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D-Index
52
Citations
17887
World Ranking
4371
National Ranking
331

James A. Screen 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 James A. Screen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 136 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James A. Screen 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 James A. Screen 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

James A. Screen is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research focuses extensively on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, with additional work in Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The scientist's main topics of investigation cover Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, climate variability and models, climate change and permafrost, meteorological phenomena and simulations, cryospheric studies and observations, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and oceanographic and atmospheric processes.

Recent publications by James A. Screen include:

  • Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • New climate models reveal faster and larger increases in Arctic precipitation than previously projected, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Insignificant effect of Arctic amplification on the amplitude of midlatitude atmospheric waves, 2020, Science Advances
  • Robust but weak winter atmospheric circulation response to future Arctic sea ice loss, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Weakened evidence for mid-latitude impacts of Arctic warming, 2020, Nature Climate Change

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Climate, Science Advances, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, and Nature Climate Change.

James A. Screen has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Jennifer L. Catto, Russell Blackport, Hao Yu, Stephanie Hay, and Adam A. Scaife. These collaborations reflect a consistent engagement with research partners on related climate and atmospheric science topics.

Best Publications

  • The central role of diminishing sea ice in recent Arctic temperature amplification.

    James A. Screen;Ian Simmonds

  • Recent Arctic amplification and extreme mid-latitude weather

    Judah Cohen;James A. Screen;Jason C. Furtado;Mathew Barlow

  • Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects

    Clara Deser;Flavio Lehner;Keith B. Rodgers;Toby R. Ault

  • The impact of Arctic warming on the midlatitude jet‐stream: Can it? Has it? Will it?

    Elizabeth A Barnes;James A Screen

  • Exploring links between Arctic amplification and mid‐latitude weather

    James A. Screen;James A. Screen;Ian Simmonds

  • Arctic amplification decreases temperature variance in northern mid- to high-latitudes

    James A. Screen

  • The Atmospheric Response to Three Decades of Observed Arctic Sea Ice Loss

    James A. Screen;Ian Simmonds;Clara Deser;Robert Tomas

  • Amplified mid-latitude planetary waves favour particular regional weather extremes

    James A. Screen;Ian Simmonds

  • Increasing fall-winter energy loss from the Arctic Ocean and its role in Arctic temperature amplification

    James A. Screen;Ian Simmonds

  • Nonlinear response of mid-latitude weather to the changing Arctic

    James E. Overland;Klaus Dethloff;Jennifer A. Francis;Richard J. Hall

  • Consistency and discrepancy in the atmospheric response to Arctic sea-ice loss across climate models

    James A. Screen;Clara Deser;Doug M. Smith;Xiangdong Zhang

  • Local and remote controls on observed Arctic warming

    James A. Screen;Clara Deser;Ian Simmonds

  • Changes in impacts of climate extremes: Human systems and ecosystems

    John Handmer;Yasushi Honda;Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz;Nigel Arnell

  • Minimal influence of reduced Arctic sea ice on coincident cold winters in mid-latitudes

    Russell Blackport;James A. Screen;Karin van der Wiel;Richard Bintanja

  • The Polar Amplification Model Intercomparison Project (PAMIP) contribution to CMIP6: investigating the causes and consequences of polar amplification

    Doug M. Smith;James A. Screen;Clara Deser;Judah Cohen

  • Atmospheric impacts of Arctic sea-ice loss, 1979–2009: separating forced change from atmospheric internal variability

    James A. Screen;James A. Screen;Clara Deser;Ian Simmonds;Robert Tomas

  • New climate models reveal faster and larger increases in Arctic precipitation than previously projected.

    Michelle R. McCrystall;Julienne Stroeve;Mark Serreze;Bruce C. Forbes

  • The atmospheric role in the Arctic water cycle: A review on processes, past and future changes, and their impacts

    Timo Vihma;James Screen;Michael Tjernström;Brandi Newton

  • Robust but weak winter atmospheric circulation response to future Arctic sea ice loss

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  • Insignificant effect of Arctic amplification on the amplitude of midlatitude atmospheric waves.

    Russell Blackport;James A. Screen

  • Contribution of sea-ice loss to Arctic amplification is regulated by Pacific Ocean decadal variability

    James A. Screen;Jennifer A. Francis

  • Potential influences on the United Kingdom's floods of winter 2013/14

    Chris Huntingford;Terry Marsh;Adam A. Scaife;Elizabeth J. Kendon

Frequent Co-Authors

Clara Deser
Clara Deser National Center for Atmospheric Research
Ian Simmonds
Ian Simmonds University of Melbourne
Adam A. Scaife
Adam A. Scaife Met Office
Thomas Jung
Thomas Jung Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jennifer E. Kay
Jennifer E. Kay University of Colorado Boulder
Richard Bintanja
Richard Bintanja University of Groningen
Doug Smith
Doug Smith Met Office
James E. Overland
James E. Overland Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Jennifer A. Francis
Jennifer A. Francis Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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