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D-Index
53
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11677
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4211
National Ranking
1586

James B. Elsner 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 B. Elsner sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 213 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James B. Elsner 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 B. Elsner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James B. Elsner is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Environmental Science. Within these fields, their work encompasses subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Sociology and Political Science, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis

James B. Elsner has contributed several papers, including:

  • Continued Increases in the Intensity of Strong Tropical Cyclones, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Adjusted Tornado Probabilities, 2021, E-Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology
  • Interpretation of the statistical/dynamical prediction for seasonal tropical storm frequency in the western North Pacific, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Estimating 'outbreak'-level tornado counts and casualties from environmental variables, 2021, Weather Climate and Society
  • What's the problem with disaster? Anthropology, social work, and the qualitative slot, 2021, Qualitative Social Work

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Elsner include:

  • Nam-Young Kang
  • Holly M. Widen
  • Rizalino B. Cruz
  • Guang Zhong Xing
  • Erik Fraza

Elsner's publications appear often in these venues:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • E-Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Weather Climate and Society
  • Qualitative Social Work

Best Publications

  • The increasing intensity of the strongest tropical cyclones

    James B. Elsner;James P. Kossin;Thomas H. Jagger

  • Effect of El Niño on U.S. landfalling hurricanes, revisited

    Mark C. Bove;James B. Elsner;Chris W. Landsea;Xufeng Niu

  • Hurricanes of the North Atlantic: Climate and Society

    James B. Elsner;A. Birol Kara

  • The weather attractor over very short timescales

    A. A. Tsonis;J. B. Elsner

  • Examining the ENSO-typhoon hypothesis

    James B. Elsner;Kam Biu Liu

  • Spatial Variations in Major U.S. Hurricane Activity: Statistics and a Physical Mechanism

    James B. Elsner;Kam-Biu Liu;Bethany Kocher

  • Nonlinear Prediction, Chaos, and Noise

    J. B. Elsner;A. A. Tsonis

  • Singular spectrum analysis

    James B. Elsner;Anastasios A. Tsonis

  • Climatology Models for Extreme Hurricane Winds near the United States

    Thomas H. Jagger;James B. Elsner

  • Hurricanes and climate: The U.S. Clivar working group on hurricanes

    Kevin J. E. Walsh;Suzana J. Camargo;Gabriel A. Vecchi;Anne Sophie Daloz

  • Prediction Models for Annual U.S. Hurricane Counts

    James B. Elsner;Thomas H. Jagger

  • Changes in the rates of North Atlantic major hurricane activity during the 20th century

    James B. Elsner;Thomas Jagger;Xu-Feng Niu

  • Evidence in support of the climate change–Atlantic hurricane hypothesis

    James B. Elsner

  • Assessing Forecast Skill through Cross Validation

    J. B. Elsner;C. P. Schmertmann

  • Improving Extended-Range Seasonal Predictions of Intense Atlantic Hurricane Activity

    J. B. Elsner;C. P. Schmertmann

  • Visibility network of United States hurricanes

    J. B. Elsner;T. H. Jagger;E. A. Fogarty

  • Chaos, Strange Attractors, and Weather.

    A. A. Tsonis;J. B. Elsner

  • Fluctuations in North Atlantic hurricane frequency

    J. B. Elsner;A. B. Kara;M. A. Owens

  • A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach to Seasonal Hurricane Modeling

    James B. Elsner;Thomas H. Jagger

  • Estimating the Dimension of Weather and Climate Attractors: Important Issues about the Procedure and Interpretation

    A. A. Tsonis;J. B. Elsner;K. P. Georgakakos

Frequent Co-Authors

Anastasios A. Tsonis
Anastasios A. Tsonis University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Ming Zhao
Ming Zhao Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
James P. Kossin
James P. Kossin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kam-biu Liu
Kam-biu Liu Louisiana State University
Hiroyuki Murakami
Hiroyuki Murakami National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael F. Wehner
Michael F. Wehner Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panagiotis A. Tsonis
Panagiotis A. Tsonis University of Dayton
Gabriele Villarini
Gabriele Villarini Princeton University
Julio T. Bacmeister
Julio T. Bacmeister National Center for Atmospheric Research

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