| The steady linear response of a spherical atmosphere to thermal and orographic forcing BJ Hoskins, DJ Karoly Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 38 (6), 1179-1196, 1981 | 2381 | 1981 |
| Progress during TOGA in understanding and modeling global teleconnections associated with tropical sea surface temperatures KE Trenberth, GW Branstator, D Karoly, A Kumar, NC Lau, C Ropelewski Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 103 (C7), 14291-14324, 1998 | 1298 | 1998 |
| Attributing physical and biological impacts to anthropogenic climate change C Rosenzweig, D Karoly, M Vicarelli, P Neofotis, Q Wu, G Casassa, ... Nature 453 (7193), 353, 2008 | 1216 | 2008 |
| Assessment of observed changes and responses in natural and managed systems C Rosenzweig, G Casassa, DJ Karoly, A Imeson, C Liu, A Menzel, ... Cambridge University Press, 2007 | 825 | 2007 |
| Trends in total and extreme South American rainfall in 1960–2000 and links with sea surface temperature MR Haylock, TC Peterson, LM Alves, T Ambrizzi, YMT Anunciação, ... Journal of climate 19 (8), 1490-1512, 2006 | 663 | 2006 |
| Southern hemisphere circulation features associated with El Niño-Southern Oscillation events DJ Karoly Journal of Climate 2 (11), 1239-1252, 1989 | 616 | 1989 |
| Decadal prediction: can it be skillful? GA Meehl, L Goddard, J Murphy, RJ Stouffer, G Boer, G Danabasoglu, ... Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 90 (10), 1467-1486, 2009 | 574 | 2009 |
| A search for human influences on the thermal structure of the atmosphere BD Santer, KE Taylor, TML Wigley, TC Johns, PD Jones, DJ Karoly, ... Nature 382 (6586), 39, 1996 | 538 | 1996 |
| Signatures of the Antarctic ozone hole in Southern Hemisphere surface climate change DWJ Thompson, S Solomon, PJ Kushner, MH England, KM Grise, ... Nature geoscience 4 (11), 741, 2011 | 527 | 2011 |
| Observed trends in indices of daily temperature extremes in South America 1960–2000 LA Vincent, TC Peterson, VR Barros, MB Marino, M Rusticucci, ... Journal of climate 18 (23), 5011-5023, 2005 | 468 | 2005 |
| The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the world on the latest climate science I Allison, NL Bindoff, RA Bindschadler, PM Cox, N de Noblet, MH England, ... Elsevier, 2011 | 450* | 2011 |
| Climate change 2007: synthesis report CW Team, RK Pachauri, A Reisinger Geneva, Switzerland: IPCC 104, 2007 | 305 | 2007 |
| Detection and attribution of climate change: a regional perspective PA Stott, NP Gillett, GC Hegerl, DJ Karoly, DA Stone, X Zhang, F Zwiers Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 1 (2), 192-211, 2010 | 281 | 2010 |
| Detection of climate change and attribution of causes JFB Mitchell Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis, 2001 | 271 | 2001 |
| The sensitivity of Australian fire danger to climate change AAJ Williams, DJ Karoly, N Tapper Climatic change 49 (1-2), 171-191, 2001 | 264 | 2001 |
| Diurnal temperature range as an index of global climate change during the twentieth century K Braganza, DJ Karoly, JM Arblaster Geophysical research letters 31 (13), 2004 | 250 | 2004 |
| The modulation of tropical cyclone activity in the Australian region by the Madden–Julian oscillation JD Hall, AJ Matthews, DJ Karoly Monthly weather review 129 (12), 2970-2982, 2001 | 250 | 2001 |
| Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change C Change IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 2007 | 245 | 2007 |
| The SPARC intercomparison of middle-atmosphere climatologies W Randel, P Udelhofen, E Fleming, M Geller, M Gelman, K Hamilton, ... Journal of climate 17 (5), 986-1003, 2004 | 216 | 2004 |
| Explaining extreme events of 2012 from a climate perspective TC Peterson, MP Hoerling, PA Stott, SC Herring Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 94 (9), S1-S74, 2013 | 188 | 2013 |
Andrew D KingSchool of Earth Sciences, University of MelbourneVerified email at unimelb.edu.au