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David M. Meko 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 M. Meko sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. Meko 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 M. Meko sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David M. Meko is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and conducts research primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Water Science and Technology, and Ecology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

David M. Meko's recent publications include:

  • Dynamics, Variability, and Change in Seasonal Precipitation Reconstructions for North America, 2020, Journal of Climate
  • Southeast Asian ecological dependency on Tibetan Plateau streamflow over the last millennium, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • Tree Rings Reveal Unmatched 2nd Century Drought in the Colorado River Basin, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Coupled Pacific Rim megadroughts contributed to the fall of the Ming Dynasty's capital in 1644 CE, 2024, Science Bulletin
  • Tree Rings and Observations Suggest No Stable Cycles in Sierra Nevada Cool-Season Precipitation, 2020, Water Resources Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David M. Meko include:

  • Ramzi Touchan (10 collaborations)
  • Connie A. Woodhouse (6 collaborations)
  • Irina P. Panyushkina (6 collaborations)
  • Dina F. Zhirnova (5 collaborations)
  • Liliana V. Belokopytova (5 collaborations)

The scientist has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Forests (5 publications)
  • Tree-Ring Research (5 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (2 publications)
  • Water Resources Research (2 publications)
  • The Holocene (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Temperature as a potent driver of regional forest drought stress and tree mortality

    A. Park Williams;Craig D. Allen;Alison K. Macalady;Daniel Griffin

  • Long-Term Aridity Changes in the Western United States

    Edward R. Cook;Connie A. Woodhouse;C. Mark Eakin;David M. Meko

  • Drought Reconstructions for the Continental United States

    Edward R. Cook;David M. Meko;David W. Stahle;Malcolm K. Cleaveland

  • The 'segment length curse' in long tree-ring chronology development for palaeoclimatic studies:

    Edward R. Cook;Keith R. Briffa;David M. Meko;Donald A. Graybill

  • North–South Precipitation Patterns in Western North America on Interannual-to-Decadal Timescales

    Michael D. Dettinger;Daniel R. Cayan;Henry F. Diaz;David M. Meko

  • Updated streamflow reconstructions for the Upper Colorado River Basin

    Connie A. Woodhouse;Stephen T. Gray;David M. Meko

  • Spatiotemporal drought variability in the Mediterranean over the last 900 years.

    Benjamin I. Cook;Benjamin I. Cook;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Ramzi Touchan;David M. Meko

  • Medieval drought in the upper Colorado River Basin

    David M. Meko;Connie A. Woodhouse;Christopher A. Baisan;Troy Knight

  • A 1,200-year perspective of 21st century drought in southwestern North America

    Connie A. Woodhouse;David M. Meko;Glen M. MacDonald;Dave W. Stahle

  • Holocene multidecadal and multicentennial droughts affecting Northern California and Nevada

    Larry Benson;Michaele Kashgarian;Robert Rye;Steve Lund

  • Tree-ring data document 16th century megadrought over North America

    David W. Stahle;Edward R. Cook;Malcolm K. Cleaveland;Matthew D. Therrell

  • SACRAMENTO RIVER FLOW RECONSTRUCTED TO A.D. 869 FROM TREE RINGS1

    David M. Meko;Matthew D. Therrell;Matthew D. Therrell;Christopher H. Baisan;Christopher H. Baisan;Malcolm K. Hughes

  • The Tree-Ring Record of Severe Sustained Drought

    David Meko;Charles W. Stockton;William R. Boggess

  • Tree-ring reconstruction of upper Gila River discharge

    David Meko;Donald A. Graybill

  • Assessing the Risk of Persistent Drought Using Climate Model Simulations and Paleoclimate Data

    Toby R. Ault;Julia E. Cole;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Gregory T. Pederson

  • A new assessment of possible solar and lunar forcing of the bidecadal drought rhythm in the western United States

    Edward R. Cook;David M. Meko;Charles W. Stockton

  • Evidence of a 22-year Rhythm of Drought in the Western United States Related to the Hale Solar Cycle since the 17th Century

    J. Murray MitchellJr.;Charles W. Stockton;David M. Meko

  • Dendroclimatic Reconstruction with Time Varying Predictor Subsets of Tree Indices

    David Meko

  • PILOT STUDY OF LATEWOOD-WIDTH OF CONIFERS AS AN INDICATOR OF VARIABILITY OF SUMMER RAINFALL IN THE NORTH AMERICAN MONSOON REGION

    David M. Meko;Christopher H. Baisan

  • Spatiotemporal drought variability in northwestern Africa over the last nine centuries

    Ramzi Touchan;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;David M. Meko;Mohamed Sabir

  • Spatial Patterns of Tree-Growth Anomalies in the United States and Southeastern Canada

    David Meko;Edward R. Cook;David W. Stahle;Charles W. Stockton

Frequent Co-Authors

Connie A. Woodhouse
Connie A. Woodhouse University of Arizona
Kevin J. Anchukaitis
Kevin J. Anchukaitis University of Arizona
Edward R. Cook
Edward R. Cook Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Benjamin I. Cook
Benjamin I. Cook Goddard Institute for Space Studies
David W. Stahle
David W. Stahle University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Steven W. Leavitt
Steven W. Leavitt University of Arizona
Malcolm K. Hughes
Malcolm K. Hughes University of Arizona
J. Julio Camarero
J. Julio Camarero Spanish National Research Council
Raúl Sánchez-Salguero
Raúl Sánchez-Salguero Pablo de Olavide University
Henri D. Grissino-Mayer
Henri D. Grissino-Mayer University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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