2026 Colin Price: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	51	4700	4497	13	13	236	10924

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Israel Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Colin Price is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and has a body of research that spans several interconnected fields within environmental and physical sciences. Their work has notably contributed to the understanding of atmospheric and geophysical phenomena, with a focus on lightning, electromagnetic effects, and atmospheric dynamics.

The scientist's frequent publication venues include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Scientific Reports
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
International Journal of Biometeorology
Atmospheric Research

Primary fields of study for Colin Price cover:

Environmental Science
Physics and Astronomy
Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their research also delves into specialized subfields such as:

Global and Planetary Change
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Atmospheric Science
Geophysics
Plant Science

Among the main topics of their work are:

Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
Fire effects on ecosystems
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
Climate variability and models
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Colin Price has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Yoav Yair
Anirban Guha
Nikolay Ilin
E. A. Mareev
Joydeb Saha

Selected recent publications by Colin Price include:

"Evolution of Global Lightning in the Transition From Cold to Warm Phase Preceding Two Super El Niño Events," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
"Challenges in coupling atmospheric electricity with biological systems," 2020, International Journal of Biometeorology
"Natural ELF fields in the atmosphere and in living organisms," 2020, International Journal of Biometeorology
"Why is lightning more intense over the oceans?," 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
"Thunderstorm Trends over Africa," 2020, Journal of Climate

Best Publications

A simple lightning parameterization for calculating global lightning distributions

Colin Price;David Rind

1011
Citations
NOx from lightning 1. Global distribution based on lightning physics

Colin Price;Colin Price;Joyce Penner;Michael Prather

645
Citations
The global atmospheric electric circuit, solar activity and climate change

Michael Rycroft;Sven Israelsson;Colin Price

550
Citations
Vertical distributions of lightning NOx for use in regional and global chemical transport models

Kenneth E. Pickering;Yansen Wang;Wei-Kuo Tao;Colin Price

505
Citations
Possible implications of global climate change on global lightning distributions and frequencies

Colin Price;David Rind

401
Citations
The Impact of a 2 × CO2 Climate on Lightning-Caused Fires

Colin Price;David Rind

329
Citations
High-impact floods and flash floods in Mediterranean countries: the FLASH preliminary database

M. C. Llasat;M. Llasat-Botija;M. A. Prat;F. Porcú

320
Citations
What determines the cloud-to-ground lightning fraction in thunderstorms?

Colin Price;David Rind

280
Citations
Modeling Global Lightning Distributions in a General Circulation Model

Colin Price;David Rind

248
Citations
Flash flood prediction using an uncalibrated hydrological model and radar rainfall data in a Mediterranean watershed under changing hydrological conditions

Shahar Rozalis;Efrat Morin;Yoav Yair;Colin Price

226
Citations
Predicting the potential for lightning activity in Mediterranean storms based on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model dynamic and microphysical fields

Yoav Yair;Barry Lynn;Colin Price;Vassiliki Kotroni

202
Citations
A possible link between El Niño and precipitation in Israel

Colin Price;Lewi Stone;Amit Huppert;Balaji Rajagopalan

195
Citations
Global surface temperatures and the atmospheric electrical circuit

Colin Price

186
Citations
Evidence for a link between global lightning activity and upper tropospheric water vapour

Colin Price

186
Citations
Potential impacts of climate change on fire regimes in the tropics based on MAGICC and a GISS GCM-derived lightning model

Johann Georg Goldammer;Colin Price

182
Citations
Maximum hurricane intensity preceded by increase in lightning frequency

Colin Price;Mustafa Asfur;Yoav Yair

168
Citations
Lightning response to smoke from Amazonian fires

Orit Altaratz;Ilan Koren;Yoav Yair;Colin Price

163
Citations
Analysis of tropical-like cyclones over the Mediterranean Sea through a combined modeling and satellite approach

M. M. Miglietta;S. Laviola;A. Malvaldi;D. Conte

158
Citations
Long term changes in diurnal temperature range in Cyprus

Colin Price;Silas Michaelides;Stylianos Pashiardis;Pinhas Alpert

152
Citations
Lightning flashes conducive to the production and escape of gamma radiation to space

Earle Williams;R. Boldi;J. Bór;G. Sátori

142
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Baruch Ziv Open University of Israel

Earle Williams MIT

David Rind Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Zev Levin Tel Aviv University

Vassiliki Kotroni National Observatory of Athens

Efrat Morin Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Pinhas Alpert Tel Aviv University

Maria Carmen Llasat University of Barcelona

Barry Lynn Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Hadas Saaroni Tel Aviv University

External Links

Personal website of Colin Price

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