Stephen McPhail

3.0k citations

63 papers · 2.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Impact in

Ocean Engineering top 0.5%
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Maritime Navigation and Safety
Oceanography top 2%
- Underwater Acoustics Research

Papers in ⓘ

Ocean Engineering 42
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems 40
- Maritime Navigation and Safety 23
Oceanography 21
- Underwater Acoustics Research 16

Co-authors: James Perrett (14 shared papers)Miles Pebody (23 shared papers)A. Webb (10 shared papers)David White (5 shared papers)Adrian Jenkins (4 shared papers)Peter Stevenson (17 shared papers)Pierre Dutrieux (3 shared papers)Stanley S. Jacobs (1 shared paper)
Journals: Nature (4 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (3 papers)IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering (3 papers)Journal of Field Robotics (2 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Stephen McPhail

63 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Observations beneath Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica and implications for its retreat 2010 · 456 citations

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1	Observations beneath Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica and implications for its retreat Nature Geoscience ·Adrian Jenkins, Pierre Dutrieux, Stanley S. Jacobs, Stephen McPhail, James Perrett, A. Webb, David White Hit paper breakdown →	2010	456
2	Fish do not avoid survey vessels Nature ·Paul G. Fernandes, Andrew S. Brierley, E. John Simmonds, N.W. Millard, Stephen McPhail, Frederick H. Armstrong, Peter Stevenson, Mark Squires	2000	103
3	Autosub6000: A Deep Diving Long Range AUV Journal of Bionic Engineering ·Stephen McPhail	2009	100
4	Autosub Long Range: A long range deep diving AUV for ocean monitoring ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Maaten Furlong, Dave Paxton, Peter Stevenson, Miles Pebody, Stephen McPhail, James Perrett	2012	100
5	A new view of the underside of Arctic sea ice Geophysical Research Letters ·Peter Wadhams, Jeremy Wilkinson, Stephen McPhail	2006	84
6	New insights into the morphology, fill, and remarkable longevity (>0.2 m.y.) of modern deep-water erosional scours along the northeast Atlantic margin Geosphere ·Heather A. Macdonald, Russell B. Wynn, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Jeff Peakall, Douglas G. Masson, P.P.E. Weaver, Stephen McPhail	2011	80
7	A new method for ecological surveying of the abyss using autonomous underwater vehicle photography Limnology and Oceanography Methods ·Kirsty J. Morris, Brian J. Bett, Jennifer M. Durden, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Rosanna Milligan, Daniel O. B. Jones, Stephen McPhail, Katleen Robert, David M. Bailey, Henry A. Ruhl	2014	69
8	Rapid mixing and exchange of deep-ocean waters in an abyssal boundary current Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alberto C. Naveira Garabato, Eleanor Frajka‐Williams, Carl Spingys, Sonya Legg, Kurt L. Polzin, Alexander Forryan, E. Povl Abrahamsen, Christian E. Buckingham, Stephen M. Griffies, Stephen McPhail, Keith W. Nicholls, Leif N. Thomas, Michael P. Meredith	2019	68
9	Terrain‐aided navigation for long‐endurance and deep‐rated autonomous underwater vehicles Journal of Field Robotics ·Georgios Salavasidis, Andrea Munafò, Catherine A. Harris, Thomas Prampart, Robert Templeton, Micheal Smart, Daniel Roper, Miles Pebody, Stephen McPhail, Eric Rogers, Alexander B. Phillips	2018	66
10	Autosub Long Range 6000: A Multiple-Month Endurance AUV for Deep-Ocean Monitoring and Survey IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering ·Daniel Roper, Catherine A. Harris, Georgios Salavasidis, Miles Pebody, Robert Templeton, Thomas Prampart, Matthew Kingsland, R. I. Guy Morrison, Maaten Furlong, Alexander B. Phillips, Stephen McPhail	2021	52
11	First direct measurements of hydraulic jumps in an active submarine density current Geophysical Research Letters ·E. J. Sumner, Jeff Peakall, Daniel R. Parsons, R. B. Wynn, Stephen E. Darby, R. M. Dorrell, Stephen McPhail, James Perrett, A. Webb, David White	2013	52
12	Exploring beneath the PIG Ice Shelf with the Autosub3 AUV NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) ·Stephen McPhail, Maaten Furlong, Miles Pebody, James Perrett, Peter Stevenson, A. Webb, David White	2009	49
13	Range-Only Positioning of a Deep-Diving Autonomous Underwater Vehicle From a Surface Ship IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering ·Stephen McPhail, Miles Pebody	2009	46
14	Autosub long range 1500: An ultra-endurance AUV with 6000 Km range OCEANS 2017 - Aberdeen ·Daniel Roper, Alexander B. Phillips, Catherine A. Harris, Georgios Salavasidis, Miles Pebody, Robert Templeton, Sriram Vikraman Sithalashmi Amma, Micheal Smart, Stephen McPhail	2017	42
15	Driven around the bend: Spatial evolution and controls on the orientation of helical bend flow in a natural submarine gravity current Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·E. J. Sumner, Jeff Peakall, R. M. Dorrell, Daniel R. Parsons, Stephen E. Darby, R. B. Wynn, Stephen McPhail, James Perrett, A. Webb, David White	2014	40
16	Versatile Autonomous Submersibles—the realising and testing of a practical vehicle Underwater Technology The International Journal of the Society for Underwater ·N.W. Millard, G. Griffiths, G. Finegan, Stephen McPhail, David Meldrum, Miles Pebody, James Perrett, Peter Stevenson, A. Webb	1998	38
17	On the Reliability of the Autosub Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Underwater Technology The International Journal of the Society for Underwater ·G. Griffiths, N.W. Millard, Stephen McPhail, Peter Stevenson, Peter Challenor	2003	33
18	Navigation and Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Using a Distributed, Networked, Control Architecture Underwater Technology The International Journal of the Society for Underwater ·Stephen McPhail, Miles Pebody	1998	32
19	Spatially Complex Distribution of Dissolved Manganese in a Fjord as Revealed by High-Resolution in Situ Sensing Using the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Autosub Environmental Science & Technology ·P. J. Statham, Douglas P. Connelly, Christopher R. German, Tim Brand, J. Overnell, E Bulukin, N.W. Millard, Stephen McPhail, Miles Pebody, James Perrett, Marie A. Squire, Peter Stevenson, A. Webb	2005	31
20	Terrain-Aided Navigation With Coarse Maps—Toward an Arctic Crossing With an AUV IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering ·Georgios Salavasidis, Andrea Munafò, Stephen McPhail, Catherine A. Harris, Davide Fenucci, Miles Pebody, Eric Rogers, Alexander B. Phillips	2021	29

About Stephen McPhail

Stephen McPhail is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Water Science and Technology, having authored 63 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (40 papers), Maritime Navigation and Safety (23 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (16 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (8 papers), Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks (8 papers), Water Quality Monitoring Technologies (7 papers), Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems (6 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ocean Engineering (868 citations), Oceanography (589 citations), Atmospheric Science (748 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (201 citations) and Ecology (338 citations). Stephen McPhail has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include James Perrett, Miles Pebody, A. Webb, David White, Adrian Jenkins, Peter Stevenson, Pierre Dutrieux, Stanley S. Jacobs, Maaten Furlong and N.W. Millard. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Geophysical Research Letters, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Journal of Field Robotics and Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans.

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