K. M. Cobb

Georgia Power Chair; ADVANCE Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

UAMS

Also affiliated: Smithsonian Institution (2017); NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (2019); University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2016); California Institute of Technology (2003); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2018–2023); Planetary Science Institute (2023–2025); Georgia Institute of Technology (2007–2025); Smithsonian American Art Museum (2017); Scripps Institution of Oceanography (2001–2003); Providence College (2023); Brown University (2022–2025); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025); Atlanta Technical College (2019–2020); Museum Conservation Institute (2017); University of California San Diego (2001–2003); Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (2008); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2023)

57 h-index 281 pubs 15,695 cited

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K. M. Cobb's research focuses on understanding climate variability and its impact on Earth's systems, with a particular emphasis on the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon. Cobb has investigated the complexities of ENSO, its historical manifestations throughout the Holocene, and its relationship with tropical Pacific climate patterns. The research also explores the influence of ENSO on ocean climate and ecosystem change, particularly within the North Pacific Gyre.

Further investigations by Cobb examine how ENSO and tropical climate dynamics are evolving in the context of global warming and greenhouse gas increases. The work contributes to the field of paleoclimatology by reviewing the current status and future prospects for high-resolution reconstructions of climate over the last millennium. Cobb's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 57, with 281 total publications and over 15,000 citations, indicating a significant body of work in this area. Collaborations with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Akilah A. Jefferson and Robbie Pesek, have resulted in multiple shared publications.

Metrics

h-index: 57
Publications: 281
Citations: 15,695

Positions

Georgia Power Chair; ADVANCE Professor 2004–present

Georgia Institute of Technology Earth and Atmospheric Sciences ORCID
Postdoctoral Fellow 2002–2004

California Institute of Technology Geology and Geophysics ORCID

Selected Publications

Multidisciplinary care in pediatric severe asthma: A comparative outcomes analysis (2025)

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections (2024)

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global 5 citations DOI OpenAlex