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Alexander Khain 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 Alexander Khain sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 230 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alexander Khain 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 Alexander Khain sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Alexander Khain is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, contributing extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and related subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Ocean Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate variability and models
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows

Khain has co-authored numerous scientific papers with colleagues such as Mark Pinsky, Eshkol Eytan, Ehud Gavze, Ilan Koren, and Orit Altaratz, with co-author publication counts ranging from 9 to 12 collaborations each.

The scientist's work has been frequently published in journals including:

  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (13 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (5 publications)
  • Atmospheric Research (3 publications)
  • Atmosphere (2 publications)
  • Monthly Weather Review (2 publications)

Recent published papers include:

  • What Polarimetric Weather Radars Offer to Cloud Modelers: Forward Radar Operators and Microphysical/Thermodynamic Retrievals, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Shallow Cumulus Properties as Captured by Adiabatic Fraction in High-Resolution LES Simulations, 2021, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • The Role of Ice Splintering on Microphysics of Deep Convective Clouds Forming Under Different Aerosol Conditions: Simulations Using the Model With Spectral Bin Microphysics, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Response of Hurricane Harvey's rainfall to anthropogenic aerosols: A sensitivity study based on spectral bin microphysics with simulated aerosols, 2020, Atmospheric Research
  • Comments on "Do Ultrafine Cloud Condensation Nuclei Invigorate Deep Convection?", 2021, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Best Publications

  • Aerosol impact on the dynamics and microphysics of deep convective clouds

    A. Khain;D. Rosenfeld;A. Pokrovsky

  • Simulation of effects of atmospheric aerosols on deep turbulent convective clouds using a spectral microphysics mixed-phase cumulus cloud model. Part I: Model description and possible applications

    A Khain;A Pokrovsky;M Pinsky;A Seifert

  • Factors Determining the Impact of Aerosols on Surface Precipitation from Clouds: An Attempt at Classification

    A. P. Khain;N. BenMoshe;A. Pokrovsky

  • Representation of microphysical processes in cloud-resolving models: Spectral (bin) microphysics versus bulk parameterization

    A. P. Khain;K. D. Beheng;A. Heymsfield;A. Korolev

  • Notes on the state-of-the-art numerical modeling of cloud microphysics

    A. Khain;M. Ovtchinnikov;M. Pinsky;A. Pokrovsky

  • Dominant role by vertical wind shear in regulating aerosol effects on deep convective clouds

    Jiwen Fan;Tianle Yuan;Tianle Yuan;Jennifer M. Comstock;Steven Ghan

  • Role of atmospheric aerosol concentration on deep convective precipitation: Cloud‐resolving model simulations

    Wei-Kuo Tao;Xiaowen Li;Xiaowen Li;Alexander Khain;Toshihisa Matsui;Toshihisa Matsui

  • Notes on state-of-the-art investigations of aerosol effects on precipitation: a critical review

    A. P. Khain

  • Microphysics, radiation and surface processes in the Goddard Cumulus Ensemble (GCE) model

    W.-K. Tao;J. Simpson;D. Baker;S. Braun

  • The Role of Sea Spray in Cleansing Air Pollution over Ocean via Cloud Processes

    Daniel Rosenfeld;Ronen Lahav;Alexander Khain;Mark Pinsky

  • Polarimetric Radar Observation Operator for a Cloud Model with Spectral Microphysics

    A. Ryzhkov;M. Pinsky;A. Pokrovsky;A. Khain

  • Spectral (Bin) microphysics coupled with a Mesoscale Model (MM5). Part I: Model description and first results

    Barry H. Lynn;Alexander P. Khain;Jimy Dudhia;Daniel Rosenfeld

  • The Anatomy and Physics of ZDR Columns: Investigating a Polarimetric Radar Signature with a Spectral Bin Microphysical Model

    Matthew R. Kumjian;Alexander P. Khain;Nir Benmoshe;Eyal Ilotoviz

  • Aerosol Effects on Intensity of Landfalling Hurricanes as Seen from Simulations with the WRF Model with Spectral Bin Microphysics

    Alexander Khain;B. Lynn;Jimy Dudhia

  • Collision Efficiency of Drops in a Wide Range of Reynolds Numbers: Effects of Pressure on Spectrum Evolution

    M. Pinsky;A. Khain;M. Shapiro

  • Effects of in-cloud nucleation and turbulence on droplet spectrum formation in cumulus clouds

    M. B. Pinsky;A. P. Khain

  • The role of CCN in precipitation and hail in a mid-latitude storm as seen in simulations using a spectral (bin) microphysics model in a 2D dynamic frame

    A. Khain;D. Rosenfeld;A. Pokrovsky;U. Blahak

  • Cloud‐resolving model intercomparison of an MC3E squall line case: Part I—Convective updrafts

    Jiwen Fan;Bin Han;Bin Han;Adam Varble;Hugh Morrison

  • Effects of aerosols on precipitation from orographic clouds

    Barry Lynn;Barry Lynn;Alexander Khain;Daniel Rosenfeld;William L. Woodley

  • Spectral (Bin) Microphysics Coupled with a Mesoscale Model (MM5). Part II: Simulation of a CaPE Rain Event with a Squall Line

    Barry H. Lynn;Alexander P. Khain;Jimy Dudhia;Daniel Rosenfeld

  • Simulating convective clouds with sustained supercooled liquid water down to −37.5°C using a spectral microphysics model

    A. P. Khain;D. Rosenfeld;A. Pokrovsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Rosenfeld
Daniel Rosenfeld Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Barry Lynn
Barry Lynn Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Vaughan T. J. Phillips
Vaughan T. J. Phillips Lund University
Alexander V. Ryzhkov
Alexander V. Ryzhkov University of Oklahoma
Joanne Simpson
Joanne Simpson Goddard Space Flight Center
Wei-Kuo Tao
Wei-Kuo Tao Goddard Space Flight Center
Toshihisa Matsui
Toshihisa Matsui Goddard Space Flight Center
Jiwen Fan
Jiwen Fan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ilan Koren
Ilan Koren Weizmann Institute of Science
Teruyuki Nakajima
Teruyuki Nakajima University of Tokyo

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