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149
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105027
World Ranking
28
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15

Brent N. Holben 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 Brent N. Holben sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 768 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Brent N. Holben 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 Brent N. Holben sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 149 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Brent N. Holben is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric and environmental sciences, with extensive work in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Holben's contributions are particularly strong in the fields of Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, with additional research activity in Earth-Surface Processes, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Holben has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journal articles. Some recent papers include:

  • "The AERONET Version 3 aerosol retrieval algorithm, associated uncertainties and comparisons to Version 2" (2020), published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin" (2021), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "The Dark Target Algorithm for Observing the Global Aerosol System: Past, Present, and Future" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Observation and modeling of the historic "Godzilla" African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and the southern US in June 2020" (2021), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ)" (2022), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

The main venues where Holben frequently publishes are:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Holben often collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • D. M. Giles
  • T. F. Eck
  • Jhoon Kim
  • Оleg Dubovik
  • Huizheng Che

The scientist has received recognition such as being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • AERONET-a federated instrument network and data archive for aerosol Characterization

    B.N. Holben;T.F. Eck;I. Slutsker;D. Tanré

  • Characteristics of maximum-value composite images from temporal AVHRR data

    Brent N. Holben

  • The MODIS Aerosol Algorithm, Products and Validation

    L. A. Remer;Y. J. Kaufman;D. Tanré;S. Mattoo

  • Variability of Absorption and Optical Properties of Key Aerosol Types Observed in Worldwide Locations

    Oleg Dubovik;Brent Holben;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;Alexander Smirnov

  • Wavelength dependence of the optical depth of biomass burning, urban, and desert dust aerosols

    T. F. Eck;B. N. Holben;J. S. Reid;O. Dubovik

  • An emerging ground-based aerosol climatology: Aerosol optical depth from AERONET

    B. N. Holben;D. Tanré;A. Smirnov;T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck

  • Sources and distributions of dust aerosols simulated with the GOCART model

    Paul Ginoux;Mian Chin;Ina Tegen;Joseph M. Prospero

  • Accuracy assessments of aerosol optical properties retrieved from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Sun and sky radiance measurements

    O. Dubovik;A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;M. D. King

  • Operational remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol over land from EOS moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer

    Y. J. Kaufman;D. Tanré;L. A. Remer;E. F. Vermote

  • Application of spheroid models to account for aerosol particle nonsphericity in remote sensing of desert dust

    Oleg Dubovik;Oleg Dubovik;Alexander Sinyuk;Tatyana Lapyonok;Brent N. Holben

  • Tropospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness from the GOCART Model and Comparisons with Satellite and Sun Photometer Measurements

    Mian Chin;Paul Ginoux;Stefan Kinne;Stefan Kinne;Omar Torres;Omar Torres

  • 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

  • Cloud-Screening and Quality Control Algorithms for the AERONET Database

    A. Smirnov;B.N. Holben;T.F. Eck;T.F. Eck;O. Dubovik

  • Analysis of the phenology of global vegetation using meteorological satellite data

    C. O. Justice;J. R. G. Townshend;B. N. Holben;C. J. Tucker

  • The MERRA-2 Aerosol Reanalysis, 1980 Onward. Part I: System Description and Data Assimilation Evaluation

    C. A. Randles;A. M. da Silva;V. Buchard;V. Buchard;P. R. Colarco

  • A review of biomass burning emissions part III: intensive optical properties of biomass burning particles

    J. S. Reid;T. F. Eck;S. A. Christopher;R. Koppmann

  • Advancements in the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Version 3 database – automated near-real-time quality control algorithm with improved cloud screening for Sun photometer aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements

    David M. Giles;Alexander Sinyuk;Mikhail G. Sorokin;Joel S. Schafer

  • Asian Dust Events of April 1998

    Rudolf B. Husar;D. M. Tratt;B. A. Schichtel;S. R. Falke

  • Validation of MODIS aerosol optical depth retrieval over land

    D. A. Chu;Y. J. Kaufman;C. Ichoku;L. A. Remer

  • Angstrom exponent and bimodal aerosol size distributions

    Gregory L. Schuster;Oleg Dubovik;Brent N. Holben

  • Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors

    Lorraine A. Remer;Richard G. Kleidman;Robert C. Levy;Yoram J. Kaufman

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas F. Eck
Thomas F. Eck Goddard Space Flight Center
Alexander Smirnov
Alexander Smirnov Goddard Space Flight Center
Oleg Dubovik
Oleg Dubovik University of Lille
Ilya Slutsker
Ilya Slutsker Goddard Space Flight Center
Yoram J. Kaufman
Yoram J. Kaufman Goddard Space Flight Center
Didier Tanré
Didier Tanré University of Lille
Jeffrey S. Reid
Jeffrey S. Reid United States Naval Research Laboratory
Si-Chee Tsay
Si-Chee Tsay Goddard Space Flight Center
Ellsworth J. Welton
Ellsworth J. Welton Goddard Space Flight Center
Lorraine A. Remer
Lorraine A. Remer University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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