Max C. A. Torbenson

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 812 citations indexed

About

Max C. A. Torbenson is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Max C. A. Torbenson has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 812 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Atmospheric Science, 49 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Max C. A. Torbenson's work include Tree-ring climate responses (47 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (39 papers) and Climate variability and models (18 papers). Max C. A. Torbenson is often cited by papers focused on Tree-ring climate responses (47 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (39 papers) and Climate variability and models (18 papers). Max C. A. Torbenson collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. Max C. A. Torbenson's co-authors include David W. Stahle, Jan Esper, Ulf Büntgen, Daniel Griffin, Edward R. Cook, Ian M. Howard, Dorian J. Burnette, Benjamin I. Cook, José Villanueva‐Díaz and José Villanueva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Max C. A. Torbenson

50 papers receiving 789 citations

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2023 summer warmth unparalleled over the past 2,000 years

2024 97 citations Jan Esper, Max C. A. Torbenson et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Precipitation reconstruction for the western Chinese Loess Plateau since 1598 CE reveals recent wetting signals 2025 ·Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·Yue Li, Feng Chen, Xiaoen Zhao, (unknown), Mao Hu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shijie Wang, (unknown), Youping Chen, Heli Zhang, Max C. A. Torbenson	2
2	Climate signal age effects in Pinus uncinata tree-ring density data from the Spanish Pyrenees 2025 ·Trees ·(unknown), Ulf Büntgen, (unknown), (unknown), Edurne Martínez del Castillo, Ernesto Tejedor, Max C. A. Torbenson, Emanuele Ziaco, Jan Esper	0
3	Pan-alpine summer temperatures since 742 CE 2025 ·Dendrochronologia ·Jan Esper, Frederick Reinig, Max C. A. Torbenson, Edurne Martínez del Castillo, (unknown), Alberto Arzac, Marco Carrer, Feng Chen, (unknown), Alexander V. Kirdyanov, Ernesto Tejedor, Miroslav Trnka, (unknown)	1
4	Recent south-central Andes water crisis driven by Antarctic amplification is unprecedented over the last eight centuries 2025 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Shijie Wang, Mao Hu, Feng Chen, Xiaoen Zhao, Martín A. Hadad, Fidel A. Roig, David M. Meko, Max C. A. Torbenson, (unknown), Heli Zhang, Xu Yang, Youping Chen, (unknown), (unknown)	1
5	15th century climate in the Czech Lands and its Central European context 2025 ·Rudolf Brázdil, Petr Dobrovolný, Max C. A. Torbenson, Lukáš Dolák, Kateřina Chromá	0
6	Greening of Eurasia's center driven by low-latitude climate warming 2025 ·Forest Ecosystems ·Shijie Wang, Feng Chen, Youping Chen, Max C. A. Torbenson, Jan Esper, Xiaoen Zhao, Mao Hu, Heli Zhang, (unknown), (unknown)	8
7	Climate variability and Germanic settlement dynamics in the Middle Danube region during the Roman Period (1st–4th Century CE) 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Max C. A. Torbenson, Jan Esper, Rudolf Brázdil, (unknown), Daniela Semerádová, Otmar Urban, Jan Bálek, (unknown), Michal Rybníček, Miroslav Trnka	0
8	Lack of cold temperatures is driving recent high-summer warming in the southern Rocky Mountains 2025 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Max C. A. Torbenson, Edurne Martínez del Castillo, Frederick Reinig, David W. Stahle, Karen E. King, Justin T. Maxwell, Grant L. Harley, Emanuele Ziaco, Jan Esper	1
9	Growth characteristics and drought vulnerability of southwest German spruce and pine 2025 ·European Journal of Forest Research ·(unknown), Edurne Martínez del Castillo, Frederick Reinig, Max C. A. Torbenson, Oliver Konter, Lara Klippel, Ulf Büntgen, Jan Esper	0
10	Disruption of Drought Teleconnections Between ENSO‐Influenced Regions Around 1700 CE 2025 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Max C. A. Torbenson, David W. Stahle, Edward R. Cook, Benjamin I. Cook, (unknown), Feng Chen, Ernesto Tejedor, James H. Stagge, Miroslav Trnka, Dorian J. Burnette, (unknown), Jan Esper	1
11	Increasing evidence of an anthropogenic signal in drought variations on the river source areas of southeastern Tibetan Plateau 2025 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Mao Hu, Xiaoen Zhao, Feng Chen, Shijie Wang, Max C. A. Torbenson, (unknown), Youping Chen	4
12	Spatiotemporal patterns of pH related to streamflow variability, drought conditions, and bedrock lithology in acid sensitive streams within a humid, subtropical catchment: Mulberry River, Arkansas, USA 2024 ·Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies ·(unknown), Phillip Owens, P. Moore, Max C. A. Torbenson, Amanda J. Ashworth, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
13	Methodological constrains of tree-ring stable isotope chronologies 2024 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·(unknown), Max C. A. Torbenson, (unknown), Alexander V. Kirdyanov, Jan Esper, Takeshi Nakatsuka, Masaki Sano, Otmar Urban, Kurt Nicolussi, Markus Leuenberger, Ulf Büntgen	1
14	Late Ming Dynasty weak monsoon induced a harmonized megadrought across north-to-south China 2024 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown), Feng Chen, Max C. A. Torbenson, Xiaoen Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), Mao Hu, Shijie Wang, (unknown), Heli Zhang, Youping Chen	20
15	Contrasting Future Growth of Norway Spruce and Scots Pine Forests Under Warming Climate 2024 ·Global Change Biology ·Edurne Martínez del Castillo, Max C. A. Torbenson, Frederick Reinig, Ernesto Tejedor, Martín de Luis, Jan Esper	8
16	2023 summer warmth unparalleled over the past 2,000 years breakdown → 2024 ·Nature ·Jan Esper, Max C. A. Torbenson, Ulf Büntgen	97
17	Assessing decadal- to centennial-scale nonstationary variability in meteorological drought trends 2024 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·(unknown), Max C. A. Torbenson, James H. Stagge	2
18	Diverging growth trends and climate sensitivities of individual pine trees after the 1976 extreme drought 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Edurne Martínez del Castillo, Max C. A. Torbenson, Frederick Reinig, Oliver Konter, Emanuele Ziaco, Ulf Büntgen, (unknown)	4
19	A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings 2023 ·Journal of Hydrometeorology ·Ian M. Howard, David W. Stahle, Michael D. Dettinger, (unknown), F. Martin Ralph, Max C. A. Torbenson, Alexander Gershunov	4
20	Mobile measurements for distribution and attribution of particulate matter in urban environments 2023 ·Atmospheric Environment ·(unknown), Tim Sinsel, Helge Simon, Max C. A. Torbenson, (unknown)	2

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