2026 David J. Karoly: 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	74	1310	1243	61	59	264	37247

David J. Karoly 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 J. Karoly sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 264 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Karoly 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 J. Karoly sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 Australia Leader Award
2019 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

David J. Karoly is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research expertise spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, and Finance as subfields.

The primary scientific topics covered in their work include:

Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Marine and fisheries research
Marine animal studies overview

Among their recent published papers are:

Highest ocean heat in four centuries places Great Barrier Reef in danger, 2024, Nature
Warming Patterns Affect El Niño Diversity in CMIP5 and CMIP6 Models, 2020, Journal of Climate
A regionalisation approach for rainfall based on extremal dependence, 2020, Extremes
Evaluation of CMIP6 AMIP climate simulations with the ACCESS-AM2 model, 2020, Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth System Science
Variability of Jakarta Rain-Rate Characteristics Associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Topography, 2022, Monthly Weather Review

David J. Karoly frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Andrew D. King
Sopia Lestari
Claire Vincent
Alain Protat
Shuichi Mori

Their work is often published in notable scientific venues such as:

Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth System Science
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Nature
Journal of Climate
Extremes

David J. Karoly has been recognized as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, an award received in 2019.

Best Publications

Climate Change 2007 Synthesis report

Lenny Bernstein;Peter Bosch;Osvaldo Canziani;Zhenlin Chen

5331
Citations
The Steady Linear Response of a Spherical Atmosphere to Thermal and Orographic Forcing

Brian J. Hoskins;David J. Karoly

3427
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
Progress during TOGA in understanding and modeling global teleconnections associated with tropical sea surface temperatures

Kevin E. Trenberth;Grant W. Branstator;David Karoly;Arun Kumar

1995
Citations
Attributing physical and biological impacts to anthropogenic climate change

Cynthia Rosenzweig;David Karoly;Marta Vicarelli;Peter Neofotis

1853
Citations
Signatures of the Antarctic ozone hole in Southern Hemisphere surface climate change

David W. J. Thompson;Susan Solomon;Paul J. Kushner;Matthew H. England

1088
Citations
Trends in Total and Extreme South American Rainfall in 1960–2000 and Links with Sea Surface Temperature

M. R. Haylock;T. C. Peterson;L. M. Alves;T. Ambrizzi

975
Citations
Decadal Prediction: Can It Be Skillful?

Gerald A. Meehl;Lisa M. Goddard;James Murphy;Ronald J. Stouffer

848
Citations
The effects of climate extremes on global agricultural yields

Elisabeth Vogel;Markus G. Donat;Markus G. Donat;Lisa Victoria Alexander;Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen

795
Citations
Southern Hemisphere Circulation Features Associated with El Niño-Southern Oscillation Events

David J. Karoly

792
Citations
A Tripole Index for the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation

Benjamin J. Henley;Joelle Gergis;David J. Karoly;Scott Power

729
Citations
A search for human influences on the thermal structure of the atmosphere

B. D. Santer;K. E. Taylor;T. M. L. Wigley;T. C. Johns

716
Citations
Observed Trends in Indices of Daily Temperature Extremes in South America 1960–2000

L. A. Vincent;T. C. Peterson;V. R. Barros;M. B. Marino

661
Citations
The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science

I. Allison;N. L. Bindoff;R. A. Bindschadler;P. M. Cox

560
Citations
Diurnal temperature range as an index of global climate change during the twentieth century

Karl Braganza;David Karoly;Julie M Arblaster

485
Citations
Detection and attribution of climate change: a regional perspective.

Peter A. Stott;Nathan P. Gillett;Gabriele C. Hegerl;David J. Karoly

427
Citations
The Modulation of Tropical Cyclone Activity in the Australian Region by the Madden-Julian Oscillation

Jonty D. Hall;Adrian J. Matthews;David J. Karoly

356
Citations
Australian climate extremes at 1.5 °C and 2 °C of global warming

Andrew D. King;David J. Karoly;Benjamin J. Henley

338
Citations
The Sensitivity of Australian Fire Danger to Climate Change

Allyson A J Williams;David J Karoly;Nigel J Tapper

336
Citations
Inter-hemispheric temperature variability over the past millennium

Raphael Neukom;Raphael Neukom;Joelle Gergis;David J. Karoly;Heinz Wanner

322
Citations
Detection of climate change and attribution of causes

John F B Mitchell;David Karoly;Gabi C Hegrel;Francis W Zwiers

311
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew D. King University of Melbourne

Markus G. Donat Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Lance M. Leslie University of Technology Sydney

Peter A. Stott Met Office

Lisa V. Alexander University of New South Wales

Murray C. Peel University of Melbourne

Myles R. Allen University of Oxford

Raphael Neukom University of Bern

Stefan Rahmstorf Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Matthew H. England University of New South Wales

External Links

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