Mark E. Luther

4.3k citations

90 papers · 3.5k · 2 hit papers · h-index 27

Impact in

Oceanography top 1%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
Earth-Surface Processes top 1%
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Papers in

Oceanography 59
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 52
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing 12
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 6
Earth-Surface Processes 21
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics 15
- Aquatic and Environmental Studies 6

Co-authors: Lynn A. Leonard (3 shared papers)Steven D. Meyers (29 shared papers)James J. O’Brien (9 shared papers)Thomas Wahl (4 shared papers)Shaleen Jain (2 shared papers)Jens Bender (2 shared papers)James T. Potemra (1 shared paper)Joan B. Rose (3 shared papers)
Journals: Marine Technology Society Journal (6 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (5 papers)Estuaries and Coasts (5 papers)Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography (4 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Mark E. Luther

86 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Mark E. Luther's Hit Papers

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Increasing risk of compound flooding from storm surge and rainfall for major US cities 2015 · 713 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2015 Nature Climate Change
1995 Limnology and Oceanography

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1	Increasing risk of compound flooding from storm surge and rainfall for major US cities Nature Climate Change ·Thomas Wahl, Shaleen Jain, Jens Bender, Steven D. Meyers, Mark E. Luther Hit paper breakdown →	2015	713
2	Flow hydrodynamics in tidal marsh canopies Limnology and Oceanography ·Lynn A. Leonard, Mark E. Luther Hit paper breakdown →	1995	480
3	The seasonal circulation of the upper ocean in the Bay of Bengal Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·James T. Potemra, Mark E. Luther, James J. O’Brien	1991	225
4	The phytoplankton bloom in the northwestern Arabian Sea during the southwest monsoon of 1979 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·John C. Brock, Charles R. McClain, Mark E. Luther, William W. Hay	1991	158
5	The wind‐driven seasonal circulation in the southern tropical Indian Ocean Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Karen E. Woodberry, Mark E. Luther, James J. O’Brien	1989	142
6	ENSO Influences on Seasonal Rainfall and River Discharge in Florida Journal of Climate ·Nancy Schmidt, Erin K. Lipp, Joan B. Rose, Mark E. Luther	2001	141
7	A model of the seasonal circulation in the Arabian Sea forced by observed winds Progress In Oceanography ·Mark E. Luther, James J. O’Brien	1985	103
8	10.1016/0967-0653(96)82273-3 Journal of Coastal Research ·Lynn A. Leonard, Albert C. Hine, Mark E. Luther	2000	86
9	Volume transport and property distributions of the Mozambique Channel Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography ·Steven F. DiMarco, Piers Chapman, Worth D. Nowlin, Peter W. Hacker, Kathleen Donohue, Mark E. Luther, Gregory C. Johnson, John M. Toole	2002	83
10	Atmospheric concentrations and dry deposition rates of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for Tampa Bay, Florida, USA Atmospheric Environment ·Noreen Poor, Raphaël T. Tremblay, H. David Kay, Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, E. Swartz, Mark E. Luther, Scott W. Campbell	2004	72
11	Short-term variability of suspended sediment and phytoplankton in Tampa Bay, Florida: Observations from a coastal oceanographic tower and ocean color satellites Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Zhiqiang Chen, Chuanmin Hu, Frank Edgar Muller-Karger, Mark E. Luther	2010	68
12	Rapid changes in the seasonal sea level cycle along the US Gulf coast from the late 20th century Geophysical Research Letters ·Thomas Wahl, Francisco Mir Calafat, Mark E. Luther	2014	63
13	Sediment Transport Processes in a West-central Florida Open Marine Marsh Tidal Creek; the Role of Tides and Extra-tropical Storms Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Lynn A. Leonard, Albert C. Hine, Mark E. Luther, Richard P. Stumpf, Eric E. Wright	1995	59
14	ENSO impacts on salinity in Tampa Bay, Florida Estuaries ·Nancy Schmidt, Mark E. Luther	2002	57
15	The 26‐day oscillation observed in the satellite sea surface temperature measurements in the equatorial western Indian Ocean Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Pedro T. H. Tsai, James J. O’Brien, Mark E. Luther	1992	51
16	Mixed Instabilities in the Gulf Stream over the Continental Slope Journal of Physical Oceanography ·Mark E. Luther, John M. Bane	1985	46
17	Satellite remote sensing of surface oceanic fronts in coastal waters off west–central Florida Remote Sensing of Environment ·Carrie C. Wall, Frank Edgar Muller-Karger, Mitchell A. Roffer, Chuanmin Hu, Wensheng Yao, Mark E. Luther	2008	46
18	Variability in upwelling fields in the northwestern Indian Ocean 1. Model experiments for the past 18,000 years Paleoceanography ·Mark E. Luther, James J. O’Brien, Warren L Prell	1990	44
19	A Numerical Simulation of Residual Circulation in Tampa Bay. Part II: Lagrangian Residence Time Estuaries and Coasts ·Steven D. Meyers, Mark E. Luther	2008	44
20	Determining the Effects of El Nino-Southern Oscillation Events on Coastal Water Quality Estuaries ·Erin K. Lipp, Nancy Schmidt, Mark E. Luther, Joan B. Rose	2001	43

About Mark E. Luther

Mark E. Luther is a scholar working on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Ocean Engineering, Global and Planetary Change and Geology, having authored 90 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (52 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (15 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (12 papers), Climate variability and models (6 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (6 papers), Aquatic and Environmental Studies (6 papers), Maritime Navigation and Safety (5 papers) and Environmental Monitoring and Data Management (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (1.5k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (527 citations), Global and Planetary Change (867 citations), Ecology (595 citations) and Atmospheric Science (278 citations). Mark E. Luther has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Lynn A. Leonard, Steven D. Meyers, James J. O’Brien, Thomas Wahl, Shaleen Jain, Jens Bender, James T. Potemra, Joan B. Rose, Erin K. Lipp and Albert C. Hine. Their work appears in journals such as Marine Technology Society Journal, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Estuaries and Coasts, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography and Geophysical Research Letters.

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