2026 David Parker: 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	71	1533	1456	126	122	154	42803

David Parker 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 Parker sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Parker 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 Parker sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Parker is affiliated with the Met Office in the United Kingdom. Their work relates to meteorology and atmospheric sciences, given the professional environment of the Met Office, which is a key institution for weather and climate research and services in the UK.

No specific details about the individual's published papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues are available. Similarly, information about particular fields of study, subfields, or main topics of research has not been provided.

There are no records of book publications or awards associated with David Parker. The absence of publicly available recent papers and documented research outputs limits the detailed characterization of the scientist's research contributions.

The data does confirm that David Parker is currently living.

Best Publications

Global analyses of sea surface temperature, sea ice, and night marine air temperature since the late nineteenth century

N. A. Rayner;D. E. Parker;E. B. Horton;C. K. Folland

12139
Citations
Observations. Surface and Atmospheric Climate Change. Chapter 3

K E Trenberth;P D Jones;P Ambenje;R Bojariu

3692
Citations
Observations: Surface and Atmospheric Climate Change

KE Trenberth;PD Jones;P Ambenje;R Bojariu

3031
Citations
Surface air temperature and its changes over the past 150 years

P. D. Jones;M. New;D. E. Parker;S. Martin

2117
Citations
Sahel rainfall and worldwide sea temperatures, 1901–85

C. K. Folland;T. N. Palmer;D. E. Parker

1586
Citations
Homogeneity adjustments of in situ atmospheric climate data: a review

Thomas C. Peterson;David R. Easterling;Thomas R. Karl;Pavel Groisman

1162
Citations
Recent Climate Observations Compared to Projections

Stefan Rahmstorf;Anny Cazenave;John A. Church;James E. Hansen

1044
Citations
Improved analyses of changes and uncertainties in sea surface temperature measured in Situ since the mid-nineteenth century: The HadSST2 dataset

Nick A. Rayner;P. Brohan;D. E. Parker;C. K. Folland

1004
Citations
A new daily central England temperature series, 1772 1991

D. E. Parker;T. P. Legg;C. K. Folland

974
Citations
El Nino - Southern Oscillation & Climatic Variability

Rob Allan;Janette Lindesay;David Parker

942
Citations
Statistical significance of trends and trend differences in layer-average atmospheric temperature time series

B. D. Santer;T. M. L. Wigley;J. S. Boyle;D. J. Gaffen

765
Citations
Observed climate variability and change

Nicholls Neville;G. V. Gruza;J. Jouzel;T. R. Karl

643
Citations
Interdecadal changes of surface temperature since the late nineteenth century

D. E. Parker;P. D. Jones;C. K. Folland;A. Bevan

638
Citations
El Nino Southern Oscillation and climatic variability

R. Allan;J. Lindesay;D. Parker

534
Citations
Global temperature change and its uncertainties since 1861

C K Folland;N A Rayner;S J Brown;T M Smith

520
Citations
Reassessing biases and other uncertainties in sea surface temperature observations measured in situ since 1850: 2. Biases and homogenization

J. J. Kennedy;N. A. Rayner;R. O. Smith;D. E. Parker

479
Citations
Marine Surface Temperature: Observed Variations and Data Requirements

D. E. Parker;C. K. Folland;M. Jackson

468
Citations
Reassessing biases and other uncertainties in sea surface temperature observations measured in situ since 1850: 1. Measurement and sampling uncertainties

J. J. Kennedy;N. A. Rayner;R. O. Smith;D. E. Parker

465
Citations
Worldwide marine temperature fluctuations 1856–1981

C. K. Folland;D. E. Parker;F. E. Kates

432
Citations
Climate forcings in Goddard Institute for Space Studies SI2000 simulations

J. Hansen;M. Sato;M. Sato;L. Nazarenko;L. Nazarenko;R. Ruedy

430
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris K. Folland Met Office

Philip Jones University of East Anglia

John Kennedy Met Office

Peter Thorne National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Nick Rayner Met Office

John R. Christy University of Alabama in Huntsville

Lisa V. Alexander University of New South Wales

Thomas R. Karl National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Thomas C. Peterson National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Timothy J. Osborn University of East Anglia

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