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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
88
Citations
24729
World Ranking
660
National Ranking
18

Cathy Clerbaux 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 Cathy Clerbaux sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 709 publications — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Cathy Clerbaux 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 Cathy Clerbaux sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award

Overview

Cathy Clerbaux is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans several intersecting fields within environmental science and earth sciences, concentrating predominantly on atmospheric phenomena and processes.

The primary fields of study for Cathy Clerbaux include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader areas, their work focuses notably on subfields such as:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Oceanography

The main research topics addressed by their publications involve:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Climate variability and models
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Cathy Clerbaux's recent published papers demonstrate activity in top-tier journals and cover diverse aspects of atmospheric science. Some notable publications are:

  • "Global, regional and national trends of atmospheric ammonia derived from a decadal (2008-2018) satellite record," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Surface-to-space atmospheric waves from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption," 2022, Nature
  • "Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets," 2021, Nature
  • "Air pollution trends measured from Terra: CO and AOD over industrial, fire-prone, and background regions," 2021, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Record high levels of atmospheric ammonia over India: Spatial and temporal analyses," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated extensively with Cathy Clerbaux include:

  • Lieven Clarisse
  • Pierre-François Coheur
  • Martin Van Damme
  • Bruno Franco
  • Sarah Safieddine

The researcher has commonly published in the following venues, indicating a consistent contribution to journals focused on atmospheric and geophysical research:

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

Best Publications

  • The HITRAN molecular spectroscopic database: edition of 2000 including updates through 2001

    L.S. Rothman;A. Barbe;D. Chris Benner;L.R. Brown

  • Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE): Mission overview.

    P. F. Bernath;C.T. Mcelroy;M. C. Abrams;C.D. Boone

  • Monitoring of atmospheric composition using the thermal infrared IASI/METOP sounder

    Cathy Clerbaux;Cathy Clerbaux;Anne Boynard;Anne Boynard;Lieven Clarisse;Michael George

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day distribution and trends of tropospheric ozone relevant to climate and global atmospheric chemistry model evaluation

    A. Gaudel;O. R. Cooper;G. Ancellet;B. Barret

  • Industrial and agricultural ammonia point sources exposed.

    Martin Van Damme;Lieven Clarisse;Simon Whitburn;Juliette Hadji-Lazaro

  • The MACC reanalysis: an 8 yr data set of atmospheric composition

    A. Inness;F. Baier;A. Benedetti;I. Bouarar

  • Global ammonia distribution derived from infrared satellite observations

    Lieven Clarisse;Cathy Clerbaux;Franciscus Johannes Dentener;Daniel Hurtmans

  • Towards a climate-dependent paradigm of ammonia emission and deposition

    Mark A. Sutton;Stefan Reis;Stuart N. Riddick;Ulrike Dragosits

  • Hyperspectral Earth Observation from IASI: Five Years of Accomplishments

    Fiona Hilton;Raymond Armante;Thomas August;Chris Barnet

  • Surface-to-space atmospheric waves from Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai eruption

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  • The 1997 spectroscopic GEISA databank

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;E. Arié;J. Ballard;A. Barbe

  • Atmospheric ammonia and particulate inorganic nitrogen over the United States

    C. L. Heald;J. L. Collett;T. Lee;K. B. Benedict

  • Decadal record of satellite carbon monoxide observations

    H. M. Worden;M. N. Deeter;C. Frankenberg;Maya George

  • FORLI radiative transfer and retrieval code for IASI

    Daniel Hurtmans;Pierre-François Coheur;Catherine Wespes;Lieven Clarisse

  • Carbon monoxide distributions from the IASI/METOP mission: evaluation with other space-borne remote sensors

    Maya George;Cathy Clerbaux;Daniel Hurtmans;Solène Turquety;Solène Turquety

  • Global distributions, time series and error characterization of atmospheric ammonia (NH 3 ) from IASI satellite observations

    M. Van Damme;M. Van Damme;L. Clarisse;C. L. Heald;D. Hurtmans

  • Satellite evidence for a large source of formic acid from boreal and tropical forests

    T. Stavrakou;J.-F. Müller;J. Peeters;A. Razavi

  • The GEISA spectroscopic database: Current and future archive for Earth and planetary atmosphere studies

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;N.A. Scott;A. Chédin;L. Crépeau

  • Global, regional and national trends of atmospheric ammonia derived from a decadal (2008–2018) satellite record

    Martin Van Damme;Lieven Clarisse;Bruno Franco;Mark A Sutton

  • IASI measurements of reactive trace species in biomass burning plumes

    Pierre-François Coheur;Lieven Clarisse;Solène Turquety;Solène Turquety;Daniel Hurtmans

  • Volcanic SO 2 fluxes derived from satellite data: a survey using OMI, GOME-2, IASI and MODIS

    N. Theys;R. Campion;R. Campion;L. Clarisse;H. Brenot

  • The 2003 edition of the GEISA/IASI spectroscopic database

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;N.A. Scott;A. Chédin;K. Garceran

  • Retrieval of sulphur dioxide from the infrared atmospheric sounding interferometer (IASI)

    Lieven Clarisse;Daniel Hurtmans;Cathy Clerbaux;Cathy Clerbaux;Juliette Hadji-Lazaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre-François Coheur
Pierre-François Coheur Université Libre de Bruxelles
Daniel Hurtmans
Daniel Hurtmans Université Libre de Bruxelles
Lieven Clarisse
Lieven Clarisse Université Libre de Bruxelles
Juliette Hadji-Lazaro
Juliette Hadji-Lazaro Sorbonne University
Solène Turquety
Solène Turquety École Polytechnique
Peter F. Bernath
Peter F. Bernath Old Dominion University
Helen M. Worden
Helen M. Worden National Center for Atmospheric Research
Trissevgeni Stavrakou
Trissevgeni Stavrakou Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Jean-François Müller
Jean-François Müller Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Merritt N. Deeter
Merritt N. Deeter National Center for Atmospheric Research

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