Grigory Nikulin

16.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
94 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Grigory Nikulin is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Grigory Nikulin has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 77 papers in Atmospheric Science and 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Grigory Nikulin's work include Climate variability and models (79 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (57 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (14 papers). Grigory Nikulin is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (79 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (57 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (14 papers). Grigory Nikulin collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and Italy. Grigory Nikulin's co-authors include Erik Kjellström, Chris Lennard, Alessandro Dosio, Ulf Hansson, Anders Ullerstig, Erik van Meijgaard, Claas Teichmann, Gustav Strandberg, Michel Déqué and Colin Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Grigory Nikulin

92 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Regional climate modeling on European scales: a joint sta... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2014 2012 2010 2016 200 400 600
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. Regional climate modeling on European scales: a joint standard evaluation of the EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble
    2014 735 citations Sven Kotlarski, Klaus Keuler et al. Geoscientific model development profile →
  2. Precipitation Climatology in an Ensemble of CORDEX-Africa Regional Climate Simulations
    2012 545 citations Grigory Nikulin, Colin Jones et al. profile →
  3. The Rossby Centre Regional Climate model RCA3: model description and performance
    2010 541 citations Colin Jones, Ulf Hansson et al. profile →
  4. WCRP COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX): a diagnostic MIP for CMIP6
    2016 300 citations William J. Gutowski, Filippo Giorgi et al. Geoscientific model development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Grigory Nikulin Sweden 43 6.2k 4.8k 1.1k 959 553 94 7.8k
Erik Kjellström Sweden 44 5.6k 0.9× 4.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 551 0.6× 864 1.6× 129 7.8k
Erika Coppola Italy 44 5.2k 0.8× 4.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 518 0.5× 385 0.7× 146 6.2k
Bruce Hewitson South Africa 40 5.8k 0.9× 3.9k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 521 0.9× 96 7.4k
Xuejie Gao China 33 5.5k 0.9× 4.2k 0.9× 912 0.8× 739 0.8× 567 1.0× 89 7.2k
Alessandro Dosio Italy 47 5.2k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 967 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 403 0.7× 103 7.2k
William J. Gutowski United States 36 6.2k 1.0× 4.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 635 0.7× 680 1.2× 133 7.9k
Luís Gimeno Spain 49 7.3k 1.2× 5.9k 1.2× 837 0.8× 460 0.5× 1.1k 2.0× 329 9.3k
C. M. Goodess United Kingdom 32 4.1k 0.7× 2.9k 0.6× 911 0.8× 536 0.6× 246 0.4× 63 5.6k
Flavio Lehner United States 45 5.3k 0.9× 3.8k 0.8× 887 0.8× 612 0.6× 655 1.2× 95 6.8k
M. R. Haylock Australia 21 5.8k 0.9× 4.3k 0.9× 969 0.9× 682 0.7× 539 1.0× 27 7.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Grigory Nikulin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Grigory Nikulin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Katragkou, Eleni, Stefan Sobolowski, Claas Teichmann, et al.. (2024). Delivering an Improved Framework for the New Generation of CMIP6-Driven EURO-CORDEX Regional Climate Simulations. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 105(6). E962–E974. 15 indexed citations
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Kruschke, Tim, Daniel J. Befort, Grigory Nikulin, & Torben Koenigk. (2020). Multi-model decadal predictions of probabilities for seasonal mean temperature and precipitation extremes.
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Wu, Minchao, Grigory Nikulin, Erik Kjellström, et al.. (2020). The impact of regional climate model formulation and resolution on simulated precipitation in Africa. Earth System Dynamics. 11(2). 377–394. 24 indexed citations
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Tamoffo, Alain T., Wilfran Moufouma‐Okia, Alessandro Dosio, et al.. (2019). Process-oriented assessment of RCA4 regional climate model projections over the Congo Basin under [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] global warming levels: influence of regional moisture fluxes. Climate Dynamics. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Minchao, Grigory Nikulin, Erik Kjellström, et al.. (2019). The impact of RCM formulation and resolution on simulated precipitation in Africa. 1 indexed citations
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Pokam, Wilfried M., Wilfran Moufouma‐Okia, Rachel James, et al.. (2018). Consequences of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming levels for temperature and precipitation changes over Central Africa. Environmental Research Letters. 13(5). 55011–55011. 60 indexed citations
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Zaroug, Modathir, Hussen Seid Endris, Masilin Gudoshava, et al.. (2018). Projected climate over the Greater Horn of Africa under 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming. Environmental Research Letters. 13(6). 65004–65004. 105 indexed citations
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Klutse, Nana Ama Browne, Vincent O. Ajayi, Emiola Gbobaniyi, et al.. (2018). Potential impact of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming on consecutive dry and wet days over West Africa. Environmental Research Letters. 13(5). 55013–55013. 90 indexed citations
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Kjellström, Erik, Grigory Nikulin, Gustav Strandberg, et al.. (2018). European climate change at global mean temperature increases of 1.5 and 2 °C above pre-industrial conditions as simulated by the EURO-CORDEX regional climate models. Earth System Dynamics. 9(2). 459–478. 128 indexed citations
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Nikulin, Grigory, Shakeel Asharaf, Sandro Calmanti, et al.. (2017). Dynamical and statistical downscaling of a global seasonal hindcast in eastern Africa. Climate Services. 9. 72–85. 41 indexed citations
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Gampe, David, Grigory Nikulin, & Ralf Ludwig. (2017). Using the EURO-CORDEX regional climate model ensemble to assess climate change impacts on water scarcity in Mediterranean river basins.. OPUS (Augsburg University). 18634. 1 indexed citations
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Gutowski, William J., Filippo Giorgi, Bertrand Timbal, et al.. (2016). WCRP COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX): a diagnostic MIP for CMIP6. Geoscientific model development. 9(11). 4087–4095. 300 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jerez, Sónia, Isabelle Tobin, Robert Vautard, et al.. (2015). The impact of climate change on photovoltaic power generation in Europe. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10014–10014. 300 indexed citations
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Kotlarski, Sven, Klaus Keuler, Ole B. Christensen, et al.. (2014). Regional climate modeling on European scales: a joint standard evaluation of the EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble. Geoscientific model development. 7(4). 1297–1333. 735 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nikulin, Grigory, Colin Jones, Erik Kjellström, & Emiola Gbobaniyi. (2013). The West African Monsoon simulated by global and regional climate models. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations
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Kuttippurath, J. & Grigory Nikulin. (2012). A comparative study of the major sudden stratospheric warmings in the Arctic winters 2003/2004–2009/2010. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(17). 8115–8129. 84 indexed citations
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Nikulin, Grigory, et al.. (2005). The new lidar system at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna: description and first measurements. ESASP. 590. 321–325. 3 indexed citations

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