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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 35 9358 8963 695 672 145 4086

Cathryn E. Birch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cathryn E. Birch between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cathryn E. Birch published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2021. 29 of the 151 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2021. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 17 publications
2007 2025

151 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cathryn E. Birch: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 1
2009 2
2010 1
2011 2
2012 6
2013 8
2014 17
2015 6
2016 8
2017 7
2018 7
2019 4
2020 6
2021 20
2022 9
2023 17
2024 12
2025 17
Total 151
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Cathryn E. Birch publications per year - data summary

  • Cathryn E. Birch, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Leeds, has 151 publications recorded across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2007 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2007, 2008 and 2010, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 7.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.9 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 75 publications, 50% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2007-2013: 21 publications (3.0 per year); 2014-2020: 55 publications (7.9 per year); 2021-2025: 75 publications (15.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Cathryn E. Birch 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 Cathryn E. Birch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–150 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541 145
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Cathryn E. Birch publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Cathryn E. Birch, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Leeds, records 145 publications - the 39th percentile of the discipline.
  • 39% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Cathryn E. Birch, and about 61% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Cathryn E. Birch ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Cathryn E. Birch 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 Cathryn E. Birch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 35 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163 35
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Cathryn E. Birch D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Cathryn E. Birch, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Leeds, records 35 D-Index - the 5th percentile of the discipline.
  • 5% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Cathryn E. Birch, and about 95% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Cathryn E. Birch ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Cathryn E. Birch is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated at the intersection of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on climate-related phenomena.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Birch's research topics concentrate on:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture

Frequent co-authors working alongside Birch include:

  • John H. Marsham
  • Simon Peatman
  • Juliane Schwendike
  • Sarah Chapman
  • Christopher M. Taylor

The scientist has contributed to various academic journals, with multiple publications in:

  • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of Climate
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Birch include:

  • "Assessing the impact of climate change on soil erosion in East Africa using a convection-permitting climate model," 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Impact of climate change on crop suitability in sub-Saharan Africa in parameterized and convection-permitting regional climate models," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "A Local-to-Large Scale View of Maritime Continent Rainfall: Control by ENSO, MJO, and Equatorial Waves," 2021, Journal of Climate
  • "Past and projected climate change impacts on heat-related child mortality in Africa," 2022, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Convection-Permitting Regional Climate Change Simulations for Understanding Future Climate and Informing Decision-Making in Africa," 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Best Publications

  • The credibility challenge for global fluvial flood risk analysis

    Mark Trigg;Cathryn Birch;Jeffrey Neal;Paul Bates

  • The role of moist convection in the West African monsoon system: Insights from continental‐scale convection‐permitting simulations

    John H. Marsham;Nick S. Dixon;Luis Garcia-Carreras;Grenville M. S. Lister

  • A transitioning Arctic surface energy budget: the impacts of solar zenith angle, surface albedo and cloud radiative forcing

    Joseph Sedlar;Michael Tjernström;Thorsten Mauritsen;Matthew D. Shupe

  • The Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS): Overview and experimental design

    Michael Tjernström;Caroline Leck;C. E. Birch;J. W. Bottenheim

  • Scale Interactions between the MJO and the Western Maritime Continent

    C. E. Birch;S. Webster;S. C. Peatman;D. J. Parker

  • Modeling soil moisture-precipitation feedback in the Sahel: Importance of spatial scale versus convective parameterization

    Christopher M. Taylor;Cathryn E. Birch;Cathryn E. Birch;Douglas J. Parker;Nick Dixon

  • Satellite detection, long-range transport, and air quality impacts of volcanic sulfur dioxide from the 2014-2015 flood lava eruption at Bárðarbunga (Iceland)

    Anja Schmidt;Susan Leadbetter;Nicolas Theys;Elisa Carboni

  • Meteorological conditions in the central Arctic summer during the Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS)

    Michael Tjernström;C. E. Birch;I. M. Brooks;M. D. Shupe

  • A seamless assessment of the role of convection in the water cycle of the West African Monsoon

    C. E. Birch;D. J. Parker;J. H. Marsham;D. Copsey

  • The complex response of Arctic aerosol to sea-ice retreat

    J. Browse;K. S. Carslaw;G. W. Mann;C. E. Birch

  • Modelling the diurnal cycle of tropical convection across the ‘grey zone’

    K. J. Pearson;G. M. S. Lister;C. E. Birch;R. P. Allan

  • Sea-Breeze Dynamics and Convection Initiation: The Influence of Convective Parameterization in Weather and Climate Model Biases

    Cathryn E. Birch;Malcolm J. Roberts;Luis Garcia-Carreras;Duncan Ackerley

  • The Turbulent Structure of the Arctic Summer Boundary Layer During The Arctic Summer Cloud-Ocean Study

    Ian M. Brooks;Michael Tjernström;P. Ola G. Persson;P. Ola G. Persson;Matthew D. Shupe;Matthew D. Shupe

  • The interaction of moist convection and mid-level dry air in the advance of the onset of the Indian monsoon

    Douglas J. Parker;Douglas J. Parker;Peter Willetts;Cathryn Birch;Cathryn Birch;Andrew G. Turner

  • What Is the Added Value of a Convection-Permitting Model for Forecasting Extreme Rainfall over Tropical East Africa?

    Beth J. Woodhams;Cathryn E. Birch;Cathryn E. Birch;John H. Marsham;Caroline L. Bain

  • The scale dependence and structure of convergence fields preceding the initiation of deep convection

    Cathryn E. Birch;John H. Marsham;Douglas J. Parker;Christopher M. Taylor

  • The effect of westerlies on East African rainfall and the associated role of tropical cyclones and the Madden-Julian Oscillation

    Declan L. Finney;John H. Marsham;Dean P. Walker;Cathryn E. Birch

  • Building narratives to characterise uncertainty in regional climate change through expert elicitation

    Suraje Dessai;Ajay Gajanan Bhave;Ajay Gajanan Bhave;Cathryn Birch;Cathryn Birch;Declan Conway

  • Measurements of bubble size spectra within leads in the Arctic summer pack ice

    S. J. Norris;I. M. Brooks;G. de Leeuw;G. de Leeuw;A. Sirevaag;A. Sirevaag

  • Modelling atmospheric structure, cloud and their response to CCN in the central Arctic : ASCOS case studies

    C. E. Birch;I. M. Brooks;Michael Tjernström;M. D. Shupe

  • A seamless assessment of the role of convection in the water cycle of the West African Monsoon

    Cathryn E. Birch

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Marsham
John H. Marsham University of Leeds
Douglas J. Parker
Douglas J. Parker University of Leeds
Peter Knippertz
Peter Knippertz Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Caroline Leck
Caroline Leck Stockholm University
Matthew D. Shupe
Matthew D. Shupe University of Colorado Boulder
Ian M. Brooks
Ian M. Brooks University of Leeds
Michael Tjernström
Michael Tjernström Stockholm University
Thorsten Mauritsen
Thorsten Mauritsen Stockholm University
Joseph Sedlar
Joseph Sedlar National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul D Bates
Paul D Bates University of Bristol

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