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D-Index
55
Citations
9990
World Ranking
3886
National Ranking
1482

Andrew P. Ault 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 P. Ault sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew P. Ault 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 P. Ault 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Andrew P. Ault is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant focus on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Andrew P. Ault has contributed to various scholarly articles, among which recent papers include:

  • "Indoor Surface Chemistry: Developing a Molecular Picture of Reactions on Indoor Interfaces" (2020), published in Chem
  • "Aerosol Acidity: Novel Measurements and Implications for Atmospheric Chemistry" (2020), published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "The acidity of atmospheric particles and clouds" (2020), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins in Aerosol Generated from Inland Lake Water" (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "As We Drink and Breathe: Adverse Health Effects of Microcystins and Other Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins in the Liver, Gut, Lungs and Beyond" (2022), published in Life

Their frequent co-authors include Jason D. Surratt, Avram Gold, Zhenfa Zhang, Nicole E. Olson, and Ziying Lei, reflecting collaborative work across multiple projects.

Andrew P. Ault's research has been disseminated widely through several publication venues, notably:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

In 2018, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • The acidity of atmospheric particles and clouds

    Havala O. T. Pye;Athanasios Nenes;Becky Alexander;Andrew P. Ault

  • Bringing the ocean into the laboratory to probe the chemical complexity of sea spray aerosol

    Kimberly A. Prather;Timothy H. Bertram;Vicki H. Grassian;Grant B. Deane

  • Sea spray aerosol as a unique source of ice nucleating particles

    Paul J. DeMott;Thomas C. J. Hill;Christina S. McCluskey;Kimberly A. Prather

  • Aerosol Mixing State: Measurements, Modeling, and Impacts

    N. Riemer;A. P. Ault;M. West;R. L. Craig;R. L. Craig

  • Size-Dependent Changes in Sea Spray Aerosol Composition and Properties with Different Seawater Conditions

    Andrew P. Ault;Ryan C. Moffet;Jonas Baltrusaitis;Douglas B. Collins

  • Toxicity assessment of zinc oxide nanoparticles using sub-acute and sub-chronic murine inhalation models

    Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd;Larissa V Stebounova;Jong Sung Kim;Sabine U Vorrink

  • Effect of the Aerosol-Phase State on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from the Reactive Uptake of Isoprene-Derived Epoxydiols (IEPOX)

    Yue Zhang;Yuzhi Chen;Andrew T. Lambe;Nicole E. Olson

  • Atmospheric Aerosol Chemistry: Spectroscopic and Microscopic Advances

    Andrew P. Ault;Jessica L. Axson

  • Increasing Isoprene Epoxydiol-to-Inorganic Sulfate Aerosol Ratio Results in Extensive Conversion of Inorganic Sulfate to Organosulfur Forms: Implications for Aerosol Physicochemical Properties

    Matthieu Riva;Matthieu Riva;Yuzhi Chen;Yue Zhang;Ziying Lei

  • Characterization of the Single Particle Mixing State of Individual Ship Plume Events Measured at the Port of Los Angeles

    Andrew P. Ault;Cassandra J. Gaston;Ying Wang;Gerardo Dominguez

  • Impact of Emissions from the Los Angeles Port Region on San Diego Air Quality during Regional Transport Events

    Andrew P. Ault;Meagan J. Moore;Hiroshi Furutani;Kimberly A. Prather

  • Rapid Kinetics of Size and pH-Dependent Dissolution and Aggregation of Silver Nanoparticles in Simulated Gastric Fluid.

    Jessica L. Axson;Diana I. Stark;Amy L. Bondy;Sonja S. Capracotta

  • Single-particle SEM-EDX analysis of iron-containing coarse particulate matter in an urban environment: sources and distribution of iron within Cleveland, Ohio.

    Andrew P. Ault;Thomas M. Peters;Eric J. Sawvel;Gary S. Casuccio

  • Measurements of isoprene-derived organosulfates in ambient aerosols by aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry - part 1: single particle atmospheric observations in Atlanta.

    Lindsay E. Hatch;Jessie M. Creamean;Andrew P. Ault;Andrew P. Ault;Jason D. Surratt;Jason D. Surratt

  • Direct Determination of Aerosol pH: Size-Resolved Measurements of Submicrometer and Supermicrometer Aqueous Particles.

    Rebecca L. Craig;Peter K. Peterson;Lucy Nandy;Ziying Lei

  • As We Drink and Breathe: Adverse Health Effects of Microcystins and Other Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins in the Liver, Gut, Lungs and Beyond

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  • Raman microspectroscopy and vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy as probes of the bulk and surface compositions of size-resolved sea spray aerosol particles

    Andrew P. Ault;Defeng Zhao;Carlena J. Ebben;Michael J. Tauber

  • Development of a hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) method for the chemical characterization of water-soluble isoprene epoxydiol (IEPOX)-derived secondary organic aerosol.

    Tianqu Cui;Zhexi Zeng;Erickson O. Dos Santos;Zhenfa Zhang

  • Joint Impacts of Acidity and Viscosity on the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol from Isoprene Epoxydiols (IEPOX) in Phase Separated Particles

    Yue Zhang;Yuzhi Chen;Ziying Lei;Nicole E. Olson

  • Detection of Asian dust in California orographic precipitation

    Andrew P. Ault;Andrew P. Ault;Christopher R. Williams;Christopher R. Williams;Allen B. White;Paul J. Neiman

  • Wintertime Arctic Sea Spray Aerosol Composition Controlled by Sea Ice Lead Microbiology.

    Rachel M. Kirpes;Daniel Bonanno;Nathaniel W. May;Matthew Fraund

  • Direct Measurement of pH in Individual Particles via Raman Microspectroscopy and Variation in Acidity with Relative Humidity

    Joel D. Rindelaub;Rebecca L. Craig;Lucy Nandy;Amy L. Bondy

  • Inside versus outside: ion redistribution in nitric acid reacted sea spray aerosol particles as determined by single particle analysis.

    Andrew P. Ault;Timothy L. Guasco;Olivia S. Ryder;Jonas Baltrusaitis

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimberly A. Prather
Kimberly A. Prather University of California, San Diego
Jason D. Surratt
Jason D. Surratt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vicki H. Grassian
Vicki H. Grassian University of California, San Diego
Kerri A. Pratt
Kerri A. Pratt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Avram Gold
Avram Gold University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alexander Laskin
Alexander Laskin Purdue University West Lafayette
Timothy H. Bertram
Timothy H. Bertram University of Wisconsin–Madison
Barbara J. Turpin
Barbara J. Turpin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gregory C. Roberts
Gregory C. Roberts Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Havala O. T. Pye
Havala O. T. Pye Environmental Protection Agency

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