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99
Citations
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384
National Ranking
168

Aaron van Donkelaar publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron van Donkelaar sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 278 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Aaron van Donkelaar D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron van Donkelaar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Aaron van Donkelaar is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States and has an extensive research profile in environmental science with a strong focus on air quality and health impacts. Their work spans several subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, and atmospheric science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality

Frequent publication venues for van Donkelaar's work reflect a broad engagement with environmental research communities. These venues include:

  • Environment International
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Research

Several recent papers highlight the scope and impact of their research efforts:

  • "Global Estimates and Long-Term Trends of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations (1998-2018)", 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Monthly Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter and Their Uncertainty", 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Source sector and fuel contributions to ambient PM2.5 and attributable mortality across multiple spatial scales", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for Incident Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma. A 15-Year Population-based Cohort Study", 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "How low can you go? Air pollution affects mortality at very low levels", 2022, Science Advances

Collaborative efforts feature prominently in van Donkelaar's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Randall V. Martin
  • Melanie S. Hammer
  • Richard T. Burnett
  • Michael Bräuer
  • Hong Chen

Their publication record demonstrates significant contributions to quantitative analyses of fine particulate matter and related health outcomes. The research often integrates satellite data, atmospheric modeling, and epidemiological studies to address complex environmental health challenges.

Best Publications

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015

    Aaron J Cohen;Michael Brauer;Richard Burnett;H Ross Anderson

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter

    Richard Burnett;Hong Chen;Mieczysław Szyszkowicz;Neal Fann

  • Global Estimates of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations from Satellite-Based Aerosol Optical Depth: Development and Application

    Aaron van Donkelaar;Randall V. Martin;Michael Brauer;Ralph Kahn

  • Ambient Air Pollution Exposure Estimation for the Global Burden of Disease 2013

    Michael Brauer;Greg Freedman;Joseph Frostad;Aaron Van Donkelaar

  • Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter Using a Combined Geophysical-Statistical Method with Information from Satellites, Models, and Monitors

    Aaron Van Donkelaar;Randall V. Martin;Randall V. Martin;Michael Brauer;N. Christina Hsu

  • Transboundary health impacts of transported global air pollution and international trade

    Qiang Zhang;Xujia Jiang;Dan Tong;Steven J. Davis;Steven J. Davis

  • Use of Satellite Observations for Long-Term Exposure Assessment of Global Concentrations of Fine Particulate Matter

    Aaron van Donkelaar;Randall V. Martin;Michael Brauer;Brian L. Boys

  • Exposure assessment for estimation of the global burden of disease attributable to outdoor air pollution.

    Michael Brauer;Markus Amann;Rick T. Burnett;Aaron Cohen

  • Living near major roads and the incidence of dementia, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study

    Hong Chen;Jeffrey C Kwong;Ray Copes;Karen Tu

  • Global Estimates and Long-Term Trends of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations (1998-2018).

    Melanie S Hammer;Melanie S Hammer;Aaron van Donkelaar;Aaron van Donkelaar;Chi Li;Chi Li;Alexei Lyapustin;Alexei Lyapustin

  • Risk of nonaccidental and cardiovascular mortality in relation to long-term exposure to low concentrations of fine particulate matter: a Canadian national-level cohort study.

    Dan L Crouse;Paul A Peters;Aaron van Donkelaar;Mark S Goldberg

  • Regional Estimates of Chemical Composition of Fine Particulate Matter Using a Combined Geoscience-Statistical Method with Information from Satellites, Models, and Monitors.

    Aaron van Donkelaar;Randall V. Martin;Chi Li;Richard T. Burnett

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • Monthly Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter and Their Uncertainty.

    Aaron van Donkelaar;Aaron van Donkelaar;Melanie S. Hammer;Liam Bindle;Michael Brauer;Michael Brauer

  • Estimating ground-level PM2.5 using aerosol optical depth determined from satellite remote sensing

    Aaron van Donkelaar;Randall V. Martin;Randall V. Martin;Rokjin J. Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Richard T. Burnett
Richard T. Burnett Health Canada
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer University of British Columbia
Jeffrey R. Brook
Jeffrey R. Brook University of Toronto
Dan L. Crouse
Dan L. Crouse Health Effects Institute
Mark S. Goldberg
Mark S. Goldberg McGill University
Perry Hystad
Perry Hystad Oregon State University
Eric Lavigne
Eric Lavigne University of Ottawa
Michael Jerrett
Michael Jerrett University of California, Los Angeles
Lidia Morawska
Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology

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