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70
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1641
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53

Vivek K. Arora 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 Vivek K. Arora sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 203 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vivek K. Arora 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 Vivek K. Arora sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Vivek K. Arora is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change. Their body of work includes significant contributions within the subfields of Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and Soil Science.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Vivek K. Arora has contributed numerous publications, particularly in the journal Biogeosciences, where they have published nine papers. Other frequent venues include Geoscientific Model Development, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Global Biogeochemical Cycles, and Earth System Dynamics.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vivek K. Arora include:

  • Carbon-concentration and carbon-climate feedbacks in CMIP6 models and their comparison to CMIP5 models, 2020, Biogeosciences

Other notable recent publications in the broader research community, though not directly attributed to Arora as first author, help contextualize their research interests:

  • The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017, 2020, NOAA Institutional Repository
  • Evaluation of global terrestrial evapotranspiration using state-of-the-art approaches in remote sensing, machine learning and land surface modeling, 2020, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Increased control of vegetation on global terrestrial energy fluxes, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Is there warming in the pipeline? A multi-model analysis of the Zero Emissions Commitment from CO2, 2020, Biogeosciences

Vivek K. Arora's frequent co-authors reflect collaboration across prominent researchers in environmental and climate sciences, including:

  • Stephen Sitch
  • Atul K. Jain
  • Pierre Friedlingstein
  • Hanqin Tian
  • Julia E. M. S. Nabel

Their collaborative work demonstrates a networked approach to addressing issues related to climate variability, carbon dynamics, and Earth system modeling.

Best Publications

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

    Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

  • Global Carbon Budget 2018

    Corinne Le Quéré;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch

  • Global Carbon Budget 2020

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael O'Sullivan;Matthew W. Jones;Robbie M. Andrew

  • Global Carbon Budget 2019

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Matthew W. Jones;Michael O'Sullivan;Robbie Andrew

  • Global Carbon Budget 2017

    Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch

  • The global methane budget 2000–2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • The Canadian Earth System Model version 5 (CanESM5.0.3)

    Neil C. Swart;Jason N. S. Cole;Viatcheslav V. Kharin;Mike Lazare

  • Uncertainties in CMIP5 Climate Projections due to Carbon Cycle Feedbacks

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Malte Meinshausen;Vivek K. Arora;Chris D. Jones

  • Carbon emission limits required to satisfy future representative concentration pathways of greenhouse gases

    V. K. Arora;J. F. Scinocca;G. J. Boer;J. R. Christian;J. R. Christian

  • Carbon–Concentration and Carbon–Climate Feedbacks in CMIP5 Earth System Models

    Vivek K. Arora;George J. Boer;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael Eby

  • The use of the aridity index to assess climate change effect on annual runoff

    Vivek K Arora

  • Carbon-concentration and carbon-climate feedbacks in CMIP6 models and their comparison to CMIP5 models

    Vivek K. Arora;Anna Katavouta;Anna Katavouta;Richard G. Williams;Chris D. Jones

  • A parameterization of leaf phenology for the terrestrial ecosystem component of climate models

    Vivek K. Arora;George J. Boer

  • MODELING VEGETATION AS A DYNAMIC COMPONENT IN SOIL‐VEGETATION‐ATMOSPHERE TRANSFER SCHEMES AND HYDROLOGICAL MODELS

    Vivek Arora

  • Changes in soil organic carbon storage predicted by Earth system models during the 21st century

    K. E. O. Todd-Brown;J. T. Randerson;F. Hopkins;V. Arora

  • Effect of Anthropogenic Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes on Climate and Land Carbon Storage in CMIP5 Projections for the Twenty-First Century

    V. Brovkin;Lena R. Boysen;Vivek K. Arora;J. P. Boisier

  • Constraining the Ratio of Global Warming to Cumulative CO2 Emissions Using CMIP5 Simulations

    Nathan P. Gillett;Vivek K. Arora;Damon Matthews;Myles R. Allen

  • Effects of simulated climate change on the hydrology of major river basins

    Vivek K. Arora;George J. Boer

  • Twenty-First-Century Compatible CO2 Emissions and Airborne Fraction Simulated by CMIP5 Earth System Models under Four Representative Concentration Pathways

    Chris Jones;Eddy Robertson;Vivek Arora;Pierre Friedlingstein

  • C4MIP – The Coupled Climate–Carbon Cycle Model Intercomparison Project: Experimental protocol for CMIP6

    Chris D. Jones;Vivek K. Arora;Pierre Friedlingstein;Laurent Bopp

  • Global Methane Budget 2000-2012

    M. Saunois;P. Bousquet;B. Poulter;A. Peregon

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Friedlingstein
Pierre Friedlingstein University of Exeter
Julia Pongratz
Julia Pongratz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Victor Brovkin
Victor Brovkin Max Planck Society
Hanqin Tian
Hanqin Tian Auburn University
Andy Wiltshire
Andy Wiltshire Met Office
Etsushi Kato
Etsushi Kato Institute of Applied Energy
George J. Boer
George J. Boer Environment and Climate Change Canada
Julia E. M. S. Nabel
Julia E. M. S. Nabel Max Planck Society
Chris D. Jones
Chris D. Jones Met Office
Roland Séférian
Roland Séférian Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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