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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 60 2946 2815 1156 1073 187 12423

Albert A. Presto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Albert A. Presto between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Albert A. Presto published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2020. 12 of the 224 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2020. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
2004 2026

224 publications in total across all disciplines

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Albert A. Presto: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 5
2006 4
2007 3
2008 3
2009 8
2010 4
2011 6
2012 7
2013 5
2014 9
2015 5
2016 15
2017 11
2018 25
2019 13
2020 29
2021 12
2022 16
2023 20
2024 11
2025 11
2026 1
Total 224
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Albert A. Presto 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 Albert A. Presto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–190 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 187 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400 187
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Albert A. Presto 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 Albert A. Presto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166 60
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Albert A. Presto is a researcher affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States, specializing in environmental science with a focus on air quality and related health impacts. Their scholarly work extensively covers topics such as air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, vehicle emissions and performance, climate change and health impacts, noise effects and management, and urban transport and accessibility.

Their publication record includes numerous contributions to journals and other venues. Frequent publication venues where their work appears include Environmental Science & Technology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, and Environmental Research Letters.

Among their notable recent papers are:

  • From low-cost sensors to high-quality data: A summary of challenges and best practices for effectively calibrating low-cost particulate matter mass sensors (2021), Journal of Aerosol Science
  • Asphalt-related emissions are a major missing nontraditional source of secondary organic aerosol precursors (2020), Science Advances
  • Changes in criteria air pollution levels in the US before, during, and after Covid-19 stay-at-home orders: Evidence from regulatory monitors (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Spatial Modeling of Daily PM2.5, NO2, and CO Concentrations Measured by a Low-Cost Sensor Network: Comparison of Linear, Machine Learning, and Hybrid Land Use Models (2021), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Impacts of Modifiable Factors on Ambient Air Pollution: A Case Study of COVID-19 Shutdowns (2020), Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Albert A. Presto frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including Allen L. Robinson, Provat K. Saha, R. Subramanian, Daniel M. Westervelt, and Julian Marshall. These collaborations involve multiple joint papers and investigations in the field of environmental science.

Their expertise extends into various subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, atmospheric science, automotive engineering, and speech and hearing. This diverse subfield involvement underscores the interdisciplinary nature of their research.

Albert A. Presto has also contributed to academic literature in the form of book publications. One noted book, published by Cambridge University Press in 2022, is titled "Environmental Impacts from the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves."

Best Publications

  • Brownness of organics in aerosols from biomass burning linked to their black carbon content

    Rawad Saleh;Ellis S. Robinson;Daniel S. Tkacik;Adam T. Ahern

  • Survey of catalysts for oxidation of mercury in flue gas

    Albert A. Presto;Evan J. Granite

  • A machine learning calibration model using random forests to improve sensor performance for lower-cost air quality monitoring

    Naomi Zimmerman;Albert A. Presto;Sriniwasa P. N. Kumar;Jason Gu

  • Secondary Organic Aerosol Production from Terpene Ozonolysis. 2. Effect of NOx Concentration

    Albert A Presto;Kara E Huff Hartz;Neil M Donahue

  • Chemical and physical transformations of organic aerosol from the photo-oxidation of open biomass burning emissions in an environmental chamber

    C. J. Hennigan;M. A. Miracolo;G. J. Engelhart;A. A. May

  • Secondary Organic Aerosol Production from Terpene Ozonolysis. 2. Effect of NO x Concentration

    Kara E. Huff Hartz;Neil M. Donahue;Albert A. Presto

  • Intermediate Volatility Organic Compound Emissions from On-Road Diesel Vehicles: Chemical Composition, Emission Factors, and Estimated Secondary Organic Aerosol Production

    Yunliang Zhao;Ngoc T. Nguyen;Albert A. Presto;Christopher J. Hennigan

  • Comparison of Gasoline Direct-Injection (GDI) and Port Fuel Injection (PFI) Vehicle Emissions: Emission Certification Standards, Cold-Start, Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Potential, and Potential Climate Impacts

    Georges Saliba;Rawad Saleh;Yunliang Zhao;Albert A. Presto

  • Gas- and particle-phase primary emissions from in-use, on-road gasoline and diesel vehicles

    Andrew A. May;Ngoc T. Nguyen;Albert A. Presto;Timothy D. Gordon

  • Intermediate Volatility Organic Compound Emissions from On-Road Gasoline Vehicles and Small Off-Road Gasoline Engines.

    Yunliang Zhao;Ngoc T. Nguyen;Albert A. Presto;Christopher J. Hennigan

  • Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Intermediate-Volatility Organic Compounds: Cyclic, Linear, and Branched Alkanes

    Daniel S. Tkacik;Albert A. Presto;Neil M. Donahue;Allen L. Robinson

  • Impact of sulfur oxides on mercury capture by activated carbon.

    Albert A. Presto;Evan J. Granite

  • Investigation of α-Pinene + Ozone Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation at Low Total Aerosol Mass

    Albert A. Presto;Neil M. Donahue

  • Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from High-NOx Photo-Oxidation of Low Volatility Precursors: n-Alkanes

    Albert A. Presto;Marissa A. Miracolo;Neil M. Donahue;Allen L. Robinson

  • Methane Emissions from Conventional and Unconventional Natural Gas Production Sites in the Marcellus Shale Basin.

    Mark Omara;Melissa R. Sullivan;Xiang Li;R. Subramanian

  • Asphalt-related emissions are a major missing nontraditional source of secondary organic aerosol precursors.

    Peeyush Khare;Jo Machesky;Ricardo Soto;Megan He

  • Secondary organic aerosol production from terpene ozonolysis. 1. Effect of UV radiation.

    Albert A. Presto;Kara E. Huff Hartz;Neil M. Donahue

  • Adventures in ozoneland: down the rabbit-hole

    Neil M. Donahue;Greg T. Drozd;Scott A. Epstein;Albert A. Presto

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation exceeds primary particulate matter emissions for light-duty gasoline vehicles

    T. D. Gordon;A. A. Presto;A. A. May;A. A. May;N. T. Nguyen

  • Ozonolysis of α-pinene: parameterization of secondary organic aerosol mass fraction

    R. K. Pathak;A. A. Presto;T. E. Lane;C. O. Stanier

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen L. Robinson
Allen L. Robinson Colorado State University
Neil M. Donahue
Neil M. Donahue Carnegie Mellon University
Joshua S. Apte
Joshua S. Apte The University of Texas at Austin
R. Subramanian
R. Subramanian Carnegie Mellon University
Christopher J. Hennigan
Christopher J. Hennigan University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ryan C. Sullivan
Ryan C. Sullivan Carnegie Mellon University
Spyros N. Pandis
Spyros N. Pandis University of Patras
Peter Adams
Peter Adams Carnegie Mellon University
Robert J. Yokelson
Robert J. Yokelson University of Montana

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