Mxolisi Shongwe

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Mxolisi Shongwe is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mxolisi Shongwe has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 7 papers in Atmospheric Science and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Mxolisi Shongwe's work include Climate variability and models (10 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (7 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (3 papers). Mxolisi Shongwe is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (10 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (7 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (3 papers). Mxolisi Shongwe collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Italy. Mxolisi Shongwe's co-authors include T. C. Johns, Reto Knutti, Julie M. Arblaster, Claudia Tebaldi, Thierry Fichefet, Pierre Friedlingstein, Gerhard Krinner, Jean‐Louis Dufresne, Andrew J. Weaver and William J. Gutowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Climate, Geophysical Research Letters and Monthly Weather Review.

In The Last Decade

Mxolisi Shongwe

12 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Long-term Climate Change: Projections, Commitments and Irreversibility

2013 1.7k citations Matthew Collins, Reto Knutti et al. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mxolisi Shongwe South Africa	9	1.6k	1.1k	334	311	283	12	2.4k
Spencer Liddicoat United Kingdom	12	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	395 1.2×	304 1.0×	212 0.7×	22	2.8k
Ulf Hansson Sweden	18	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	211 0.6×	398 1.3×	196 0.7×	41	2.7k
Peter Good United Kingdom	27	2.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	230 0.7×	281 0.9×	190 0.7×	56	2.9k
Heikki Tuomenvirta Finland	26	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	327 1.0×	197 0.6×	210 0.7×	67	2.7k
Glen Harris United Kingdom	23	2.4k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	194 0.6×	407 1.3×	244 0.9×	34	3.0k
Hiroaki Kawase Japan	24	2.0k 1.2×	1.8k 1.6×	209 0.6×	267 0.9×	200 0.7×	84	2.7k
Tomohiro Hajima Japan	19	2.4k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	473 1.4×	405 1.3×	212 0.7×	47	3.2k
Anders Ullerstig Sweden	18	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	199 0.6×	363 1.2×	201 0.7×	26	2.6k
V. Chirkov Austria	5	1.4k 0.9×	811 0.7×	317 0.9×	235 0.8×	292 1.0×	6	2.5k
Patrick Samuelsson Sweden	25	2.2k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	285 0.9×	366 1.2×	252 0.9×	52	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Mxolisi Shongwe

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mxolisi Shongwe

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All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Pinto, Izidine, Chris Lennard, Mark Tadross, et al.. (2015). Evaluation and projections of extreme precipitation over southern Africa from two CORDEX models. Climatic Change. 135(3-4). 655–668. 101 indexed citations

2.

Whan, Kirien, Jakob Zscheischler, René Orth, et al.. (2015). Impact of soil moisture on extreme maximum temperatures in Europe. Weather and Climate Extremes. 9. 57–67. 180 indexed citations

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Shongwe, Mxolisi. (2014). Coupled MODEL Intercomparison Project PHASE 5 (CMIP5) Projected Twenty-First Century Warming over Southern Africa: Role of LOCAL Feedbacks. EGUGA. 2014. 47. 1 indexed citations

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Shongwe, Mxolisi, et al.. (2014). Addressing Climate‐Related Challenges and Information Needs in Africa. Eos. 95(22). 185–185. 1 indexed citations

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Shongwe, Mxolisi, et al.. (2014). An evaluation of CORDEX regional climate models in simulating precipitation over Southern Africa. Atmospheric Science Letters. 16(3). 199–207. 31 indexed citations

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Collins, Matthew, Reto Knutti, Julie M. Arblaster, et al.. (2013). Long-term Climate Change: Projections, Commitments and Irreversibility. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 1029–1136. 1671 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lennard, Chris, Mxolisi Shongwe, Izidine Pinto, et al.. (2013). A Diagnostic Evaluation of Precipitation in CORDEX Models over Southern Africa. Journal of Climate. 26(23). 9477–9506. 106 indexed citations

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Shongwe, Mxolisi, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Bart van den Hurk, & Maarten van Aalst. (2010). Projected Changes in Mean and Extreme Precipitation in Africa under Global Warming. Part II: East Africa. Journal of Climate. 24(14). 3718–3733. 245 indexed citations

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Shongwe, Mxolisi, Rune Grand Graversen, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Bart van den Hurk, & Francisco J. Doblas‐Reyes. (2009). Energy budget of the extreme Autumn 2006 in Europe. Climate Dynamics. 36(5-6). 1055–1066. 6 indexed citations

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Shongwe, Mxolisi, Christopher A. T. Ferro, Caio A. S. Coelho, & Geert Jan van Oldenborgh. (2007). Predictability of Cold Spring Seasons in Europe. Monthly Weather Review. 135(12). 4185–4201. 20 indexed citations

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Shongwe, Mxolisi, Willem A. Landman, & Simon J. Mason. (2006). Performance of recalibration systems for GCM forecasts for southern Africa. International Journal of Climatology. 26(12). 1567–1585. 40 indexed citations

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Landman, Willem A., et al.. (2005). Assessing the predictability of extreme rainfall seasons over southern Africa. Geophysical Research Letters. 32(23). 24 indexed citations

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