W. Abdalati

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
77 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

W. Abdalati is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Abdalati has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Atmospheric Science, 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in W. Abdalati's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (62 papers), Climate change and permafrost (38 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (22 papers). W. Abdalati is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (62 papers), Climate change and permafrost (38 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (22 papers). W. Abdalati collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Canada. W. Abdalati's co-authors include Konrad Steffen, H. Jay Zwally, M. A. Fahnestock, Ian Joughin, T. A. Herring, Robert Thomas, William Krabill, Kristine M. Larson, Jack L. Saba and E. Frederick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

W. Abdalati

74 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Surface Melt-Induced Acceleration of Greenland Ice-Sheet Flow

2002 843 citations H. Jay Zwally, W. Abdalati et al. profile →
ICESat's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and land

2002 786 citations H. Jay Zwally, W. Abdalati et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
W. Abdalati	5.2k	1.5k	1.1k	955	756	77	6.3k
T. Neumann	3.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	834 0.7×	638 0.7×	758 1.0×	109	4.2k
William Krabill	4.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	948 0.8×	734 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	117	7.0k
Frank Paul	7.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	245 0.3×	102	8.2k
Anita C. Brenner	2.2k 0.4×	666 0.4×	531 0.5×	747 0.8×	689 0.9×	51	3.3k
Charles R. Bentley	5.9k 1.1×	2.2k 1.4×	2.6k 2.3×	356 0.4×	441 0.6×	164	6.7k
H. A. Fricker	8.4k 1.6×	4.3k 2.8×	2.3k 2.0×	996 1.0×	445 0.6×	133	9.4k
B. M. Csathó	2.5k 0.5×	715 0.5×	519 0.5×	442 0.5×	449 0.6×	93	3.2k
Étienne Berthier	11.6k 2.2×	2.9k 1.9×	2.7k 2.4×	1.6k 1.7×	453 0.6×	169	13.1k
Robert Bindschadler	8.1k 1.5×	3.4k 2.2×	2.8k 2.4×	701 0.7×	406 0.5×	179	9.1k
B. E. Smith	4.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	487 0.5×	240 0.3×	68	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by W. Abdalati

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Abdalati

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bayram, Hasan, Mary B. Rice, W. Abdalati, et al.. (2023). Impact of Global Climate Change on Pulmonary Health: Susceptible and Vulnerable Populations. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 20(8). 1088–1095. 23 indexed citations

Hussein, Khalid, et al.. (2023). Development of Intensity–Duration–Frequency (IDF) Curves over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Using CHIRPS Satellite-Based Precipitation Products. Remote Sensing. 16(1). 27–27. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Weifeng G., et al.. (2023). Alongshore Winds Force Warm Atlantic Water Toward Helheim Glacier in Southeast Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(9). 2 indexed citations

MacFerrin, Michael, C. Max Stevens, Baptiste Vandecrux, Edwin D. Waddington, & W. Abdalati. (2022). The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) dataset, 2013–2019. Earth system science data. 14(2). 955–971. 11 indexed citations

Straneo, Fiammetta, et al.. (2021). More than Skin Deep: Sea Surface Temperature as a Means of Inferring Atlantic Water Variability on the Southeast Greenland Continental Shelf Near Helheim Glacier. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(4). 9 indexed citations

MacFerrin, Michael, C. Max Stevens, Baptiste Vandecrux, Edwin D. Waddington, & W. Abdalati. (2021). The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) Dataset, 2013–2019. 2 indexed citations

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

MacFerrin, Michael, Horst Machguth, Dirk van As, et al.. (2019). Rapid expansion of Greenland’s low-permeability ice slabs. Nature. 573(7774). 403–407. 97 indexed citations

Abdalati, W., et al.. (2018). The 2017-2027 National Academies Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space: AN Overview of the Report. 42. 3 indexed citations

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McNutt, Marcia, W. Abdalati, K. Caldeira, et al.. (2014). Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool the Earth - Report from the National Research Council. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 2 indexed citations

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Colgan, William, W. Abdalati, Michele Citterio, et al.. (2014). Hybrid inventory, gravimetry and altimetry (HIGA) mass balance product for Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. 6 indexed citations

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Colgan, William, S. B. Luthcke, W. Abdalati, & Michele Citterio. (2013). Constraining GRACE-derived cryosphere-attributed signal to irregularly shaped ice-covered areas. The cryosphere. 7(6). 1901–1914. 6 indexed citations

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Colgan, William, Harihar Rajaram, Robert S. Anderson, et al.. (2012). The annual glaciohydrology cycle in the ablation zone of the Greenland ice sheet: Part 2. Observed and modeled ice flow. Journal of Glaciology. 58(207). 51–64. 27 indexed citations

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Colgan, William, W. T. Pfeffer, Harihar Rajaram, W. Abdalati, & James Balog. (2012). Monte Carlo ice flow modeling projects a new stable configuration for Columbia Glacier, Alaska, c. 2020. The cryosphere. 6(6). 1395–1409. 18 indexed citations

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Colgan, William, Thomas Phillips, W. Abdalati, et al.. (2010). Changes in ice geometry and supraglacial hydrology, Sermeq Avannarleq ablation zone, West Greenland. AGUFM. 2010.

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Colgan, William, Thomas Phillips, Robert S. Anderson, et al.. (2009). Similarities in basal sliding between Greenland and Alpine Glaciers. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

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Joughin, Ian, W. Abdalati, & M. A. Fahnestock. (2004). Large fluctuations in speed on Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbræ glacier. Nature. 432(7017). 608–610. 381 indexed citations

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Steffen, Konrad, et al.. (1999). Faceted crystal formation in the northeast Greenland low-accumulation region. Journal of Glaciology. 45(149). 63–68. 4 indexed citations

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Steffen, Konrad, et al.. (1999). Faceted crystal formation in the northeast Greenland low-accumulation region. Journal of Glaciology. 45(149). 63–68. 15 indexed citations

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Abdalati, W. & Konrad Steffen. (1998). Accumulation and hoar effects on microwave emission in the Greenland ice-sheet dry-snow zones. Journal of Glaciology. 44(148). 523–531. 12 indexed citations

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