N. C. Pepin

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

N. C. Pepin is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, N. C. Pepin has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Atmospheric Science, 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in N. C. Pepin's work include Climate variability and models (26 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (19 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (16 papers). N. C. Pepin is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (26 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (19 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (16 papers). N. C. Pepin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. N. C. Pepin's co-authors include Jessica D. Lundquist, Dian J. Seidel, M. V. Losleben, Haijun Deng, Yaning Chen, Caitlin Rochford, Josep Ramón Miró, Douglas R. Hardy, Elisa Palazzi and Carolina Adler and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

N. C. Pepin

38 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Climate Changes and Their Elevational Patterns in the Mountains of the World

2022 337 citations N. C. Pepin, Enrico Arnone et al. Reviews of Geophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. C. Pepin United Kingdom	23	1.5k	1.3k	263	228	216	39	2.1k
Elisa Palazzi Italy	23	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	161 0.6×	189 0.8×	105 0.5×	59	2.2k
Fei Ji China	11	766 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	227 0.9×	369 1.6×	90 0.4×	29	1.7k
Simon C. Scherrer Switzerland	28	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	216 0.8×	200 0.9×	61 0.3×	52	2.2k
Junqiang Yao China	25	937 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	217 0.8×	345 1.5×	67 0.3×	84	2.1k
M. M. Loranty United States	26	2.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	327 1.2×	697 3.1×	133 0.6×	61	2.8k
Pandora Hope Australia	25	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	129 0.5×	265 1.2×	78 0.4×	74	2.3k
Frank T. Keimig United States	20	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	106 0.4×	360 1.6×	57 0.3×	23	2.7k
Jennifer Nakamura United States	22	1.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.7×	115 0.4×	274 1.2×	60 0.3×	33	2.7k
David K. Adams Mexico	21	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	160 0.6×	270 1.2×	37 0.2×	60	2.1k
Mariano Masiokas Argentina	30	2.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	86 0.3×	300 1.3×	51 0.2×	50	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by N. C. Pepin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. C. Pepin

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pepin, N. C., M. E. Apple, John F. Knowles, et al.. (2025). Elevation-dependent climate change in mountain environments. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 6(12). 772–788.

Pepin, N. C., et al.. (2024). Long-term vegetation trends and driving factors of NDVI change on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. International Journal of Environmental Studies. 81(5). 2027–2047. 1 indexed citations

Pepin, N. C., Enrico Arnone, Andreas Gobiet, et al.. (2022). Climate Changes and Their Elevational Patterns in the Mountains of the World. Reviews of Geophysics. 60(1). 337 indexed citations breakdown →

Pepin, N. C., et al.. (2022). Mountains Undergo Enhanced Impacts of Climate Change. Eos. 103. 5 indexed citations

Deng, Haijun, N. C. Pepin, Yaning Chen, et al.. (2022). Dynamics of Diurnal Precipitation Differences and Their Spatial Variations in China. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 61(8). 1015–1027. 27 indexed citations

Adler, Carolina, Elisa Palazzi, Aino Kulonen, et al.. (2018). Monitoring Mountains in a Changing World: New Horizons for the Global Network for Observations and Information on Mountain Environments (GEO-GNOME). Mountain Research and Development. 38(3). 265–269. 9 indexed citations

Pepin, N. C., et al.. (2017). Measurement and modelling of temperature cold pools in the Cerdanya valley (Pyrenees), Spain. Meteorological Applications. 24(2). 290–302. 35 indexed citations

Pepin, N. C., Eduardo Eiji Maeda, & Ryan Williams. (2016). Use of remotely sensed land surface temperature as a proxy for air temperatures at high elevations: Findings from a 5000 m elevational transect across Kilimanjaro. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 121(17). 9998–9998. 63 indexed citations

Wang, Shengjie, Mingjun Zhang, N. C. Pepin, et al.. (2014). Recent changes in freezing level heights in High Asia and their impact on glacier changes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 119(4). 1753–1765. 35 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C., et al.. (2014). Measuring and Modeling the Retreat of the Summit Ice Fields on Kilimanjaro, East Africa. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 46(4). 905–917. 12 indexed citations

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You, Qidong, Shichang Kang, Guoyu Ren, et al.. (2011). Observed changes in snow depth and number of snow days in the eastern and central Tibetan Plateau. Climate Research. 46(2). 171–183. 69 indexed citations

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You, Qidong, et al.. (2010). Decreasing wind speed and weakening latitudinal surface pressure gradients in the Tibetan Plateau. Climate Research. 42(1). 57–64. 68 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C., et al.. (2008). General Characteristics of Temperature and Humidity Variability on Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 40(2). 323–334. 61 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C. & David M. Kidd. (2006). Spatial temperature variation in the Eastern Pyrenees. Weather. 61(11). 300–310. 39 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C. & Dian J. Seidel. (2005). A global comparison of surface and free‐air temperatures at high elevations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(D3). 174 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C. & M. V. Losleben. (2002). Climate change in the Colorado Rocky Mountains: free air versus surface temperature trends. International Journal of Climatology. 22(3). 311–329. 136 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C., D. Benham, & K. Taylor. (1999). Modeling Lapse Rates in the Maritime Uplands of Northern England: Implications for Climate Change. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 31(2). 151–164. 47 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C., D. Benham, & K. Taylor. (1999). Temperature inversions in the Vale of Eden. Weather. 54(8). 241–253. 5 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C.. (1995). The Use of GCM Scenario Output to Model Effects of Future Climatic Change on the Thermal Climate of Marginal Maritime Uplands. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 77(3). 167–167. 11 indexed citations

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Pepin, N. C.. (1994). Analysis of the Chevallier meteorological record: Heighington 1870–84. Weather. 49(7). 230–238. 1 indexed citations

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