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D-Index
116
Citations
39194
World Ranking
150
National Ranking
69

Andrew J. Heymsfield 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 Andrew J. Heymsfield sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 488 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew J. Heymsfield 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 Andrew J. Heymsfield sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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 United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Overview

Andrew J. Heymsfield is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant work in Environmental Science as well. The main subfields of study include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research covers several key topics including Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Cryospheric studies and observations, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and Icing and De-icing Technologies.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrew J. Heymsfield include:

  • Contributions of the Liquid and Ice Phases to Global Surface Precipitation: Observations and Global Climate Modeling, 2020, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Increased melting level height impacts surface precipitation phase and intensity, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Chasing Snowstorms: The Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) Campaign, 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • A Review of Coastal Fog Microphysics During C-FOG, 2021, Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • Evidence for Secondary Ice Production in Southern Ocean Maritime Boundary Layer Clouds, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andrew J. Heymsfield include Aaron Bansemer, Carl Schmitt, Paul R. Field, Gerald M. Heymsfield, and Greg M. McFarquhar.

The scientist publishes regularly in the following venues:

  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Best Publications

  • Reduction of Tropical Cloudiness by Soot

    A. S. Ackerman;O. B. Toon;D. E. Stevens;A. J. Heymsfield

  • Indian Ocean Experiment: An integrated analysis of the climate forcing and effects of the great Indo-Asian haze

    V. Ramanathan;P. J. Crutzen;J. Lelieveld;A. P. Mitra

  • A parameterization of the particle size spectrum of ice clouds in terms of the ambient temperature and the ice water content

    Andrew J. Heymsfield;C. M. R. Platt

  • In situ detection of biological particles in cloud ice-crystals

    Kerri A. Pratt;Paul J. DeMott;Jeffrey R. French;Zhien Wang

  • Production of Ice in Tropospheric Clouds: A Review.

    Will Cantrell;Andrew Heymsfield

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

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

  • Shattering and Particle Interarrival Times Measured by Optical Array Probes in Ice Clouds

    P. R. Field;A. J. Heymsfield;A. Bansemer

  • Observations and Parameterizations of Particle Size Distributions in Deep Tropical Cirrus and Stratiform Precipitating Clouds: Results from In Situ Observations in TRMM Field Campaigns

    Andrew J. Heymsfield;Aaron Bansemer;Paul R. Field;Stephen L. Durden

  • Precipitation Development in Stratiform Ice Clouds: A Microphysical and Dynamical Study

    Andrew J. Heymsfield

  • Retrieval of ice cloud microphysical parameters using the CloudSat millimeter‐wave radar and temperature

    Richard T. Austin;Andrew J. Heymsfield;Graeme L. Stephens

  • The Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment.

    J. Verlinde;J. Y. Harrington;G. M. McFarquhar;V. T. Yannuzzi

  • Bulk Scattering Properties for the Remote Sensing of Ice Clouds. Part I: Microphysical Data and Models.

    Bryan A. Baum;Andrew J. Heymsfield;Ping Yang;Sarah T. Bedka

  • Bulk Scattering Properties for the Remote Sensing of Ice Clouds. Part II: Narrowband Models

    Bryan A. Baum;Ping Yang;Andrew J. Heymsfield;Steven Platnick

  • Ice crystal terminal velocities.

    Andrew Heymsfield

  • Microphysical Characteristics of Three Anvils Sampled during the Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment

    Greg Michael McFarquhar;Andrew J. Heymsfield

  • Efficiency of the deposition mode ice nucleation on mineral dust particles

    O. Möhler;P. R. Field;P. R. Field;P. Connolly;S. Benz

  • Cirrus crystal nucleation by homogeneous freezing of solution droplets

    Andrew J. Heymsfield;Robert M. Sabin

  • Thin and Subvisual Tropopause Tropical Cirrus: Observations and Radiative Impacts

    Greg M. McFarquhar;Andrew J. Heymsfield;James Spinhirne;Bill Hart

  • Secondary Ice Production: Current State of the Science and Recommendations for the Future

    P. R. Field;P. R. Field;R. P. Lawson;P. R. A. Brown;G. Lloyd

  • Cirrus Crystal Terminal Velocities

    Andrew J. Heymsfield;Jean Iaquinta

  • Cloud Ice Properties: In Situ Measurement Challenges

    D. Baumgardner;S. J. Abel;D. Axisa;R. Cotton

  • Reduction of Tropical Cloudiness by Soot

    A. S. Ackerman;O. B. Toon;D. E. Stevens;A. J. Heymsfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron Bansemer
Aaron Bansemer National Center for Atmospheric Research
Greg M. McFarquhar
Greg M. McFarquhar University of Oklahoma
Cynthia H. Twohy
Cynthia H. Twohy Northwest Research Associates
Paul R. Field
Paul R. Field Met Office
Zhien Wang
Zhien Wang University of Colorado Boulder
Ping Yang
Ping Yang Texas A&M University
Michael R. Poellot
Michael R. Poellot University of North Dakota
Paul J. DeMott
Paul J. DeMott Colorado State University
Bryan A. Baum
Bryan A. Baum University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sergey Y. Matrosov
Sergey Y. Matrosov University of Colorado Boulder

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