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Most cited papers from National Oceanography Centre

What are the most cited papers from National Oceanography Centre?

The most cited paper from National Oceanography Centre is "Global analyses of sea surface temperature, sea ice, and night marine air temperature since the late nineteenth century" (Nick A Rayner, D. E. Parker, E. B. Horton et al., 2003), with 11,470 citations. Next come "Anthropogenic ocean acidification over the twenty-first century and its impact on calcifying organisms" (4,738) and "Acceleration of global warming due to carbon-cycle feedbacks in a coupled climate model" (4,273).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 677 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Global analyses of sea surface temperature, sea ice, and night marine air temperature since the late nineteenth century Nick A Rayner, D. E. Parker, E. B. Horton et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 17 Jul 2003 11,470
2 Anthropogenic ocean acidification over the twenty-first century and its impact on calcifying organisms James C. Orr et al. · Nature Sep 2005 4,738
3 Acceleration of global warming due to carbon-cycle feedbacks in a coupled climate model Peter M. Cox, Richard Betts, CHRIS D. JONES et al. · Nature 9 Nov 2000 4,273
4 Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being GT Pecl et al. · Science Open access 30 Mar 2017 3,714
5 Global Carbon Budget 2020 Pierre Friedlingstein et al. · Earth system science data Open access 10 Dec 2020 2,578
6 Processes and patterns of oceanic nutrient limitation C. Mark Moore et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 29 Mar 2013 2,336
7 An astronomically dated record of Earth’s climate and its predictability over the last 66 million years Thomas Westerhold et al. · Science Open access 10 Sep 2020 2,235
8 Global Carbon Budget 2022 Pierre Friedlingstein et al. · Earth system science data Open access106 authors 8 Nov 2022 1,916
9 The relative influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on oceanic primary production Toby Tyrrell · Nature Aug 1999 1,737
10 Sea-level fluctuations during the last glacial cycle Mark Edward Siddall, Eelco J. Rohling, Ahuva Almogi‐Labin et al. · Nature Open access 18 Jun 2003 1,662
11 Global and regional importance of the tropical peatland carbon pool Susan Page, John O. Rieley, Christopher J. Banks · Global Change Biology Open access 21 Jun 2010 1,513
12 UKESM1: Description and Evaluation of the U.K. Earth System Model Alistair Sellar et al. · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Open access 31 Oct 2019 1,493
13 The Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis (OSTIA) system Craig James Donlon, Matthew James Martin, John Stark et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment 29 Aug 2011 1,475
14 Abrupt Climate Change Richard B. Alley, Jochem Marotzke, W. D. Nordhaus et al. · Science 27 Mar 2003 1,352
15 An Assessment of Earth's Climate Sensitivity Using Multiple Lines of Evidence Steven C. Sherwood et al. · Reviews of Geophysics Open access 22 Jul 2020 1,326
16 Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation Jennifer M. Sunday, Amanda E. Bates, Michael Kearney et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 10 Mar 2014 1,292
17 Hf isotope ratio analysis using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: an evaluation of isobaric interference corrections Nan‐Chin Chu, Rex N. Taylor, Val rie Chavagnac et al. · Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 18 Nov 2002 1,248
18 Impacts of Atmospheric Anthropogenic Nitrogen on the Open Ocean Robert A. Duce et al. · Science Open access 15 May 2008 1,193
19 Future response of global coastal wetlands to sea-level rise Mark Schuerch, Tom Spencer, Stijn Temmerman et al. · Nature Open access 4 Sep 2018 1,105
20 The Geological Record of Ocean Acidification Bärbel Hönisch et al. · Science Open access Mar 2012 1,084
21 Review and revision of Cenozoic tropical planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and calibration to the geomagnetic polarity and astronomical time scale Bridget Susan Wade, Paul Nicholas Pearson, William A. Berggren et al. · Earth-Science Reviews 23 Sep 2010 1,084
22 The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity Ward Appeltans et al. · Current Biology Open access121 authors 15 Nov 2012 1,082
23 Towards a more reliable historical reanalysis: Improvements for version 3 of the Twentieth Century Reanalysis system Laura Slivinski et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Open access 3 Jul 2019 1,067
24 Climate change and ecosystems: threats, opportunities and solutions Yadvinder Singh Malhi, Janet Franklin, Nathalie Seddon et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 27 Jan 2020 1,043
