2026 Theodore G. Shepherd: 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	85	744	707	62	60	335	27755

Theodore G. Shepherd 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 Theodore G. Shepherd sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 335 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Theodore G. Shepherd 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 Theodore G. Shepherd sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2010 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Theodore G. Shepherd is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily covers Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. The scientist's work extends into subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Water Science and Technology, and Oceanography.

Their research topics include:

Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Climate Change Communication and Perception
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Shepherd has contributed to a number of recent papers, including:

Event-Based Storylines to Address Climate Risk, 2020, Earth's Future
The 2019 Southern Hemisphere Stratospheric Polar Vortex Weakening and Its Impacts, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Changes in Northern Hemisphere temperature variability shaped by regional warming patterns, 2020, Nature Geoscience
Brief communication: The role of using precipitation or river discharge data when assessing global coastal compound flooding, 2020, Natural hazards and earth system sciences
Quantifying Causal Pathways of Teleconnections, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Frequent coauthors of Theodore G. Shepherd include:

Nigel W. Arnell
Bart van den Hurk
Marlene Kretschmer
Geoff Darch
Julia Mindlin

Publishing venues where Shepherd has frequently contributed are:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Climatic Change
Journal of Climate
Natural hazards and earth system sciences

Awards received by Theodore G. Shepherd include:

Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2016
Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2010
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2007, Academy of Science

Best Publications

On the “Downward Control” of Extratropical Diabatic Circulations by Eddy-Induced Mean Zonal Forces

P. H. Haynes;M. E. McIntyre;T. G. Shepherd;C. J. Marks

1211
Citations
Atmospheric circulation as a source of uncertainty in climate change projections

Theodore G. Shepherd

1025
Citations
Clouds, circulation and climate sensitivity

Sandrine Bony;Bjorn Stevens;Dargan M W Frierson;Christian Jakob

1005
Citations
Attribution of climate extreme events

Kevin E. Trenberth;John T. Fasullo;Theodore G. Shepherd

942
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
Towards process-informed bias correction of climate change simulations

Douglas Maraun;Theodore G. Shepherd;Martin Widmann;Giuseppe Zappa

556
Citations
Assessment of temperature, trace species, and ozone in chemistry-climate model simulations of the recent past

V. Eyring;N. Butchart;D. W. Waugh;H. Akiyoshi

541
Citations
The impact of stratospheric ozone recovery on the Southern Hemisphere westerly jet.

S.-W. Son;L. M. Polvani;D. W. Waugh;H. Akiyoshi

424
Citations
Enhanced seasonal forecast skill following stratospheric sudden warmings

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

404
Citations
Nonlinear response of mid-latitude weather to the changing Arctic

James E. Overland;Klaus Dethloff;Jennifer A. Francis;Richard J. Hall

401
Citations
Symmetries, Conservation Laws, and Hamiltonian Structure in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Theodore G. Shepherd

392
Citations
Multimodel projections of stratospheric ozone in the 21st century

V. Eyring;D. W. Waugh;G. E. Bodeker;Eugene C. Cordero

388
Citations
Impact of stratospheric ozone on Southern Hemisphere circulation change: A multimodel assessment

S.-W. Son.;E. P. Gerber;J. Perlwitz;J. Perlwitz;L. M. Polvani

386
Citations
Large-Scale Two-Dimensional Turbulence in the Atmosphere

G. J. Boer;T. G. Shepherd

358
Citations
Large climate-induced changes in ultraviolet index and stratosphere-to-troposphere ozone flux

Michaela I. Hegglin;Theodore G. Shepherd

352
Citations
Uncertainties and assessments of chemistry-climate models of the stratosphere

J. Austin;D. Shindell;S. R. Beagley;C. Bruhl

349
Citations
Overview of IGAC/SPARC Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative (CCMI) Community Simulations in Support of Upcoming Ozone and Climate Assessments

Veronika Eyring;Jean-François Lamarque;Peter Hess;Florian Arfeuille

336
Citations
Chemistry-Climate Model Simulations of Twenty- First Century Stratospheric Climate and Circulation Changes

Neal Butchart;I. Cionni;V. Eyring;T. G. Shepherd

334
Citations
Ozone database in support of CMIP5 simulations: results and corresponding radiative forcing

I. Cionni;V. Eyring;J. F. Lamarque;W. J. Randel

331
Citations
Storyline approach to the construction of regional climate change information

Theodore G Shepherd

316
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John F. Scinocca University of Victoria

Veronika Eyring University of Bremen

Martyn P. Chipperfield University of Leeds

David A. Plummer Environment and Climate Change Canada

Darryn W. Waugh Johns Hopkins University

Martin Dameris German Aerospace Center

Andrew Gettelman Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Eugene Rozanov Saint Petersburg State University

Steven Pawson Goddard Space Flight Center

Kiyotaka Shibata Kochi University of Technology

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