Caroline M. Wainwright

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 676 citations indexed

About

Caroline M. Wainwright is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Caroline M. Wainwright has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 676 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 17 papers in Atmospheric Science and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Caroline M. Wainwright's work include Climate variability and models (19 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (11 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (7 papers). Caroline M. Wainwright is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (19 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (11 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (7 papers). Caroline M. Wainwright collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Kenya. Caroline M. Wainwright's co-authors include Emily Black, John H. Marsham, D Finney, Richard P. Allan, Mary Kilavi, Paul‐Arthur Monerie, Moussa Sidibé, Akintomide A. Akinsanola, David P. Rowell and Richard J. Keane and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Climate, Geophysical Research Letters and Climatic Change.

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Caroline M. Wainwright

20 papers receiving 660 citations

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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.

Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability

2023 165 citations Paul I. Palmer, Caroline M. Wainwright et al. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment profile →

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Bob Alex Ogwang Uganda

Mary Kilavi United Kingdom

Hussen Seid Endris Italy

Stephanie Gleixner Germany

Ladislaus Benedict Chang’a Uganda

C. Dunning United Kingdom

Hamida Ngoma China

Zewdu Segele United States

Ellen Viste Norway

Teferi Demissie Norway

Bob Alex Ogwang Uganda

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caroline M. Wainwright

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20 of 20 papers shown

Akinsanola, Akintomide A., et al.. (2025). Impacts of 1.5°C and 2.0°C Global Warming on the Onset, Cessation, and Length of the Rainy Season in Global Land Monsoon Regions. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 43(1). 87–102.

Khan, Md Jamal Uddin, Fabien Durand, Xavier Bertin, et al.. (2025). Tropical cyclone induced compound flooding in Madagascar: a coupled modeling approach. Natural Hazards. 121(9). 11013–11050.

Gaythorpe, Katy A. M., et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the Performance and Utility of Global Gridded Precipitation Products for Health Applications and Impact Assessments in South America. GeoHealth. 9(6). e2024GH001260–e2024GH001260.

Gudoshava, Masilin, Caroline M. Wainwright, Linda Hirons, et al.. (2024). Drivers of sub‐seasonal extreme rainfall and their representation in ECMWF forecasts during the Eastern African March‐to‐May seasons of 2018–2020. Meteorological Applications. 31(5). 3 indexed citations

Barimalala, Rondrotiana, Caroline M. Wainwright, Erik W. Kolstad, & Teferi Demissie. (2024). The 2019–21 drought in southern Madagascar. Weather and Climate Extremes. 46. 100723–100723. 2 indexed citations

Thompson, Elisabeth Morgan, Caroline M. Wainwright, Linda Hirons, & Steven J. Woolnough. (2024). Practical application of real-time sub-seasonal monsoon onset forecasting and monitoring for decision-making. Frontiers in Climate. 6.

Palmer, Paul I., Caroline M. Wainwright, Bo Dong, et al.. (2023). Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 4(4). 254–270. 165 indexed citations breakdown →

Hirons, Linda, et al.. (2023). Experiences of co‐producing sub‐seasonal forecast products for agricultural application in Kenya and Ghana. Weather. 78(5). 148–153. 6 indexed citations

Bloomfield, Hannah, Caroline M. Wainwright, & Nick Mitchell. (2022). Characterizing the variability and meteorological drivers of wind power and solar power generation over Africa. Meteorological Applications. 29(5). 10 indexed citations

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Wainwright, Caroline M., Richard P. Allan, & Emily Black. (2022). Consistent Trends in Dry Spell Length in Recent Observations and Future Projections. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(12). 25 indexed citations

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Gudoshava, Masilin, Caroline M. Wainwright, Linda Hirons, et al.. (2022). Atmospheric and oceanic conditions associated with early and late onset for Eastern Africa short rains. International Journal of Climatology. 42(12). 6562–6578. 8 indexed citations

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Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Emily Black, Caroline M. Wainwright, et al.. (2021). Phenological tracking of a seasonal climate window in a recovering tropical island bird species. Climatic Change. 164(3-4). 3 indexed citations

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Wainwright, Caroline M., Emily Black, & Richard P. Allan. (2021). Future Changes in Wet and Dry Season Characteristics in CMIP5 and CMIP6 simulations. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 42 indexed citations

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Monerie, Paul‐Arthur, Caroline M. Wainwright, Moussa Sidibé, & Akintomide A. Akinsanola. (2020). Model uncertainties in climate change impacts on Sahel precipitation in ensembles of CMIP5 and CMIP6 simulations. Climate Dynamics. 55(5-6). 1385–1401. 83 indexed citations

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Black, Emily, Ewan Pinnington, Caroline M. Wainwright, et al.. (2020). Cocoa plant productivity in West Africa under climate change: a modelling and experimental study. Environmental Research Letters. 16(1). 14009–14009. 19 indexed citations

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Wainwright, Caroline M., D Finney, Mary Kilavi, Emily Black, & John H. Marsham. (2020). Extreme rainfall in East Africa, October 2019–January 2020 and context under future climate change. Weather. 76(1). 26–31. 152 indexed citations

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Monerie, Paul‐Arthur, Caroline M. Wainwright, Moussa Sidibé, & Akintomide A. Akinsanola. (2020). Correction to: Model uncertainties in climate change impacts on Sahel precipitation in ensembles of CMIP5 and CMIP6 simulations. Climate Dynamics. 55(7-8). 2309–2310. 4 indexed citations

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Wainwright, Caroline M., John H. Marsham, David P. Rowell, D Finney, & Emily Black. (2020). Future Changes in Seasonality in East Africa from Regional Simulations with Explicit and Parameterized Convection. Journal of Climate. 34(4). 1367–1385. 18 indexed citations

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Wainwright, Caroline M., Linda Hirons, Nicholas P. Klingaman, et al.. (2019). The impact of air–sea coupling and ocean biases on the seasonal cycle of southern West African precipitation. Climate Dynamics. 53(11). 7027–7044. 4 indexed citations

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Burgin, Laura, John H. Marsham, Matthew Ascott, et al.. (2019). FCFA HyCRISTAL Climate Narrative Rural Infographic and Brief. CentAUR (University of Reading). 3 indexed citations

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