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Table 1 Most frequently cited publications, c = number of citations, NEJM = New England Journal of Medicine, NCAR = National Center for Atmospheric Research, ETH = Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, CDC = Center for Disease Control and Prevention, UKRI = UK Research and Innovation, EPA = Environmental Protection Agency, NIH = National Institutes of Health, EU = European Union, ANR = French National Research Agency

From: Heatwaves: does global research reflect the growing threat in the light of climate change?

Authors

Year

c

Title

Journal

Institution

Funding Agency

Meehl, G.A., Tebaldi, C. (USA)

2004

2182

More intense, more frequent, and longer lasting heat waves in the 21st century

Science

NCAR

 

Schar, C. et al. (Switzerland)

2004

1874

The role of increasing temperature variability in European summer heatwaves

Nature

ETH

 

Stott, P.A., Stone, D.A., Allen, M.R. (UK)

2004

946

Human contribution to the European heatwave of 2003

Nature

University Reading

UKRI (UK)

Semenza, J.C. et al. (USA)

1996

774

Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago

NEJM

CDC

 

Anderson, B.G., Bell, M.L. (USA)

2009

719

Weather-Related Mortality How Heat, Cold, and Heat Waves Affect Mortality in the United States

Epidemiology

Yale University

EPA, NIH (USA)

Johnk, K.D. et al. (Netherlands, UK, Germany)

2008

590

Summer heatwaves promote blooms of harmful cyanobacteria

Global Change Biology

University Amsterdam

UKRI (UK)

Luber, G., McGeehin, M. (USA)

2008

546

Climate Change and Extreme Heat Events

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

CDC

 

Fischer, E.M., Schar, C. (Switzerland, USA)

2010

534

Consistent geographical patterns of changes in high-impact European heatwaves

Nature Geoscience

ETH

EU

Garrabou, J. et al. (Spain, France, Italy)

2009

517

Mass mortality in Northwestern Mediterranean rocky benthic communities: effects of the 2003 heat wave

Global Change Biology

Spanish National Research Council

Ministry of Science (Spain), ANR (France)

Fischer, E.M. et al. (Switzerland, UK)

2007

508

Soil moisture - Atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heat wave

Journal of Climate

ETH

UKRI (UK)