G. J. Husak

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

G. J. Husak is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, G. J. Husak has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 33 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 29 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in G. J. Husak's work include Climate change impacts on agriculture (33 papers), Climate variability and models (31 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (28 papers). G. J. Husak is often cited by papers focused on Climate change impacts on agriculture (33 papers), Climate variability and models (31 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (28 papers). G. J. Husak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. G. J. Husak's co-authors include Chris Funk, Joel Michaelsen, Diego Pedreros, Pete Peterson, J. P. Verdin, Shraddhanand Shukla, M. F. Landsfeld, James Rowland, L. Harrison and Andrew Hoell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

G. J. Husak

83 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

The climate hazards infrared precipitation with stations—a new environmental record for monitoring extremes

2015 3.9k citations Chris Funk, Pete Peterson et al. profile →
A quasi-global precipitation time series for drought monitoring

2014 594 citations Chris Funk, Pete Peterson et al. profile →

Peers

G. J. Husak

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Pete Peterson United States

Diego Pedreros United States

Shraddhanand Shukla United States

Andrew Hoell United States

L. Harrison United States

James Rowland United States

M. F. Landsfeld United States

Bruce Hewitson South Africa

Nolan J. Doesken United States

Alessandro Dosio Italy

Pete Peterson United States

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4.4k ×1.0

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2.9k ×1.0

1.2k ×1.1

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716 ×0.7

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794 ×0.9

ECOLO

Citations per year, relative to G. J. Husak G. J. Husak (= 1×) peers Pete Peterson

Countries citing papers authored by G. J. Husak

Since Specialization

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. J. Husak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. J. Husak

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Davenport, Frank, et al.. (2024). Contrasting performance of panel and time-series data models for subnational crop forecasting in Sub-Saharan Africa. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 359. 110213–110213. 2 indexed citations

Davenport, Frank, Shraddhanand Shukla, G. J. Husak, et al.. (2022). Maize yield forecasts for Sub-Saharan Africa using Earth Observation data and machine learning. Global Food Security. 33. 100643–100643. 24 indexed citations

Davenport, Frank, Shraddhanand Shukla, William Turner, et al.. (2021). Sending out an SOS: using start of rainy season indicators for market price forecasting to support famine early warning. Environmental Research Letters. 16(8). 84050–84050. 8 indexed citations

Hobbins, Mike, L. Harrison, G. J. Husak, et al.. (2019). Drought in Africa: Understanding and Exploiting the Demand Perspective Using a New Evaporative Demand Reanalysis. 5 indexed citations

Davenport, Frank, L. Harrison, Shraddhanand Shukla, et al.. (2019). Using out-of-sample yield forecast experiments to evaluate which earth observation products best indicate end of season maize yields. Environmental Research Letters. 14(12). 124095–124095. 13 indexed citations

Krell, Natasha, Frank Davenport, S. Peterson, et al.. (2019). To What Extent Does Climate Variability Explain Farmers' Planting Decisions in Central Kenya?. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations

Husak, G. J., Shraddhanand Shukla, Christopher Funk, & Mike Hobbins. (2018). Investigating the Inputs to SPEI and Their Importance in Identifying Agroclimatic Hazards. AGUFM. 2018. 1 indexed citations

Shukla, Shraddhanand, Chris Funk, Pete Peterson, et al.. (2017). The Climate Hazards group InfraRed Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) dataset and its applications in drought risk management. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 11498. 7 indexed citations

Aukema, Juliann E., Narcisa G. Pricope, G. J. Husak, & David López‐Carr. (2017). Biodiversity Areas under Threat: Overlap of Climate Change and Population Pressures on the World’s Biodiversity Priorities. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0170615–e0170615. 33 indexed citations

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Budde, Michael, Chris Funk, G. J. Husak, et al.. (2016). Earth Observations for Early Detection of Agricultural Drought: Contributions of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 1 indexed citations

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Hobbins, Mike, Sandeep Kumar Shukla, G. J. Husak, et al.. (2016). What role does evaporative demand play in driving drought in Africa. AGUFM. 2016. 1 indexed citations

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Funk, Christopher, J. P. Verdin, Gideon Galu, et al.. (2016). Advancing Integrated African Early Warning Science and Climate Services. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 1 indexed citations

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Funk, Chris, L. Harrison, Shraddhanand Shukla, et al.. (2016). Assessing the Contributions of Local and East Pacific Warming to the 2015 Droughts in Ethiopia and Southern Africa. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 97(12). S75–S80. 35 indexed citations

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Peterson, Pete, Chris Funk, M. F. Landsfeld, et al.. (2015). The Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) v2.0 Dataset: 35 year Quasi-Global Precipitation Estimates for Drought Monitoring. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 3 indexed citations

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Peterson, Pete, Chris Funk, M. F. Landsfeld, et al.. (2014). The Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) Dataset: Quasi-Global Precipitation Estimates for Drought Monitoring and Trend Analysis. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Funk, Chris, Abdolrassoul Salmanmahiny, & G. J. Husak. (2014). Large Scale Environmental Assessment and Degradation Management: The Case of Food Insecurity in Ethiopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 147–166. 2 indexed citations

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Shukla, Shraddhanand, Amy McNally, G. J. Husak, & Chris Funk. (2014). A seasonal agricultural drought forecast system for food-insecure regions of East Africa. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 18(10). 3907–3921. 120 indexed citations

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Peterson, Pete, Chris Funk, G. J. Husak, et al.. (2013). The Climate Hazards group InfraRed Precipitation (CHIRP) with Stations (CHIRPS): Development and Validation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 14 indexed citations

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Pricope, Narcisa G., G. J. Husak, David López‐Carr, Christopher Funk, & Joel Michaelsen. (2013). The climate-population nexus in the East African Horn: Emerging degradation trends in rangeland and pastoral livelihood zones. Global Environmental Change. 23(6). 1525–1541. 107 indexed citations

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Husak, G. J., et al.. (2008). Forecasting Food Production for Zimbabwe. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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