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Christos Zerefos

Christos Zerefos

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Environmental Sciences
Greece
2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
76
Citations
17388
World Ranking
1224
National Ranking
3

Christos Zerefos 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 Christos Zerefos sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 375 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christos Zerefos 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 Christos Zerefos sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
  • 2010 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Christos Zerefos is affiliated with the Academy of Athens in Greece and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research predominantly focuses on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, with significant work also in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Aerospace Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Climate variability and models
  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques

Zerefos has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors including John Kapsomenakis, Stavros Solomos, Kostas Eleftheratos, Ilias Fountoulakis, and Stelios Kazadzis.

Their publications appear across several prominent venues. The most frequent publication sources are:

  • Atmosphere
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Environment Development and Sustainability

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Zerefos include:

  • "Comprehensive evaluation of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) reanalysis against independent observations," 2021, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Climate change projections for Greece in the 21st century from high-resolution EURO-CORDEX RCM simulations," 2022, Atmospheric Research
  • "Climate change threats to cultural and natural heritage UNESCO sites in the Mediterranean," 2022, Environment Development and Sustainability
  • "Possible Effects of Greenhouse Gases to Ozone Profiles and DNA Active UV-B Irradiance at Ground Level," 2020, Atmosphere
  • "Identifying Degraded and Sensitive to Desertification Agricultural Soils in Thessaly, Greece, under Simulated Future Climate Scenarios," 2022, Land

Zerefos has received recognition through membership in several academic societies, including the European Academy of Sciences (2010), Academia Europaea (2008), and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Measured Trends in Stratospheric Ozone

    Richard Stolarski;Rumen Bojkov;Lane Bishop;Christos Zerefos

  • Stratosphere-troposphere exchange: A review, and what we have learned from STACCATO

    A. Stohl;P. Bonasoni;P. Cristofanelli;W. Collins

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

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

  • Aviation radiative forcing in 2000: an update on IPCC (1999)

    Robert Sausen;Ivar Isaksen;Volker Grewe;Didier Hauglustaine

  • European summer temperatures since Roman times

    J. Luterbacher;J.P. Werner;J.E. Smerdon;L. Fernández-Donado

  • Heat wave changes in the eastern Mediterranean since 1960

    F. G. Kuglitsch;F. G. Kuglitsch;A. Toreti;A. Toreti;E. Xoplaki;E. Xoplaki;P. M. Della-Marta

  • Spectral measurements of solar UVB radiation and its relations to total ozone, SO2, and clouds

    Alkiviadis F. Bais;Christos S. Zerefos;Chariklea Meleti;Ioannis C. Ziomas

  • Long term precipitation trends and variability within the Mediterranean region

    C. M. Philandras;P. T. Nastos;J. Kapsomenakis;K. C. Douvis

  • Heat Wave Changes in the Eastern Mediterranean since 1960

    Franz G. Kuglitsch;Andrea Toreti;Elena Xoplaki;Paul M. Della Marta

  • Four‐year aerosol observations with a Raman lidar at Thessaloniki, Greece, in the framework of European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET)

    V. Amiridis;D. S. Balis;S. Kazadzis;A. Bais

  • Arctic winter 2005: Implications for stratospheric ozone loss and climate change

    M. Rex;R. J. Salawitch;H. Deckelmann;P. von der Gathen

  • Effect of aerosols on solar UV irradiances during the Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation campaign

    A. Kylling;A. F. Bais;M. Blumthaler;J. Schreder

  • Raman lidar and sunphotometric measurements of aerosol optical properties over Thessaloniki, Greece during a biomass burning episode

    D. S. Balis;V. Amiridis;C. Zerefos;C. Zerefos;E. Gerasopoulos

  • A review of 2000 years of paleoclimatic evidence in the Mediterranean

    Jürg Luterbacher;Ricardo García-Herrera;Sena Akcer-On;Rob Allan

  • Forecasting peak pollutant levels from meteorological variables

    Ioannis C. Ziomas;Dimitrios Melas;Christos S. Zerefos;Alkiviadis F. Bais

  • Ozone trends at northern mid- and high latitudes - a European perspective

    N. R. P. Harris;E. Kyrö;J. Staehelin;Dennis Brunner

  • Comparison of OMI NO2 tropospheric columns with an ensemble of global and European regional air quality models

    V. Huijnen;H. J. Eskes;A. Poupkou;H. Elbern

  • Measurements of Saharan dust aerosols over the Eastern Mediterranean using elastic backscatter-Raman lidar, spectrophotometric and satellite observations in the frame of the EARLINET project

    A. Papayannis;D. Balis;V. Amiridis;G. Chourdakis;G. Chourdakis

  • The effect of the total solar eclipse of 29 March 2006 on meteorological variables in Greece

    D. Founda;D. Melas;S. Lykoudis;I. Lisaridis

  • Data assimilation of satellite-retrieved ozone, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide with ECMWF's Composition-IFS

    A. Inness;A. M. Blechschmidt;I. Bouarar;S. Chabrillat

  • Trends in stratospheric and free tropospheric ozone

    N. R. P. Harris;G. Ancellet;L. Bishop;D. J. Hofmann

  • TROPOMI/S5P total ozone column data: global ground-based validation and consistency with other satellite missions

    Katerina Garane;Maria-Elissavet Koukouli;Tijl Verhoelst;Christophe Lerot

Frequent Co-Authors

Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dimitris Balis
Dimitris Balis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Prodromos Zanis
Prodromos Zanis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dimitrios Melas
Dimitrios Melas Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Kleareti Tourpali
Kleareti Tourpali Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Evangelos Gerasopoulos
Evangelos Gerasopoulos National Observatory of Athens
Ivar S. A. Isaksen
Ivar S. A. Isaksen University of Oslo
Alexandros Papayannis
Alexandros Papayannis National Technical University of Athens
Panagiotis T. Nastos
Panagiotis T. Nastos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Stelios Kazadzis
Stelios Kazadzis Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation Center

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