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D-Index
57
Citations
10722
World Ranking
3493
National Ranking
1334

Andrew K. Heidinger 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 K. Heidinger sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 202 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew K. Heidinger 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 K. Heidinger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrew K. Heidinger is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and related subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Aerospace Engineering, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's work covers several key topics including Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and Calibration and Measurement Techniques.

Andrew K. Heidinger has contributed to numerous high-impact publications. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Global Climate, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • PATMOS-x Version 6.0: 40 Years of Merged AVHRR and HIRS Global Cloud Data, 2022, Journal of Climate
  • Stratiform Cloud-Hydrometeor Assimilation for HRRR and RAP Model Short-Range Weather Prediction, 2021, Monthly Weather Review
  • Low Cloud Detection in Multilayer Scenes Using Satellite Imagery with Machine Learning Methods, 2021, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • A Framework for Satellite-Based 3D Cloud Data: An Overview of the VIIRS Cloud Base Height Retrieval and User Engagement for Aviation Applications, 2022, Remote Sensing

Their frequent coauthors include Michael J. Foster, Andi Walther, Yoo-Jeong Noh, Steven D. Miller, and Timothy J. Schmit. This reflects ongoing collaborations within atmospheric and climate science research communities.

Andrew K. Heidinger's work is regularly published in well-known scientific venues such as:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Remote Sensing
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Journal of Climate
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Best Publications

  • Assessment of Global Cloud Datasets from Satellites: Project and Database Initiated by the GEWEX Radiation Panel

    C. J. Stubenrauch;W. B. Rossow;S. Kinne;S. Ackerman

  • Illuminating the Capabilities of the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band

    Steven D. Miller;William C. Straka;Stephen P. Mills;Christopher D. Elvidge

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • The Pathfinder Atmospheres–Extended AVHRR Climate Dataset

    Andrew K. Heidinger;Michael J. Foster;Andi Walther;Xuepeng Zhao

  • MODIS Cloud-Top Property Refinements for Collection 6

    Bryan A. Baum;W. Paul Menzel;Richard A. Frey;David C. Tobin

  • New evidence for a relationship between Atlantic tropical cyclone activity and African dust outbreaks

    Amato T. Evan;Amato T. Evan;Jason Dunion;Jason Dunion;Jonathan A. Foley;Andrew K. Heidinger

  • Arguments against a physical long‐term trend in global ISCCP cloud amounts

    Amato T. Evan;Andrew K. Heidinger;Daniel J. Vimont

  • The role of aerosols in the evolution of tropical North Atlantic Ocean temperature anomalies.

    Amato T. Evan;Amato T. Evan;Daniel J. Vimont;Andrew K. Heidinger;James P. Kossin

  • A Naive Bayesian Cloud-Detection Scheme Derived fromCALIPSOand Applied within PATMOS-x

    Andrew K. Heidinger;Amato T. Evan;Michael J. Foster;Andi Walther

  • Gazing at Cirrus Clouds for 25 Years through a Split Window. Part I: Methodology

    Andrew K. Heidinger;Michael J. Pavolonis

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Daytime Global Cloud Typing from AVHRR and VIIRS: Algorithm Description, Validation, and Comparisons

    Michael J. Pavolonis;Andrew K. Heidinger;Taneil Uttal

  • Using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) to calibrate advanced very high resolution radiometer reflectance channels

    Andrew K. Heidinger;Changyong Cao;Jerry T. Sullivan

  • Short-term solar irradiance forecasting via satellite/model coupling

    Steven D. Miller;Matthew A. Rogers;John M. Haynes;Manajit Sengupta

  • Comparison of AIRS, MODIS, CloudSat and CALIPSO cloud top height retrievals

    Elisabeth Weisz;Jun Li;W. Paul Menzel;Andrew K. Heidinger

  • Deriving an inter-sensor consistent calibration for the AVHRR solar reflectance data record

    Andrew K. Heidinger;William C. Straka;Christine C. Molling;Jerry T. Sullivan

  • State of the Climate in 2016

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Daytime Cloud Overlap Detection from AVHRR and VIIRS

    Michael J. Pavolonis;Andrew K. Heidinger

  • Automated retrievals of volcanic ash and dust cloud properties from upwelling infrared measurements

    Michael J Pavolonis;Andrew K. Heidinger;Justin Sieglaff

  • A Daytime Complement to the Reverse Absorption Technique for Improved Automated Detection of Volcanic Ash

    Michael J. Pavolonis;Wayne F. Feltz;Andrew K. Heidinger;Gregory M. Gallina

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan A. Baum
Bryan A. Baum University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ralf Bennartz
Ralf Bennartz Vanderbilt University
Steven Platnick
Steven Platnick Goddard Space Flight Center
Steven A. Ackerman
Steven A. Ackerman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Steven D. Miller
Steven D. Miller Colorado State University
Ping Yang
Ping Yang Texas A&M University
Amato T. Evan
Amato T. Evan University of California, San Diego
Robert E. Holz
Robert E. Holz University of Wisconsin–Madison
W. Paul Menzel
W. Paul Menzel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Marco Tedesco
Marco Tedesco Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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