2026 David B. Stephenson: 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	78	1050	997	83	81	225	31461

David B. Stephenson 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 David B. Stephenson sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 225 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David B. Stephenson 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 David B. Stephenson sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

David B. Stephenson is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on climate and atmospheric phenomena.

The scientist's work prominently addresses various subfields, including:

Global and Planetary Change
Atmospheric Science
Economics and Econometrics
Oceanography
Environmental Engineering

Main topics covered in their publications highlight key areas such as:

Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis

The recent papers by David B. Stephenson include:

"Compound precipitation and wind extremes over Europe and their relationship to extratropical cyclones" (2021) published in Weather and Climate Extremes
"Convection-Permitting Models Offer Promise of More Certain Extreme Rainfall Projections" (2020) published in Geophysical Research Letters
"Optimal Estimation of Stochastic Energy Balance Model Parameters" (2020) published in Journal of Climate
"Quantifying the rarity of extreme multi-decadal trends: how unusual was the late twentieth century trend in the North Atlantic Oscillation?" (2021) published in Climate Dynamics
"How to create an operational multi-model of seasonal forecasts?" (2020) published in Climate Dynamics

Frequent co-authors associated with their work include:

Donald P. Cummins
Adam A. Scaife
Matthew D. K. Priestley
Stefan Siegert
Jennifer L. Catto

The venues where David B. Stephenson frequently publishes highlight the focus and reach of their research. These venues include:

Climate Dynamics
Significance
Geophysical Research Letters
Research Square (Research Square)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

Global observed changes in daily climate extremes of temperature and precipitation

Lisa V. Alexander;Lisa V. Alexander;Lisa V. Alexander;X. Zhang;T. C. Peterson;J. Caesar

5277
Citations
Forecast verification: a practitioner's guide in atmospheric science

Ian T. Jolliffe;David B. Stephenson

2272
Citations
Future extreme events in European climate: an exploration of regional climate model projections

Martin Beniston;David B. Stephenson;Ole B. Christensen;Christopher A. T. Ferro

1850
Citations
Sensitivity analysis of environmental models

Francesca Pianosi;Keith Beven;Jim Freer;Jim W. Hall

1721
Citations
Empirical orthogonal functions and related techniques in atmospheric science: A review

A. Hannachi;I. T. Jolliffe;D. B. Stephenson

1314
Citations
Arctic Oscillation or North Atlantic Oscillation

Maarten H. P. Ambaum;Brian J. Hoskins;David B. Stephenson

912
Citations
Evidence of trends in daily climate extremes over southern and west Africa

Mark New;Bruce Hewitson;David B. Stephenson;Alois Tsiga

903
Citations
NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION - CONCEPTS AND STUDIES

Heinz Wanner;Stefan Brönnimann;Stefan Brönnimann;Carlo Casty;Dimitrios Gyalistras

848
Citations
Stratospheric memory and skill of extended-range weather forecasts

Mark P. Baldwin;David B. Stephenson;David W. J. Thompson;Timothy J. Dunkerton

680
Citations
Extreme climatic events and their evolution under changing climatic conditions

Martin Beniston;David B. Stephenson

453
Citations
Use of the “Odds Ratio” for Diagnosing Forecast Skill

David B. Stephenson

427
Citations
A Multimodel Assessment of Future Projections of North Atlantic and European Extratropical Cyclones in the CMIP5 Climate Models

Giuseppe Zappa;Len C. Shaffrey;Kevin I. Hodges;Phil G. Sansom

425
Citations
Forecast verification: current status and future directions

B. Casati;L. J. Wilson;D. B. Stephenson;P. Nurmi

417
Citations
Is the North Atlantic Oscillation a random walk

David B. Stephenson;Valentina Pavan;Roxana Bojariu

408
Citations
A verification framework for interannual-to-decadal predictions experiments

L. Goddard;A. Kumar;A. Solomon;D. Smith

396
Citations
Asymmetric forcing from stratospheric aerosols impacts Sahelian rainfall

Jim M. Haywood;Jim M. Haywood;Andy Jones;Nicolas Bellouin;Nicolas Bellouin;David Stephenson

390
Citations
Observed Trends and Teleconnections of the Siberian High: A Recently Declining Center of Action

Fotis Panagiotopoulos;Maria Shahgedanova;Abdelwaheb Hannachi;David B. Stephenson

381
Citations
Empirical Orthogonal Functions: The Medium is the Message

Adam H. Monahan;John C. Fyfe;Maarten H. P. Ambaum;David B. Stephenson

353
Citations
The “normality” of El Niño

Gerrit Burgers;David B. Stephenson

342
Citations
Serial Clustering of Extratropical Cyclones

Pascal J. Mailier;David B. Stephenson;Christopher A. T. Ferro;Kevin I. Hodges

339
Citations
Sensitivity Analysis of Environmental Models: A Systematic Review with Practical Workflow

F. Pianosi;T. Wagener;J. Rougier;J. Hall

12
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Ian T. Jolliffe University of Exeter

Marilia Sá Carvalho Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

Christovam Barcellos Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

Len Shaffrey University of Reading

Magdalena Balmaseda European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Simon J. Mason Columbia University

Mark P. Baldwin University of Exeter

Matthew D. Collins University of Reading

Thomas J. Bracegirdle British Antarctic Survey

External Links

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