Robert J. Allan

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Allan is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Allan has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 12 papers in Atmospheric Science and 8 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Allan's work include Climate variability and models (16 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (6 papers). Robert J. Allan is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (16 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (6 papers). Robert J. Allan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Robert J. Allan's co-authors include Michael Mann, Chris K. Folland, Michael Vellinga, Jeff Knight, M. R. Haylock, Neville Nicholls, Jenni L. Evans, P. D. Jones, Rosanne D’Arrigo and C. J. C. Reason and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Allan

24 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

A signature of persistent natural thermohaline circulation cycles in observed climate

2005 964 citations Robert J. Allan, Chris K. Folland et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert J. Allan Australia	16	2.0k	1.7k	1000	213	125	25	2.5k
Didier P. Monselesan Australia	28	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	223 1.0×	61 0.5×	69	2.7k
M. Esch Germany	22	3.4k 1.7×	3.1k 1.9×	982 1.0×	339 1.6×	88 0.7×	27	4.1k
William J. Merryfield Canada	30	2.5k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	138 0.6×	194 1.6×	95	3.5k
W. Lawrence Gates United States	26	3.5k 1.7×	3.5k 2.1×	899 0.9×	165 0.8×	161 1.3×	66	4.3k
Matthew A. Chamberlain Australia	24	1.2k 0.6×	877 0.5×	908 0.9×	345 1.6×	43 0.3×	71	2.0k
Zhiming Kuang United States	34	3.7k 1.9×	3.9k 2.4×	769 0.8×	100 0.5×	52 0.4×	89	4.4k
A. D. Rao India	24	773 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	175 0.8×	79 0.6×	132	2.2k
G. L. Potter United States	10	5.1k 2.5×	4.6k 2.8×	1.7k 1.7×	186 0.9×	201 1.6×	20	5.7k
Katja Matthes Germany	30	3.0k 1.5×	3.7k 2.2×	614 0.6×	174 0.8×	37 0.3×	93	4.5k
Andreas Becker Germany	23	3.7k 1.8×	3.2k 1.9×	575 0.6×	174 0.8×	580 4.6×	51	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert J. Allan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert J. Allan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Williamson, George, et al.. (2023). An Educational and Training Perspective on Integrating Hybrid Technologies with HPC Systems for Solving Real-World Commercial Problems. 14(1). 41–45.

Gergis, Joëlle, et al.. (2022). Consolidating historical instrumental observations in southern Australia for assessing pre-industrial weather and climate variability. Climate Dynamics. 61(3-4). 1063–1087. 3 indexed citations

Kathayat, Gayatri, Ashish Sinha, Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, et al.. (2022). Protracted Indian monsoon droughts of the past millennium and their societal impacts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(39). e2207487119–e2207487119. 34 indexed citations

Allan, Robert J., Joëlle Gergis, & Rosanne D’Arrigo. (2019). Placing the AD 2014–2016 ‘protracted’ El Niño episode into a long-term context. The Holocene. 30(1). 90–105. 15 indexed citations

Imbach, Pablo, Megan Beardsley, Peter Läderach, et al.. (2017). Climate change, ecosystems and smallholder agriculture in Central America: an introduction to the special issue. Climatic Change. 141(1). 1–12. 55 indexed citations

Brohan, Philip, Gilbert P. Compo, Stefan Brönnimann, et al.. (2016). The 1816 ‘year without a summer’ in an atmospheric reanalysis. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaolan L., Hui Wan, Francis W. Zwiers, et al.. (2011). Trends and low-frequency variability of storminess over western Europe, 1878–2007. Climate Dynamics. 37(11-12). 2355–2371. 46 indexed citations

Allan, Robert J.. (2009). Virtual research environments : from portals to science gateways. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 11 indexed citations

Hankel, Marlies, Sean C. Smith, Robert J. Allan, Stephen K. Gray, & Gabriel G. Balint‐Kurti. (2006). State-to-state reactive differential cross sections for the H+H2→H2+H reaction on five different potential energy surfaces employing a new quantum wavepacket computer code: DIFFREALWAVE. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 125(16). 164303–164303. 83 indexed citations

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Meinke, Holger, Peter de Voil, Graeme Hammer, et al.. (2005). Rainfall Variability at Decadal and Longer Time Scales: Signal or Noise?. Journal of Climate. 18(1). 89–96. 68 indexed citations

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Dam, Kerstin Kleese van, Shoaib Sufi, Robert J. Allan, et al.. (2003). AN INTEGRATED E-SCIENCE ENVIRONMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. Science and Technology Facilities Council. 176–188. 2 indexed citations

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Laganà, Antonio, et al.. (2000). Parallelism and granularity in time dependent approaches to reactive scattering calculations.. Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications. 1 indexed citations

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Díaz, Henry F., Robert J. Allan, Martin P. Hoerling, et al.. (2000). El Nino and the Southern Oscillation. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 271 indexed citations

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Allan, Robert J. & Rosanne D’Arrigo. (1999). ‘Persistent’ ENSO sequences: how unusual was the 1990-1995 El Niño?. The Holocene. 9(1). 101–118. 77 indexed citations

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Kotwicki, Vincent & Robert J. Allan. (1998). La Niña de Australia — contemporary and palaeo-hydrology of Lake Eyre. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 144(3-4). 265–280. 53 indexed citations

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Allan, Robert J., J. A. Lindesay, & C. J. C. Reason. (1995). Multidecadal Variability in the Climate System over the Indian Ocean Region during the Austral Summer. Journal of Climate. 8(7). 1853–1873. 127 indexed citations

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Allan, Robert J., et al.. (1991). A Further Extension of the Tahiti-Darwin SOI, Early ENSO Events and Darwin Pressure. Journal of Climate. 4(7). 743–749. 182 indexed citations

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Allan, Robert J., et al.. (1990). Sea Level and Rainfall Correlations in Australia: Tropical Links. Journal of Climate. 3(8). 838–846. 14 indexed citations

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Allan, Robert J., et al.. (1990). Ocean‐atmosphere interactions in low‐latitude Australasia. International Journal of Climatology. 10(2). 145–178. 21 indexed citations

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Allan, Robert J.. (1988). El Niño Southern Oscillation influences in the Australasian region. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 12(3). 313–348. 106 indexed citations

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