T. A. Scambos

28.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
226 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

T. A. Scambos is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, T. A. Scambos has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Atmospheric Science, 114 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 48 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in T. A. Scambos's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (192 papers), Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (114 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (89 papers). T. A. Scambos is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (192 papers), Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (114 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (89 papers). T. A. Scambos collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. T. A. Scambos's co-authors include M. A. Fahnestock, J. A. Bohlander, Robert Bindschadler, Ian Joughin, Julienne Strœve, Mark C. Serreze, Marika M. Holland, Walter N. Meier, Ian M. Howat and H. A. Fricker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

T. A. Scambos

219 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Arctic sea ice decline: Faster than forecast

2007 1.4k citations T. A. Scambos et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
Glacier acceleration and thinning after ice shelf collapse in the Larsen B embayment, Antarctica

2004 656 citations T. A. Scambos, J. A. Bohlander et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
The link between climate warming and break-up of ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula

2000 502 citations T. A. Scambos, M. A. Fahnestock et al. Journal of Glaciology profile →
Greenland flow variability from ice-sheet-wide velocity mapping

2010 489 citations T. A. Scambos, Twila Moon et al. Journal of Glaciology profile →
2014 390 citations John Turner, Nicholas E. Barrand et al. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) profile →
Increased West Antarctic and unchanged East Antarctic ice discharge over the last 7 years

2018 331 citations Alex Gardner, T. A. Scambos et al. The cryosphere profile →
Benefits of the free and open Landsat data policy

2019 327 citations T. A. Scambos et al. profile →

Peers

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David G. Vaughan United Kingdom

Jonathan Bamber United Kingdom

H. A. Fricker United States

Martin Sharp Canada

Jason E. Box United States

Ian M. Howat United States

Tobias Bolch Switzerland

Étienne Berthier France

Robert Bindschadler United States

Philippe Huybrechts Belgium

David G. Vaughan United Kingdom

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4.3k ×0.8

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2.6k ×0.9

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1.8k ×0.9

GPC

2.8k ×1.6

ECOLO

Citations per year, relative to T. A. Scambos T. A. Scambos (= 1×) peers David G. Vaughan

Countries citing papers authored by T. A. Scambos

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by T. A. Scambos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. A. Scambos

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Scambos, T. A., et al.. (2025). Record grounded glacier retreat caused by an ice plain calving process. Nature Geoscience. 18(11). 1117–1124.

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Gardner, Alex, Chad A. Greene, Joseph H. Kennedy, et al.. (2025). ITS_LIVE global glacier velocity data in near-real time. The cryosphere. 19(9). 3517–3533.

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Scambos, T. A., Alison F. Banwell, Robert S. Anderson, et al.. (2024). Triggers of the 2022 Larsen B multi-year landfast sea ice breakout and initial glacier response. The cryosphere. 18(4). 1709–1731. 13 indexed citations

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Wild, Christian T., Adrian Luckman, Karen E. Alley, et al.. (2024). Rift propagation signals the last act of the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf despite low basal melt rates. Journal of Glaciology. 70. 4 indexed citations

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Gardner, Alex, Chad A. Greene, Joseph H. Kennedy, et al.. (2023). ITS_LIVE: A Cloud-Native Approach to Monitoring Glaciers From Space. Computing in Science & Engineering. 25(6). 49–56. 1 indexed citations

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Dotto, Tiago S., Karen J. Heywood, Rob A. Hall, et al.. (2022). Ocean variability beneath Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf driven by the Pine Island Bay Gyre strength. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7840–7840. 13 indexed citations

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Moon, Twila, T. A. Scambos, W. Abdalati, et al.. (2020). Ending a Sea of Confusion: Insights and Opportunities in Sea-Level Change Communication. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 62(5). 4–15. 6 indexed citations

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Miller, Julie Z., David G. Long, Kenneth C. Jezek, et al.. (2020). Brief communication: Mapping Greenland's perennial firn aquifers using enhanced-resolution L-band brightness temperature image time series. The cryosphere. 14(9). 2809–2817. 18 indexed citations

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Scambos, T. A., G. G. Campbell, Allen Pope, et al.. (2018). Ultralow Surface Temperatures in East Antarctica From Satellite Thermal Infrared Mapping: The Coldest Places on Earth. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(12). 6124–6133. 41 indexed citations

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Ligtenberg, Stefan, Carleen H. Reijmer, M. R. van den Broeke, et al.. (2016). The modelled surface mass balance of the Antarctic Peninsula at 5.5 km horizontal resolution. The cryosphere. 10(1). 271–285. 104 indexed citations

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Pope, Allen, T. A. Scambos, M. S. Moussavi, et al.. (2016). Estimating supraglacial lake depth in West Greenland using Landsat 8 and comparison with other multispectral methods. The cryosphere. 10(1). 15–27. 83 indexed citations

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Turner, John, Nicholas E. Barrand, Thomas J. Bracegirdle, et al.. (2014). University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 390 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scambos, T. A., Étienne Berthier, T. M. Haran, et al.. (2014). Detailed ice loss pattern in the northern Antarctic Peninsula: widespread decline driven by ice front retreats. The cryosphere. 8(6). 2135–2145. 60 indexed citations

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Fahnestock, M. A., T. A. Scambos, & M. J. Klinger. (2014). The Next Step in Ice Flow Measurement from Optical Imagery: Comprehensive Mapping Of Ice Sheet Flow in Landsat 8 Imagery Using Spatial Frequency Filtering, Enabled by High Radiometric Sensitivity. AGUFM. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Kawamura, Kenji, Jeffrey P. Severinghaus, M. R. Albert, et al.. (2013). Kinetic fractionation of gases by deep air convection in polar firn. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(21). 11141–11155. 22 indexed citations

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Glasser, Neil F. & T. A. Scambos. (2007). A structural glaciological analysis of the 2002 Larsen B Ice Shelf collapse. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 4 indexed citations

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Haran, T. M., T. A. Scambos, M. A. Fahnestock, Donghui Yi, & H. Jay Zwally. (2006). A Digital Elevation Model of West Antarctica from MODIS and ICESat: Method, Accuracy, and Applications. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 2 indexed citations

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Scambos, T. A., Κ. A. Echelmeyer, M. A. Fahnestock, & Robert Bindschadler. (1994). Development of enhanced ice flow at the southern margin of Ice Stream D, Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology. 20. 313–318. 20 indexed citations

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Scambos, T. A., Κ. A. Echelmeyer, M. A. Fahnestock, & Robert Bindschadler. (1994). Development of enhanced ice flow at the southern margin of Ice Stream D, Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology. 20. 313–318. 21 indexed citations

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Scambos, T. A. & Robert Bindschadler. (1993). Complex ice stream flow revealed by sequential satellite imagery. Annals of Glaciology. 17. 177–182. 24 indexed citations

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