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Glaciology

Study of glaciers, ice sheets, and their role in the climate system

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Researchers in Glaciology

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Thomas Franziskus Stocker
University of Bern
1,102
Papers
76,334
Citations
107
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsCryospheric studies and observations
M
M. R. van den Broeke
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
1,247
Papers
55,688
Citations
119
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Cryospheric studies and observationsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPolar Research and Ecology
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Valérie Masson‐Delmotte
1,007
Papers
53,308
Citations
104
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsCryospheric studies and observations
C
Christopher P. McKay
1,592
Papers
50,694
Citations
121
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Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary ScienceSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life
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W. R. Peltier
740
Papers
49,465
Citations
102
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
T
Tandong Yao
Chinese Academy of Sciences
720
Papers
48,609
Citations
105
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Cryospheric studies and observationsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and models
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Bette L. Otto‐Bliesner
685
Papers
48,251
Citations
108
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsCryospheric studies and observations
E
Eric J. Rignot
California Institute of Technology
910
Papers
47,183
Citations
103
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Cryospheric studies and observationsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
D
Diana H. Wall
Colorado State University
344
Papers
47,074
Citations
91
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPolar Research and EcologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
S
Shichang Kang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
1,018
Papers
45,919
Citations
103
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Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsCryospheric studies and observationsAtmospheric aerosols and clouds
J
Jonathan M. Gregory
485
Papers
43,865
Citations
107
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Climate variability and modelsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesGeology and Paleoclimatology Research
R
Richard B. Alley
Pennsylvania State University
609
Papers
42,784
Citations
108
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchCryospheric studies and observationsPolar Research and Ecology
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Active NSF Grants

Nathaniel Lifton
Purdue University
$295KAug 2026
ANT Earth Sciences
Joseph McConnell
Nevada System of Higher Education, Desert Research Institute
$806KJul 2026
Earth System Through Time, GVF - Global Venture Fund
Jerry McManus
Columbia University
$257KAug 2026
ANS-Arctic Natural Sciences
Jason Briner
SUNY at Buffalo
$49KAug 2026
ANS-Arctic Natural Sciences
Kevin Arrigo
Gordon Research Conferences
$19KAug 2026
ANT Ocean & Atmos Sciences, ANT Organisms & Ecosystems, ANS-Arctic Natural Sciences
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