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52
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9968
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4481
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115

Raquel Nieto 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 Raquel Nieto sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 301 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Raquel Nieto 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 Raquel Nieto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Raquel Nieto is affiliated with the Universidade de Vigo in Spain. Their research spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable focus areas in Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and related subfields. The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Their recent published papers include:

  • The residence time of water vapour in the atmosphere, 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Extreme weather events on energy systems: a comprehensive review on impacts, mitigation, and adaptation measures, 2024, Sustainable Energy Research
  • Significant increase of global anomalous moisture uptake feeding landfalling Atmospheric Rivers, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Extreme precipitation events, 2022, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • The growing importance of oceanic moisture sources for continental precipitation, 2020, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Raquel Nieto frequently coauthors papers with several researchers, including:

  • Luís Gimeno
  • José C. Fernández-Alvarez
  • Albenis Pérez-Alarcón
  • Rogert Sorí
  • M. Vázquez

The scientist often publishes in journals such as:

  • Atmosphere
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Weather and Climate Extremes
  • npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

The fields of study covered by Raquel Nieto are primarily Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to understanding atmospheric and climate processes. Their investigations examine the dynamics of moisture, precipitation patterns, and climate variability, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with hydrology, meteorology, and climate impact assessments.

Best Publications

  • Oceanic and terrestrial sources of continental precipitation

    Luis Gimeno;Andreas Stohl;Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo;Francina Dominguez

  • On the origin of continental precipitation

    Luis Gimeno;Anita Drumond;Raquel Nieto;Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo

  • Atmospheric rivers: a mini-review

    Luis Gimeno;Raquel Nieto;Marta Vázquez;David A. Lavers

  • Trends and extremes of drought indices throughout the 20th century in the Mediterranean

    P. M. Sousa;R. M. Trigo;R. M. Trigo;P. Aizpurua;R. Nieto;R. Nieto

  • Major Mechanisms of Atmospheric Moisture Transport and Their Role in Extreme Precipitation Events

    Luis Gimeno;Francina Dominguez;Raquel Nieto;Raquel Nieto;Ricardo Trigo

  • Explaining Extreme Events of 2012 from a Climate Perspective

    T.C. Peterson;L.V. Alexander;M.R. Allen;J.A. Anel;J.A. Anel

  • Climatological Features of Cutoff Low Systems in the Northern Hemisphere

    Raquel Nieto;Luis Gimeno;Laura de la Torre;Pedro Ribera

  • A multiscalar global evaluation of the impact of ENSO on droughts

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Juan I. López-Moreno;Luis Gimeno;Raquel Nieto

  • Challenges for drought mitigation in Africa: The potential use of geospatial data and drought information systems

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Santiago Beguería;Luis Gimeno;Lars Eklundh

  • Recent progress on the sources of continental precipitation as revealed by moisture transport analysis

    Luis Gimeno;Marta Vázquez;Marta Vázquez;Marta Vázquez;Jorge Eiras-Barca;Jorge Eiras-Barca;Rogert Sorí;Rogert Sorí

  • A Lagrangian identification of major sources of moisture over Central Brazil and La Plata Basin

    Anita Drumond;Anita Drumond;Raquel Nieto;Raquel Nieto;Luis Gimeno;Tercio Ambrizzi

  • The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis

    A. Drumond;J. Marengo;Tercio Ambrizzi;R. Nieto

  • Moisture sources for Central America: Identification of moisture sources using a Lagrangian analysis technique

    Ana María Durán-Quesada;L. Gimeno;J. A. Amador;R. Nieto

  • Where does the Iberian Peninsula moisture come from? An answer based on a Lagrangian approach.

    Luis Gimeno;Raquel Nieto;Ricardo M. Trigo;Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano

  • The European 2016/17 Drought

    Ricardo García-Herrera;Jose M. Garrido-Perez;David Barriopedro;Carlos Ordóñez

  • A Lagrangian identification of major sources of Sahel moisture

    Raquel Nieto;Raquel Nieto;Luis Gimeno;Luis Gimeno;Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo

  • The complex influence of ENSO on droughts in Ecuador

    S. M. Vicente-Serrano;E. Aguilar;R. Martínez;N. Martín-Hernández

  • The residence time of water vapour in the atmosphere

    Luis Gimeno;Jorge Eiras-Barca;Jorge Eiras-Barca;Ana María Durán-Quesada;Francina Dominguez

  • The state of climate in NW Iberia

    M. Gómez-Gesteira;L. Gimeno;M. deCastro;M. N. Lorenzo

  • Influence of the intensification of the major oceanic moisture sources on continental precipitation

    Luis Gimeno;Raquel Nieto;Anita Drumond;Rodrigo Castillo

  • Recent changes of relative humidity: regional connections with land and ocean processes

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Raquel Nieto;Luis Gimeno;Cesar Azorin-Molina

  • Arctic Moisture Source for Eurasian Snow Cover Variations in Autumn

    Martin Wegmann;Yvan Orsolini;Marta Vázquez;Luis Gimeno

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Gimeno
Luis Gimeno Universidade de Vigo
Ricardo M. Trigo
Ricardo M. Trigo University of Lisbon
Margarida L. R. Liberato
Margarida L. R. Liberato University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Alexandre M. Ramos
Alexandre M. Ramos University of Lisbon
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano
Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano Spanish National Research Council
Ricardo García-Herrera
Ricardo García-Herrera Complutense University of Madrid
David Barriopedro
David Barriopedro Complutense University of Madrid
Juan I. López-Moreno
Juan I. López-Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Cesar Azorin-Molina
Cesar Azorin-Molina Spanish National Research Council
Tércio Ambrizzi
Tércio Ambrizzi Universidade de São Paulo

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