Lisa V. Alexander

56.6k total citations · 20 hit papers
167 papers, 33.2k citations indexed

About

Lisa V. Alexander is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Lisa V. Alexander has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 33.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 128 papers in Atmospheric Science and 24 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Lisa V. Alexander's work include Climate variability and models (140 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (107 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (28 papers). Lisa V. Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (140 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (107 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (28 papers). Lisa V. Alexander collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Lisa V. Alexander's co-authors include Markus G. Donat, Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, D. E. Parker, E. B. Horton, Nick A Rayner, Alexey Kaplan, C. K. Folland, Elizabeth C. Kent, David P. Rowell and Francis W. Zwiers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Lisa V. Alexander

162 papers receiving 32.5k citations

Hit Papers

Global analyses of sea surface temperature, sea ice, and ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2003 2002 2011 2016 2018 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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. Global analyses of sea surface temperature, sea ice, and night marine air temperature since the late nineteenth century
    2003 8.9k citations Lisa V. Alexander et al. profile →
  2. Observed coherent changes in climatic extremes during the second half of the twentieth century
    2002 1.7k citations Lisa V. Alexander et al. profile →
  3. Indices for monitoring changes in extremes based on daily temperature and precipitation data
    2011 1.6k citations Lisa V. Alexander, P. D. Jones et al. profile →
  4. A hierarchical approach to defining marine heatwaves
    2016 1.4k citations Alistair J. Hobday, Lisa V. Alexander et al. profile →
  5. Longer and more frequent marine heatwaves over the past century
    2018 1.4k citations Eric C. J. Oliver, Markus G. Donat et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. More extreme precipitation in the world’s dry and wet regions
    2016 1.3k citations Markus G. Donat, Lisa V. Alexander et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  7. Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services
    2019 1.1k citations Dan A. Smale, Thomas Wernberg et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  8. Future changes to the intensity and frequency of short-duration extreme rainfall
    2014 1.1k citations Seth Westra, Lisa V. Alexander et al. profile →
  9. Global Increasing Trends in Annual Maximum Daily Precipitation
    2012 944 citations Seth Westra, Lisa V. Alexander et al. Journal of Climate profile →
  10. On the Measurement of Heat Waves
    2012 938 citations Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Lisa V. Alexander Journal of Climate profile →
  11. Increasing frequency, intensity and duration of observed global heatwaves and warm spells
    2012 863 citations Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Lisa V. Alexander et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  12. The effects of climate extremes on global agricultural yields
    2019 549 citations Markus G. Donat, Lisa V. Alexander et al. Environmental Research Letters profile →
  13. A global assessment of marine heatwaves and their drivers
    2019 511 citations Neil J. Holbrook, Hillary A. Scannell et al. Nature Communications profile →
  14. Projected Marine Heatwaves in the 21st Century and the Potential for Ecological Impact
    2019 444 citations Eric C. J. Oliver, Michael T. Burrows et al. profile →
  15. No pause in the increase of hot temperature extremes
    2014 366 citations Markus G. Donat, Lisa V. Alexander et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  16. Global observed long-term changes in temperature and precipitation extremes: A review of progress and limitations in IPCC assessments and beyond
    2015 348 citations Lisa V. Alexander profile →
  17. Drivers and impacts of the most extreme marine heatwave events
    2020 299 citations Alex Sen Gupta, Mads S. Thomsen et al. profile →
  18. Future increases in extreme precipitation exceed observed scaling rates
    2017 291 citations Lisa V. Alexander et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  19. A Global, Continental, and Regional Analysis of Changes in Extreme Precipitation
    2020 257 citations Francis W. Zwiers, Seth Westra et al. Journal of Climate profile →
  20. Insights From CMIP6 for Australia's Future Climate
    2020 228 citations Michael Grose, Sugata Narsey et al. Earth s Future profile →