25 Characterizing interactions in fine magnetic particle systems using first order reversal curves Christopher R. Pike, Andrew P. Roberts, Kenneth L. Verosub · Journal of Applied Physics May 1999 1,029
26 Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit types Peter J. Talling, Douglas G. Masson, Esther Joanne Sumner et al. · Sedimentology 30 Oct 2012 1,011
27 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience Russell B. Wynn, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, T. P. Le Bas et al. · Marine Geology Open access 23 Mar 2014 1,010
28 The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris Erik van Sebille et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 20 Jan 2020 995
29 JRA-55 based surface dataset for driving ocean–sea-ice models (JRA55-do) Hiroyuki Tsujino et al. · Ocean Modelling Open access 27 Jul 2018 945
30 CO2, the greenhouse effect and global warming: from the pioneering work of Arrhenius and Callendar to today's Earth System Models Thomas R. Anderson, Ed Hawkins, Philip Douglas Jones · Endeavour Open access 27 Jul 2016 932
31 ITRAX: description and evaluation of a new multi-function X-ray core scanner Ian W. Croudace, A. Rindby, R.G. Rothwell · Geological Society London Special Publications 2006 910
32 Twenty-first century ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and upper-ocean nutrient and primary production decline from CMIP6 model projections Lester Kwiatkowski et al. · Biogeosciences Open access 6 Jul 2020 909
33 Temporal Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N Stuart A. Cunningham, Torsten Kanzow, D. Rayner et al. · Science 16 Aug 2007 905
34 Eddy/Wind Interactions Stimulate Extraordinary Mid-Ocean Plankton Blooms Dennis J. McGillicuddy, Laurence A. Anderson, Nicholas Robert Bates et al. · Science 18 May 2007 904
35 Deep, diverse and definitely different: unique attributes of the world's largest ecosystem Eva Ramírez-Llodra, Angelika Brandt, Roberto Danovaro et al. · Biogeosciences Open access 22 Sep 2010 903
36 Future climate forcing potentially without precedent in the last 420 million years Gavin L. Foster, Dana L. Royer, Daniel John Lunt · Nature Communications Open access 4 Apr 2017 890
37 Man and the Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea Eva Ramírez-Llodra, Paul A. Tyler, Maria Christina Santos Baker et al. · PLoS ONE Open access Aug 2011 868
38 Repeated, long-distance migrations by a philopatric predator targeting highly contrasting ecosystems James S. E. Lea, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Nuno C. Queiroz et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 9 Jun 2015 859
39 Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation Ian Kane, Michael Andrew Clare, Elda Miramontes et al. · Science Open access 30 Apr 2020 822
40 Submarine landslides: processes, triggers and hazard prediction Douglas G. Masson, Carl Bonnevie Harbitz, R. B. Wynn et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 27 Jun 2006 821
41 Rapid stepwise onset of Antarctic glaciation and deeper calcite compensation in the Pacific Ocean Helen K. Coxall, Paul A. Wilson, Heiko Pälike et al. · Nature 2005 818
42 The Met Office Global Coupled Model 3.0 and 3.1 (GC3.0 and GC3.1) Configurations Keith D. Williams et al. · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Open access 19 Dec 2017 817
43 Improving FRET dynamic range with bright green and red fluorescent proteins Amy J. Lam, François St-Pierre, Yiyang Gong et al. · Nature Methods Open access 9 Sep 2012 811
44 Global probabilistic projections of extreme sea levels show intensification of coastal flood hazard Michalis Ioannis Vousdoukas, Lorenzo Mentaschi, Evangelos Voukouvalas et al. · Nature Communications Open access 12 Jun 2018 798
45 Phytoplankton Calcification in a High-CO 2 World Maria Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez, Paul R. Halloran, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby et al. · Science 17 Apr 2008 796
46 Impact of partial steps and momentum advection schemes in a global ocean circulation model at eddy-permitting resolution Bernard Barnier, Gurvan Madec, Thierry Penduff et al. · Ocean Dynamics Open access 13 Jun 2006 788
47 Environmental Influences on Regional Deep-Sea Species Diversity Lisa Ann Levin, Ron J. Etter, Michael A. Rex et al. · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics Nov 2001 761
48 New Data Systems and Products at the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level Simon Holgate, Andrew Matthews, Philip Leslie Woodworth et al. · Journal of Coastal Research 18 Dec 2012 752
49 Effects of natural and human-induced hypoxia on coastal benthos Lisa Ann Levin, Werner Ekau, ANDREW JOHN GOODAY et al. · Biogeosciences Open access 8 Oct 2009 746
50 The Heartbeat of the Oligocene Climate System Heiko Pälike, Richard D. Norris, Jens Olaf Herrle et al. · Science 21 Dec 2006 739

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