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Permafrost Science

Study of permanently frozen ground and its sensitivity to warming

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Researchers in Permafrost Science

F
F. Stuart Chapin
1,252
Papers
183,392
Citations
167
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Climate change and permafrostEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
J
Jerry M. Melillo
730
Papers
79,562
Citations
138
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
T
Thomas Franziskus Stocker
University of Bern
1,102
Papers
76,314
Citations
107
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsCryospheric studies and observations
D
David M. Lawrence
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
559
Papers
59,346
Citations
107
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Climate variability and modelsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations
M
M. R. van den Broeke
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
4,927
Papers
55,661
Citations
119
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Cryospheric studies and observationsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPolar Research and Ecology
V
Valérie Masson‐Delmotte
1,007
Papers
53,252
Citations
104
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsCryospheric studies and observations
V
Victor A. Brovkin
Universität Hamburg
580
Papers
52,070
Citations
99
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Climate variability and modelsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate change and permafrost
S
Sarah E. Hobbie
University of Minnesota
598
Papers
51,274
Citations
109
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
C
Christopher P. McKay
1,592
Papers
50,673
Citations
120
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Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary ScienceSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life
W
W. R. Peltier
740
Papers
49,441
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
48,573
Citations
105
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Cryospheric studies and observationsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and models
S
S. J. Goetz
Northern Arizona University
526
Papers
48,396
Citations
96
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Remote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsClimate change and permafrost
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Active NSF Grants

Louise Farquharson
University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
$294KAug 2026
EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fe
Shideh Dashti
University of Colorado at Boulder
$1.09MAug 2026
Major Research Instrumentation
Henri Drake
University of California-Irvine
$798KAug 2026
ANT Integrated System Science
Kyle Armour
University of Washington
$47KJun 2026
Coupled & Large-Scale Dynamics
Jackie Weissman
SUNY at Stony Brook
$332KJul 2026
Org Interaction & Ecology
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