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Brent Yarnal 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 Brent Yarnal sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 99 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brent Yarnal 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 Brent Yarnal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

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

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

Overview

Brent Yarnal is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their academic profile reflects a focus on research activities within that institution.

No specific recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues have been documented for this researcher.

No information is available regarding main fields of study, subfields, or primary research topics connected to Brent Yarnal.

There are no listed book publications or awards associated with this individual.

Brent Yarnal is currently active in their academic career.

Best Publications

  • Synoptic Climatology in Environmental Analysis: A Primer

    Brent Yarnal

  • Building comparable global change vulnerability assessments: The vulnerability scoping diagram

    Colin Polsky;Rob Neff;Brent Yarnal

  • A Method for Constructing a Social Vulnerability Index: An Application to Hurricane Storm Surges in a Developed Country

    Lisa Rygel;David O’sullivan;Brent Yarnal

  • The Pacific/North American Teleconnection Pattern and United States Climate. Part I: Regional Temperature and Precipitation Associations

    Daniel J. Leathers;Brent Yarnal;Michael A. Palecki

  • Vulnerability of coastal communities to sea-level rise: a case study of Cape May County, New Jersey, USA

    Shuang-Ye Wu;Brent Yarnal;Ann Fisher

  • Developments and prospects in synoptic climatology

    Brent Yarnal;Andrew C. Comrie;Brent Frakes;David P. Brown

  • Who Wants to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Robert E. O'Connor;Richard J. Bord;Brent Yarnal;Nancy Wiefek

  • Urban expansion in Centre County, Pennsylvania: spatial dynamics and landscape transformations.

    Nnyaladzi Batisani;Nnyaladzi Batisani;Brent Yarnal

  • Vulnerability of Hampton Roads, Virginia to Storm-Surge Flooding and Sea-Level Rise

    Lisa R. Kleinosky;Brent Yarnal;Ann Fisher

  • Rainfall variability and trends in semi-arid Botswana: Implications for climate change adaptation policy

    Nnyaladzi Batisani;Brent Yarnal

  • Relationships between extremes of the Southern oscillation and the winter climate of the Anglo‐American Pacific Coast

    Brent Yarnal;Henry F. Diaz

  • Climate regionalization and rotation of principal components

    Dale White;Michael Richman;Brent Yarnal

  • Influence of potential sea level rise on societal vulnerability to hurricane storm-surge hazards, Sarasota County, Florida

    Tim G. Frazier;Nathan Wood;Brent Yarnal;Denise H. Bauer

  • Spatial analysis of precipitation intensity and concentration in Iran

    B. Alijani;J. O’Brien;B. Yarnal

  • Simulating the river-basin response to atmospheric forcing by linking a mesoscale meteorological model and hydrologic model system

    Z Yu;M.N Lakhtakia;B Yarnal;R.A White

  • Relationships between synoptic-scale atmospheric circulation and ozone concentrations in Metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Andrew C. Comrie;Brent Yarnal

  • Impact of climate variation and change on Mid-Atlantic Region hydrology and water resources

    Rob Neff;Heejun Chang;C. Gregory Knight;Raymond G. Najjar

  • Feeling at Risk Matters: Water Managers and the Decision to Use Forecasts

    Robert E. O'Connor;Brent Yarnal;Kirstin Dow;Christine L. Jocoy

  • Stakeholder perspectives on land-use strategies for adapting to climate-change-enhanced coastal hazards: Sarasota, Florida

    Tim G. Frazier;Nathan Wood;Brent Yarnal

  • Putting adaptive capacity into the context of people’s lives: a case study of two flood-prone communities in Puerto Rico

    Tania López-Marrero;Brent Yarnal

Frequent Co-Authors

James J. O'Brien
James J. O'Brien Florida State University
Zhongbo Yu
Zhongbo Yu Hohai University
Andrew C. Comrie
Andrew C. Comrie University of Arizona
Alan M. MacEachren
Alan M. MacEachren Pennsylvania State University
Eric J. Barron
Eric J. Barron Pennsylvania State University
Adam Rose
Adam Rose University of Southern California
Diana Liverman
Diana Liverman University of Arizona
David Pollard
David Pollard Pennsylvania State University
William E. Easterling
William E. Easterling Pennsylvania State University
David R. DeWalle
David R. DeWalle Pennsylvania State University

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