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Gabriel A. Vecchi 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 Gabriel A. Vecchi sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 354 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gabriel A. Vecchi 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 Gabriel A. Vecchi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Overview

Gabriel A. Vecchi is a researcher affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. The primary fields of study in their research include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science.

Their work spans several subfields, notably Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Modeling and Simulation, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. This mixture of disciplines reflects a focus on complex environmental and atmospheric processes.

Vecchi's research topics cover a broad spectrum including Climate Variability and Models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Vecchi include:

  • Changes in Atlantic major hurricane frequency since the late-19th century, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Tropical Cyclone Frequency, 2021, Earth's Future
  • Rapid attribution analysis of the extraordinary heat wave on the Pacific coast of the US and Canada in June 2021, 2022, Earth System Dynamics
  • Susceptible supply limits the role of climate in the early SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, 2020, Science
  • The impact of COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on the future dynamics of endemic infections, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The venues where Vecchi frequently publishes include the Journal of Climate, Geophysical Research Letters, Nature Communications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Co-authors often collaborating with Vecchi are:

  • Wenchang Yang
  • Bryan T. Grenfell
  • Brian J. Soden
  • C. Jessica E. Metcalf
  • Rachel E. Baker

The body of work reflects interdisciplinary collaboration and contributions to understanding climate dynamics, cyclones, and the environmental factors related to infectious disease epidemiology. The research links large-scale climate phenomena with applied simulations and public health considerations, integrating observational and modeling approaches relevant to current global challenges.

Best Publications

  • Model Projections of an Imminent Transition to a More Arid Climate in Southwestern North America

    Richard Seager;Mingfang Ting;Isaac Held;Isaac Held;Yochanan Kushnir

  • Increasing frequency of extreme El Niño events due to greenhouse warming

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Simon Borlace;Matthieu Lengaigne;Peter van Rensch

  • Global warming and the weakening of the tropical circulation

    Gabriel A. Vecchi;B. J. Soden

  • Expansion of the Hadley cell under global warming

    Jian Lu;Gabriel Andres Vecchi;Thomas Reichler

  • The impact of global warming on the tropical Pacific Ocean and El Nino

    Mat Collins;Mat Collins;Soon Il An;Wenju Cai;Alexandre Ganachaud

  • Near-term climate change: Projections and predictability

    Ben Kirtman;Scott B. Power;Akintayo John Adedoyin;George J. Boer

  • Modeled Impact of Anthropogenic Warming on the Frequency of Intense Atlantic Hurricanes

    Morris A. Bender;Thomas R. Knutson;Robert E. Tuleya;Joseph J. Sirutis

  • Global warming pattern formation: sea surface temperature and rainfall.

    Shang Ping Xie;Clara Deser;Gabriel Andres Vecchi;Jian Ma

  • Weakening of tropical Pacific atmospheric circulation due to anthropogenic forcing

    Gabriel A. Vecchi;Brian J. Soden;Andrew T. Wittenberg;Isaac M. Held

  • Thermodynamic and Dynamic Mechanisms for Large-Scale Changes in the Hydrological Cycle in Response to Global Warming*

    Richard Seager;Naomi H. Naik;Gabriel A. Vecchi

  • ENSO and greenhouse warming

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Agus Santoso;Guojian Wang;Sang Wook Yeh

  • Simulations of Global Hurricane Climatology, Interannual Variability, and Response to Global Warming Using a 50-km Resolution GCM

    Ming Zhao;Isaac M. Held;Shian Jiann Lin;Gabriel Andres Vecchi

  • The poleward migration of the location of tropical cyclone maximum intensity

    James P. Kossin;Kerry A. Emanuel;Gabriel A. Vecchi

  • Increased frequency of extreme La Niña events under greenhouse warming

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Guojian Wang;Guojian Wang;Agus Santoso;Michael J. Mcphaden

  • Urbanization exacerbated the rainfall and flooding caused by hurricane Harvey in Houston.

    Wei Zhang;Gabriele Villarini;Gabriel Andres Vecchi;James A. Smith

  • Simulated Climate and Climate Change in the GFDL CM2.5 High-Resolution Coupled Climate Model

    Thomas L. Delworth;Anthony Rosati;Whit Anderson;Alistair J. Adcroft

  • Greenhouse warming and the 21st century hydroclimate of southwestern North America.

    Richard Seager;Gabriel Andres Vecchi

  • Decadal Climate Prediction: An Update from the Trenches

    Gerald A. Meehl;Lisa Goddard;George Boer;Robert Burgman

  • Global Projections of Intense Tropical Cyclone Activity for the Late Twenty-First Century from Dynamical Downscaling of CMIP5/RCP4.5 Scenarios

    Thomas R. Knutson;Joseph J. Sirutis;Ming Zhao;Robert E. Tuleya

  • The impact of COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on the future dynamics of endemic infections.

    Rachel E. Baker;Sang Woo Park;Wenchang Yang;Gabriel A. Vecchi

  • Effect of remote sea surface temperature change on tropical cyclone potential intensity

    Gabriel Andres Vecchi;Brian J. Soden

  • Model Projections of an Imminent Transition to a More Arid Climate in

    Richard Seager;Mingfang Ting;Isaac Held;Yochanan Kushnir

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyuki Murakami
Hiroyuki Murakami National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gabriele Villarini
Gabriele Villarini Princeton University
Thomas L. Delworth
Thomas L. Delworth Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Andrew T. Wittenberg
Andrew T. Wittenberg Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Anthony Rosati
Anthony Rosati National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fanrong Zeng
Fanrong Zeng Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Ming Zhao
Ming Zhao Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Rym Msadek
Rym Msadek Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Thomas R. Knutson
Thomas R. Knutson Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Adam H. Sobel
Adam H. Sobel Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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