). An observational study of the ozone dilution effect: Ozone transport in the austral spring stratosphere. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Waugh, Darryn W. & R. Alan Plumb. (1994). Contour Advection with Surgery: A Technique for Investigating Finescale Structure in Tracer Transport. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 51(4). 530–540. 162 indexed citations
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Polvani, Lorenzo M. & R. Alan Plumb. (1992). Rossby Wave Breaking, Microbreaking, Filamentation, and Secondary Vortex Formation: The Dynamics of a Perturbed Vortex. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 49(6). 462–476. 86 indexed citations
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Balachandran, N. K., R. Alan Plumb, R. Suozzo, & David Rind. (1991). The QBO and Stratospheric Warming:Model Results. Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity. 43(2). 741–757. 5 indexed citations
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Plumb, R. Alan & J. D. Mahlman. (1987). The Zonally Averaged Transport Characteristics of the GFDL General Circulation/Transport Model. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 44(2). 298–327. 227 indexed citations
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Plumb, R. Alan. (1985). On the Three-Dimensional Propagation of Stationary Waves. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 42(3). 217–229. 710 indexed citations breakdown →
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Craig, Rebecca L., R. A. Vincent, & R. Alan Plumb. (1984). On the interaction between the quasi-2-day wave and the mean flow. 14. 76. 2 indexed citations
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Plumb, R. Alan. (1983). Baroclinic Instability of the Summer Mesosphere: A Mechanism for the Quasi-Two-Day Wave?. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 40(1). 262–270. 182 indexed citations
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McEwan, A. D., Rory O. R. Y. Thompson, & R. Alan Plumb. (1980). Mean flows driven by weak eddies in rotating systems. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 99(3). 655–672. 16 indexed citations
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Plumb, R. Alan. (1977). The Interaction of Two Internal Waves with the Mean Flow: Implications for the Theory of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 34(12). 1847–1858. 204 indexed citations

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