| Global carbon budget 2019 P Friedlingstein, MW Jones, M O'sullivan, RM Andrew, J Hauck, ... Earth System Science Data 11 (4), 1783-1838, 2019 | 7368* | 2019 |
| Global carbon budget 2014 C Le Quéré, R Moriarty, RM Andrew, GP Peters, P Ciais, P Friedlingstein, ... Earth System Science Data 7 (1), 47-85, 2015 | 4606 | 2015 |
| Carbon and other biogeochemical cycles P Ciais, C Sabine, G Bala, L Bopp, V Brovkin, JI House Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working …, 2014 | 4161 | 2014 |
| Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry KL Denman, G Brasseur, A Chidthaisong, P Ciais, PMM Cox, ... Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working …, 2007 | 3320 | 2007 |
| Contributions to accelerating atmospheric CO2 growth from economic activity, carbon intensity, and efficiency of natural sinks JG Canadell, C Le Quéré, MR Raupach, CB Field, ET Buitenhuis, P Ciais, ... Proceedings of the national academy of sciences 104 (47), 18866-18870, 2007 | 3041 | 2007 |
| Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement C Le Quéré, RB Jackson, MW Jones, AJP Smith, S Abernethy, ... Nature climate change 10 (7), 647-653, 2020 | 2608 | 2020 |
| Global and regional drivers of accelerating CO2 emissions MR Raupach, G Marland, P Ciais, C Le Quéré, JG Canadell, G Klepper, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (24), 10288-10293, 2007 | 2533 | 2007 |
| Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide C Le Quéré, MR Raupach, JG Canadell, G Marland, L Bopp, P Ciais, ... Nature geoscience 2 (12), 831-836, 2009 | 2487 | 2009 |
| Three decades of global methane sources and sinks S Kirschke, P Bousquet, P Ciais, M Saunois, JG Canadell, ... Nature geoscience 6 (10), 813-823, 2013 | 2296 | 2013 |
| The carbon cycle and atmospheric carbon dioxide IC Prentice, GD Farquhar, MJR Fasham, ML Goulden, M Heimann, ... Climate change 2001: the scientific basis, Intergovernmental panel on …, 2001 | 2222 | 2001 |
| Observations: oceanic climate change and sea level NL Bindoff, J Willebrand, V Artale, A Cazenave, JM Gregory, S Gulev, ... Cambridge University Press, 2007 | 2109 | 2007 |
| Global carbon budget 2018 C Le Quéré, RM Andrew, P Friedlingstein, S Sitch, J Hauck, J Pongratz, ... Earth System Science Data 10 (4), 2141-2194, 2018 | 1830 | 2018 |
| Carbon emissions from land use and land-cover change RA Houghton, JI House, J Pongratz, GR Van Der Werf, RS Defries, ... Biogeosciences 9 (12), 5125-5142, 2012 | 1427 | 2012 |
| Betting on negative emissions S Fuss, JG Canadell, GP Peters, M Tavoni, RM Andrew, P Ciais, ... Nature climate change 4 (10), 850-853, 2014 | 1364 | 2014 |
| The challenge to keep global warming below 2 C GP Peters, RM Andrew, T Boden, JG Canadell, P Ciais, C Le Quéré, ... Nature Climate Change 3 (1), 4-6, 2013 | 1192 | 2013 |
| Saturation of the Southern Ocean CO2 Sink Due to Recent Climate Change C Le Quéré, C Rodenbeck, ET Buitenhuis, TJ Conway, R Langenfelds, ... science 316 (5832), 1735-1738, 2007 | 1127 | 2007 |
| Rapid growth in CO2 emissions after the 2008–2009 global financial crisis GP Peters, G Marland, C Le Quéré, T Boden, JG Canadell, MR Raupach Nature climate change 2 (1), 2-4, 2012 | 1093 | 2012 |
| Ecosystem dynamics based on plankton functional types for global ocean biogeochemistry models CL Quere, SP Harrison, I Colin Prentice, ET Buitenhuis, O Aumont, ... Global Change Biology 11 (11), 2016-2040, 2005 | 972 | 2005 |
| Persistent growth of CO2 emissions and implications for reaching climate targets P Friedlingstein, RM Andrew, J Rogelj, GP Peters, JG Canadell, R Knutti, ... Nature geoscience 7 (10), 709-715, 2014 | 944 | 2014 |
| Regional changes in carbon dioxide fluxes of land and oceans since 1980 P Bousquet, P Peylin, P Ciais, C Le Quéré, P Friedlingstein, PP Tans Science 290 (5495), 1342-1346, 2000 | 924 | 2000 |
Pep CanadellExecutive Director, Global Carbon Project; and Chief Research Scientist, CSIROVerified email at csiro.au
