2026 Michael E. Schlesinger: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	63	2398	966	165	34157

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Environmental Sciences

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34157

Research.com Recognitions

1998 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Michael E. Schlesinger was affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research contributions include collaborations and publications within the field of climate studies.

Among the recent papers associated with this scientist is Learning and climate change, published in 2021 through UNC Libraries.

The scientist worked alongside frequent co-authors including:

Brian O apos Neill
Paul J. Crutzen
Arnulf Grübler
Minh Ha-Duong
Klaus Keller

Publications appeared in venues such as:

UNC Libraries

Michael E. Schlesinger was a recipient of the Member of Academia Europaea award in 1998.

Best Publications

Special report on emissions scenarios : a special report of Working group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

N. Nakicenovic;J. Alcamo;G. Davis;B. de Vries

8625
Citations
Special report on emissions scenarios

Nebojsa Nakicenovic;Joseph Alcamo;Gerald Davis;Bert de Vries

7892
Citations
Advanced Technology Paths to Global Climate Stability: Energy for a Greenhouse Planet

Martin I. Hoffert;Ken Caldeira;Gregory Benford;David R. Criswell

2032
Citations
An oscillation in the global climate system of period 65–70 years

Michael E. Schlesinger;Navin Ramankutty

1866
Citations
Energy implications of future stabilization of atmospheric CO2 content

Martin I. Hoffert;Ken Caldeira;Atul K. Jain;Erik F. Haites

960
Citations
Climate model simulations of the equilibrium climatic response to increased carbon dioxide

Michael E. Schlesinger;John F. B. Mitchell

680
Citations
Country-Specific Market Impacts of Climate Change

Robert Mendelsohn;Wendy Morrison;Michael E. Schlesinger;Natalia G. Andronova

521
Citations
Model projections of rapid sea-level rise on the northeast coast of the United States

Jianjun Yin;Michael E. Schlesinger;Ronald J. Stouffer

508
Citations
Monsoon changes for 6000 years ago: Results of 18 simulations from the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP)

S. Joussaume;K. E. Taylor;P. Braconnot;J. F.B. Mitchell

500
Citations
Objective estimation of the probability density function for climate sensitivity

Natalia G. Andronova;Michael E. Schlesinger

425
Citations
Cloud feedback in atmospheric general circulation models: An update

R. D. Cess;M. H. Zhang;W. J. Ingram;G. L. Potter

421
Citations
A Method of Relating General Circulation Model Simulated Climate to the Observed Local Climate. Part I: Seasonal Statistics

Thomas R. Karl;Wei-Chyung Wang;Michael E. Schlesinger;Richard W. Knight

402
Citations
Climate-chemical interactions and effects of changing atmospheric trace gases

V. Ramanathan;L. Callis;R. Cess;J. Hansen

391
Citations
Robust Strategies for Abating Climate Change

Robert J. Lempert;Michael E. Schlesinger

390
Citations
Developing climate scenarios from equilibrium GCM results

Benjamin D. Santer;Tom M. L. Wigley;Michael E. Schlesinger;John F. B. Mitchell

383
Citations
Characterizing Climate-Change Uncertainties for Decision-Makers. An Editorial Essay

Robert Lempert;Nebojsa Nakicenovic;Daniel Sarewitz;Michael Schlesinger

348
Citations
Seasonal Climatic Changes Induced by Doubled CO2 as Simulated by the OSU Atmospheric GCM/Mixed-Layer Ocean Model

Michael E. Schlesinger;Zong-ci Zhao

345
Citations
Characterizing Climate-Change Uncertainties for Decision-Makers

Robert J. Lempert;Nebojsa Nakicenovic;Daniel R Sarewitz;Michael E. Schlesinger

330
Citations
A sequential-decision strategy for abating climate change

James K. Hammitt;Robert J. Lempert;Michael E. Schlesinger

259
Citations
Analytical solution for the effect of increasing CO2 on global mean temperature

T. M L Wigley;Michael E Schlesinger

254
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugene Rozanov Saint Petersburg State University

Charles D. Kolstad Stanford University

Robert J. Lempert RAND Corporation

Navin Ramankutty University of British Columbia

John M. Reilly MIT

Arnulf Grubler International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Gary W. Yohe Wesleyan University

Nebojsa Nakicenovic International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Robert Mendelsohn Yale University

Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

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