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Judith Perlwitz 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 Judith Perlwitz sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 127 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Judith Perlwitz 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 Judith Perlwitz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Judith Perlwitz is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research spans significant areas within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable contributions in subsections such as global and planetary change, atmospheric science, and astronomy and astrophysics.

The main topics of Judith Perlwitz's scientific work include climate variability and models, atmospheric ozone and climate, meteorological phenomena and simulations, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and hydrology and drought analysis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Judith Perlwitz are:

  • Amy H. Butler
  • Andrew Hoell
  • Jon Eischeid
  • Daniela I. V. Domeisen
  • Martin P. Hoerling

Judith Perlwitz has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Weather and Climate Dynamics
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Current and Emerging Developments in Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction," 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "The Remarkably Strong Arctic Stratospheric Polar Vortex of Winter 2020: Links to Record-Breaking Arctic Oscillation and Ozone Loss," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Long-range prediction and the stratosphere," 2022, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Lessons Learned from the 2017 Flash Drought across the U.S. Northern Great Plains and Canadian Prairies," 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Facility for Weather and Climate Assessments (FACTS): A Community Resource for Assessing Weather and Climate Variability," 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of climate forcings

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

  • Earth's Energy Imbalance: Confirmation and Implications

    James Hansen;Larissa Nazarenko;Reto Ruedy;Makiko Sato

  • Global dust model intercomparison in AeroCom phase I

    N. Huneeus;M. Schulz;Y. Balkanski;J. Griesfeller

  • Present-Day Atmospheric Simulations Using GISS ModelE: Comparison to In Situ, Satellite, and Reanalysis Data

    Gavin A. Schmidt;Reto Ruedy;James E. Hansen;Igor Aleinov

  • Was there a basis for anticipating the 2010 Russian heat wave

    Randall Dole;Martin Hoerling;Judith Perlwitz;Jon Eischeid

  • Detection and attribution of climate change: from global to regional

    NL Bindoff;PA Stott;M AchutaRao;Allen

  • On the Increased Frequency of Mediterranean Drought

    Martin Hoerling;Jon Eischeid;Judith Perlwitz;Xiaowei Quan

  • Evaluation of black carbon estimations in global aerosol models

    D. Koch;D. Koch;M. Schulz;S. Kinne;C. McNaughton

  • Dangerous human-made interference with climate: a GISS modelE study

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;P. Kharecha

  • Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

    Donald J. Wuebbles;David W. Fahey;Kathy A. Hibbard;Jeff R. Arnold

  • Impact of stratospheric ozone on Southern Hemisphere circulation change: A multimodel assessment

    S.-W. Son.;E. P. Gerber;J. Perlwitz;J. Perlwitz;L. M. Polvani

  • The statistical connection between tropospheric and stratospheric circulation of the northern hemisphere in winter

    Judith Perlwitz;Hans-F. Graf

  • Anatomy of an Extreme Event

    Martin Hoerling;Arun Kumar;Randall Dole;John W. Nielsen-Gammon

  • Long-term ozone changes and associated climate impacts in CMIP5 simulations

    Veronika Eyring;Julie Michelle Arblaster;Julie Michelle Arblaster;Irene Cionni;Jan Sedlacek

  • What caused the recent “Warm Arctic, Cold Continents” trend pattern in winter temperatures?

    Lantao Sun;Lantao Sun;Judith Perlwitz;Judith Perlwitz;Martin Hoerling

  • Observational Evidence of a Stratospheric Influence on the Troposphere by Planetary Wave Reflection.

    Judith Perlwitz;Nili Harnik

  • The Remarkably Strong Arctic Stratospheric Polar Vortex of Winter 2020: Links to Record-Breaking Arctic Oscillation and Ozone Loss

    Zachary Duane Lawrence;Zachary Duane Lawrence;Judith Perlwitz;Amy Hawes Butler;Gloria L Manney;Gloria L Manney

  • Current and emerging developments in subseasonal to decadal prediction

    William J. Merryfield;Johanna Baehr;Lauriane Batté;Emily J. Becker

  • Impact of stratospheric ozone hole recovery on Antarctic climate

    Judith Perlwitz;Judith Perlwitz;Steven Pawson;Ryan L. Fogt;J. Eric Nielsen

  • Historical SAM Variability. Part II: Twentieth-Century Variability and Trends from Reconstructions, Observations, and the IPCC AR4 Models*

    Ryan L. Fogt;Judith Perlwitz;Andrew J. Monaghan;David H. Bromwich

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin P. Hoerling
Martin P. Hoerling National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jon Eischeid
Jon Eischeid University of Colorado Boulder
Steven Pawson
Steven Pawson Goddard Space Flight Center
Nathan P. Gillett
Nathan P. Gillett University of Victoria
Paul Newman
Paul Newman Goddard Space Flight Center
Julie M. Arblaster
Julie M. Arblaster National Center for Atmospheric Research
Amy H. Butler
Amy H. Butler National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Veronika Eyring
Veronika Eyring University of Bremen
Slimane Bekki
Slimane Bekki Sorbonne University
Lorenzo M. Polvani
Lorenzo M. Polvani Columbia University

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