William S. Kessler

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

William S. Kessler is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Kessler has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Oceanography, 54 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 26 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in William S. Kessler's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (60 papers), Climate variability and models (50 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (21 papers). William S. Kessler is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (60 papers), Climate variability and models (50 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (21 papers). William S. Kessler collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. William S. Kessler's co-authors include Michael J. McPhaden, Gregory C. Johnson, Richard Kleeman, Klaus M. Weickmann, Bruce A. Taft, Bernadette M. Sloyan, Meghan F. Cronin, Julian P. McCreary, Sophie Cravatte and K. E. McTaggart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

William S. Kessler

69 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

The circulation of the eastern tropical Pacific: A review 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2015 200 400 600

Peers

William S. Kessler
Comparison fields: 5 of 81
  • Oceanography 4.7k
  • Global and Planetary Change 4.2k
  • Atmospheric Science 2.9k
  • Ecology 721
  • Environmental Chemistry 142
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Countries citing papers authored by William S. Kessler

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Fields of papers citing papers by William S. Kessler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William S. Kessler

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 12
2 14
3 21
4 9
5 13
6 59
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Pacific western boundary currents and their roles in climate breakdown →
520
8 27
9 59
10
Naming a western boundary current from Australia to the Solomon Sea
11
11 32
12 64
13 47
14
Observed correlation of surface salinity, temperature and barrier layer at the eastern edge of the western Pacific warm pool - art. no. L06601
20
15
Is ENSO a cycle or a series of events
1
16 4
17 45
18 105
19 36
20 326

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