2026 David M. Schultz: 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	58	3315	3170	255	246	261	10613

Overview

David M. Schultz is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pharmacology.

The topics frequently addressed in their work encompass Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Wind and Air Flow Studies, and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Schultz has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include Monthly Weather Review, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Weather and Forecasting, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Their notable recent papers include:

On the Use of Indices and Parameters in Forecasting Severe Storms, 2021, E-Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology
Geological Society of London Scientific Statement: what the geological record tells us about our present and future climate, 2020, Journal of the Geological Society
An 18-year climatology of derechos in Germany, 2020, Natural hazards and earth system sciences
Damage classification and recovery analysis of the Chongqing, China, floods of August 2020 based on social-media data, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
Severe Convective Windstorms in Europe: Climatology, Preconvective Environments, and Convective Mode, 2020, Weather and Forecasting

David M. Schultz has collaborated frequently with colleagues including John McBeth, William G Dixon, Belay Birlie Yimer, Thomas House, and T.D. Kelly.

Their contributions also include published books, such as the work released by Transcript Verlag titled Deutscher Gangsta-Rap III in 2022.

Best Publications

The Use of Moisture Flux Convergence in Forecasting Convective Initiation: Historical and Operational Perspectives

Peter C. Banacos;David M. Schultz

402
Citations
Evolution of the U.S. Tornado Database: 1954–2003

Stephanie M. Verbout;Harold E. Brooks;Lance M. Leslie;David M. Schultz

361
Citations
A review of operational, regional-scale, chemical weather forecasting models in Europe

J. Kukkonen;T. Olsson;T. Olsson;D. M. Schultz;D. M. Schultz;D. M. Schultz;A. Baklanov

351
Citations
The use and misuse of conditional symmetric instability

David M. Schultz;Philip N. Schumacher

313
Citations
U.s. Geological survey core drilling on the atlantic shelf.

John C. Hathaway;C. Wylie Poag;Page C. Valentine;Frank T. Manheim

288
Citations
False Alarms and Close Calls: A Conceptual Model of Warning Accuracy

Lindsey R. Barnes;Eve C. Gruntfest;Mary H. Hayden;David M. Schultz

267
Citations
Improving Snowfall Forecasting by Diagnosing Snow Density

Paul J. Roebber;Sara L. Bruening;David M. Schultz;John V. Cortinas

255
Citations
On the use of indices and parameters in forecasting severe storms

Charles A. Doswell Iii;David M. Schultz

253
Citations
The Effect of Large-Scale Flow on Low-Level Frontal Structure and Evolution in Midlatitude Cyclones

David M. Schultz;Daniel Keyser;Lance F. Bosart

198
Citations
Toward Improved Prediction: High-Resolution and Ensemble Modeling Systems in Operations

Paul J. Roebber;David M. Schultz;Brian A. Colle;David J. Stensrud

193
Citations
The 1993 Superstorm Cold Surge: Frontal Structure, Gap Flow, and Tropical Impact

David M. Schultz;W. Edward Bracken;Lance F. Bosart;Gregory J. Hakim

186
Citations
Planetary- and Synoptic-Scale Signatures Associated with Central American Cold Surges

David M. Schultz;W. Edward Bracken;Lance F. Bosart

183
Citations
The Structure and Evolution of Gap Outflow over the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico

W. James Steenburgh;David M. Schultz;Brian A. Colle

173
Citations
Severe Convective Storms in Europe: Ten Years of Research and Education at the European Severe Storms Laboratory

Pieter Groenemeijer;Tomáš Púčik;Alois M. Holzer;Bogdan Antonescu

153
Citations
Reexamining the Cold Conveyor Belt

David M. Schultz

130
Citations
A Review of Cold Fronts with Prefrontal Troughs and Wind Shifts

David M. Schultz

128
Citations
Tornadoes in Europe: An Underestimated Threat

Bogdan Antonescu;David M. Schultz;Alois Holzer;Pieter Groenemeijer

125
Citations
Climatology of Severe Hail in Finland: 1930–2006

Jari Petteri Tuovinen;Ari Juhani Punkka;Jenni Rauhala;Harri Hohti

124
Citations
CORRIGENDUM: False Alarm Rate or False Alarm Ratio?

Lindsey R. Barnes;David M. Schultz;Eve C. Gruntfest;Mary H. Hayden

121
Citations
Synoptic regulation of the 3 May 1999 tornado outbreak

Paul J. Roebber;David M. Schultz;Romualdo Romero

114
Citations
The Intricacies of Instabilities

David M. Schultz;Philip N. Schumacher;Charles A. Doswell

114
Citations
REVIEW The Use and Misuse of Conditional Symmetric Instability

David M. Schultz;Philip N. Schumacher

1
Citations
FORECASTER'S FORUM Toward Improved Prediction: High-Resolution and Ensemble Modeling Systems in Operations

Paul J. Roebber;David M. Schultz;Brian A. Colle;David J. Stensrud

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Geraint Vaughan University of Manchester

Robert M. Rauber University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Walter A. Robinson North Carolina State University

Suzanne L. Gray University of Reading

Lance F. Bosart University at Albany, State University of New York

Caroline Sanders University of Manchester

W. James Steenburgh University of Utah

Harold E. Brooks National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Charles A. Doswell University of Oklahoma

Laxmaiah Manchikanti University of Louisville

External Links

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