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40
Citations
55788
World Ranking
7878
National Ranking
184

Overview

John Theodore Houghton was affiliated with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Switzerland during their career. Their work focused on climate-related research and contributed to key global assessments in this area.

Their recent publication includes the paper titled Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report, published in 2024 within the Climate Change and Law Collection. This paper received a significant number of citations, reflecting its impact in the field.

  • Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report (2024, Climate Change and Law Collection)

Houghton's frequent co-authors included:

  • Robert T. Watson
  • D. L. Albritton
  • Terry Barker
  • I. Bashmakov
  • Osvaldo Canziani

The primary publication venue during their career was the Climate Change and Law Collection.

Their research was mainly associated with climate change, particularly in global environmental assessments conducted through international cooperation frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Climate Change 1992

    John Theodore Houghton

  • Climate change 2001: the scientific basis

    JT Houghton;Y Ding;DJ Griggs;M Noguer

  • Climate change : the IPCC scientific assessment

    J.T. Houghton;G.J. Jenkins;J.J. Ephraums

  • Climate Change 1995: The Science of Climate Change

    John Theodore Houghton;L. G. Meira Filho;B. A. Callander;N. Harris

  • Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report: A contribution of Working Groups I, II, and III to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    RT Watson;DL Albritton;T Barker;IA Baskmakov

  • Climate change 1992 : the supplementary report to the IPCC scientific assessment

    J. T. Houghton;B. A. Callander;S. K. Varney

  • Climate change 1995

    John Theodore Houghton;L.G. Meira Filho;B.A. Callander;N. Harris

  • Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report

    R. T. Watson;D. L. Albritton;T. Barker;I. A. Bashmakov

  • Climate change 1994 : radiative forcing of climate change and an evaluation of the IPCC IS92 emission scenarios

    John Theodore Houghton

  • Global Warming: The Complete Briefing

    John Theodore Houghton

  • Climate change 1995: the science of climate change. Contribution of Working Group I to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    J T Houghton;L G Meira Filho;B A Callander;N Harris

  • Climate change 2001: the scientific basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

    J T Houghton;Y Ding;D J Griggs;M Noguer

  • Revised 1996 IPCC guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories. v. 1: Greenhouse gas inventory reporting instructions.- v. 2: Greenhouse gas inventory workbook.- v.3: Greenhouse gas inventory reference manual

    J.T. Houghton;L.G. Meira Filho;B. Lim

  • Technical summary of working group 1.

    J. T. Houghton;D. L. Albritton;L. G. Meira Filho;U. Cubasch

  • Climate Change: The IPCC Scientific Assessment. Report Prepared for IPCC Working Group 1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    James W. C. White;J. T. Houghton;G. J. Jenkins;J. J. Ephraums

  • Climate Change 1994

    John T. Houghton;L. G. Meira Filho;James P. Bruce;Hoesung Lee

  • The Physics of Atmospheres

    J. T. Houghton;Hans A. Panofsky

  • Carbon sequestration research and development

    Dave Reichle;John Houghton;Bob Kane;Jim Ekmann

  • The stratosphere and mesosphere

    J. T. Houghton

  • The Physics of Atmospheres

    John Houghton

Frequent Co-Authors

Clive D. Rodgers
Clive D. Rodgers University of Oxford
Fredric W. Taylor
Fredric W. Taylor University of Oxford
Sally M. Benson
Sally M. Benson Stanford University
Ulrich Cubasch
Ulrich Cubasch Freie Universität Berlin
Thomas F. Stocker
Thomas F. Stocker University of Bern
Stephen H. Schneider
Stephen H. Schneider Stanford University
Michael J. Prather
Michael J. Prather University of California, Irvine
James R. Drummond
James R. Drummond Dalhousie University
Howard K. Roscoe
Howard K. Roscoe British Antarctic Survey
David J. Diner
David J. Diner Jet Propulsion Lab

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