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D-Index
46
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10017
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5990
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2171

Can Li 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 Can Li sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 108 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Can Li 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 Can Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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

  • 2008 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2005 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Can Li is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their primary subfields of expertise include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Artificial Intelligence, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, air quality and health impacts, the COVID-19 impact on air quality, climate change and health impacts, and atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Can Li include:

  • "Abrupt decline in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide over China after the outbreak of COVID-19," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Ground-level gaseous pollutants (NO 2, SO 2, and CO) in China: daily seamless mapping and spatiotemporal variations," 2023, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Perturbations in stratospheric aerosol evolution due to the water-rich plume of the 2022 Hunga-Tonga eruption," 2022, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Anthropogenic and volcanic point source SO 2 emissions derived from TROPOMI on board Sentinel-5 Precursor: first results," 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "A sulfur dioxide Covariance-Based Retrieval Algorithm (COBRA): application to TROPOMI reveals new emission sources," 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Can Li has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • N. A. Krotkov
  • Joanna Joiner
  • Vitali Fioletov
  • C. A. McLinden
  • Debora Griffin

The scientist has published multiple articles in venues such as:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Earth System Science Data
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Can Li's contributions have been recognized with awards including membership in Academia Europaea since 2008 and fellowship in The World Academy of Sciences since 2005.

Best Publications

  • Aura OMI observations of regional SO2 and NO2 pollution changes from 2005 to 2015

    Nickolay A. Krotkov;Chris A. McLinden;Can Li;Lok N. Lamsal

  • Tropospheric emissions: Monitoring of pollution (TEMPO)

    P. Zoogman;X. Liu;R.M. Suleiman;W.F. Pennington

  • A decade of global volcanic SO 2 emissions measured from space.

    S. A. Carn;V. E. Fioletov;C. A. McLinden;C. Li

  • The Ozone Monitoring Instrument: overview of 14 years in space

    Pieternel F. Levelt;Joanna Joiner;Johanna Tamminen;J. Pepijn Veefkind

  • Global and regional trends of aerosol optical depth over land and ocean using SeaWiFS measurements from 1997 to 2010

    N. C. Hsu;R. Gautam;R. Gautam;A. M. Sayer;A. M. Sayer;C. Bettenhausen

  • India Is Overtaking China as the World's Largest Emitter of Anthropogenic Sulfur Dioxide.

    Can Li;Can Li;Chris McLinden;Vitali Fioletov;Nickolay Krotkov

  • Ground-level gaseous pollutants (NO2, SO2, and CO) in China: daily seamless mapping and spatiotemporal variations

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  • Abrupt decline in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide over China after the outbreak of COVID-19.

    Fei Liu;Fei Liu;Aaron Page;Sarah A. Strode;Sarah A. Strode;Yasuko Yoshida

  • A global catalogue of large SO 2 sources and emissions derived from theOzone Monitoring Instrument

    Vitali E. Fioletov;Chris A. McLinden;Nickolay Krotkov;Can Li;Can Li

  • Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season

    R. Gautam;R. Gautam;N. C. Hsu;S. C. Tsay;K. M. Lau

  • Lifetimes and emissions of SO2 from point sources estimated from OMI

    V. E. Fioletov;C. A. McLinden;N. Krotkov;C. Li;C. Li

  • Space-based detection of missing sulfur dioxide sources of global air pollution

    Chris A. McLinden;Vitali Fioletov;Mark W. Shephard;Nick Krotkov

  • A Fast and Sensitive New Satellite SO2 Retrieval Algorithm based on Principal Component Analysis: Application to the Ozone Monitoring Instrument

    Can Li;Can Li;Joanna Joiner;Nickolay A. Krotkov;Pawan K. Bhartia

  • Preface to special section on East Asian Studies of Tropospheric Aerosols: An International Regional Experiment (EAST‐AIRE)

    Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;H. Chen;M. Cribb;R. Dickerson

  • Increase of wintertime fog in China: Potential impacts of weakening of the Eastern Asian monsoon circulation and increasing aerosol loading

    Feng Niu;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Can Li;Can Li;Kwon-Ho Lee

  • East Asian Studies of Tropospheric Aerosols and their Impact on Regional Climate (EAST‐AIRC): An overview

    Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;C. Li;C. Li;H. Chen;S. C. Tsay

  • Validation of SO2 retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument over NE China

    Nickolay A. Krotkov;Brittany McClure;Russell R. Dickerson;Simon A. Carn

  • Recent large reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions from Chinese power plants observed by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument

    Can Li;Can Li;Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Nickolay A. Krotkov;Nickolay A. Krotkov;David G. Streets

  • Validation of SO2 retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) over NE China

    N. A. Krotkov;B. McClure;R. R. Dickerson;S. Carn

  • Perturbations in stratospheric aerosol evolution due to the water-rich plume of the 2022 Hunga-Tonga eruption

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  • A study on the potential applications of satellite data in air quality monitoring and forecasting

    Can Li;Can Li;N. Christina Hsu;Si-Chee Tsay

  • In situ measurements of trace gases and aerosol optical properties at a rural site in northern China during East Asian Study of Tropospheric Aerosols: An International Regional Experiment 2005

    Can Li;Lackson T. Marufu;Russell R. Dickerson;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Nickolay A. Krotkov
Nickolay A. Krotkov Goddard Space Flight Center
Zhanqing Li
Zhanqing Li University of Maryland, College Park
Chris A. McLinden
Chris A. McLinden Environment and Climate Change Canada
Vitali E. Fioletov
Vitali E. Fioletov Environment and Climate Change Canada
Joanna Joiner
Joanna Joiner Goddard Space Flight Center
Russell R. Dickerson
Russell R. Dickerson University of Maryland, College Park
Simon Carn
Simon Carn Michigan Technological University
Si-Chee Tsay
Si-Chee Tsay Goddard Space Flight Center
Lok N. Lamsal
Lok N. Lamsal Goddard Space Flight Center
Sheng-Hsiang Wang
Sheng-Hsiang Wang National Central University

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