L. Harrison

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

L. Harrison is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Harrison has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 16 papers in Atmospheric Science and 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in L. Harrison's work include Climate variability and models (21 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (12 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (12 papers). L. Harrison is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (21 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (12 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (12 papers). L. Harrison collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Australia. L. Harrison's co-authors include Chris Funk, G. J. Husak, Pete Peterson, Shraddhanand Shukla, Andrew Hoell, M. F. Landsfeld, Joel Michaelsen, J. P. Verdin, Diego Pedreros and James Rowland and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Climate and Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

In The Last Decade

L. Harrison

41 papers receiving 4.9k 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. Scientific Data profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. Harrison United States	19	3.4k	2.2k	914	672	662	42	5.1k
Diego Pedreros United States	14	3.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	755 1.1×	592 0.9×	21	5.3k
M. F. Landsfeld United States	11	3.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	958 1.0×	646 1.0×	546 0.8×	19	5.0k
James Rowland United States	13	3.4k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	997 1.1×	877 1.3×	591 0.9×	32	5.3k
Pete Peterson United States	15	4.4k 1.3×	2.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	794 1.2×	716 1.1×	30	6.3k
G. J. Husak United States	28	4.5k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	895 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	83	6.8k
Ahmed El Kenawy Spain	38	3.7k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	854 0.9×	453 0.7×	582 0.9×	119	4.8k
Tsegaye Tadesse United States	35	3.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	924 1.4×	665 1.0×	126	4.9k
A. Wiltshire United Kingdom	31	3.3k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	828 0.9×	982 1.5×	826 1.2×	55	5.3k
Gerard van der Schrier Netherlands	26	4.8k 1.4×	2.4k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	738 1.1×	673 1.0×	79	6.6k
Wim Thiery Belgium	37	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	518 0.8×	487 0.7×	131	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by L. Harrison

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Harrison

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20 of 20 papers shown

Funk, Chris, Andreas H. Fink, L. Harrison, et al.. (2023). Frequent but Predictable Droughts in East Africa Driven by a Walker Circulation Intensification. Earth s Future. 11(11). 18 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

Perez, Erin Coughlan de, et al.. (2022). Adapting to climate change through anticipatory action: The potential use of weather-based early warnings. Weather and Climate Extremes. 38. 100508–100508. 16 indexed citations

Perez, Erin Coughlan de, et al.. (2022). Adapting to Climate Change Through Anticipatory Action: The Potential Use of Weather-Based Early Warnings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

Harrison, L., M. F. Landsfeld, G. J. Husak, et al.. (2022). Advancing early warning capabilities with CHIRPS-compatible NCEP GEFS precipitation forecasts. Scientific Data. 9(1). 375–375. 16 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

Shukla, Shraddhanand, G. J. Husak, William Turner, et al.. (2021). A slow rainy season onset is a reliable harbinger of drought in most food insecure regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0242883–e0242883. 31 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

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Funk, Chris, et al.. (2018). Distinguishing southern Africa precipitation response by strength of El Niño events and implications for decision-making. Environmental Research Letters. 13(7). 74015–74015. 38 indexed citations

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Funk, Chris, L. Harrison, Shraddhanand Shukla, et al.. (2018). Examining the role of unusually warm Indo‐Pacific sea‐surface temperatures in recent African droughts. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 144(S1). 360–383. 83 indexed citations

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Mahowald, N. M., Fiona Lo, L. Harrison, et al.. (2016). Projections of leaf area index in earth system models. Earth System Dynamics. 7(1). 211–229. 105 indexed citations

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McNally, Amy, Hahn Chul Jung, M. S. Pervez, et al.. (2016). Hydrologic Modeling for Monitoring Water Availability in Africa. 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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Mahowald, N. M., Fiona Lo, Yue Zheng, et al.. (2015). Leaf Area Index in Earth System Models: evaluation and projections. 11 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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Funk, Chris, Sharon E. Nicholson, M. F. Landsfeld, et al.. (2015). The Centennial Trends Greater Horn of Africa precipitation dataset. Scientific Data. 2(1). 150050–150050. 88 indexed citations

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Funk, Chris, Pete Peterson, M. F. Landsfeld, et al.. (2015). The climate hazards infrared precipitation with stations—a new environmental record for monitoring extremes. Scientific Data. 2(1). 150066–150066. 3945 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kuhlmann, U., A. W. Sheppard, B.I.P. Barratt, et al.. (2007). Review of invertebrate biological control agent regulation in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA: recommendations for a harmonized European system. Journal of Applied Entomology. 132(2). 89–123. 53 indexed citations

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