World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
88
Citations
20672
World Ranking
660
National Ranking
292

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Bruce E. Anderson is affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their research spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Automotive Engineering, and Archeology.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics including Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies, Vehicle emissions and performance, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Bruce E. Anderson has contributed to multiple frequent publication venues, including Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

They have coauthored extensively with researchers such as Richard H. Moore, Claire Robinson, Michael A. Shook, Ewan Crosbie, and Luke D. Ziemba.

Representative recent papers authored include:

  • Cleaner burning aviation fuels can reduce contrail cloudiness, 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Sizing response of the Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS) and Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS) to changes in submicron aerosol composition and refractive index, 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Investigation of factors controlling PM2.5 variability across the South Korean Peninsula during KORUS-AQ, 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ), 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • High Temporal Resolution Satellite Observations of Fire Radiative Power Reveal Link Between Fire Behavior and Aerosol and Gas Emissions, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Bruce E. Anderson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Microbiome of the upper troposphere: Species composition and prevalence, effects of tropical storms, and atmospheric implications

    Natasha DeLeon-Rodriguez;Terry L. Lathem;Luis M. Rodriguez-R;James M. Barazesh

  • CO2 surface fluxes at grid point scale estimated from a global 21 year reanalysis of atmospheric measurements

    F. Chevallier;P. Ciais;T. J. Conway;T. Aalto

  • Evolution of brown carbon in wildfire plumes

    Haviland Forrister;Jiumeng Liu;Jiumeng Liu;Eric Scheuer;Jack Dibb

  • Biofuel blending reduces particle emissions from aircraft engines at cruise conditions

    Richard H. Moore;Kenneth L. Thornhill;Bernadett Weinzierl;Bernadett Weinzierl;Daniel Sauer;Daniel Sauer

  • Biomass burning and pollution aerosol over North America: Organic components and their influence on spectral optical properties and humidification response

    A. Clarke;C. McNaughton;V. Kapustin;Y. Shinozuka

  • Top-of-atmosphere radiative forcing affected by brown carbon in the upper troposphere

    Yuzhong Zhang;Haviland Forrister;Jiumeng Liu;Jack Dibb

  • Results from the DC-8 Inlet Characterization Experiment (DICE): Airborne Versus Surface Sampling of Mineral Dust and Sea Salt Aerosols

    Cameron S. McNaughton;Antony D. Clarke;Steven G. Howell;Mitchell Pinkerton

  • Photochemistry in biomass burning plumes and implications for tropospheric ozone over the tropical South Atlantic

    Denise Leonore Mauzerall;Jennifer A. Logan;Daniel J. Jacob;Bruce E. Anderson

  • Cleaner burning aviation fuels can reduce contrail cloudiness

    Christiane Voigt;Christiane Voigt;Jonas Kleine;Jonas Kleine;Daniel Sauer;Richard H. Moore

  • Biomass burning emissions and vertical distribution of atmospheric methyl halides and other reduced carbon gases in the South Atlantic region

    Nicola J. Blake;Donald R. Blake;Barkley C. Sive;Tai-Yih Chen

  • Emissions of Black Carbon, Organic, and Inorganic Aerosols From Biomass Burning in North America and Asia in 2008

    Y. Kondo;H. Matsui;N. Moteki;L. Sahu;L. Sahu

  • Saharan dust particles nucleate droplets in eastern Atlantic clouds

    Cynthia H. Twohy;Sonia M. Kreidenweis;Trude Eidhammer;Edward V. Browell

  • Influence of plumes from biomass burning on atmospheric chemistry over the equatorial and tropical South Atlantic during CITE 3

    M. O. Andreae;B. E. Anderson;D. R. Blake;J. D. Bradshaw

  • Formaldehyde Distribution over North America: Implications for Satellite Retrievals of Formaldehyde Columns and Isoprene Emission

    Dylan B. Millet;Daniel J. Jacob;Solène Turquety;Rynda C. Hudman

  • Testing fast photochemical theory during TRACE‐P based on measurements of OH, HO2, and CH2O

    Jennifer R. Olson;J. H. Crawford;G. Chen;A. Fried

  • Photochemistry of HOx in the upper troposphere at northern midlatitudes

    L. Jaeglé;Daniel James Jacob;W. H. Brune;I. Faloona

  • The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Field Campaign

    Mary C. Barth;Christopher A. Cantrell;William H. Brune;Steven A. Rutledge

  • Synthesis of satellite (MODIS), aircraft (ICARTT), and surface (IMPROVE, EPA-AQS, AERONET) aerosol observations over eastern North America to improve MODIS aerosol retrievals and constrain surface aerosol concentrations and sources

    Easan Drury;Easan Drury;Daniel James Jacob;Robert J. D. Spurr;Jun Wang

  • Low ozone in the marine boundary layer of the tropical Pacific Ocean: Photochemical loss, chlorine atoms, and entrainment

    H. B. Singh;G. L. Gregory;B. Anderson;E. Browell

  • Seasonal variations of the physical and optical characteristics of Saharan dust: Results from the Dust Outflow and Deposition to the Ocean (DODO) experiment

    C. L. McConnell;E. J. Highwood;H. Coe;P. Formenti

  • Aerosols from biomass burning over the tropical South Atlantic region: Distributions and impacts

    Bruce E. Anderson;William B. Grant;Gerald L. Gregory;Edward V. Browell

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald R. Blake
Donald R. Blake University of California, Irvine
G. W. Sachse
G. W. Sachse Langley Research Center
Andreas J. Beyersdorf
Andreas J. Beyersdorf California State University, San Bernardino
Luke D. Ziemba
Luke D. Ziemba Langley Research Center
E. L. Winstead
E. L. Winstead Langley Research Center
Jack E. Dibb
Jack E. Dibb University of New Hampshire
Gerald L. Gregory
Gerald L. Gregory Langley Research Center
Glenn S. Diskin
Glenn S. Diskin Langley Research Center
Jose L. Jimenez
Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder
Armin Wisthaler
Armin Wisthaler University of Oslo

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 those interested in studying Environmental Sciences in the USA, exploring related online degrees can broaden career opportunities. Many students consider programs like a online general studies bachelor degree cheap, which offers flexibility and affordability while providing a broad academic foundation useful in environmental fields.

In addition, if you are looking for programs with a more straightforward curriculum, some of the easiest degree to get options might complement environmental sciences by focusing on interdisciplinary skills without overwhelming technical content.

Specialized degrees such as a geoscience online degree provide in-depth knowledge of Earth systems, which is vital for careers in conservation, sustainability, and natural resource management.

Another highly relevant area is Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Earning a degree from the best gis undergraduate programs enhances your ability to analyze spatial data, essential for environmental planning and policy-making roles.

Best Scientists Citing Bruce E. Anderson

Trending Scientists