Steve Colwell

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Steve Colwell is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve Colwell has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Atmospheric Science, 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Steve Colwell's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (24 papers), Climate variability and models (17 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (12 papers). Steve Colwell is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (24 papers), Climate variability and models (17 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (12 papers). Steve Colwell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Steve Colwell's co-authors include John Turner, Gareth J. Marshall, Tom Lachlan‐Cope, P. D. Jones, V. E. Lagun, Andrew M. Carleton, Phil Reid, Tony Phillips, S. A. Harangozo and Hua Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Steve Colwell

40 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Antarctic climate change during the last 50 years

2005 925 citations John Turner, Steve Colwell et al. International Journal of Climatology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steve Colwell United Kingdom	18	1.6k	838	738	345	130	40	2.1k
W. M. Connolley United Kingdom	25	2.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.8×	849 1.2×	636 1.8×	139 1.1×	42	3.0k
Ian White Israel	18	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	264 0.4×	207 0.6×	74 0.6×	33	1.6k
Tom Lachlan‐Cope United Kingdom	33	3.4k 2.2×	2.2k 2.7×	969 1.3×	610 1.8×	261 2.0×	82	4.2k
V. E. Lagun Russia	9	980 0.6×	542 0.6×	561 0.8×	261 0.8×	69 0.5×	17	1.4k
Thomas Nylen United States	16	1.3k 0.8×	135 0.2×	1.3k 1.8×	115 0.3×	65 0.5×	21	1.8k
Francisco Navarro Spain	27	1.6k 1.1×	171 0.2×	481 0.7×	119 0.3×	519 4.0×	71	1.9k
Jane G. Ferrigno United States	16	1.1k 0.7×	159 0.2×	413 0.6×	209 0.6×	293 2.3×	39	1.4k
Gayle L. Dana United States	13	711 0.5×	89 0.1×	972 1.3×	145 0.4×	31 0.2×	20	1.3k
Christine Chung Australia	16	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	112 0.2×	444 1.3×	9 0.1×	23	1.5k
Rajmund Przybylak Poland	21	1.3k 0.8×	709 0.8×	185 0.3×	74 0.2×	38 0.3×	121	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Steve Colwell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steve Colwell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steve Colwell

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lu, Hua, Andrew Orr, John King, et al.. (2023). Extreme warm events in the South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean: Compounding influence of atmospheric rivers and föhn conditions. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 149(757). 3645–3668. 6 indexed citations

Hughes, Kevin A., et al.. (2023). Loss of research and operational equipment in Antarctica: Balancing scientific advances with environmental impact. Journal of Environmental Management. 348. 119200–119200. 6 indexed citations

Orr, Andrew, Pranab Deb, Kyle R. Clem, et al.. (2022). Characteristics of Surface “Melt Potential” over Antarctic Ice Shelves based on Regional Atmospheric Model Simulations of Summer Air Temperature Extremes from 1979/80 to 2018/19. Journal of Climate. 36(10). 3357–3383. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Lily, Susan Solomon, Kane A. Stone, et al.. (2021). On the use of satellite observations to fill gaps in the Halley station total ozone record. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(12). 9829–9838. 1 indexed citations

Turner, John, Hua Lu, John King, et al.. (2021). Extreme Temperatures in the Antarctic. Journal of Climate. 34(7). 2653–2668. 62 indexed citations

King, John, John Turner, Steve Colwell, et al.. (2021). Inhomogeneity of the surface air temperature record from Halley, Antarctica. Journal of Climate. 1–45. 9 indexed citations

Weidner, George A., John King, Jason E. Box, et al.. (2020). WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 147(734). 21–29. 4 indexed citations

Moffat‐Griffin, Tracy, Steve Colwell, Corwin J. Wright, Neil P. Hindley, & N. J. Mitchell. (2020). Radiosonde Observations of a Wintertime Meridional Convergence of Gravity Waves Around 60°S in the Lower Stratosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(20). 6 indexed citations

Turner, John, Gareth J. Marshall, Kyle R. Clem, et al.. (2019). Antarctic temperature variability and change from station data. International Journal of Climatology. 40(6). 2986–3007. 164 indexed citations

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King, John, Daniel Bannister, J. Scott Hosking, & Steve Colwell. (2017). Causes of the Antarctic region record high temperature at Signy Island, 30th January 1982. Atmospheric Science Letters. 18(12). 491–496. 20 indexed citations

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Moffat‐Griffin, Tracy, Corwin J. Wright, John King, et al.. (2017). The South Georgia Wave Experiment (SG‐WEX): radiosonde observations of gravity waves in the lower stratosphere. Part I: Energy density, momentum flux and wave propagation direction. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 143(709). 3279–3290. 6 indexed citations

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Turney, Chris, Richard T. Jones, David Lister, et al.. (2016). Anomalous mid-twentieth century atmospheric circulation change over the South Atlantic compared to the last 6000 years. Environmental Research Letters. 11(6). 64009–64009. 18 indexed citations

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Deb, Pranab, Andrew Orr, J. Scott Hosking, et al.. (2016). An assessment of the Polar Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model representation of near‐surface meteorological variables over West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 121(4). 1532–1548. 37 indexed citations

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Campanelli, Monica, Víctor Estellés, Steve Colwell, Jonathan Shanklin, & Shantikumar S. Ningombam. (2015). Analysis of aerosol optical properties from continuous sun-sky radiometer measurements at Halley and Rothera, Antarctica over seven years. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2768. 1 indexed citations

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Moffat‐Griffin, Tracy, M. J. Jarvis, Steve Colwell, et al.. (2013). Seasonal variations in lower stratospheric gravity wave energy above the Falkland Islands. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 118(19). 20 indexed citations

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Lachlan‐Cope, Tom, W. M. Connolley, John Turner, et al.. (2009). Antarctic winter tropospheric warming—the potential role of polar stratospheric clouds, a sensitivity study. Atmospheric Science Letters. 10(4). 262–266. 9 indexed citations

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Turner, John, Steve Colwell, Gareth J. Marshall, et al.. (2005). Antarctic climate change during the last 50 years. International Journal of Climatology. 25(3). 279–294. 925 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shanklin, Jonathan & Steve Colwell. (2005). The UK's hottest day on record. Weather. 60(1). 25–25. 2 indexed citations

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Turner, John, Tom Lachlan‐Cope, Steve Colwell, & Gareth J. Marshall. (2005). A positive trend in western Antarctic Peninsula precipitation over the last 50 years reflecting regional and Antarctic-wide atmospheric circulation changes. Annals of Glaciology. 41. 85–91. 66 indexed citations

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Harangozo, S. A., Steve Colwell, & John King. (1994). Interannual and long-term air temperature variability in the southern Antarctic Peninsula from a reconstructed record for eastern Alexander Island. 4 indexed citations

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