2026 Ricardo García-Herrera: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	58	3230	3090	82	82	264	14301

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Ricardo García-Herrera is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research spans fields including Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions particularly within the subfields of Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse topics such as climate variability, meteorological phenomena, hydrology, and atmospheric chemistry. Notable papers include:

"Heat Waves: Physical Understanding and Scientific Challenges" published in 2023 in Reviews of Geophysics
"Early spring near-surface ozone in Europe during the COVID-19 shutdown: Meteorological effects outweigh emission changes," published in 2020 in The Science of The Total Environment
"Long-term variability and trends in meteorological droughts in Western Europe (1851-2018)," published in 2020 in International Journal of Climatology
"Distinct influences of large-scale circulation and regional feedbacks in two exceptional 2019 European heatwaves," published in 2020 in Communications Earth & Environment
"Long-term precipitation in Southwestern Europe reveals no clear trend attributable to anthropogenic forcing," published in 2020 in Environmental Research Letters

Common themes in their research include:

Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Hydrology and Drought Analysis
Tree-ring climate responses
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Air Quality and Health Impacts

The scientist frequently publishes in prominent venues such as:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
The Science of The Total Environment
Climate Dynamics
Atmospheric Research
International Journal of Climatology

Frequent collaborators of Ricardo García-Herrera include:

David Barriopedro
José M. Garrido-Pérez
Carlos Ordóñez
Ricardo M. Trigo
Fernando Domínguez-Castro

The body of work by Ricardo García-Herrera focuses on understanding environmental changes, atmospheric processes, and their interactions with climate systems over time, often through quantitative analysis of observational data and modeling approaches.

Best Publications

The Hot Summer of 2010: Redrawing the Temperature Record Map of Europe

David Barriopedro;Erich M. Fischer;Jürg Luterbacher;Ricardo M. Trigo

2001
Citations
A Review of the European Summer Heat Wave of 2003

R. García-Herrera;J. Díaz;R. M. Trigo;J. Luterbacher

894
Citations
A Climatology of Northern Hemisphere Blocking

David Barriopedro;Ricardo García-Herrera;Anthony R. Lupo;Emiliano Hernández

541
Citations
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

350
Citations
How exceptional was the early August 2003 heatwave in France

Ricardo Machado Trigo;Ricardo Machado Trigo;Ricardo García-Herrera;Julio Díaz;Isabel Franco Trigo;Isabel Franco Trigo

320
Citations
The Outstanding 2004/05 Drought in the Iberian Peninsula: Associated Atmospheric Circulation

Ricardo García-Herrera;Daniel Paredes;Ricardo M. Trigo;Isabel Franco Trigo

305
Citations
Heat Waves: Physical Understanding and Scientific Challenges

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305
Citations
Explaining Extreme Events of 2012 from a Climate Perspective

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

278
Citations
Climatological Features of Cutoff Low Systems in the Northern Hemisphere

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

264
Citations
Understanding Precipitation Changes in Iberia in Early Spring: Weather Typing and Storm-Tracking Approaches

Daniel Paredes;Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo Garcia-Herrera;Isabel Franco Trigo

262
Citations
Mediterranean climate variability over the last centuries: a review

Jürg Luterbacher;Elena Xoplaki;Carlo Casty;Heinz Wanner

256
Citations
Propagation of ENSO temperature signals into the middle atmosphere: A comparison of two general circulation models and ERA-40 reanalysis data

R. García-Herrera;N. Calvo;R. R. Garcia;M. A. Giorgetta

255
Citations
Application of blocking diagnosis methods to General Circulation Models. Part I: a novel detection scheme

D. Barriopedro;D. Barriopedro;R. García-Herrera;R. M. Trigo

209
Citations
Feature selection in machine learning prediction systems for renewable energy applications

S. Salcedo-Sanz;L. Cornejo-Bueno;L. Prieto;D. Paredes

192
Citations
A review of 2000 years of paleoclimatic evidence in the Mediterranean

Jürg Luterbacher;Ricardo García-Herrera;Sena Akcer-On;Rob Allan

190
Citations
Extreme summer temperatures in Iberia: health impacts and associated synoptic conditions

R. García-Herrera;J. Díaz;R. M. Trigo;E. Hernández

178
Citations
Feature selection in wind speed prediction systems based on a hybrid coral reefs optimization – Extreme learning machine approach

S. Salcedo-Sanz;A. Pastor-Sánchez;L. Prieto;A. Blanco-Aguilera

173
Citations
Chapter 3 Relations between variability in the Mediterranean region and mid-latitude variability

Ricardo Trigo;Elena Xoplaki;Eduardo Zorita;Jürg Luterbacher

170
Citations
The impact of the summer 2003 heat wave in Iberia: how should we measure it?

Juan Díaz;R. García-Herrera;R. M. Trigo;R. M. Trigo;Cristina Linares

162
Citations
Unlocking pre-1850 instrumental meteorological records: A global inventory

Stefan Brönnimann;Rob Allan;Linden Ashcroft;Saba Baer

160
Citations
The European 2016/17 Drought

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

149
Citations
CLIWOC: A climatological database for the world's oceans 1750–1854

R. García-Herrera;G. P. Können;D. A. Wheeler;M. R. Prieto

147
Citations
Iberia in 1816, the year without a summer.

Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo;José M. Vaquero;Maria Joao Alcoforado;Mariano Barriendos

144
Citations
Early spring near-surface ozone in Europe during the COVID-19 shutdown: Meteorological effects outweigh emission changes.

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

142
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo M. Trigo University of Lisbon

David Barriopedro Complutense University of Madrid

Luis Gimeno Universidade de Vigo

Raquel Nieto Universidade de Vigo

Jürg Luterbacher University of Giessen

Sancho Salcedo-Sanz University of Alcalá

Isabel F. Trigo Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera

Elena Xoplaki University of Giessen

Piero Lionello University of Salento

Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano Spanish National Research Council

External Links

Personal website of Ricardo García-Herrera

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