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D-Index
41
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9447
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7591
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574

Alan J. Thorpe publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan J. Thorpe sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 124 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Alan J. Thorpe D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan J. Thorpe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alan J. Thorpe is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Their work spans several related topics including Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate Variability and Models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate Change and Permafrost, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, and Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics.

Thorpe's publication record includes recent papers that address various aspects of weather forecasting, climate prediction, and integration of meteorological data. Notable papers include: Advancing Weather and Climate Forecasting for Our Changing World (2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society); The global weather enterprise, part 3: an evolving picture (2022, Weather); The global weather enterprise, part 1: the jigsaw pieces (2022, Weather); and To ensure trust, AI weather-forecast models still need training in physics (2025, Nature). Earlier work includes All Kinds of Integration: WMO's Strategy for Seamless Prediction (2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society).

Alan J. Thorpe has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Gilbert Brunet, V. S. Bouchet, Amanda H. Lynch, David P. Rogers, and David B. Parsons. These collaborations have contributed to the diversity and depth of research outputs in meteorology and climate science.

Publication venues where Thorpe's work appears most often include: Weather, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Nature, and Scientific Data.

In addition to journal articles, Thorpe has contributed to book publications with the World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. Titles include The Level Playing Field (2021) and Investing in Digital Hydrometeorological Data for the Developing World (2022), reflecting interests in hydrometeorological data accessibility and equity in environmental data infrastructure.

  • Main fields of study: Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Subfields of study: Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change
  • Main research topics: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate Variability and Models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate Change and Permafrost, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics
  • Recent notable papers: Advancing Weather and Climate Forecasting for Our Changing World (2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society), The global weather enterprise, part 3: an evolving picture (2022, Weather), The global weather enterprise, part 1: the jigsaw pieces (2022, Weather), To ensure trust, AI weather-forecast models still need training in physics (2025, Nature), All Kinds of Integration: WMO's Strategy for Seamless Prediction (2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)
  • Frequent co-authors: Gilbert Brunet, V. S. Bouchet, Amanda H. Lynch, David P. Rogers, David B. Parsons
  • Frequent publication venues: Weather, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Nature, Scientific Data

Best Publications

  • The quiet revolution of numerical weather prediction

    Peter Bauer;Alan J. Thorpe;Gilbert Brunet

  • Uncertainty in predictions of the climate response to rising levels of greenhouse gases.

    David A. Stainforth;T. Aina;C. Christensen;M. Collins

  • Two‐dimensional convection in non‐constant shear: A model of mid‐latitude squall lines

    A. J. Thorpe;M. J. Miller;M. W. Moncrieff

  • Baroclinic Instability in an Environment of Small Stability to Slantwise Moist Convection. Part I: Two-Dimensional Models

    Kerry A. Emanuel;Maurizio Fantini;Alan J. Thorpe

  • The Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track Experiment (FASTEX): Scientific Objectives and Experimental Design

    Alain Joly;Dave Jorgensen;Melvyn A. Shapiro;Alan Thorpe

  • Frontogenesis in the presence of small stability to slantwise convection

    A. J. Thorpe;K. A. Emanuel

  • Radiation conditions for the lateral boundaries of limited‐area numerical models

    M. J. Miller;A. J. Thorpe

  • The nocturnal jet

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  • Comments on “The Evolution and Dynamical Role of Reduced Upper-Tropospheric Potential Vorticity in Intensive Observing Period One of FASTEX”

    Hannah R. Pomroy;Alan J. Thorpe

  • Diagnosis of Balanced Vortex Structure Using Potential Vorticity

    A. J. Thorpe

  • Mesoscale dynamics of cold fronts: Structures described by dropsoundings in FRONTS 87

    Alan J. Thorpe;Sid A. Clough

  • Potential vorticity and the electrostatics analogy: Quasi‐geostrophic theory

    Craig H. Bishop;Alan J. Thorpe

  • Conditional convective heating in a baroclinic atmosphere : a model of convective frontogenesis

    Douglas J. Parker;Alan J. Thorpe

  • Frontal instability generated by tropospheric potential vorticity anomalies

    Alain Joly;Alan J. Thorpe

  • Atmospheric gravity waves and the ‘Rissaga’ phenomenon

    S. Monserrat;A. Ibbetson;A. J. Thorpe

  • Report of the first prospectus development team of the U.S. Weather Research Program to The NOAA and the NSF

    K. Emanuel;D. Raymond;A. Betts;L. Bosart

  • Forecast skill of the ECMWF model using targeted observations during FASTEX

    A. Montani;A. J. Thorpe;R. Buizza;P. Undén

  • Synoptic Scale Disturbances with Circular Symmetry

    Alan J. Thorpe

  • Mechanisms for pollutant transport between the boundary layer and the free troposphere

    Elisabeth A. Donnell;Deb J. Fish;Ed M. Dicks;Alan J. Thorpe

  • Feedback between the Land Surface and Rainfall at Convective Length Scales

    Douglas B. Clark;Christopher M. Taylor;Alan J. Thorpe

  • Use of Ducting Theory in an Observed Case of Gravity Waves

    Sebastià Monserrat;Alan J. Thorpe

  • Frontal Wave Stability during Moist Deformation Frontogenesis. Part II: The Suppression of Nonlinear Wave Development

    Craig H. Bishop;Alan J. Thorpe

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig H. Bishop
Craig H. Bishop University of Melbourne
Keith A. Browning
Keith A. Browning University of Reading
Melvyn A. Shapiro
Melvyn A. Shapiro National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Matthew Collins
Matthew Collins University of Exeter
Peter Bauer
Peter Bauer European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Fred Kucharski
Fred Kucharski International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Sebastià Monserrat
Sebastià Monserrat University of the Balearic Islands
Kevin R. Gurney
Kevin R. Gurney Northern Arizona University
Alastair C. Lewis
Alastair C. Lewis University of York

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