Peers

Lisa V. Alexander
Comparison fields: 5 of 179
  • Global and Planetary Change 26.7k
  • Atmospheric Science 19.4k
  • Oceanography 9.3k
  • Ecology 4.3k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2.6k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
How well do climate modes explain precipitation variability?
2024 ·npj Climate and Atmospheric Science ·Sanaa Hobeichi, Gab Abramowitz, Alex Sen Gupta, Andréa S. Taschetto, Doug Richardson, (unknown), (unknown), Lisa V. Alexander, A. J. Pitman
7
2
Understanding the Changing Nature of Marine Cold‐Spells
2022 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), Jules B. Kajtar, Lisa V. Alexander, Gabriela S. Pilo, Neil J. Holbrook
39
3
Projected Changes and Time of Emergence of Temperature Extremes Over Australia in CMIP5 and CMIP6
2022 ·Earth s Future ·Xu Deng, Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Lisa V. Alexander, (unknown)
9
4
Insights From CMIP6 for Australia's Future Climate breakdown →
2020 ·Earth s Future ·Michael Grose, Sugata Narsey, François Delage, Andrew Dowdy, Margot Bador, Ghyslaine Boschat, Christine Chung, Jules B. Kajtar, Surendra Rauniyar, Mandy Freund, Kewei Lyu, Harun Rashid, Xuebin Zhang, Scott Wales, Claire Trenham, Neil J. Holbrook, Tim Cowan, Lisa V. Alexander, Julie M. Arblaster, Scott B. Power
228
5
Intercomparison of annual precipitation indices and extremes over global land areas from in situ, space-based and reanalysis products
2020 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Lisa V. Alexander, Margot Bador, Rémy Roca, Steefan Contractor, Markus G. Donat, (unknown)
124
6
Impact of Higher Spatial Atmospheric Resolution on Precipitation Extremes Over Land in Global Climate Models
2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Margot Bador, Julien Boé, Laurent Terray, Lisa V. Alexander, Alexander J. Baker, Alessio Bellucci, Rein Haarsma, Torben Koenigk, Marie‐Pierre Moine, Katja Lohmann, Dian Putrasahan, Christopher D. Roberts, Malcolm Roberts, Enrico Scoccimarro, R. Schiemann, Jon Seddon, Retish Senan, Sophie Valcke, Benoît Vannière
115
7
A global assessment of marine heatwaves and their drivers breakdown →
2019 ·Nature Communications ·Neil J. Holbrook, Hillary A. Scannell, Alex Sen Gupta, Jessica A. Benthuysen, Ming Feng, Eric C. J. Oliver, Lisa V. Alexander, Michael T. Burrows, Markus G. Donat, Alistair J. Hobday, Pippa J. Moore, Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Dan A. Smale, Sandra C. Straub, Thomas Wernberg
511
8
Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services breakdown →
2019 ·Nature Climate Change ·Dan A. Smale, Thomas Wernberg, Eric C. J. Oliver, Mads S. Thomsen, Ben P. Harvey, Sandra C. Straub, Michael T. Burrows, Lisa V. Alexander, Jessica A. Benthuysen, Markus G. Donat, Ming Feng, Alistair J. Hobday, Neil J. Holbrook, Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Hillary A. Scannell, Alex Sen Gupta, Benjamin Payne, Pippa J. Moore
1150
9
Longer and more frequent marine heatwaves over the past century breakdown →
2018 ·Nature Communications ·Eric C. J. Oliver, Markus G. Donat, Michael T. Burrows, Pippa J. Moore, Dan A. Smale, Lisa V. Alexander, Jessica A. Benthuysen, Ming Feng, Alex Sen Gupta, Alistair J. Hobday, Neil J. Holbrook, Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Hillary A. Scannell, Sandra C. Straub, Thomas Wernberg
1427
10
A framework for benchmarking of homogenisation algorithm performance on the global scale
2014 ·Geoscientific instrumentation, methods and data systems ·Kate M. Willett, Claude N. Williams, Ian T. Jolliffe, Robert Lund, Lisa V. Alexander, Stefan Brönnimann, Lucie A. Vincent, Steve Easterbrook, Koen Venema, David I. Berry, (unknown), Giuseppina Lopardo, (unknown), Enric Aguilar, Matthew J. Menne, Colin Gallagher, Zeke Hausfather, Thordis L. Thorarinsdottir, Peter Thorne
24
11
Global land-based temperature and precipitation extremes over the past century
2014 ·EGUGA ·Markus G. Donat, Lisa V. Alexander
1
12
Causes of the Extraordinary Summer Heat during the 1930s US Dust Bowl
2014 ·EGUGA ·Markus G. Donat, Andrew D. King, Jonathan T. Overpeck, Lisa V. Alexander, Imke Durre, David J. Karoly
1
13
Extreme Rainfall Variability in Australia: Patterns, Drivers, and Predictability*
2014 ·Journal of Climate ·Andrew D. King, Nicholas P. Klingaman, Lisa V. Alexander, Markus G. Donat, Nicolas C. Jourdain, Penelope Maher
95
14
CLIMATE CHANGE TURNS AUSTRALIA'S 2013 BIG DRY INTO A YEAR OF RECORD-BREAKING HEAT
2014 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·Andrew D. King, David J. Karoly, Markus G. Donat, Lisa V. Alexander
13
15
Limited evidence of anthropogenic influence on the 2011-12 Extreme Rainfall over Southeast Australia
2013 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·Andrew D. King, Sophie C. Lewis, Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Lisa V. Alexander, Markus G. Donat, David J. Karoly, Mitchell Black
16
16
Global increasing trends in annual maximum daily precipitation
2013 ·UNSWorks (UNSW Sydney) ·Seth Westra, Lisa V. Alexander, Francis W. Zwiers
0
17
Trends in Australia's climate means and extremes: a global context
2007 ·Lisa V. Alexander, Pandora Hope, Dean A. Collins, Blair Trewin, Amanda H. Lynch, Neville Nicholls
152
18
Updated precipitation series for the United Kingdom
2001 ·UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) ·Lisa V. Alexander, P. D. Jones
1
19
Climate Assessment for 2000
2001 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·J. H. Lawrimore, Michael S. Halpert, Gerald D. Bell, Matthew J. Menne, Bradfield Lyon, R. C. Schnell, Karin Gleason, David R. Easterling, (unknown), (unknown), Richard R. Heim, David A. Robinson, Lisa V. Alexander
32
20
Oesophageal propulsive force and its relation to manometric pressure.
1992 ·Gut ·Colin Russell, (unknown), (unknown), Lisa V. Alexander, (unknown), Greg Whelan
16

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