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2023

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D-Index
78
Citations
56168
World Ranking
1040
National Ranking
36

Timothy R. Oke 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 Timothy R. Oke sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy R. Oke 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 Timothy R. Oke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 Canada Leader Award
  • 1991 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1990 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Meteorology
  • World War II
  • Optics

Timothy R. Oke mainly investigates Urban heat island, Meteorology, Atmospheric sciences, Urban climatology and Thermal energy storage. Timothy R. Oke interconnects Climatology, Land cover, Land use, Seasonality and Physical geography in the investigation of issues within Urban heat island. His Thermal study in the realm of Meteorology interacts with subjects such as Air temperature.

His research in Urban climatology intersects with topics in Anthropogenic heat and Urban warming. His work in Urban warming covers topics such as Basis which are related to areas like Local climate zone. His Thermal energy storage research includes elements of Hydrology, Latent heat, Turbulence and Energy balance.

His most cited work include:

  • Boundary layer climates (4169 citations)
  • The energetic basis of the urban heat island (2312 citations)
  • Thermal remote sensing of urban climates (1516 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Meteorology, Atmospheric sciences, Urban heat island, Energy balance and Climatology. His Meteorology research focuses on Urban climatology and how it relates to Boundary layer. His Atmospheric sciences study deals with Canyon intersecting with Radiative transfer.

His study looks at the relationship between Urban heat island and fields such as Urban climate, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. Timothy R. Oke usually deals with Energy balance and limits it to topics linked to Hydrology and Humidity. His research brings together the fields of Urban area and Climatology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Meteorology (37.40%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (34.35%)
  • Urban heat island (22.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2020)?

  • Atmospheric sciences (34.35%)
  • Climatology (16.03%)
  • Urban heat island (22.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Timothy R. Oke mostly deals with Atmospheric sciences, Climatology, Urban heat island, Meteorology and Urban climate. He has researched Atmospheric sciences in several fields, including Lidar, Anthropogenic heat and Precipitation types. His Climatology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Urban climatology and Precipitation.

His work carried out in the field of Urban heat island brings together such families of science as Land cover, Local climate zone, Earth science and Field. His work on Turbulence as part of his general Meteorology study is frequently connected to Flux, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Shortwave radiation, Shortwave, Urban forest and Sunset.

Between 2008 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Local Climate Zones for Urban Temperature Studies (1274 citations)
  • Evaluation of the ‘local climate zone’ scheme using temperature observations and model simulations (236 citations)
  • Climate and more sustainable cities: climate information for improved planning and management of cities (producers/capabilities perspective) (180 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Meteorology
  • Optics
  • World War II

Urban heat island, Meteorology, Energy balance, Urban climate and Air temperature are his primary areas of study. His Urban heat island research incorporates elements of Urban area, Roof, Heat flux, Thermal energy storage and Interception. His Meteorology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Drag, Parametrization and Length scale.

His Energy balance research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Moisture and Daytime, Atmospheric sciences. His study in Urban climate is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Longwave, Shortwave bands, Shortwave, Shortwave radiation and Urban forest. His research in Land cover intersects with topics in Magnitude, Climatology and Physical geography.

Best Publications

  • Boundary layer climates

    Timothy Richard Oke

  • The energetic basis of the urban heat island

    T. R. Oke

  • Local Climate Zones for Urban Temperature Studies

    I. D. Stewart;T. R. Oke

  • Thermal remote sensing of urban climates

    James A. Voogt;T. R. Oke

  • City size and the urban heat island

    T.R. Oke

  • Street design and urban canopy layer climate

    T.R. Oke

  • Canyon geometry and the nocturnal urban heat island: Comparison of scale model and field observations

    T. R. Oke

  • Aerodynamic Properties of Urban Areas Derived from Analysis of Surface Form

    C. S. B. Grimmond;Timothy R. Oke

  • Urban Climates by T. R. Oke

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  • The urban energy balance

    T.R. Oke

  • Satellite-derived urban heat islands from three coastal cities and the utilization of such data in urban climatology

    M. Roth;T. R. Oke;W. J. Emery

  • Simulation of surface urban heat islands under `ideal' conditions at night part 2: Diagnosis of causation

    T. R. Oke;G. T. Johnson;D. G. Steyn;I. D. Watson

  • The micrometeorology of the urban forest

    T. R. Oke

  • The distinction between canopy and boundary‐layer urban heat islands

    T.R. Oke

  • The thermal regime of urban parks in two cities with different summer climates

    R. A. Spronken-Smith;T. R. Oke

  • The Heat Island of the Urban Boundary Layer: Characteristics, Causes and Effects

    T. R. Oke

  • Wind, temperature and stability conditions in an east-west oriented urban canyon

    Y. Nakamura;T.R. Oke

  • Evaluation of the ‘local climate zone’ scheme using temperature observations and model simulations

    Iain D. Stewart;T. R. Oke;E. Scott Krayenhoff

  • Turbulent Heat Fluxes in Urban Areas: Observations and a Local-Scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS)

    C. S. B. Grimmond;Timothy R. Oke

  • Heat Storage in Urban Areas: Local-Scale Observations and Evaluation of a Simple Model

    C. S. B. Grimmond;Timothy R. Oke

  • The Energy Balance of an Urban Canyon

    M. Nunez;T. R. Oke

Frequent Co-Authors

C. S. B. Grimmond
C. S. B. Grimmond University of Reading
James A. Voogt
James A. Voogt University of Western Ontario
Andreas Christen
Andreas Christen University of Freiburg
Matthias Roth
Matthias Roth National University of Singapore
Douw G. Steyn
Douw G. Steyn University of British Columbia
Valéry Masson
Valéry Masson Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Alberto Martilli
Alberto Martilli Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Hans Peter Schmid
Hans Peter Schmid Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Mathias W. Rotach
Mathias W. Rotach University of Innsbruck
Nicholas C. Coops
Nicholas C. Coops University of British Columbia

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