Anders Levermann

17.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
175 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Anders Levermann is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Anders Levermann has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Atmospheric Science, 76 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 34 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Anders Levermann's work include Climate variability and models (66 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (58 papers) and Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (34 papers). Anders Levermann is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (66 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (58 papers) and Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (34 papers). Anders Levermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Anders Levermann's co-authors include Ricarda Winkelmann, Katja Frieler, Leonie Wenz, Ben Marzeion, Jacob Schewe, Torsten Albrecht, Sven Willner, Marisa Montoya, Stefan Rahmstorf and Maximilian Kotz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Anders Levermann

167 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Coastal flood damage and adaptation costs under 21st century sea-level rise
    2014 933 citations Jochen Hinkel, Daniël Lincke et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Science and policy characteristics of the Paris Agreement temperature goal
    2016 644 citations Carl‐Friedrich Schleussner, Joeri Rogelj et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  3. A model intercomparison of changes in the Atlantic thermohaline circulation in response to increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration
    2005 501 citations Anders Levermann et al. profile →
  4. Changing the resilience paradigm
    2014 451 citations Anders Levermann et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  5. The effect of rainfall changes on economic production
    2022 227 citations Maximilian Kotz, Anders Levermann et al. profile →
  6. Robust increase of Indian monsoon rainfall and its variability under future warming in CMIP6 models
    2021 149 citations Anja Katzenberger, Anders Levermann et al. Earth System Dynamics profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Anders Levermann 4.9k 4.2k 1.7k 837 766 175 9.3k
Robert E. Kopp 6.1k 1.3× 3.8k 0.9× 2.9k 1.8× 1.0k 1.2× 2.7k 3.5× 224 12.6k
Valérie Masson‐Delmotte 14.9k 3.0× 6.9k 1.6× 1.7k 1.0× 504 0.6× 1.4k 1.8× 244 19.5k
Roberto Zecchin 3.8k 0.8× 5.6k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 627 0.7× 387 0.5× 28 13.4k
Marc F. P. Bierkens 8.3k 1.7× 9.8k 2.3× 2.5k 1.5× 313 0.4× 620 0.8× 296 25.8k
Ricarda Winkelmann 2.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 403 0.2× 451 0.5× 128 0.2× 89 5.6k
Zhenlin Chen 7.6k 1.5× 10.0k 2.4× 2.3k 1.4× 997 1.2× 696 0.9× 13 19.6k
S. C. B. Raper 4.6k 0.9× 6.0k 1.4× 1.2k 0.7× 2.1k 2.6× 210 0.3× 61 10.3k
Rens van Beek 4.6k 0.9× 7.1k 1.7× 2.2k 1.3× 195 0.2× 735 1.0× 143 18.3k
Katja Frieler 2.6k 0.5× 5.2k 1.2× 691 0.4× 1.4k 1.7× 132 0.2× 106 10.0k
Richard Jones 6.9k 1.4× 9.8k 2.3× 637 0.4× 298 0.4× 157 0.2× 266 14.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anders Levermann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kotz, Maximilian, et al.. (2024). Observed carbon decoupling of subnational production insufficient for net-zero goal by 2050. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(45). e2411419121–e2411419121. 4 indexed citations
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Willner, Sven, et al.. (2024). Global economic impact of weather variability on the rich and the poor. Nature Sustainability. 7(11). 1419–1428. 5 indexed citations
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Katzenberger, Anja & Anders Levermann. (2024). Consistent increase in East Asian Summer Monsoon rainfall and its variability under climate change over China in CMIP6. Earth System Dynamics. 15(4). 1137–1151. 10 indexed citations
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Feldmann, Johannes, Ronja Reese, Ricarda Winkelmann, & Anders Levermann. (2022). Shear-margin melting causes stronger transient ice discharge than ice-stream melting in idealized simulations. ˜The œcryosphere. 16(5). 1927–1940. 8 indexed citations
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Levermann, Anders, et al.. (2021). A simple parametrization of mélange buttressing for calving glaciers. ˜The œcryosphere. 15(2). 531–545. 15 indexed citations
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Reese, Ronja, Anders Levermann, Torsten Albrecht, Hélène Seroussi, & Ricarda Winkelmann. (2020). The role of history and strength of the oceanic forcing in sea level projections from Antarctica with the Parallel Ice Sheet Model. ˜The œcryosphere. 14(9). 3097–3110. 19 indexed citations
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Reese, Ronja, Anders Levermann, Torsten Albrecht, Hélène Seroussi, & Ricarda Winkelmann. (2020). The role of history and strength of the oceanic forcing in sea-level projections from Antarctica with the Parallel Ice Sheet Model. 1 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Torsten, Ricarda Winkelmann, & Anders Levermann. (2019). Glacial cycles simulation of the Antarctic Ice Sheetwith PISM – Part 1: Boundary conditions and climaticforcing. 3 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Torsten, Ricarda Winkelmann, & Anders Levermann. (2019). Glacial cycles simulation of the Antarctic Ice Sheetwith PISM – Part 2: Parameter ensemble analysis. 2 indexed citations
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Feldmann, Johannes, Ronja Reese, Ricarda Winkelmann, & Anders Levermann. (2018). Snowfall versus sub-shelf melt: response of an idealized 3Dice-sheet-shelf system to mass redistribution. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 1 indexed citations
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Winkelmann, Ricarda, et al.. (2018). Is Greenland's flow law flawed?. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 6685. 1 indexed citations
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Reese, Ronja, G. Hilmar Gudmundsson, Anders Levermann, & Ricarda Winkelmann. (2017). The far reach of ice-shelf thinning in Antarctica. Nature Climate Change. 8(1). 53–57. 183 indexed citations
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Schleussner, Carl‐Friedrich, Joeri Rogelj, Michiel Schaeffer, et al.. (2016). Science and policy characteristics of the Paris Agreement temperature goal. Nature Climate Change. 6(9). 827–835. 644 indexed citations breakdown →
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Winkelmann, Ricarda, Anders Levermann, Andy Ridgwell, & Ken Caldeira. (2015). Combustion of available fossil fuel resources sufficient to eliminate the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Science Advances. 1(8). e1500589–e1500589. 83 indexed citations
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Levermann, Anders. (2014). Make supply chains climate-smart. publish.UP (University of Potsdam).
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Schleussner, Carl‐Friedrich, Jakob Runge, Jascha Lehmann, & Anders Levermann. (2014). The role of the North Atlantic overturning and deep ocean for multi-decadal global-mean-temperature variability. Earth System Dynamics. 5(1). 103–115. 20 indexed citations
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Lincke, Daniël, Jochen Hinkel, Athanasios T. Vafeidis, et al.. (2013). Global coastal flood risk in the 21th century - an assessment with the DIVA model. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 15. 1 indexed citations
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Martin, Maria A., Ricarda Winkelmann, & Anders Levermann. (2012). Parameter sensitivity of dynamic ice loss from Antarctica: SeaRISE experiments with the Parallel Ice Sheet Model. EGUGA. 6420. 1 indexed citations
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Levermann, Anders, Torsten Albrecht, Ricarda Winkelmann, Maria A. Martin, & Marianne Haseloff. (2010). Universal Dynamic Calving Law implies Potential for Abrupt Ice-Shelf Retreat. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2536. 3 indexed citations

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