Richard H. Moss

20.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
62 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Richard H. Moss is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard H. Moss has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Richard H. Moss's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (16 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (12 papers) and Climate variability and models (12 papers). Richard H. Moss is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (16 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (12 papers) and Climate variability and models (12 papers). Richard H. Moss collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Richard H. Moss's co-authors include Robert T. Watson, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Keywan Riahi, Gerald A. Meehl, Tom Kram, Thomas J. Wilbanks, Anthony C. Janetos, Jae Edmonds, Nebojša Nakićenović and Allison M. Thomson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Richard H. Moss

58 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

The next generation of scenarios for climate change research and assessment

2010 5.0k citations Richard H. Moss, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. profile →
The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6

2016 3.2k citations Brian C. O’Neill, Claudia Tebaldi et al. Geoscientific model development profile →
Climate Change 1995: Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change: Scientific-Technical Analyses.

1997 1.1k citations Richard H. Moss et al. profile →
The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability

1998 955 citations Richard H. Moss et al. profile →
Towards New Scenarios for Analysis of Emissions, Climate Change, Impacts, and Response Strategies

2008 454 citations Jean-Pascal van Ypersele de Strihou, Richard H. Moss et al. profile →
The need for and use of socio-economic scenarios for climate change analysis: A new approach based on shared socio-economic pathways

2012 362 citations Elmar Kriegler, Brian C. O’Neill et al. Global Environmental Change profile →
The SSP4: A world of deepening inequality

2016 275 citations Richard H. Moss et al. Global Environmental Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard H. Moss United States	27	7.8k	4.0k	1.8k	1.8k	1.5k	62	13.5k
Mikiko Kainuma Japan	25	7.5k 1.0×	4.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	56	13.2k
Timothy R. Carter Finland	44	8.5k 1.1×	3.7k 0.9×	2.9k 1.6×	1.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.4×	110	15.7k
Tom Kram Netherlands	28	8.6k 1.1×	4.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	2.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	55	15.5k
Steven K. Rose United States	28	7.8k 1.0×	3.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	65	14.2k
Kathy Hibbard United States	25	9.1k 1.2×	4.6k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	2.9k 1.9×	39	15.8k
Jean Palutikof United Kingdom	35	6.5k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	84	13.9k
Noah S. Diffenbaugh United States	61	10.5k 1.4×	6.9k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	153	15.5k
Katja Frieler Germany	39	5.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	931 0.6×	106	10.0k
Roberto Zecchin Italy	12	5.6k 0.7×	3.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	998 0.6×	2.1k 1.4×	28	13.4k
Osvaldo Canziani	5	4.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	5	11.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard H. Moss

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Macias‐Konstantopoulos, Wendy, Richard H. Moss, & Brian Willis. (2025). Depression and correlates of suicidal thoughts among mothers who are female sex workers in three low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional application of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1656025–1656025.

Xue, Ding, et al.. (2025). Maternal Eco-Distress as Catalyst for Post-Traumatic Growth Amidst Climate Change. Ecopsychology. 17(3). 247–263.

Mach, Katharine J., Kripa Jagannathan, Linda Shi, et al.. (2024). Research to Confront Climate Change Complexity: Intersectionality, Integration, and Innovative Governance. Earth s Future. 12(6). 1–17. 4 indexed citations

Balk, Deborah, et al.. (2024). NPCC4: Climate risk and equity—advancing knowledge toward a sustainable future | Introduction. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1539(1). 3–12. 3 indexed citations

Reed, Patrick M., Antonia Hadjimichael, Richard H. Moss, et al.. (2022). Multisector Dynamics: Advancing the Science of Complex Adaptive Human‐Earth Systems. Earth s Future. 10(3). 77 indexed citations

Yoon, Jim, Patricia Romero‐Lankao, Yi‐Chen E. Yang, et al.. (2022). A Typology for Characterizing Human Action in MultiSector Dynamics Models. Earth s Future. 10(8). 15 indexed citations

Mach, Katharine J., Maria Carmen Lemos, Alison M. Meadow, et al.. (2020). Actionable knowledge and the art of engagement. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 42. 30–37. 179 indexed citations

Jagannathan, Kripa, James Arnott, Carina Wyborn, et al.. (2020). Great expectations? Reconciling the aspiration, outcome, and possibility of co-production. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 42. 22–29. 106 indexed citations

Wilbanks, Thomas J., Rae Zimmerman, Susan Julius, et al.. (2020). Toward indicators of the performance of US infrastructures under climate change risks. Climatic Change. 163(4). 1795–1813. 12 indexed citations

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O’Neill, Brian C., Claudia Tebaldi, Detlef P. van Vuuren, et al.. (2016). The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6. Geoscientific model development. 9(9). 3461–3482. 3167 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meehl, Gerald A. & Richard H. Moss. (2016). Aspen Global Change Institute: 25 Years of Interdisciplinary Global Change Science. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 97(11). 2027–2037.

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Lourenço, Tiago Capela, et al.. (2015). Editorial introduction to the special issue on Uncertainty and Climate Change Adaptation. Climatic Change. 132(3). 369–372. 4 indexed citations

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Meehl, Gerald A., Richard H. Moss, Karl E. Taylor, et al.. (2014). Climate Model Intercomparisons: Preparing for the Next Phase. Eos. 95(9). 77–78. 129 indexed citations

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Moss, Richard H. & Meredith A. Lane. (2012). Decisionmaking, Transitions, and Resilient Futures. Issues in Science and Technology. 28(4). 1 indexed citations

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Strihou, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele de, Richard H. Moss, & Mustafa Babiker. (2008). Towards New Scenarios for Analysis of Emissions, Climate Change, Impacts, and Response Strategies. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moss, Richard H., et al.. (2001). VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE A Quantitative Approach. 162 indexed citations

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Moss, Richard H.. (1998). Water and the Challenge of Linked Environmental Changes. OpenSIUC (Southern Illinois University Carbondale). 112(1). 2. 1 indexed citations

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Moss, Richard H., et al.. (1996). The application of decision theory to sustainable management of an upland Scottish estate. Journal of Applied Statistics. 23(2-3). 211–230. 10 indexed citations

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Moss, Richard H.. (1995). The IPCC: policy relevant (not driven) scientific assessment. Global Environmental Change. 5(3). 171–174. 10 indexed citations

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Turner, B. L., Richard H. Moss, & David L. Skole. (1993). Relating land use and global land-cover change. 60 indexed citations

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