2026 Robert L. Wilby: 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	98	406	382	28	28	361	46269

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Robert L. Wilby is affiliated with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to the understanding of global and planetary change. Wilby's work spans several subfields, including water science and technology, atmospheric science, ocean engineering, and environmental engineering.

The scientist has produced a body of work that addresses key topics such as flood risk assessment and management, hydrology and watershed management studies, and climate variability and models. Additional topics of research include hydrology and drought analysis, meteorological phenomena and simulations, urban stormwater management solutions, and hydrology and sediment transport processes.

Wilby frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, with notable coauthor relationships including Tom Matthews, Conor Murphy, Dapeng Yu, Louise Slater, and Christel Prudhomme. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse and multidisciplinary approach in their research outputs.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on hydrological extremes, climate forecasting, and the impacts of environmental changes. Selected recent papers include:

"Nonstationary weather and water extremes: a review of methods for their detection, attribution, and management" (2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences)
"Hybrid forecasting: blending climate predictions with AI models" (2023, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences)
"Using UNSEEN trends to detect decadal changes in 100-year precipitation extremes" (2020, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science)
"Concurrent wet and dry hydrological extremes at the global scale" (2020, Earth System Dynamics)
"Disruption of emergency response to vulnerable populations during floods" (2020, Nature Sustainability)

Wilby's frequent publication venues reflect a broad engagement with the climatology and environmental research communities. Primary outlets include the International Journal of Climatology, Geographical Journal, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Environmental Research Letters, and Area.

Best Publications

Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

3266
Citations
Downscaling general circulation model output: a review of methods and limitations

R.L. Wilby;T.M.L. Wigley

1995
Citations
sdsm — a decision support tool for the assessment of regional climate change impacts

Robert L. Wilby;Christian W. Dawson;E. M. Barrow

1893
Citations
A review of the potential impacts of climate change on surface water quality

Paul Whitehead;R L Wilby;R W Battarbee;M Kernan

1478
Citations
Guidelines for Use of Climate Scenarios Developed from Statistical Downscaling Methods

R. L. Wilby;S. P. Charles;E. Zorita;B. Timbal

1251
Citations
A framework for assessing uncertainties in climate change impacts: Low-flow scenarios for the River Thames, UK

Robert Wilby;I. Harris

1217
Citations
The weather generation game: a review of stochastic weather models

D. S. Wilks;R. L. Wilby

1211
Citations
Hydrological modelling using artificial neural networks

C. W. Dawson;R. L. Wilby

1191
Citations
Statistical downscaling of general circulation model output: A comparison of methods

R. L. Wilby;T. M. L. Wigley;D. Conway;P. D. Jones

1167
Citations
Robust adaptation to climate change

Robert L. Wilby;Suraje Dessai

1100
Citations
UK Climate Projections Science Report: Climate Change projections

J.M. Murphy;D.M.H. Sexton;G.J. Jenkins;B.B.B. Booth

1006
Citations
An artificial neural network approach to rainfall-runoff modelling

Christian W. Dawson;Robert Wilby

922
Citations
A COMPARISON OF DELTA CHANGE AND DOWNSCALED GCM SCENARIOS FOR THREE MOUNTAINOUS BASINS IN THE UNITED STATES

Lauren E. Hay;Robert L. Wilby;George H. Leavesley

863
Citations
Regional Climate Information—Evaluation and Projections

F. Giorgi;J. Christensen;M. Hulme;H. von Storch

829
Citations
Allowable CO2 emissions based on regional and impact-related climate targets

Sonia I. Seneviratne;Markus G. Donat;Andy J. Pitman;Reto Knutti

781
Citations
A comparison of statistical downscaling and climate change factor methods: impacts on low flows in the River Thames, United Kingdom

Jacqueline Diaz-Nieto;Robert L. Wilby

692
Citations
Storylines: an alternative approach to representing uncertainty in physical aspects of climate change

Theodore G. Shepherd;Emily Boyd;Raphael A. Calel;Raphael A. Calel;Sandra C. Chapman;Sandra C. Chapman

683
Citations
A daily weather generator for use in climate change studies

C. G. Kilsby;P. D. Jones;A. Burton;A. C. Ford

669
Citations
Sustainable water management under future uncertainty with eco-engineering decision scaling

N. LeRoy Poff;Casey M. Brown;Theodore E. Grantham;John H. Matthews

565
Citations
A comparison of downscaled and raw GCM output: implications for climate change scenarios in the San Juan River basin, Colorado

R.L. Wilby;R.L. Wilby;L.E. Hay;G.H. Leavesley

548
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christel Prudhomme European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Dapeng Yu Peking University

Paul J. Wood Loughborough University

Hayley J. Fowler Newcastle University

Philip Jones University of East Anglia

Paul Whitehead University of Oxford

Rachel Warren University of East Anglia

Martyn P. Clark University of Saskatchewan

Lauren E. Hay United States Geological Survey

Richard W. Battarbee University College London

External Links

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