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Alf Kirkevåg 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 Alf Kirkevåg sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alf Kirkevåg 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 Alf Kirkevåg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alf Kirkevåg is affiliated with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute in Norway. Their research primarily covers Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields through numerous publications across related topics.

Their research topics include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Kirkevåg has published papers in various scientific venues, most frequently in:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Scientific Data

Recent notable publications include:

  • Overview of the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM2) and key climate response of CMIP6 DECK, historical, and scenario simulations, 2020, Geoscientific model development
  • Effective radiative forcing and adjustments in CMIP6 models, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • AeroCom phase III multi-model evaluation of the aerosol life cycle and optical properties using ground- and space-based remote sensing as well as surface in situ observations, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Evaluation of climate model aerosol trends with ground-based observations over the last 2 decades - an AeroCom and CMIP6 analysis, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • NorCPM1 and its contribution to CMIP6 DCPP, 2021, Geoscientific model development

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alf Kirkevåg include:

  • Dirk Olivié
  • Gunnar Myhre
  • Toshihiko Takemura
  • Trond Iversen
  • Huisheng Bian

Best Publications

  • Analysis and quantification of the diversities of aerosol life cycles within AeroCom

    C. Textor;M. Schulz;S. Guibert;S. Kinne

  • Radiative forcing of the direct aerosol effect from AeroCom Phase II simulations

    Gunnar Myhre;Bjørn Hallvard Samset;M. Schulz;Y. Balkanski

  • The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1-M – Part 1: Description and basic evaluation of the physical climate

    M. Bentsen;I. Bethke;J. B. Debernard;T. Iversen;T. Iversen;T. Iversen

  • An AeroCom Initial Assessment - Optical Properties in Aerosol Component Modules of Global Models

    S. Kinne;M. Schulz;C. Textor;S. Guibert

  • Overview of the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM2) and key climate response of CMIP6 DECK, historical, and scenario simulations

    Øyvind Seland;Mats Bentsen;Dirk Jan Leo Oliviè;Thomas Toniazzo;Thomas Toniazzo

  • Radiative forcing by aerosols as derived from the AeroCom present-day and pre-industrial simulations

    M. Schulz;C. Textor;S. Kinne;Yves Balkanski

  • Evaluation of black carbon estimations in global aerosol models

    D. Koch;D. Koch;M. Schulz;S. Kinne;C. McNaughton

  • The AeroCom evaluation and intercomparison of organic aerosol in global models

    K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis;N. Daskalakis;N. Daskalakis;M. Kanakidou;P. J. Adams

  • Aerosol indirect effects – general circulation model intercomparison and evaluation with satellite data

    Johannes Quaas;Yi Ming;Surabi Menon;Surabi Menon;T. Takemura

  • General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) - integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales

    M. Kulmala;A. Asmi;H. K. Lappalainen;H. K. Lappalainen;U. Baltensperger

  • Effective radiative forcing and adjustments in CMIP6 models

    Christopher J. Smith;Christopher J. Smith;Ryan J. Kramer;Ryan J. Kramer;Gunnar Myhre;Kari Alterskjær

  • AeroCom phase III multi-model evaluation of the aerosol life cycle and optical properties using ground- and space-based remote sensing as well as surface in situ observations

    Jonas Gliß;Augustin Mortier;Michael Schulz;Elisabeth Andrews

  • The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1-M – Part 2: Climate response and scenario projections

    T. Iversen;T. Iversen;T. Iversen;M. Bentsen;I. Bethke;J. B. Debernard

  • Black carbon vertical profiles strongly affect its radiative forcing uncertainty

    Bjørn Hallvard Samset;Gunnar Myhre;M. Schulz;Y. Balkanski

  • Fast and slow precipitation responses to individual climate forcers: a PDRMIP multimodel study.

    B. H. Samset;G. Myhre;P. M. Forster;Ø. Hodnebrog

  • Application of the CALIOP layer product to evaluate the vertical distribution of aerosols estimated by global models: AeroCom phase I results

    Brigitte Koffi;Michael Schulz;Francois-Marie Bréon;Jan Griesfeller

  • Model intercomparison of indirect aerosol effects

    J. E. Penner;J. Quaas;J. Quaas;T. Storelvmo;T. Takemura

  • Understanding Rapid Adjustments to Diverse Forcing Agents

    C. J. Smith;R. J. Kramer;G. Myhre;P. M. Forster

  • Aerosol–climate interactions in the Norwegian Earth System Model – NorESM1-M

    A. Kirkevåg;T. Iversen;T. Iversen;Ø. Seland;C. Hoose;C. Hoose

  • The effect of harmonized emissions on aerosol properties in global models – an AeroCom experiment

    C. Textor;M Schulz;S. Guibert;S. Kinne

Frequent Co-Authors

Trond Iversen
Trond Iversen Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Øyvind Seland
Øyvind Seland Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Toshihiko Takemura
Toshihiko Takemura Kyushu University
Gunnar Myhre
Gunnar Myhre Center for International Climate and Environmental Research
Olivier Boucher
Olivier Boucher Sorbonne University
Susanne E. Bauer
Susanne E. Bauer Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Michael Schulz
Michael Schulz Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Jean-Francois Lamarque
Jean-Francois Lamarque National Center for Atmospheric Research
Xiaohong Liu
Xiaohong Liu Texas A&M University
Jón Egill Kristjánsson
Jón Egill Kristjánsson University of Oslo

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