Robert Gersten

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Robert Gersten is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Gersten has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Atmospheric Science, 1 paper in Global and Planetary Change and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Robert Gersten's work include Climate change and permafrost (6 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (6 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (5 papers). Robert Gersten is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (6 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (6 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (5 papers). Robert Gersten collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Philippines. Robert Gersten's co-authors include Josefino C. Comiso, Larry Stock, Claire L. Parkinson, Walter N. Meier, Gay Jane Perez, Kohei Cho, John Turner, Peter Wadhams, Leif Toudal Pedersen and Peter A. Bieniek and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robert Gersten

6 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Accelerated decline in the Arctic sea ice cover

2008 1.3k citations Josefino C. Comiso, Claire L. Parkinson et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Gersten United States	5	1.6k	641	417	240	178	6	1.8k
Larry Stock United States	9	1.4k 0.9×	578 0.9×	400 1.0×	229 1.0×	191 1.1×	14	1.6k
Angelika H. H. Renner Norway	22	997 0.6×	293 0.5×	532 1.3×	216 0.9×	219 1.2×	54	1.3k
V. F. Zakharov Russia	7	1.1k 0.7×	590 0.9×	237 0.6×	203 0.8×	176 1.0×	7	1.3k
Jaclyn Clement Kinney United States	16	785 0.5×	326 0.5×	491 1.2×	221 0.9×	271 1.5×	32	972
Linette Boisvert United States	21	2.0k 1.3×	924 1.4×	185 0.4×	189 0.8×	141 0.8×	39	2.2k
Ragnheid Skogseth Norway	18	1.1k 0.7×	320 0.5×	651 1.6×	412 1.7×	262 1.5×	40	1.4k
A. V. Yulin Russia	7	809 0.5×	407 0.6×	319 0.8×	246 1.0×	118 0.7×	16	987
Ilona Goszczko Poland	14	787 0.5×	466 0.7×	637 1.5×	304 1.3×	364 2.0×	24	1.3k
Sigrid Lind Norway	13	638 0.4×	420 0.7×	448 1.1×	202 0.8×	256 1.4×	15	992
Marius Årthun Norway	21	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	915 2.2×	377 1.6×	178 1.0×	48	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Gersten

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Gersten

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert Gersten. 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 Robert Gersten. The network helps show where Robert Gersten may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Gersten

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Gersten. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Gersten 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 Robert Gersten. Robert Gersten is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Bhatt, Uma S., Donald A. Walker, Martha K. Raynolds, et al.. (2021). Climate drivers of Arctic tundra variability and change using an indicators framework. Environmental Research Letters. 16(5). 55019–55019. 22 indexed citations

2.

Comiso, Josefino C., Walter N. Meier, & Robert Gersten. (2017). Variability and trends in the Arctic Sea ice cover: Results from different techniques. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(8). 6883–6900. 214 indexed citations

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Comiso, Josefino C., Robert Gersten, Larry Stock, et al.. (2016). Positive Trend in the Antarctic Sea Ice Cover and Associated Changes in Surface Temperature. Journal of Climate. 30(6). 2251–2267. 172 indexed citations

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Comiso, Josefino C., Claire L. Parkinson, Robert Gersten, & Larry Stock. (2008). Accelerated decline in the Arctic sea ice cover. Geophysical Research Letters. 35(1). 1315 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nishio, Fumihiko, et al.. (2007). Physical and Radiative Characteristics and Long Term Variability of the Okhotsk Sea Ice Cover. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

6.

Comiso, Josefino C., Peter Wadhams, Leif Toudal Pedersen, & Robert Gersten. (2001). Seasonal and interannual variability of the Odden ice tongue and a study of environmental effects. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(C5). 9093–9116. 37 indexed citations

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