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D-Index
50
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9355
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4986
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1834

Leila M. V. Carvalho 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 Leila M. V. Carvalho sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Leila M. V. Carvalho 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 Leila M. V. Carvalho sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leila M. V. Carvalho is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate Variability and Models, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Wind and Air Flow Studies, and Fire Dynamics and Safety Research.

Leila M. V. Carvalho has contributed to multiple papers recently, including:

  • "Warming and drying over the central Himalaya caused by an amplification of local mountain circulation" (2020, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science)
  • "Reimagine fire science for the anthropocene" (2022, PNAS Nexus)
  • "Megafires in a Warming World: What Wildfire Risk Factors Led to California's Largest Recorded Wildfire" (2022, Fire)
  • "Evaluating the Ability of FARSITE to Simulate Wildfires Influenced by Extreme, Downslope Winds in Santa Barbara, California" (2020, Fire)
  • "Advancing South American Water and Climate Science through Multidecadal Convection-Permitting Modeling" (2023, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)

Repeated collaboration is evident with several coauthors, including Charles Jones, Gert-Jan Duine, Katelyn Zigner, Daisuke Seto, and Callum Thompson. These partnerships reflect ongoing research efforts in related scientific areas.

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Fire, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Climate Dynamics, and Atmosphere, indicating a consistent contribution to well-regarded venues in environmental and atmospheric sciences.

Best Publications

  • The South Atlantic Convergence Zone: Intensity, Form, Persistence, and Relationships with Intraseasonal to Interannual Activity and Extreme Rainfall

    Leila M. V. Carvalho;Charles Jones;Brant Liebmann

  • Recent developments on the South American monsoon system

    J. A. Marengo;B. Liebmann;A. M. Grimm;V. Misra

  • Extreme Precipitation Events in Southeastern South America and Large-Scale Convective Patterns in the South Atlantic Convergence Zone

    Leila M. V. Carvalho;Charles Jones;Brant Liebmann

  • Projections of climate change effects on discharge and inundation in the Amazon basin

    Mino Viana Sorribas;Rodrigo C. D. Paiva;John M. Melack;Juan Martin Bravo

  • Active and break phases in the South American monsoon system

    Charles Jones;Leila Maria Véspoli de Carvalho

  • An Observed Trend in Central South American Precipitation

    Brant Liebmann;Carolina S. Vera;Leila M. V. Carvalho;Inés A. Camilloni

  • Subseasonal Variations of Rainfall in South America in the Vicinity of the Low-Level Jet East of the Andes and Comparison to Those in the South Atlantic Convergence Zone

    Brant Liebmann;George N. Kiladis;Carolina S. Vera;A. Celeste Saulo

  • Opposite Phases of the Antarctic Oscillation and Relationships with Intraseasonal to Interannual Activity in the Tropics during the Austral Summer

    Leila M. V. Carvalho;Charles Jones;Tércio Ambrizzi

  • Seasonality of African Precipitation from 1996 to 2009

    Brant Liebmann;Ileana Bladé;George N. Kiladis;Leila M. V. Carvalho

  • The South American Low‐Level Jet: A New Climatology, Variability, and Changes

    Tessa L. Montini;Charles Jones;Leila M. V. Carvalho

  • Multi-annual variations in winter westerly disturbance activity affecting the Himalaya

    Forest Cannon;Leila M. V. Carvalho;Charles Jones;Bodo Bookhagen

  • Changes in extreme daily rainfall for São Paulo, Brazil

    Maria A. F. Silva Dias;Juliana Dias;Leila M. V. Carvalho;Edmilson D. Freitas

  • A Satellite Method to Identify Structural Properties of Mesoscale Convective Systems Based on the Maximum Spatial Correlation Tracking Technique (MASCOTTE)

    Leila M. V. Carvalho;Charles Jones

  • Interannual Variability of Daily Extreme Precipitation Events in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Brant Liebmann;Charles Jones;Leila M. V. de Carvalho

  • Onset and End of the Rainy Season in South America in Observations and the ECHAM 4.5 Atmospheric General Circulation Model

    Brant Liebmann;Suzana J. Camargo;Anji Seth;José A. Marengo

  • A Statistical Forecast Model of Tropical Intraseasonal Convective Anomalies

    Charles Jones;Leila M. V. Carvalho;R. Wayne Higgins;Duane E. Waliser

  • A comprehensive analysis of trends in extreme precipitation over southeastern coast of Brazil

    Marcia T. Zilli;Leila M. V. Carvalho;Brant Liebmann;Maria A. Silva Dias

  • Climate Change in the South American Monsoon System: Present Climate and CMIP5 Projections

    Charles Jones;Leila M. V. Carvalho

  • Precipitation over eastern South America and the South Atlantic Sea surface temperature during neutral ENSO periods

    Rodrigo J. Bombardi;Leila M. V. Carvalho;Charles Jones;Michelle S. Reboita

  • Climatology of Tropical Intraseasonal Convective Anomalies: 1979–2002

    Charles Jones;Leila M. V. Carvalho;R. Wayne Higgins;Duane E. Waliser

  • Intraseasonal and Interannual Variability of Extreme Dry and Wet Events over Southeastern South America and the Subtropical Atlantic during Austral Summer

    Michel N. Muza;Leila M. V. Carvalho;Charles Jones;Brant Liebmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Brant Liebmann
Brant Liebmann Earth System Research Laboratory
Carolina Vera
Carolina Vera University of Buenos Aires
Bodo Bookhagen
Bodo Bookhagen University of Potsdam
George N. Kiladis
George N. Kiladis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tércio Ambrizzi
Tércio Ambrizzi Universidade de São Paulo
Dar A. Roberts
Dar A. Roberts University of California, Santa Barbara
Chris Funk
Chris Funk University of California, Santa Barbara
Christopher J. Still
Christopher J. Still Oregon State University
Humberto Ribeiro da Rocha
Humberto Ribeiro da Rocha Universidade de São Paulo
Duane E. Waliser
Duane E. Waliser Jet Propulsion Lab

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