2026 Charles J. Weschler: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	81	3273	2958	1079	909	177	22201
Environmental Sciences	91	562	529	253	231	238	27844

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Charles J. Weschler is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with extensive contributions to the understanding of indoor air quality and its effects on human health.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, biomedical engineering, atmospheric science, and pharmacology. Their research addresses a variety of topics that include:

Air Quality and Health Impacts
Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols
Medical and Biological Ozone Research
Climate Change and Health Impacts

Charles J. Weschler has published extensively in several scientific journals and proceedings. Frequent publication venues include:

Environmental Science & Technology
Indoor Air
Environmental Science Atmospheres
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Science

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Weschler are:

"Human Ammonia Emission Rates under Various Indoor Environmental Conditions," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
"Indoor ozone: Concentrations and influencing factors," 2021, Indoor Air
"Observing ozone chemistry in an occupied residence," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Indoor acids and bases," 2020, Indoor Air
"How Do Indoor Environments Affect Air Pollution Exposure?", 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Weschler has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Gabriel Bekö
William W. Nazaroff
Jonathan Williams
Pawel Wargocki
Glenn Morrison

In 2020, Charles J. Weschler was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

The Association between Asthma and Allergic Symptoms in Children and Phthalates in House Dust : A Nested Case-Control Study

Carl-Gustaf Bornehag;Jan Sundell;Charles J. Weschler;Torben Sigsgaard

1121
Citations
Cleaning products and air fresheners: exposure to primary and secondary air pollutants

William W. Nazaroff;Charles J. Weschler;Charles J. Weschler

1035
Citations
Ozone in indoor environments: concentration and chemistry.

Charles J. Weschler

989
Citations
Semivolatile organic compounds in indoor environments

Charles J. Weschler;William W. Nazaroff

958
Citations
Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature

J. Sundell;H. Levin;W. W. Nazaroff;W. S. Cain

879
Citations
Changes in indoor pollutants since the 1950s

Charles J. Weschler;Charles J. Weschler

812
Citations
Ozone's Impact on Public Health: Contributions from Indoor Exposures to Ozone and Products of Ozone-Initiated Chemistry

Charles J. Weschler

616
Citations
Characterization of the dust/smoke aerosol that settled east of the World Trade Center (WTC) in lower Manhattan after the collapse of the WTC 11 September 2001.

Paul J Lioy;Clifford P Weisel;James R Millette;Steven Eisenreich

555
Citations
Organic films on atmospheric aerosol particles, fog droplets, cloud droplets, raindrops, and snowflakes

P. S. Gill;T. E. Graedel;C. J. Weschler

554
Citations
Phthalates in indoor dust and their association with building characteristics

Carl-Gustaf Bornehag;Björn Lundgren;Charles J. Weschler;Torben Sigsgaard

554
Citations
Reactions of ozone with human skin lipids: Sources of carbonyls, dicarbonyls, and hydroxycarbonyls in indoor air

Armin Wisthaler;Charles J. Weschler

478
Citations
Chemistry within aqueous atmospheric aerosols and raindrops

T. E. Graedel;C. J. Weschler

465
Citations
SVOC partitioning between the gas phase and settled dust indoors

Charles J. Weschler;Charles J. Weschler;William W Nazaroff

430
Citations
Indoor ozone/terpene reactions as a source of indoor particles

Charles J. Weschler;Helen C. Shields

425
Citations
Indoor secondary pollutants from cleaning product and air freshener use in the presence of ozone

Brett C. Singer;Beverly K. Coleman;Beverly K. Coleman;Hugo Destaillats;Alfred T. Hodgson

406
Citations
SVOC exposure indoors: fresh look at dermal pathways.

Charles J. Weschler;W. W. Nazaroff

405
Citations
Potential reactions among indoor pollutants

Charles J. Weschler;Helen C. Shields

376
Citations
Kinetic model studies of atmospheric droplet chemistry: 2. Homogeneous transition metal chemistry in raindrops

T. E. Graedel;M. L. Mandich;C. J. Weschler

357
Citations
Ozone and limonene in indoor air: a source of submicron particle exposure.

Thomas Wainman;Junfeng Zhang;Charles J. Weschler;Paul J. Lioy

339
Citations
Indoor chemistry. Ozone, volatile organic compounds, and carpets

Charles J. Weschler;Alfred T. Hodgson;John D. Wooley

321
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Geo Clausen Technical University of Denmark

Jørn Toftum Technical University of Denmark

Yinping Zhang Tsinghua University

William W. Nazaroff University of California, Berkeley

Tunga Salthammer Fraunhofer Society

Holger M. Koch Ruhr University Bochum

Pawel Wargocki Technical University of Denmark

Junfeng Zhang Duke University

Jan Sundell Tianjin University

Torben Sigsgaard Aarhus University

External Links

Personal website of Charles J. Weschler Google Scholar page

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