2026 Daniel R. Cayan: 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	99	386	362	169	153	358	55113

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Daniel R. Cayan is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of environmental and earth sciences, primarily focusing on climate variability, atmospheric phenomena, and hydrological processes.

Their publication record includes numerous papers in key scientific venues. Some of the recent works include:

"Multiple climate change-driven tipping points for coastal systems" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
"From California's Extreme Drought to Major Flooding: Evaluating and Synthesizing Experimental Seasonal and Subseasonal Forecasts of Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers and Extreme Precipitation during Winter 2022/23" (2023), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"Future Increases in North American Extreme Precipitation in CMIP6 Downscaled with LOCA" (2023), Journal of Hydrometeorology
"Projected Changes in Reference Evapotranspiration in California and Nevada: Implications for Drought and Wildland Fire Danger" (2020), Earth's Future
"Climate change contributions to future atmospheric river flood damages in the western United States" (2022), Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Daniel R. Cayan include Alexander Gershunov, David W. Pierce, Laurel L. DeHaan, Kristen Guirguis, and F. Martin Ralph. These partnerships reflect a collaborative approach within the climate science community.

Their work has appeared often in several scientific journals, including:

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
Scientific Reports
International Journal of Wildland Fire
Climate Dynamics
Journal of Hydrometeorology

In terms of academic fields, the scientist's research concentrates primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their subfield specializations include:

Global and Planetary Change
Atmospheric Science
Ecology
Water Science and Technology
Surgery

The main research topics reflect these fields, covering areas such as:

Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Fire effects on ecosystems
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Daniel R. Cayan was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012, acknowledging contributions to the scientific community within their fields of expertise.

Best Publications

Warming and Earlier Spring Increase Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity

Anthony Leroy Westerling;Anthony Leroy Westerling;Hugo G. Hidalgo;Daniel R. Cayan;Daniel R. Cayan;Thomas W. Swetnam

7427
Citations
Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

3266
Citations
Changes toward Earlier Streamflow Timing across Western North America

Iris T. Stewart;Daniel R. Cayan;Michael D. Dettinger

1756
Citations
Human-Induced Changes in the Hydrology of the Western United States

Tim P. Barnett;David W. Pierce;Hugo G. Hidalgo;Celine Bonfils

1573
Citations
Emissions pathways, climate change, and impacts on California

Katharine Hayhoe;Daniel Cayan;Christopher B. Field;Peter C. Frumhoff

1270
Citations
Changes in the Onset of Spring in the Western United States

Daniel R. Cayan;Susan A. Kammerdiener;Michael D. Dettinger;Joseph M. Caprio

1231
Citations
Trends in Snowfall versus Rainfall in the Western United States

Noah Knowles;Michael D. Dettinger;Daniel R. Cayan

1194
Citations
Changes in Snowmelt Runoff Timing in Western North America under a `Business as Usual' Climate Change Scenario

Iris T. Stewart;Daniel R. Cayan;Daniel R. Cayan;Michael D. Dettinger;Michael D. Dettinger

1101
Citations
Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Donald Scavia;John C. Field;Donald F. Boesch;Robert W. Buddemeier

1067
Citations
Atmospheric Rivers, Floods and the Water Resources of California

Michael D. Dettinger;Fred Martin Ralph;Tapash Das;Paul J. Neiman

1028
Citations
Climate-Ocean Variability and Ecosystem Response in the Northeast Pacific

John A. McGowan;Daniel R. Cayan;LeRoy M. Dorman

916
Citations
Flooding on California's Russian River : Role of atmospheric rivers

F. Martin Ralph;Paul J. Neiman;Gary A. Wick;Seth I. Gutman

897
Citations
Latent and sensible heat flux anomalies over the northern oceans : driving the sea surface temperature

Daniel R. Cayan

872
Citations
Climate change scenarios for the California region

Daniel R. Cayan;Daniel R. Cayan;Edwin P. Maurer;Michael D. Dettinger;Michael D. Dettinger;Mary Tyree

854
Citations
ENSO and Hydrologic Extremes in the Western United States

Daniel R. Cayan;Kelly T. Redmond;Laurence G. Riddle

843
Citations
Future dryness in the Southwest US and the hydrology of the early 21st century drought

Daniel R. Cayan;Tapash Das;David W. Pierce;Tim P. Barnett

812
Citations
North Pacific Decadal Climate Variability since 1661

Franco Biondi;Alexander Gershunov;Daniel R. Cayan

744
Citations
The 1976-77 Climate Shift of the Pacific Ocean

Arthur Miller;Daniel Cayan;Tim Barnett;Nicholas Graham

696
Citations
Latent and Sensible Heat Flux Anomalies over the Northern Oceans: The Connection to Monthly Atmospheric Circulation

Daniel R. Cayan

665
Citations
Large-Scale Atmospheric Forcing of Recent Trends toward Early Snowmelt Runoff in California

Michael D. Dettinger;Daniel R. Cayan

646
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Dettinger Scripps Institution of Oceanography

David W. Pierce University of California, San Diego

Alexander Gershunov University of California, San Diego

Hugo G. Hidalgo University of Costa Rica

Edwin P. Maurer Santa Clara University

Tim P. Barnett Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Arthur J. Miller University of California, San Diego

Jessica D. Lundquist University of Washington

Warren B. White University of California, San Diego

Jane C. Burns University of California, San Diego

External Links

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