Simon J. Brown

4.8k citations

40 papers · 3.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 23

Impact in

Global and Planetary Change top 0.5%
- Climate variability and models
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Atmospheric Science top 1%
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

Papers in ⓘ

Global and Planetary Change 32
- Climate variability and models 31
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis 13
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 8
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 6
Atmospheric Science 22
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations 14

Co-authors: Eleanor Burke (4 shared papers)Seita Emori (1 shared paper)Nikolaos Christidis (4 shared papers)John Caesar (3 shared papers)Christopher A. T. Ferro (2 shared papers)James M. Murphy (6 shared papers)Peter A. Stott (3 shared papers)David M. H. Sexton (4 shared papers)
Journals: Geophysical Research Letters (6 papers)Journal of Climate (4 papers)Climate Dynamics (3 papers)Journal of Hydrology (2 papers)Journal of Hydrometeorology (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Simon J. Brown

37 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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UK Climate Projections Science Report: Climate Change Projections 2009 · 534 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia)
2005 Geophysical Research Letters

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Co-authors

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1	Dynamic and thermodynamic changes in mean and extreme precipitation under changed climate Geophysical Research Letters ·Seita Emori, Simon J. Brown Hit paper breakdown →	2005	538
2	UK Climate Projections Science Report: Climate Change Projections UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) ·James M. Murphy, David M. H. Sexton, Geoff Jenkins, Ben Booth, Celia Brown, Ross Clark, Matthew Collins, Glen Harris, Elizabeth Kendon, Richard Betts, Simon J. Brown, Kathryn Humphrey, Mark McCarthy, Ruth E. McDonald, Ag Stephens, Craig Wallace, Rachel Warren, Robert L. Wilby, Richard Wood Hit paper breakdown →	2009	534
3	Modeling the Recent Evolution of Global Drought and Projections for the Twenty-First Century with the Hadley Centre Climate Model Journal of Hydrometeorology ·Eleanor Burke, Simon J. Brown, Nikolaos Christidis	2006	453
4	Global temperature change and its uncertainties since 1861 Geophysical Research Letters ·Chris K. Folland, Nick A Rayner, Simon J. Brown, Thomas M. Smith, Samuel S. P. Shen, D. E. Parker, Ian Macadam, P. D. Jones, Roger Jones, Neville Nicholls, David M. H. Sexton	2001	299
5	Global changes in extreme daily temperature since 1950 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Simon J. Brown, John Caesar, Christopher A. T. Ferro	2008	251
6	Evaluating Uncertainties in the Projection of Future Drought Journal of Hydrometeorology ·Eleanor Burke, Simon J. Brown	2008	210
7	Calibration Strategies: A Source of Additional Uncertainty in Climate Change Projections Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·Chun Kit Ho, David B. Stephenson, Matthew Collins, Christopher A. T. Ferro, Simon J. Brown	2011	194
8	High risk of unprecedented UK rainfall in the current climate Nature Communications ·Vikki Thompson, Nick Dunstone, Adam A. Scaife, Doug Smith, Julia Slingo, Simon J. Brown, Stephen E. Belcher	2017	164
9	Detection of changes in temperature extremes during the second half of the 20th century Geophysical Research Letters ·Nikolaos Christidis, Peter A. Stott, Simon J. Brown, Gabriele C. Hegerl, John Caesar	2005	134
10	The Role of Human Activity in the Recent Warming of Extremely Warm Daytime Temperatures Journal of Climate ·Nikolaos Christidis, Peter A. Stott, Simon J. Brown	2011	113
11	Modeling Northern Hemisphere Summer Heat Extreme Changes and Their Uncertainties Using a Physics Ensemble of Climate Sensitivity Experiments Journal of Climate ·Robin Clark, Simon J. Brown, James M. Murphy	2006	106
12	Quantifying uncertainty in changes in extreme event frequency in response to doubled CO2 using a large ensemble of GCM simulations Climate Dynamics ·David N. Barnett, Simon J. Brown, James M. Murphy, David M. H. Sexton, Mark J. Webb	2006	88
13	An extreme value analysis of UK drought and projections of change in the future Journal of Hydrology ·Eleanor Burke, Richard H.J. Perry, Simon J. Brown	2010	86
14	Human Contribution to the Lengthening of the Growing Season during 1950–99 Journal of Climate ·Nikolaos Christidis, Peter A. Stott, Simon J. Brown, David J. Karoly, John Caesar	2007	84
15	Future changes in heatwave severity, duration and frequency due to climate change for the most populous cities Weather and Climate Extremes ·Simon J. Brown	2020	70
16	Regional drought over the UK and changes in the future Journal of Hydrology ·Eleanor Burke, Simon J. Brown	2010	54
17	Do global warming targets limit heatwave risk? Geophysical Research Letters ·Robin Clark, James M. Murphy, Simon J. Brown	2010	47
18	Comparison of Tropospheric Temperatures from Radiosondes and Satellites: 1979–98 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·James W. Hurrell, Kevin E. Trenberth, Simon J. Brown, John R. Christy	2000	42
19	Differential trends in tropical sea surface and atmospheric temperatures since 1979 Geophysical Research Letters ·John R. Christy, D. E. Parker, Simon J. Brown, Ian Macadam, Martin Stendel, William B. Norris	2001	33
20	Climate projections of future extreme events accounting for modelling uncertainties and historical simulation biases Climate Dynamics ·Simon J. Brown, James M. Murphy, David M. H. Sexton, Glen Harris	2014	27

About Simon J. Brown

Simon J. Brown is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Oceanography, having authored 40 papers that have together received 3.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate variability and models (31 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (14 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (13 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (6 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (5 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (3 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (3.0k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.8k citations), Water Science and Technology (547 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (439 citations) and Environmental Engineering (282 citations). Simon J. Brown has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Eleanor Burke, Seita Emori, Nikolaos Christidis, John Caesar, Christopher A. T. Ferro, James M. Murphy, Peter A. Stott, David M. H. Sexton, Matthew Collins and Robin Clark. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Climate, Climate Dynamics, Journal of Hydrology and Journal of Hydrometeorology.

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