John R. Mather

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

John R. Mather is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Mather has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 13 papers in Atmospheric Science and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in John R. Mather's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (6 papers) and Climate variability and models (6 papers). John R. Mather is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (6 papers) and Climate variability and models (6 papers). John R. Mather collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and United Kingdom. John R. Mather's co-authors include C. W. Thornthwaite, Patrick J. Bartlein, F. Alayne Street‐Perrott, H. E. Wright, T. Webb, William F Ruddiman, John E. Kutzbach, Hengchun Ye, H. van Loon and David R. Legates and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

In The Last Decade

John R. Mather

43 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Instructions and tables for computing potential evapotran... 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 1995 250 500 750 1000
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. Instructions and tables for computing potential evapotranspiration and the water balance
    1955 1.2k citations C. W. Thornthwaite, John R. Mather profile →
  2. Global Climates since the Last Glacial Maximum
    1995 847 citations John R. Mather, H. E. Wright et al. Geographical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John R. Mather United States 18 1.2k 1.1k 636 607 365 44 3.0k
Enéas Salati Brazil 22 721 0.6× 948 0.9× 772 1.2× 482 0.8× 316 0.9× 69 2.7k
G. Stanhill Israel 32 1.4k 1.1× 2.6k 2.4× 698 1.1× 278 0.5× 339 0.9× 125 4.8k
Susan Ringrose Botswana 30 489 0.4× 893 0.8× 914 1.4× 220 0.4× 533 1.5× 90 2.4k
Henry F. Díaz United States 26 2.8k 2.3× 2.3k 2.1× 535 0.8× 216 0.4× 322 0.9× 55 4.0k
J. B. Thornes United Kingdom 28 437 0.4× 945 0.9× 1.5k 2.3× 749 1.2× 364 1.0× 85 3.3k
Daniel Olago Kenya 29 1.1k 0.9× 556 0.5× 951 1.5× 380 0.6× 155 0.4× 123 3.2k
Randall J. Schaetzl United States 37 1.9k 1.5× 626 0.6× 822 1.3× 184 0.3× 557 1.5× 133 4.4k
W. R. Osterkamp United States 25 489 0.4× 751 0.7× 2.4k 3.7× 984 1.6× 470 1.3× 62 3.1k
W.N. Ellery South Africa 30 463 0.4× 447 0.4× 1.3k 2.0× 327 0.5× 379 1.0× 76 2.4k
A. T. Grove United Kingdom 22 932 0.8× 335 0.3× 504 0.8× 118 0.2× 127 0.3× 57 2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Mather

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moore, Marianne V., Michael L. Pace, John R. Mather, et al.. (1997). POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS OF THE NEW ENGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC REGION. Hydrological Processes. 11(8). 925–947. 3 indexed citations
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Brazel, Anthony J., John R. Mather, & Marie Sanderson. (1997). The Genius of C. Warren Thornthwaite, Climatologist-Geographer. Geographical Review. 87(1). 132–132. 2 indexed citations
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Mather, John R., H. E. Wright, John E. Kutzbach, et al.. (1995). Global Climates since the Last Glacial Maximum. Geographical Review. 85(2). 247–247. 847 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oliver, John E., et al.. (1993). Global Change: Geographical Approaches. Geographical Review. 83(1). 112–112. 15 indexed citations
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Legates, David R. & John R. Mather. (1992). An Evaluation of the Average Annual Global Water Balance. Geographical Review. 82(3). 253–253. 35 indexed citations
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Mather, John R.. (1991). A HISTORY OF HYDROCLIMATOLOGY. Physical Geography. 12(3). 260–273. 9 indexed citations
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Hudson, Rick, Tim Inskipp, Brian R. Little, et al.. (1988). Suggested changes to the English names of some Western Palearctic birds. Ibis. 130(s1). 1–23. 8 indexed citations
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Kotlyakov, V. M., et al.. (1988). Global change: Geographical approaches (A Review). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(16). 5986–5991. 11 indexed citations
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Mather, John R., et al.. (1987). Climate Impact Assessment: Studies of the Interaction of Climate and Society. Geographical Review. 77(3). 382–382. 8 indexed citations
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Mather, John R.. (1986). The Birds of Yorkshire. 4 indexed citations
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Mather, John R., et al.. (1984). Carbon Dioxide: Current Views and Developments in Energy/Climate Research. Geographical Review. 74(3). 362–362. 17 indexed citations
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Mather, John R.. (1983). Water Resources: Distribution, Use and Management. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations
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Mather, John R., R. T. Field, Laurence S. Kalkstein, & Cort J. Willmott. (1981). Reply To Comments By Chakravarti And Barry On “Climatology: The Challenge For The Eighties”. The Professional Geographer. 33(2). 259–261. 2 indexed citations
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Mather, John R.. (1974). Climatology: fundamentals and applications. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 120 indexed citations
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Mather, John R., et al.. (1974). The White-billed Diver in Britain. 3 indexed citations
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Mather, John R.. (1972). Applied Climatology—An Old Discipline Faces A Dynamic Future. The Professional Geographer. 24(2). 137–141. 1 indexed citations
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Mather, John R.. (1968). Irrigation Agriculture in Humid Areas. Yearbook - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. 30(1). 107–122. 2 indexed citations
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Thornthwaite, C. W., et al.. (1961). MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL WINDS IN TYPICAL TERRAIN. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
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Mather, John R., et al.. (1956). Snow Cover and Climate in the Sierra Nevada, California. Geographical Review. 46(2). 288–288. 18 indexed citations
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Thornthwaite, C. W. & John R. Mather. (1955). The Water Budget and its Use in Irrigation. 61 indexed citations

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