Robert A. Massom

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Massom is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Massom has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Atmospheric Science, 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Massom's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (102 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (93 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (46 papers). Robert A. Massom is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (102 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (93 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (46 papers). Robert A. Massom collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Japan. Robert A. Massom's co-authors include Sharon Stammerjohn, Victoria I. Lytle, Phillip Reid, Douglas G. Martinson, A. P. Worby, David Rind, Alexander Fraser, T. A. Scambos, Ian Allison and Will Hobbs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Massom

112 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Variability in sea ice cover and climate elicit sex specific responses in an Antarctic predator

2017 464 citations Alexander Fraser, Robert A. Massom et al. profile →
Regions of rapid sea ice change: An inter‐hemispheric seasonal comparison

2012 463 citations Sharon Stammerjohn, Robert A. Massom et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Massom Australia	36	4.0k	1.2k	1.0k	938	397	116	5.2k
Alastair G C Graham United Kingdom	35	2.4k 0.6×	441 0.4×	768 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	564 1.4×	103	3.8k
John King United Kingdom	43	5.1k 1.3×	2.9k 2.4×	1.5k 1.5×	2.1k 2.2×	676 1.7×	134	7.1k
Gino Casassa Chile	40	5.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	567 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 2.7×	162	6.7k
Thomas J. Bracegirdle United Kingdom	41	4.7k 1.2×	3.5k 3.0×	1.7k 1.7×	1.5k 1.6×	267 0.7×	93	6.4k
Paul R. Holland United Kingdom	42	5.2k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	397 0.4×	1.3k 3.4×	140	5.8k
Alex Gardner United States	36	5.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	919 0.9×	471 0.5×	1.5k 3.8×	86	6.8k
Tom Lachlan‐Cope United Kingdom	33	3.4k 0.9×	2.2k 1.9×	610 0.6×	969 1.0×	261 0.7×	82	4.2k
Harry R. Burton Australia	42	1.5k 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	3.5k 3.8×	94 0.2×	131	5.2k
Lijing Cheng China	30	1.6k 0.4×	2.5k 2.1×	2.6k 2.6×	529 0.6×	46 0.1×	110	4.3k
Alexander Fraser Australia	23	1.2k 0.3×	323 0.3×	356 0.4×	390 0.4×	199 0.5×	109	2.2k

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Fraser, Alexander, D. J. Murphy, Pat Wongpan, et al.. (2022). Altimetric observation of wave attenuation through the Antarctic marginal ice zone using ICESat-2. The cryosphere. 16(6). 2325–2353. 20 indexed citations

Fraser, Alexander, Robert A. Massom, Mark S. Handcock, et al.. (2021). Eighteen-year record of circum-Antarctic landfast-sea-ice distribution allows detailed baseline characterisation and reveals trends and variability. The cryosphere. 15(11). 5061–5077. 38 indexed citations

Reid, Phillip, et al.. (2021). Sea ice extent, concentration, and seasonality [in “State of the Climate in 2020”]. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 102(8). 3 indexed citations

McKinlay, John, et al.. (2021). Coastal complexity of the Antarctic continent. Earth system science data. 13(7). 3103–3114. 3 indexed citations

Wongpan, Pat, Klaus M Meiners, Patricia J. Langhorne, et al.. (2018). Estimation of Antarctic Land‐Fast Sea Ice Algal Biomass and Snow Thickness From Under‐Ice Radiance Spectra in Two Contrasting Areas. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 123(3). 1907–1923. 21 indexed citations

Bergstrom, Dana M., Eric J. Woehler, Andrew Klekociuk, Michael J. Pook, & Robert A. Massom. (2018). Extreme events as ecosystems drivers: ecological consequences of anomalous Southern Hemisphere weather patterns during the 2001/02 austral spring-summer. ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE. 29(3). 190–204. 3 indexed citations

Massom, Robert A., et al.. (2015). Successive Antarctic sea ice extent records during 2012, 2013, and 2014 [in “State of the Climate in 2014”]. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 96(7). 5 indexed citations

Tamura, Takeshi, Κay I. Ohshima, JL Lieser, et al.. (2015). Helicopter-borne observations with portable microwave radiometer in the Southern Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk. Annals of Glaciology. 56(69). 436–444. 4 indexed citations

Massom, Robert A., et al.. (2015). Sea ice extent, concentration, and duration [in 'State of the Climate 2014']. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 96(7). 1 indexed citations

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Lieser, JL, Robert A. Massom, Marcus Haward, et al.. (2014). Position analysis: Antarctic sea ice and climate change 2014. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations

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Toyota, Takenobu, et al.. (2014). Satellite remote sensing of Antarctic sea-ice roughness using scatterometer data. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania).

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Massom, Robert A., et al.. (2014). State of the Climate 2013: [Antarctica] Sea ice extent, concentration, and duration. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 95(7). 1 indexed citations

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Kennicutt, Mahlon C., Steven L. Chown, John J. Cassano, et al.. (2014). Polar research: Six priorities for Antarctic science. Nature. 512(7512). 23–25. 151 indexed citations

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Young, N. W., B. Legrésy, Richard Coleman, & Robert A. Massom. (2010). Mertz Glacier Tongue Unhinged by Giant Iceberg. 19. 25 indexed citations

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Barber, David G. & Robert A. Massom. (2007). The Role of Sea Ice in Arctic and Antarctic Polynyas. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 69 indexed citations

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Massom, Robert A., A. P. Worby, Victoria I. Lytle, et al.. (2007). Early Springtime Snowcover on East Antarctic Sea Ice, ARISE 2003: Variability and Satellite Validation.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Massom, Robert A., et al.. (2007). Sea ice extent and concentration [in 'State of the Climate in 2006']. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 88(6). 1 indexed citations

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Massom, Robert A., Michael J. Pook, Josefino C. Comiso, et al.. (2004). Precipitation over the Interior East Antarctic Ice Sheet Related to Midlatitude Blocking-High Activity. Journal of Climate. 17(10). 1914–1928. 79 indexed citations

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Trull, Thomas W., et al.. (2004). Geochemical particle fluxes in the Southern Indian Ocean seasonal ice zone: Prydz Bay region, East Antarctica. Deep Sea Research. 51(2). 307–332. 2 indexed citations

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Massom, Robert A., et al.. (1997). Floe sizes in the East Antarctic sea ice zone estimated using combined SAR and field data. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 414. 931–936. 6 indexed citations

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