T. E. Osterkamp

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

T. E. Osterkamp is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, T. E. Osterkamp has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Atmospheric Science, 19 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 10 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in T. E. Osterkamp's work include Climate change and permafrost (59 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (43 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (37 papers). T. E. Osterkamp is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (59 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (43 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (37 papers). T. E. Osterkamp collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Slovakia. T. E. Osterkamp's co-authors include V. E. Romanovsky, Tingjun Zhang, M. Torre Jorgenson, Jason G. Vogel, Edward A. G. Schuur, Walter C. Oechel, John E. Walsh, J. Morison, F. Stuart Chapin and Mark B. Dyurgerov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

T. E. Osterkamp

82 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Observational Evidence of Recent Change in the Northern H... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Observational Evidence of Recent Change in the Northern High-Latitude Environment
    2000 1.6k citations T. E. Osterkamp, V. E. Romanovsky et al. profile →
  2. The effect of permafrost thaw on old carbon release and net carbon exchange from tundra
    2009 886 citations T. E. Osterkamp et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
T. E. Osterkamp United States 32 6.2k 1.1k 1.1k 712 272 85 6.8k
L. D. Hinzman United States 49 6.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 1.4k 1.3× 744 1.0× 287 1.1× 131 8.2k
Chien‐Lu Ping United States 39 4.5k 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 704 0.6× 933 1.3× 276 1.0× 103 5.5k
D. L. Kane United States 40 4.8k 0.8× 667 0.6× 750 0.7× 424 0.6× 380 1.4× 121 5.5k
C. Tarnocai Canada 26 5.3k 0.9× 2.5k 2.2× 1.5k 1.4× 1.0k 1.4× 367 1.3× 56 7.0k
Jerry Brown United States 32 3.5k 0.6× 829 0.7× 441 0.4× 504 0.7× 154 0.6× 92 4.1k
G. J. Michaelson United States 31 3.9k 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 586 0.5× 620 0.9× 217 0.8× 63 4.7k
M. Torre Jorgenson United States 42 7.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 912 1.3× 199 0.7× 109 8.0k
Julia Boike Germany 49 5.6k 0.9× 816 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 703 1.0× 207 0.8× 194 6.3k
Jonathan A. O’Donnell United States 29 3.6k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 720 0.7× 602 0.8× 157 0.6× 63 4.3k
S. S. Marchenko United States 30 3.8k 0.6× 563 0.5× 576 0.5× 292 0.4× 185 0.7× 58 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by T. E. Osterkamp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. E. Osterkamp

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

All Works

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Crispino, Frank, et al.. (2023). The use of mantrailing dogs in police and judicial context, future directions, limits and possibilities – A law review. Forensic Science International Synergy. 7. 100439–100439. 3 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E.. (2007). Characteristics of the recent warming of permafrost in Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(F2). 243 indexed citations
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Jorgenson, T., Y. Shur, T. E. Osterkamp, & T. Neville George. (2005). Nature and Extent of Permafrost Degradation in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone in Alaska. AGUFM. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E.. (2002). A Twenty Year Time Series of Permafrost Temperatures in Alaska. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Romanovsky, V. E., et al.. (2001). Permafrost temperature Dynamics Along the East Siberian Transect and an Alaskan Transect (Extended Abstract). The science reports of the Tohoku University. 36(2). 224–229. 6 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E., Leslie A. Viereck, Yuri Shur, et al.. (2000). Observations of Thermokarst and Its Impact on Boreal Forests in Alaska, U.S.A.. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 32(3). 303–315. 174 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E., Leslie A. Viereck, Y. Shur, et al.. (2000). Observations of Thermokarst and Its Impact on Boreal Forests in Alaska, U.S.A.. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 32(3). 303–303. 98 indexed citations
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Romanovsky, V. E. & T. E. Osterkamp. (1995). Interannual variations of the thermal regime of the active layer and near‐surface permafrost in northern Alaska. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 6(4). 313–335. 198 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E. & William D. Harrison. (1985). Subsea permafrost: Probing, thermal regime and data analyses 1975-1981. Summary report (Final). OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E., et al.. (1983). Water Temperature Measurements in Turbulent Streams During Periods of Frazil-Ice Formation. Annals of Glaciology. 4. 209–215. 1 indexed citations
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Kawasaki, Koji, et al.. (1983). Gravity Measurements in Permafrost Terrain Containing Massive Ground Ice. Annals of Glaciology. 4. 133–140. 3 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E., et al.. (1983). Water Temperature Measurements in Turbulent Streams During Periods of Frazil-Ice Formation. Annals of Glaciology. 4. 209–215. 3 indexed citations
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Kawasaki, Koji, et al.. (1983). Gravity Measurements in Permafrost Terrain Containing Massive Ground Ice. Annals of Glaciology. 4. 133–140. 2 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E.. (1979). Mercury-in-Glass Thermometers for Precise Temperature Measurements Near 0°C. Journal of Glaciology. 22(87). 385–388. 2 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E.. (1979). Mercury-in-Glass Thermometers for Precise Temperature Measurements Near 0°C. Journal of Glaciology. 22(87). 385–388. 2 indexed citations
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Harrison, William D. & T. E. Osterkamp. (1978). Heat and mass transport processes in subsea permafrost 1. An analysis of molecular diffusion and its consequences. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 83(C9). 4707–4712. 28 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E.. (1977). A Method For Cutting And Preparing Thin-Sections Of Frozen Soil. Journal of Glaciology. 18(78). 143–144. 3 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E. & Arnd Weber. (1970). Electrical Phenomena accompanying the Phase Change of Dilute KCl Solutions into Single Crystals of Ice. Journal of Glaciology. 9(56). 269–277. 5 indexed citations
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Osterkamp, T. E. & Alexander Weber. (1970). Electrical Phenomena accompanying the Phase Change of Dilute KCl Solutions into Single Crystals of Ice. Journal of Glaciology. 9(56). 269–277. 7 indexed citations

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