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D-Index
41
Citations
8355
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7613
National Ranking
340

Michael Sigmond 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 Michael Sigmond sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 90 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Sigmond 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 Michael Sigmond sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Sigmond is a researcher affiliated with Environment and Climate Change Canada. Their work primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on the Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change subfields. Additional areas of research include Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their research topics include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Michael Sigmond has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Some recent papers include:

  • "Robust but weak winter atmospheric circulation response to future Arctic sea ice loss" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Uncertainty in the Response of Sudden Stratospheric Warmings and Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling to Quadrupled CO2 Concentrations in CMIP6 Models" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Long-range prediction and the stratosphere" (2022), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Ongoing AMOC and related sea-level and temperature changes after achieving the Paris targets" (2020), published in Nature Climate Change
  • "Quantifying the influence of short-term emission reductions on climate" (2021), published in Science Advances

Frequent coauthors in Michael Sigmond's work include:

  • John C. Fyfe
  • Isla R. Simpson
  • Amy H. Butler
  • Neil C. Swart
  • Clara Deser

The prominent venues where Michael Sigmond's research has appeared comprise:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of Climate
  • Nature Communications
  • Science Advances

Best Publications

  • The Canadian Earth System Model version 5 (CanESM5.0.3)

    Neil C. Swart;Jason N. S. Cole;Viatcheslav V. Kharin;Mike Lazare

  • Recent developments in gravity-wave effects in climate models and the global distribution of gravity-wave momentum flux from observations and models

    M. J. Alexander;M. Geller;C. McLandress;S. Polavarapu

  • Simulations of anthropogenic change in the strength of the Brewer–Dobson circulation

    N. Butchart;A. A. Scaife;M. Bourqui;M. Bourqui;J. de Grandpre

  • Enhanced seasonal forecast skill following stratospheric sudden warmings

    M. Sigmond;J. F. Scinocca;V. V. Kharin;T. G. Shepherd;T. G. Shepherd

  • 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

  • Impact of Polar Ozone Depletion on Subtropical Precipitation

    Sarah M. Kang;L. M. Polvani;J. C. Fyfe;M. Sigmond

  • The Polar Amplification Model Intercomparison Project (PAMIP) contribution to CMIP6: investigating the causes and consequences of polar amplification

    Doug M. Smith;James A. Screen;Clara Deser;Judah Cohen

  • Twenty-five winters of unexpected Eurasian cooling unlikely due to Arctic sea-ice loss

    Kelly E. McCusker;John C. Fyfe;Michael Sigmond

  • Robust but weak winter atmospheric circulation response to future Arctic sea ice loss

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  • Separating the Dynamical Effects of Climate Change and Ozone Depletion. Part II: Southern Hemisphere Troposphere

    Charles McLandress;Theodore G. Shepherd;John F. Scinocca;David A. Plummer

  • The predictability of the extratropical stratosphere on monthly time‐scales and its impact on the skill of tropospheric forecasts

    Om P. Tripathi;Mark Baldwin;Andrew Charlton-Perez;Martin Charron

  • Multimodel climate and variability of the stratosphere

    N. Butchart;Andrew J. Charlton-Perez;I. Cionni;S. C. Hardiman

  • Has the ozone hole contributed to increased Antarctic sea ice extent

    M. Sigmond;J. C. Fyfe

  • Seasonal forecast skill of Arctic sea ice area in a dynamical forecast system

    M. Sigmond;J. C. Fyfe;G. M. Flato;V. V. Kharin

  • The Influence of the Basic State on the Northern Hemisphere Circulation Response to Climate Change

    Michael Sigmond;John F. Scinocca

  • The Climate-system Historical Forecast Project: do stratosphere-resolving models make better seasonal climate predictions in boreal winter?

    Amy H. Butler;Amy H. Butler;Alberto Arribas;Maria Athanassiadou;Johanna Baehr

  • Ice-free Arctic projections under the Paris Agreement

    Michael Sigmond;John C. Fyfe;Neil C. Swart

  • A Simulation of the Separate Climate Effects of Middle-Atmospheric and Tropospheric CO2 Doubling

    M Michael Sigmond;PC Peter Siegmund;E Ezio Manzini;HM Hennie Kelder

  • Enhanced long-range forecast skill in boreal winter following stratospheric strong vortex conditions

    Om P Tripathi;Andrew Charlton-Perez;Michael Sigmond;Frederic Vitart

  • Uncertainty in the response of sudden stratospheric warmings and stratosphere-troposphere coupling to quadrupled CO2 concentrations in CMIP6 models

    Blanca Ayarzagüena;A. J. Charlton-Perez;A. Butler;Peter Hitchcock

  • Evaluation of radiation scheme performance within chemistry climate models

    Piers M. Forster;Victor I. Fomichev;Eugene Rozanov;Chiara Cagnazzo

  • Impact of the stratosphere on tropospheric climate change

    Michael Sigmond;John F. Scinocca;Paul J. Kushner

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Kushner
Paul J. Kushner University of Toronto
Nathan P. Gillett
Nathan P. Gillett University of Victoria
Andrew Charlton-Perez
Andrew Charlton-Perez University of Reading
Viatcheslav V. Kharin
Viatcheslav V. Kharin Environment and Climate Change Canada
John F. Scinocca
John F. Scinocca University of Victoria
Amy H. Butler
Amy H. Butler National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John C. Fyfe
John C. Fyfe University of Victoria
Edwin P. Gerber
Edwin P. Gerber Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Theodore G. Shepherd
Theodore G. Shepherd University of Reading
Lorenzo M. Polvani
Lorenzo M. Polvani Columbia University

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