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Arthur W. H. Chan

Arthur W. H. Chan

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
10726
World Ranking
6619
National Ranking
293

Arthur W. H. Chan 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 Arthur W. H. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 94 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Arthur W. H. Chan 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 Arthur W. H. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Arthur W. H. Chan is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a research focus centered on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their published work spans a range of topics within these fields, particularly emphasizing areas such as Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting.

Chan's primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their research contributions also cover several subfields, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Pollution

Main topics addressed in their scientific work include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Vehicle Emissions and Performance
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Frequent publication venues for Chan's work consist of:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • ACS ES&T Air
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Environmental Pollution

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Chan include:

  • Multiphase Oxidation of Sulfur Dioxide in Aerosol Particles: Implications for Sulfate Formation in Polluted Environments, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Organic Peroxides in Aerosol: Key Reactive Intermediates for Multiphase Processes in the Atmosphere, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Assessment of Alkylated and Unsubstituted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Air in Urban and Semi-Urban Areas in Toronto, Canada, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Proteome-wide effects of naphthalene-derived secondary organic aerosol in BEAS-2B cells are caused by short-lived unsaturated carbonyls, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Heterogeneous interactions between SO 2 and organic peroxides in submicron aerosol, 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Chan's frequent co-authors comprise:

  • Jonathan P. D. Abbatt
  • Shunyao Wang
  • Jenna C. Ditto
  • Amirashkan Askari
  • Yue Zhao

In addition to journal publications, Chan has contributed to book literature, including a publication through RAND Corporation eBooks titled French Army Approaches to Networked Warfare, released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Reactive intermediates revealed in secondary organic aerosol formation from isoprene

    Jason D Surratt;Arthur W.H. Chan;Nathan C. Eddingsaas;Man Nin Chan

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation from m-xylene, toluene, and benzene

    N. L. Ng;J. H. Kroll;A. W. H. Chan;P. S. Chhabra

  • Organosulfate formation in biogenic secondary organic aerosol

    Jason D. Surratt;Yadian Gómez-González;Arthur W. H. Chan;Reinhilde Vermeylen

  • Elucidating secondary organic aerosol from diesel and gasoline vehicles through detailed characterization of organic carbon emissions

    Drew R. Gentner;Gabriel Isaacman;David R. Worton;Arthur W. H. Chan

  • Effect of NO x level on secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from the photooxidation of terpenes

    N. L. Ng;P. S. Chhabra;A. W.H. Chan;Jason D Surratt

  • Glyoxal uptake on ammonium sulphate seed aerosol: reaction products and reversibility of uptake under dark and irradiated conditions

    M. M. Galloway;P. S. Chhabra;A. W.H. Chan;Jason D Surratt

  • Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from reaction of isoprene with nitrate radicals (NO 3 )

    N. L. Ng;A. J. Kwan;J. D. Surratt;A. W. H. Chan

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation from photooxidation of naphthalene and alkylnaphthalenes: implications for oxidation of intermediate volatility organic compounds (IVOCs)

    Arthur Wing Hong Chan;Kathryn E. Kautzman;Puneet Singh Chhabra;Jason D. Surratt

  • Global modeling of organic aerosol: the importance of reactive nitrogen (NO x and NO 3 )

    H. O. T. Pye;H. O. T. Pye;A. W. H. Chan;A. W. H. Chan;M. P. Barkley;M. P. Barkley;J. H. Seinfeld

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenols

    L. D. Yee;L. D. Yee;K. E. Kautzman;K. E. Kautzman;C. L. Loza;K. A. Schilling

  • Chemical Composition of Gas- and Aerosol-Phase Products from the Photooxidation of Naphthalene

    K. E. Kautzman;J. D. Surratt;M. N. Chan;A. W. H. Chan

  • Multiphase Oxidation of Sulfur Dioxide in Aerosol Particles: Implications for Sulfate Formation in Polluted Environments.

    Tengyu Liu;Tengyu Liu;Arthur W H Chan;Jonathan P D Abbatt

  • Role of aldehyde chemistry and NO x concentrations in secondary organic aerosol formation

    A. W. H. Chan;M. N. Chan;J. D. Surratt;J. D. Surratt;P. S. Chhabra

  • Terpenylic Acid and Related Compounds from the Oxidation of α-Pinene: Implications for New Particle Formation and Growth above Forests

    Magda Claeys;Yoshiteru Iinuma;Rafal Szmigielski;Jason D. Surratt

  • Influence of aerosol acidity on the chemical composition of secondary organic aerosol from β-caryophyllene

    M. N. Chan;J. D. Surratt;J. D. Surratt;A. W. H. Chan;A. W. H. Chan;K. Schilling

  • Particulate organic acids and overall water-soluble aerosol composition measurements from the 2006 Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric Composition and Climate Study (GoMACCS)

    Armin Sorooshian;Nga L. Ng;Arthur W. H. Chan;Graham Feingold

  • Lubricating Oil Dominates Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions from Motor Vehicles

    David R. Worton;Gabriel Isaacman;Drew R. Gentner;Timothy R. Dallmann

  • Novel pathway of SO 2 oxidation in the atmosphere: reactions with monoterpene ozonolysis intermediates and secondary organic aerosol

    Jianhuai Ye;Jonathan P. D. Abbatt;Arthur W. H. Chan

  • Yields of oxidized volatile organic compounds during the OH radical initiated oxidation of isoprene, methyl vinyl ketone, and methacrolein under high-NO x conditions

    M. M. Galloway;M. M. Galloway;A. J. Huisman;A. J. Huisman;L. D. Yee;A. W. H. Chan;A. W. H. Chan

  • Reactions of Semivolatile Organics and Their Effects on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation

    Jesse H. Kroll;Arthur W. H. Chan;Nga L. Ng;Richard C. Flagan

  • Observational insights into aerosol formation from isoprene

    David R. Worton;Jason D. Surratt;Brian W. Lafranchi;Brian W. Lafranchi;Arthur W.H. Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Seinfeld
John H. Seinfeld California Institute of Technology
Allen H. Goldstein
Allen H. Goldstein University of California, Berkeley
Jason D. Surratt
Jason D. Surratt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard C. Flagan
Richard C. Flagan California Institute of Technology
David R. Worton
David R. Worton National Physical Laboratory
Paul O. Wennberg
Paul O. Wennberg California Institute of Technology
Frank N. Keutsch
Frank N. Keutsch Harvard University
Kevin R. Wilson
Kevin R. Wilson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nga L. Ng
Nga L. Ng Georgia Institute of Technology
John D. Crounse
John D. Crounse California Institute of Technology

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