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34
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Laura Wilcox 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 Laura Wilcox sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 98 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura Wilcox 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 Laura Wilcox sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Laura Wilcox is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science as key subfields. The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Climate variability and models, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Their recent publications illustrate a strong engagement with contemporary issues related to climate and atmospheric sciences. Notable works include:

  • The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018 (2020), Atmospheric Environment
  • Advances in understanding large-scale responses of the water cycle to climate change (2020), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Aerosol-Forced AMOC Changes in CMIP6 Historical Simulations (2020), Geophysical Research Letters
  • How well do the CMIP6 models simulate dust aerosols? (2022), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Accelerated increases in global and Asian summer monsoon precipitation from future aerosol reductions (2020), Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Laura Wilcox frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Climate
  • Earth's Future

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • B. H. Samset
  • Manoj Joshi
  • Marianne T. Lund
  • Massimo Bollasina
  • Robert J. Allen

Best Publications

  • The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018

    D.S. Lee;D.W. Fahey;A. Skowron;M.R. Allen

  • Advances in understanding large-scale responses of the water cycle to climate change

    Richard P. Allan;Mathew Barlow;Michael P. Byrne;Michael P. Byrne;Annalisa Cherchi

  • On the Lack of Stratospheric Dynamical Variability in Low‐Top Versions of the CMIP5 Models

    Andrew J. Charlton-Perez;Mark P. Baldwin;Thomas Birner;Robert X. Black

  • Challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle

    Gabriele C. Hegerl;Emily Black;Richard P. Allan;William J. Ingram

  • Assessment of surface winds over the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean sectors of the Southern Ocean in CMIP5 models: historical bias, forcing response, and state dependence

    Thomas J. Bracegirdle;Emily Shuckburgh;Jean-Baptiste Sallee;Zhaomin Wang

  • The influence of anthropogenic aerosol on multi-decadal variations of historical global climate

    L J Wilcox;E J Highwood;N J Dunstone

  • Aerosol-Forced AMOC Changes in CMIP6 Historical Simulations

    Matthew B. Menary;Jon Robson;Richard Allan;Ben B. B. Booth

  • Identifying human influences on atmospheric temperature

    Benjamin D Santer;Jeffrey F Painter;Carl A Mears;Charles M Doutriaux

  • Decreased monsoon precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere due to anthropogenic aerosols

    Debbie Polson;Massimo Bollasina;Gabi Hegerl;Laura Wilcox

  • Emerging Asian aerosol patterns

    Bjørn H. Samset;Marianne T. Lund;Massimo Bollasina;Gunnar Myhre

  • Impacts of recent decadal changes in Asian aerosols on the East Asian summer monsoon: roles of aerosol–radiation and aerosol–cloud interactions

    Buwen Dong;Laura J. Wilcox;Eleanor J. Highwood;Rowan T. Sutton

  • Accelerated increases in global and Asian summer monsoon precipitation from future aerosol reductions

    Laura J. Wilcox;Zhen Liu;Bjørn Hallvard Samset;Ed Hawkins

  • Effects of anthropogenic aerosol and greenhouse gas emissions on Northern Hemisphere monsoon precipitation: mechanisms and uncertainty

    Unknown

  • Aerosols must be included in climate risk assessments

    Unknown

  • A global blended tropopause based on ERA data, Part I: Climatology

    Laura Wilcox;Brian Hoskins;Keith Shine

  • Trends in Austral jet position in ensembles of high‐ and low‐top CMIP5 models

    Laura J. Wilcox;Andrew J Charlton-Perez;Lesley J. Gray

  • The role of anthropogenic aerosol forcing in the 1850–1985 strengthening of the AMOC in CMIP6 historical simulations

    Unknown

  • Quantifying sources of inter-model diversity in the cloud albedo effect

    L. J. Wilcox;E. J. Highwood;B. B. B. Booth;K. S. Carslaw

  • Preferred response of the East Asian summer monsoon to local and non‑local anthropogenic sulphur dioxide emissions

    Buwen Dong;Rowan T. Sutton;Eleanor J. Highwood;Laura J. Wilcox

  • Methods and Model Dependency of Extreme Event Attribution: The 2015 European Drought

    Mathias Hauser;Lukas Gudmundsson;Rene Orth;Aglae Jezequel

  • A global blended tropopause based on ERA data. Part II: Trends and tropical broadening

    Laura Wilcox;Brian Hoskins;Keith Shine

  • How well do the CMIP6 models simulate dust aerosols

    Alcide Zhao;Claire L. Ryder;Laura J. Wilcox

  • Accelerated increases in global and Asian summer monsoon precipitation from future aerosol reductions

    Laura Wilcox;Zhen Liu;Bjørn Samset;Ed Hawkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Rowan Sutton
Rowan Sutton University of Reading
Eleanor J. Highwood
Eleanor J. Highwood University of Reading
Nick Dunstone
Nick Dunstone Met Office
Ed Hawkins
Ed Hawkins University of Reading
Buwen Dong
Buwen Dong University of Reading
Andrew G. Turner
Andrew G. Turner University of Reading
Annica M. L. Ekman
Annica M. L. Ekman Stockholm University
Jonathan M. Gregory
Jonathan M. Gregory University of Reading
Peter A. Stott
Peter A. Stott Met Office
Gabriele C. Hegerl
Gabriele C. Hegerl University of Edinburgh

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