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D-Index
44
Citations
10553
World Ranking
6621
National Ranking
241

Bertrand Timbal 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 Bertrand Timbal sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 94 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bertrand Timbal 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 Bertrand Timbal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bertrand Timbal is affiliated with the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, concentrating on specialized subfields including Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science.

Their work encompasses several main topics: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, and Hydrology and Drought Analysis.

Bertrand Timbal has contributed to scientific literature with publications appearing in recognized venues such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. One notable paper published in 2020 is titled Development of an Updated Global Land In Situ-Based Data Set of Temperature and Precipitation Extremes: HadEX3, which has garnered significant citations since its release.

Throughout their research career, Timbal has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Robert Dunn
  • Lisa V. Alexander
  • Markus G. Donat
  • Xuebin Zhang
  • Margot Bador

Their publication record indicates a commitment to advancing understanding in the dynamics of weather and climate patterns, with an emphasis on data-driven analyses and modeling of meteorological phenomena.

Best Publications

  • The Millennium Drought in southeast Australia (2001–2009): Natural and human causes and implications for water resources, ecosystems, economy, and society

    Albert I. J. M. van Dijk;Hylke E. Beck;Russell S. Crosbie;Richard A. M. de Jeu

  • Guidelines for Use of Climate Scenarios Developed from Statistical Downscaling Methods

    R. L. Wilby;S. P. Charles;E. Zorita;B. Timbal

  • A review of recent climate variability and climate change in southeastern Australia

    Bradley F. Murphy;Bertrand Timbal

  • Development of an updated global land In situ‐based data set of temperature and precipitation extremes : HadEX3

    Robert J.H. Dunn;Lisa V. Alexander;Markus G. Donat;Xuebin Zhang

  • Cloud feedback in atmospheric general circulation models: An update

    R. D. Cess;M. H. Zhang;W. J. Ingram;G. L. Potter

  • WCRP COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX): A diagnostic MIP for CMIP6

    William J. Gutowski;Filippo Giorgi;Bertrand Timbal;Anne Frigon

  • A review of historic and future hydrological changes in the Murray-Darling Basin

    Marc Leblanc;Sarah Tweed;Albert Van Dijk;Bertrand Timbal

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • The Hadley Circulation in Reanalyses: Climatology, Variability, and Change

    H. Nguyen;A. Evans;C. Lucas;I. Smith

  • The expanding tropics: a critical assessment of the observational and modeling studies

    Christopher Lucas;Bertrand Timbal;Hanh Nguyen

  • A Gcm Study of the Impact of Greenhouse Gas Increase on the Frequency of Occurrence of Tropical Cyclones

    J.-F. Royer;F. Chauvin;B. Timbal;P. Araspin

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Comparison of runoff modelled using rainfall from different downscaling methods for historical and future climates

    F.H.S. Chiew;D.G.C. Kirono;D.M. Kent;A.J. Frost

  • The relationship between the decline of Southeastern Australian rainfall and the strengthening of the subtropical ridge

    B. Timbal;W. Drosdowsky

  • Attribution of the Late-Twentieth-Century Rainfall Decline in Southwest Australia

    Bertrand Timbal;Julie M. Arblaster;Scott Power

  • Generalization of a statistical downscaling model to provide local climate change projections for Australia

    B. Timbal;E. Fernandez;Z. Li

  • A proposal for a general interface between land surface schemes and general circulation models

    J. Polcher;B. McAvaney;P. Viterbo;MA Gaertner

  • A comparison of multi-site daily rainfall downscaling techniques under Australian conditions

    Andrew J. Frost;Stephen P. Charles;Bertrand Timbal;Francis H.S. Chiew

  • Future projections of winter rainfall in southeast Australia using a statistical downscaling technique

    B. Timbal;D. A. Jones

  • An estimate of future climate change for western France using a statistical downscaling technique

    B. Timbal;A. Dufour;B. McAvaney

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Dowdy
Andrew J. Dowdy University of Melbourne
Francis H. S. Chiew
Francis H. S. Chiew Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Harry H. Hendon
Harry H. Hendon Bureau of Meteorology
Jean-François Mahfouf
Jean-François Mahfouf Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Joaquin Trinanes
Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Julie M. Arblaster
Julie M. Arblaster National Center for Atmospheric Research
Stephen P. Charles
Stephen P. Charles Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Scott B. Power
Scott B. Power Bureau of Meteorology
Marco Tedesco
Marco Tedesco Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Fredolin Tangang
Fredolin Tangang National University of Malaysia

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