World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Bertrand Bessagnet

Bertrand Bessagnet

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
65
Citations
12047
World Ranking
2258
National Ranking
80

Overview

Bertrand Bessagnet is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Automotive Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact

Bertrand Bessagnet has contributed to the scientific community through numerous publications, particularly in the following venues:

  • Geoscientific model development
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmosphere
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among their recent papers are:

  • Impact of lockdown measures to combat Covid-19 on air quality over western Europe, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • The CHIMERE v2020r1 online chemistry-transport model, 2021, Geoscientific model development
  • Risk of breast cancer associated with long-term exposure to benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) air pollution: Evidence from the French E3N cohort study, 2021, Environment International
  • Spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air pollution and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment, 2023, The Lancet Public Health
  • One-year measurements of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) markers in the Paris region (France): Concentrations, gas/particle partitioning and SOA source apportionment, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Enrico Pisoni
  • Florian Couvidat
  • Philippe Thunis
  • Laurent Menut
  • Alexander de Meij

Best Publications

  • Evolution of anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions of air pollutants at global and regional scales during the 1980–2010 period

    Claire Granier;Bertrand Bessagnet;Tami Bond;Ariela D'Angiola

  • CHIMERE 2013: a model for regional atmospheric composition modelling

    Laurent Menut;Bertrand Bessagnet;D. Khvorostyanov;Matthias Beekmann

  • Aerosol modeling with CHIMERE—preliminary evaluation at the continental scale

    Bertrand Bessagnet;Amir Hodzic;Robert Vautard;Matthias Beekmann

  • Impact of lockdown measures to combat Covid-19 on air quality over western Europe.

    Laurent Menut;Bertrand Bessagnet;Guillaume Siour;Sylvain Mailler

  • Evaluation of long-term ozone simulations from seven regional air quality models and their ensemble

    M. van Loon;Robert Vautard;M. Schaap;R. Bergstrom

  • A regional air quality forecasting system over Europe : the MACC-II daily ensemble production

    V. Marecal;V. H Peuch;Camilla Andersson;S. Andersson

  • Cobenefits of climate and air pollution regulations The context of the European Commission Roadmap for moving to a low carbon economy in 2050

    A. Colette;R. Koelemeijer;G. Mellios;S. Schucht

  • Evaluation and intercomparison of Ozone and PM10 simulations by several chemistry transport models over four European cities within the CityDelta project

    R. Vautard;R. Vautard;P.H.J. Builtjes;P. Thunis;C. Cuvelier

  • Modeling of gas and aerosol with WRF/Chem over Europe: Evaluation and sensitivity study

    Paolo Tuccella;Gabriele Curci;Guido Visconti;Bertrand Bessagnet

  • CityDelta: A model intercomparison study to explore the impact of emission reductions in European cities in 2010

    C. Cuvelier;P. Thunis;R. Vautard;R. Vautard;M. Amann

  • CHIMERE-2017 : from urban to hemispheric chemistry-transport modeling

    Sylvain Mailler;Sylvain Mailler;Laurent Menut;Dmitry Khvorostyanov;Myrto Valari

  • Regional modeling of carbonaceous aerosols over Europe—focus on secondary organic aerosols

    Bertrand Bessagnet;Laurent Menut;Gabriele Curci;Alma Hodzic

  • Operational model evaluation for particulate matter in Europe and North America in the context of AQMEII

    Efisio Solazzo;Roberto Bianconi;Guido Pirovano;Volker Matthias

  • Air quality trends in Europe over the past decade: a first multi-model assessment

    Augustin Colette;Claire Granier;Øivind Hodnebrog;Hermann Jakobs

  • On the contribution of natural Aeolian sources to particulate matter concentrations in Europe: Testing hypotheses with a modelling approach

    Robert Vautard;Bertrand Bessagnet;Mian Chin;Laurent Menut

  • Predictability of European air quality: Assessment of 3 years of operational forecasts and analyses by the PREV'AIR system

    Cécile Honoré;Laurence Rouïl;Robert Vautard;Matthias Beekmann

  • Model evaluation and ensemble modelling of surface-level ozone in Europe and North America in the context of AQMEII

    Efisio Solazzo;Roberto Bianconi;Robert Vautard;K. Wyat Appel

  • Prev'air: An Operational Forecasting and Mapping System for Air Quality in Europe

    Laurence Rouil;Cécile Honore;Robert Vautard;Matthias Beekmann

  • Presentation of the EURODELTA III intercomparison exercise-evaluation of the chemistry transport models' performance on criteria pollutants and joint analysis with meteorology

    Bertrand Bessagnet;Guido Pirovano;Mihaela Mircea;Cornelius Cuvelier

  • Modeling organic aerosols during MILAGRO: importance of biogenic secondary organic aerosols

    Alma Hodzic;J.L. Jimenez;S. Madronich;A.C. Aiken

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurent Menut
Laurent Menut École Polytechnique
Augustin Colette
Augustin Colette Stanford University
Robert Vautard
Robert Vautard École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Philippe Thunis
Philippe Thunis European Commission Joint Research Centre
Alma Hodzic
Alma Hodzic National Center for Atmospheric Research
Guido Pirovano
Guido Pirovano World Meteorological Organization
Svetlana Tsyro
Svetlana Tsyro Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Matthias Beekmann
Matthias Beekmann Paris-Est Créteil University
Mihaela Mircea
Mihaela Mircea National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Hilde Fagerli
Hilde Fagerli Norwegian Meteorological Institute

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in Environmental Sciences, exploring related online degrees can open diverse career opportunities. Many look for affordable options, making a low cost online general studies degree an attractive pathway to begin their higher education journey without heavy financial burdens.

Those seeking a smoother academic experience might consider programs recognized as an easy bachelor's degree, which help balance workload while gaining valuable skills applicable to environmental careers.

Specialized fields closely tied to environmental science include geology and geoscience. Students can pursue geology degrees online to gain expertise in earth systems and natural processes, fostering a strong foundation for roles in resource management and environmental consulting.

Another growing area is Geographic Information Systems (GIS), critical for mapping and analyzing environmental data. Online gis degree programs provide practical skills highly sought after in environmental planning, conservation, and policy development.

Best Scientists Citing Bertrand Bessagnet

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles