Peter J. Webster

28.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
156 papers, 21.8k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Webster is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Webster has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 21.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 103 papers in Atmospheric Science and 74 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Webster's work include Climate variability and models (119 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (55 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (54 papers). Peter J. Webster is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (119 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (55 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (54 papers). Peter J. Webster collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Peter J. Webster's co-authors include Judith A. Curry, Christopher Torrence, Song Yang, Greg J. Holland, Hai‐Ru Chang, Johannes Loschnigg, Hyemi Kim, Andrew M. Moore, R. R. Leben and Robert A. Tomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Webster

154 papers receiving 20.6k 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.

Monsoons: Processes, predictability, and the prospects for prediction

1998 2.4k citations Peter J. Webster et al. profile →
Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment

2005 2.4k citations Peter J. Webster, Greg J. Holland et al. Science profile →
Interdecadal Changes in the ENSO–Monsoon System

1999 1.8k citations Peter J. Webster et al. Journal of Climate profile →
Coupled ocean–atmosphere dynamics in the Indian Ocean during 1997–98

1999 1.7k citations Peter J. Webster, Andrew M. Moore et al. Nature profile →
Monsoon and Enso: Selectively Interactive Systems

1992 1.6k citations Peter J. Webster et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter J. Webster	17.1k	15.7k	8.5k	1.5k	827	156	21.8k
Jonathan M. Gregory	17.1k 1.0×	14.6k 0.9×	6.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	279	23.9k
Isaac M. Held	24.6k 1.4×	23.0k 1.5×	9.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	385 0.5×	205	30.2k
Mark A. Cane	20.2k 1.2×	18.3k 1.2×	11.5k 1.4×	2.6k 1.8×	611 0.7×	269	27.6k
Hans von Storch	14.3k 0.8×	12.2k 0.8×	4.2k 0.5×	856 0.6×	685 0.8×	289	18.3k
Mojib Latif	19.7k 1.2×	16.6k 1.1×	11.7k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	352 0.4×	311	23.5k
Thomas L. Delworth	18.1k 1.1×	15.2k 1.0×	7.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	378 0.5×	207	21.9k
Johnny C. L. Chan	14.4k 0.8×	15.4k 1.0×	7.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	271 0.3×	294	18.3k
David S. Battisti	13.7k 0.8×	13.8k 0.9×	7.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	338 0.4×	189	20.9k
Toshio Yamagata	24.8k 1.4×	18.4k 1.2×	19.1k 2.3×	1.4k 1.0×	837 1.0×	291	30.5k
Gabriel A. Vecchi	24.7k 1.4×	21.2k 1.3×	11.5k 1.4×	2.8k 1.9×	434 0.5×	280	30.5k

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O’Hara, Rachel, et al.. (2023). PP31 How do pre-alerts influence patient care in the emergency department? Findings from qualitative research within three UK ambulance services. HighWire Press Open Archive. A13.1–A13. 1 indexed citations

Rao, Mukund Palat, Edward R. Cook, Benjamin I. Cook, et al.. (2020). Seven centuries of reconstructed Brahmaputra River discharge demonstrate underestimated high discharge and flood hazard frequency. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6017–6017. 90 indexed citations

Webster, Peter J.. (2020). Bowel obstruction. InnovAiT Education and inspiration for general practice. 13(8). 484–489.

Webster, Peter J., et al.. (2019). Optimal management of malignant left-sided large bowel obstruction: do international guidelines agree?. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 14(1). 23–23. 26 indexed citations

Webster, Peter J., et al.. (2015). Using Precipitation Forecasts to Irrigate Cotton. The journal of cotton science/Journal of cotton science. 19(3). 351–358. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Bin, Baoqiang Xiang, Juan Li, et al.. (2015). Rethinking Indian monsoon rainfall prediction in the context of recent global warming. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7154–7154. 198 indexed citations

Kim, Hyemi, Peter J. Webster, Violeta E. Toma, & Daehyun Kim. (2014). Predictability and Prediction Skill of the MJO in Two Operational Forecasting Systems. Journal of Climate. 27(14). 5364–5378. 137 indexed citations

Webster, Peter J.. (2013). Improve weather forecasts for the developing world. Nature. 493(7430). 17–19. 62 indexed citations

Webster, Peter J., Adam Peckham-Cooper, & Mark Lansdown. (2011). Small bowel perforation secondary to accidental dental plate ingestion. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2(7). 218–220. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyemi, Peter J. Webster, Carlos D. Hoyos, & In‐Sik Kang. (2007). Sensitivity of MJO simulation and predictability to sea surface temperature. 한국기상학회 학술대회 논문집. 260–261.

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Webster, Peter J. & Jun Jian. (2007). Changes in the Discharge of Major Rivers in the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Yangtze Rivers During the Next 100 years. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Hoyos, Carlos D., Paula Agudelo, Peter J. Webster, & J. A. Curry. (2006). Deconvolution of the Factors Contributing to the Increase in Global Hurricane Intensity. Science. 312(5770). 94–97. 251 indexed citations

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Webster, Peter J., et al.. (2006). Expanding tropical warm pool: Increased tropical cyclone season length and storm duration. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Hopson, T. M. & Peter J. Webster. (2004). Operational Short-Term Flood Forecasting for Bangladesh: Application of ECMWF Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts. AGUFM. 2004. 2 indexed citations

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Webster, Peter J., et al.. (2003). Comparison of UK flood event characteristics with design guidelines. 156(1). 33–40. 2 indexed citations

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Webster, Peter J., et al.. (2002). Evaluation of the FEH Rainfall‐Runoff Method for Catchments in the UK. Water and Environment Journal. 16(3). 223–228. 7 indexed citations

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Webster, Peter J., Andrew M. Moore, Johannes Loschnigg, & R. R. Leben. (1999). Coupled ocean–atmosphere dynamics in the Indian Ocean during 1997–98. Nature. 401(6751). 356–360. 1748 indexed citations breakdown →

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Henderson‐Sellers, A., Huqiang Zhang, Gerhard Berz, et al.. (1998). Tropical Cyclones and Global Climate Change: A Post-IPCC Assessment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 79(1). 19–38. 330 indexed citations

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Webster, Peter J., et al.. (1993). Pharmacologic abolition of severe mitral regurgitation associated with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after mitral valve repair: Confirmation by transesophageal echocardiography. American Heart Journal. 126(2). 480–483. 2 indexed citations

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Iams, Keith P., Jason C. Young, Vishvanath Nene, et al.. (1990). Characterisation of the gene encoding a 104-kilodalton micronemerhoptry protein of Theileria parva. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 39(1). 47–60. 44 indexed citations

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