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55
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10562
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3868
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André Butz 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 André Butz sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 263 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

André Butz 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 André Butz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

André Butz is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany, contributing extensively to environmental and atmospheric science research. Their work primarily focuses on areas within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable emphasis on Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research covers several interconnected topics, including:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Climate variability and models
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Butz has contributed to the literature frequently in several journals and publication venues. Most notably, their publications appear in:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Methane retrieved from TROPOMI: improvement of the data product and validation of the first 2 years of measurements" (2021) published in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Thermal and near-infrared sensor for carbon observation Fourier transform spectrometer-2 (TANSO-FTS-2) on the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-2 (GOSAT-2) during its first year in orbit" (2021) published in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Overview: Estimating and reporting uncertainties in remotely sensed atmospheric composition and temperature" (2020) published in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Improved calibration procedures for the EM27/SUN spectrometers of the COllaborative Carbon Column Observing Network (COCCON)" (2022) published in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Quantification of CH 4 emissions from waste disposal sites near the city of Madrid using ground- and space-based observations of COCCON, TROPOMI and IASI" (2022) published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics

André Butz frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Sanam N. Vardag, Frank Hase, Ralph Kleinschek, Jochen Landgraf, and Kei Shiomi. These collaborations have resulted in numerous co-authored publications, reflecting active participation in a research community focused on atmospheric measurements and environmental monitoring.

Best Publications

  • New global observations of the terrestrial carbon cycle from GOSAT: Patterns of plant fluorescence with gross primary productivity

    Christian Frankenberg;Joshua B. Fisher;John Worden;Grayson Badgley

  • Toward accurate CO2 and CH4 observations from GOSAT

    A Butz;A Butz;S Guerlet;O Hasekamp;D Schepers

  • Toward Global Mapping of Methane With TROPOMI: First Results and Intersatellite Comparison to GOSAT

    Haili Hu;Jochen Landgraf;Rob Detmers;Tobias Borsdorff

  • Global CO 2 fluxes estimated from GOSAT retrievals of total column CO 2

    S. Basu;S. Basu;S. Guerlet;A. Butz;S. Houweling;S. Houweling

  • Methane retrieved from TROPOMI: Improvement of the data product and validation of the first 2 years of measurements

    Alba Lorente;Tobias Borsdorff;Andre Butz;Otto Hasekamp

  • Disentangling chlorophyll fluorescence from atmospheric scattering effects in O2 A‐band spectra of reflected sun‐light

    C. Frankenberg;A. Butz;G. C. Toon

  • Retrievals of atmospheric CO2 from simulated space-borne measurements of backscattered near-infrared sunlight: accounting for aerosol effects.

    André Butz;Otto P. Hasekamp;Christian Frankenberg;Ilse Aben

  • Aerosol properties over the ocean from PARASOL multiangle photopolarimetric measurements

    Otto P. Hasekamp;Pavel Litvinov;André Butz

  • Tropical methane emissions: A revised view from SCIAMACHY onboard ENVISAT

    Christian Frankenberg;Peter Bergamaschi;André Butz;Sander Houweling;Sander Houweling

  • Dynamic Processes Governing Lower-Tropospheric HDO/H2O Ratios as Observed from Space and Ground

    Christian Frankenberg;Kei Yoshimura;Thorsten Warneke;Ilse Aben

  • Building the COllaborative Carbon Column Observing Network (COCCON): long-term stability and ensemble performance of the EM27/SUN Fourier transform spectrometer

    Matthias Frey;Mahesh Kumar Sha;Frank Hase;Matthäus Kiel;Matthäus Kiel

  • Methane retrievals from Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) shortwave infrared measurements: Performance comparison of proxy and physics retrieval algorithms

    D. Schepers;S. Guerlet;A. Butz;J. Landgraf

  • The Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Initiative (GHG-CCI): Comparison and quality assessment of near-surface-sensitive satellite-derived CO2 and CH4 global data sets

    M Buchwitz;Markus Reuter;O Schneising;Hartmut Boesch

  • An intercomparison of inverse models for estimating sources and sinks of CO2 using GOSAT measurements

    S. Houweling;D. Baker;S. Basu;Hartmut Boesch

  • Inverse modelling of CH 4 emissions for 2010–2011 using different satellite retrieval products from GOSAT and SCIAMACHY

    M. Alexe;P. Bergamaschi;A. Segers;R. Detmers

  • Carbon monoxide total column retrievals from TROPOMI shortwave infrared measurements

    Jochen Landgraf;Joost aan de Brugh;Remco Scheepmaker;Tobias Borsdorff

  • A large increase in U.S. methane emissions over the past decade inferred from satellite data and surface observations

    A. J. Turner;D. J. Jacob;J. Benmergui;S. C. Wofsy

  • TROPOMI aboard Sentinel-5 Precursor: Prospective performance of CH4 retrievals for aerosol and cirrus loaded atmospheres

    A. Butz;A. Galli;O. Hasekamp;J. Landgraf

  • Impact of aerosol and thin cirrus on retrieving and validating XCO2 from GOSAT shortwave infrared measurements

    S. Guerlet;S. Guerlet;A. Butz;D. Schepers;S. Basu

  • The operational methane retrieval algorithm for TROPOMI

    Haili Hu;Otto Hasekamp;André Butz;André Galli

  • Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010

    S. A. Montzka;S. Reimann;A. Engel;K. Kruger

Frequent Co-Authors

Otto Hasekamp
Otto Hasekamp Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Ilse Aben
Ilse Aben Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Christian Frankenberg
Christian Frankenberg California Institute of Technology
Nicholas M. Deutscher
Nicholas M. Deutscher University of Wollongong
Thorsten Warneke
Thorsten Warneke University of Bremen
Sander Houweling
Sander Houweling Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Frank Hase
Frank Hase Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hartmut Boesch
Hartmut Boesch University of Bremen
Justus Notholt
Justus Notholt University of Bremen
Klaus Pfeilsticker
Klaus Pfeilsticker Heidelberg University

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