H. Annamalai

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
57 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

H. Annamalai is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Annamalai has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 49 papers in Atmospheric Science and 32 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in H. Annamalai's work include Climate variability and models (53 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (32 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (32 papers). H. Annamalai is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (53 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (32 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (32 papers). H. Annamalai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. H. Annamalai's co-authors include Andrew G. Turner, Kenneth R. Sperber, Julia Slingo, Shang‐Ping Xie, Julian P. McCreary, Friedrich Schott, Raghu Murtugudde, Kevin Hamilton, Akio Kitoh and Jan Hafner and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

H. Annamalai

56 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Climate change and the South Asian summer monsoon

2012 794 citations Andrew G. Turner, H. Annamalai profile →
Structure and Mechanisms of South Indian Ocean Climate Variability*

2002 713 citations Shang‐Ping Xie, H. Annamalai et al. Journal of Climate profile →
The Asian summer monsoon: an intercomparison of CMIP5 vs. CMIP3 simulations of the late 20th century

2012 679 citations Kenneth R. Sperber, H. Annamalai et al. Climate Dynamics profile →
Most atolls will be uninhabitable by the mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding

2018 290 citations Curt D. Storlazzi, Stephen B. Gingerich et al. Science Advances profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. Annamalai United States	28	5.3k	4.4k	2.6k	313	244	57	6.0k
Ryo Mizuta Japan	33	4.7k 0.9×	4.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	306 1.0×	219 0.9×	83	5.4k
Scott B. Power Australia	38	6.0k 1.1×	4.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	360 1.2×	495 2.0×	113	7.0k
Kerry H. Cook United States	45	5.1k 1.0×	4.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	565 1.8×	306 1.3×	120	6.1k
Masayoshi Ishii Japan	33	4.5k 0.8×	3.6k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	134 0.4×	230 0.9×	78	5.4k
Michael Winton United States	36	5.0k 0.9×	4.3k 1.0×	3.2k 1.2×	134 0.4×	459 1.9×	76	6.8k
R. Krishnan India	42	4.6k 0.9×	4.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	355 1.1×	243 1.0×	136	5.5k
K. Arpe Germany	33	3.0k 0.6×	3.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	144 0.5×	269 1.1×	82	4.5k
Alberto M. Mestas‐Nuñez United States	21	4.3k 0.8×	3.9k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	196 0.6×	644 2.6×	48	5.5k
Víctor Magaña Mexico	25	3.5k 0.7×	3.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	320 1.0×	456 1.9×	62	4.6k
Adam S. Phillips United States	35	8.5k 1.6×	6.9k 1.6×	3.4k 1.3×	397 1.3×	475 1.9×	48	9.5k

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Meehl, Gerald A., Christine A. Shields, Julie M. Arblaster, et al.. (2024). Processes that Contribute to Future South Asian Monsoon Differences in E3SMv2 and CESM2. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(14). 2 indexed citations

Annamalai, H.. (2024). Unprecedented monsoon precipitation over southwest Pakistan in 2022: Regional processes in moistening the climatological heat low. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 150(764). 4391–4416. 1 indexed citations

Meehl, Gerald A., Christine A. Shields, Julie M. Arblaster, et al.. (2023). Climate Base State Influences on South Asian Monsoon Processes Derived From Analyses of E3SMv2 and CESM2. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(17). 7 indexed citations

Richards, Kelvin J, et al.. (2021). Formation Mechanism of Warm SST Anomalies in 2010s Around Hawaii. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(11). 9 indexed citations

Widlansky, Matthew J., Claire M. Spillman, Arun Kumar, et al.. (2021). Seasonal Forecasting Skill of Sea‐Level Anomalies in a Multi‐Model Prediction Framework. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(6). 26 indexed citations

Jia, Yanli, Kelvin J Richards, & H. Annamalai. (2020). The impact of vertical resolution in reducing biases in sea surface temperature in a tropical Pacific Ocean model. Ocean Modelling. 157. 101722–101722. 17 indexed citations

Widlansky, Matthew J., et al.. (2020). Higher Sea Levels at Hawaii Caused by Strong El Niño and Weak Trade Winds. Journal of Climate. 33(8). 3037–3059. 15 indexed citations

Annamalai, H., et al.. (2020). Systematic Errors in South Asian Monsoon Precipitation: Process-Based Diagnostics and Sensitivity to Entrainment in NCAR Models. Journal of Climate. 33(7). 2817–2840. 13 indexed citations

Storlazzi, Curt D., Stephen B. Gingerich, Ap van Dongeren, et al.. (2018). Most atolls will be uninhabitable by the mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding. Science Advances. 4(4). eaap9741–eaap9741. 290 indexed citations breakdown →

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Annamalai, H., et al.. (2017). South Asian summer monsoon breaks: Process‐based diagnostics in HIRHAM5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 122(9). 4880–4902. 7 indexed citations

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Ratnam, J. V., Swadhin K. Behera, H. Annamalai, et al.. (2016). ENSO’s far reaching connection to Indian cold waves. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37657–37657. 19 indexed citations

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Cherchi, Annalisa, H. Annamalai, Simona Masina, Antonio Navarra, & Andrea Alessandri. (2016). Twenty-first century projected summer mean climate in the Mediterranean interpreted through the monsoon-desert mechanism. Climate Dynamics. 47(7-8). 2361–2371. 16 indexed citations

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Annamalai, H., V. W. Keener, Matthew J. Widlansky, & Jan Hafner. (2015). El Niño strengthens in the Pacific : preparing for the impacts of drought. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 1. 4 indexed citations

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Sperber, Kenneth R., H. Annamalai, Iksung Kang, et al.. (2012). The Asian summer monsoon: an intercomparison of CMIP5 vs. CMIP3 simulations of the late 20th century. Climate Dynamics. 41(9-10). 2711–2744. 679 indexed citations breakdown →

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Annamalai, H., Hideki Okajima, & Masahiro Watanabe. (2007). Possible Impact of the Indian Ocean SST on the Northern Hemisphere Circulation during El Niño*. Journal of Climate. 20(13). 3164–3189. 82 indexed citations

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Annamalai, H., Kevin Hamilton, & Kenneth R. Sperber. (2005). South Asian Summer Monsoon and Its Relationship with ENSO in the IPCC AR4 Simulations. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 20(6). 16 indexed citations

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Annamalai, H., Shang‐Ping Xie, Julian P. McCreary, & Raghu Murtugudde. (2005). Impact of Indian Ocean Sea Surface Temperature on Developing El Niño*. Journal of Climate. 18(2). 302–319. 298 indexed citations

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Annamalai, H. & Kenneth R. Sperber. (2003). Regional Heat Sources and the Active and Break Phases of Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Variability. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations

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Annamalai, H. & Julia Slingo. (2001). Active / break cycles: diagnosis of the intraseasonal variability of the Asian Summer Monsoon. Climate Dynamics. 18(1-2). 85–102. 421 indexed citations

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Sperber, Kenneth R., Julia Slingo, & H. Annamalai. (2000). Predictability and the relationship between subseasonal and interannual variability during the Asian summer monsoon. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 126(568). 2545–2574. 171 indexed citations

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