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Claus J. Nielsen

Claus J. Nielsen

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Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
16151
World Ranking
12448
National Ranking
33

Overview

Claus J. Nielsen is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and conducts research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly contributions focus on Atmospheric Science, with additional work in Spectroscopy, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics addressed in Nielsen's research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies

Their research output is published in various scientific venues, most frequently appearing in:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Reviews of Geophysics
  • International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Updated Global Warming Potentials and Radiative Efficiencies of Halocarbons and Other Weak Atmospheric Absorbers (2020, Reviews of Geophysics)
  • Performance of an amine-based CO2 capture pilot plant at the Fortum Oslo Varme Waste to Energy plant in Oslo, Norway (2021, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control)
  • Measurement report: Emission factors of NH 3 and NH x for wildfires and agricultural fires in the United States (2023, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)
  • Experimental and Theoretical Study of the OH-Initiated Degradation of Piperazine under Simulated Atmospheric Conditions (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A)
  • Atmospheric Chemistry of N-Methylmethanimine (CH3NCH2): A Theoretical and Experimental Study (2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A)

Nielsen frequently coauthors research with several scientists, including:

  • Tomáš Mikoviny
  • Armin Wisthaler
  • Liang Zhu
  • Simen Antonsen
  • Yngve Stenstrøm

Best Publications

  • Organic aerosol and global climate modelling: a review

    M. Kanakidou;J. H. Seinfeld;S. N. Pandis;I. Barnes

  • Global warming potentials and radiative efficiencies of halocarbons and related compounds: a comprehensive review

    Ø. Hodnebrog;M. Etminan;J. S. Fuglestvedt;G. Marston

  • The 2015 edition of the GEISA spectroscopic database

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;Raymond Armante;N.A. Scott;A. Chédin

  • Atmospheric chemistry and environmental impact of the use of amines in carbon capture and storage (CCS)

    Claus J. Nielsen;Hartmut Herrmann;Christian Weller

  • Molecular structure and internal motion of formamide from microwave spectrum

    Eizi Hirota;Ryoka Sugisaki;Claus Jørgen Nielsen;Georg Ole Sørensen

  • Synthesis of Triazenopyrazole Derivativesas Potential Inhibitors of HIV-1

    Janus S. Larsen;Magdy A. Zahran;Erik B. Pedersen;Claus Nielsen

  • Spectroscopic Study of Aqueous H2SO4 at Different Temperatures and Compositions: Variations in Dissociation and Optical Properties

    Cathrine E. Lund Myhre;Daniel H. Christensen;Flemming M. Nicolaisen;Claus J. Nielsen

  • ON THE COORDINATION AROUND MERCURY(II), CADMIUM(II) AND ZINC(II) IN DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE AND AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. AN X-RAY DIFFRACTION, RAMAN AND INFRARED INVESTIGATION

    Magnus Sandström;Ingmar Persson;Sten Ahrland;J. C. Sekutowski

  • Updated global warming potentials and radiative efficiencies of halocarbons and other weak atmospheric absorbers

    Øivind Hodnebrog;Borgar Aamaas;Jan S. Fuglestvedt;G. Marston

  • Correlation between carbohydrate structures on the envelope glycoprotein gp120 of HIV-1 and HIV-2 and syncytium inhibition with lectins.

    Hansen Je;Nielsen Cm;Nielsen C;Heegaard P

  • Spectra and structure of silicon‐containing compounds. XXXVI—Raman and infrared spectra, conformational stability, ab initio calculations and vibrational assignment of ethyldibromosilane

    Gamil A. Guirgis;Peter Klaboe;Shiyu Shen;David L. Powell

  • Kinetic study of gas‐phase reactions of pinonaldehyde and structurally related compounds

    M. Glasius;A. Calogirou;N. R. Jensen;J. Hjorth

  • Optical properties in the UV and visible spectral region of organic acids relevant to tropospheric aerosols

    C. E. Lund Myhre;C. J. Nielsen

  • The Preparation, Separation, and Characterization of the lel3- and ob3-Isomers of Tris(trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine)iridium(III) Complexes.

    F. Galsbøl;C. J. Nielsen;R. Suchi;O. Vikane

  • Atmospheric Chemistry of (CF3)2CF–C≡N: A Replacement Compound for the Most Potent Industrial Greenhouse Gas, SF6

    Mads P. Sulbaek Andersen;Mads P. Sulbaek Andersen;Mildrid Kyte;Simone Thirstrup Andersen;Claus J. Nielsen

  • Kinetic study of OH and NO3 radical reactions with 14 aliphatic aldehydes

    Barbara D'Anna;Øyvind Andresen;Ziv Gefen;Claus J. Nielsen

  • Atmospheric degradation and global warming potentials of three perfluoroalkenes

    G. Acerboni;J.A. Beukes;N.R. Jensen;J. Hjorth

  • Experimental and theoretical studies of gas phase NO3 and OH radical reactions with formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and their isotopomers

    Barbara D'Anna;Vebjørn Bakken;Jon Are Beukes;Claus J. Nielsen

  • Deuteration of Crystalline Hydroxides. Hydrogen Bonds of gamma-AlOO(H,D) and gamma-FeOO(H,D).

    A. Nørlund Christensen;M. S. Lehmann;P. Convert;Lothar Beyer

  • Atmospheric Chemistry of Hydrofluoroethers: Reaction of a Series of Hydrofluoroethers with OH Radicals and Cl Atoms, Atmospheric Lifetimes, and Global Warming Potentials

    Nathan Oyaro;Stig R Sellevåg;Claus J Nielsen

  • Density and Surface Tension of Aqueous H2SO4 at Low Temperature

    Cathrine E. L. Myhre;Claus J. Nielsen;Ole W. Saastad

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik B. Pedersen
Erik B. Pedersen University of Southern Denmark
Barbara D'Anna
Barbara D'Anna Aix-Marseille University
Armin Wisthaler
Armin Wisthaler University of Oslo
James E. Boggs
James E. Boggs The University of Texas at Austin
Tomas Mikoviny
Tomas Mikoviny University of Oslo
Jan Gerstoft
Jan Gerstoft Rigshospitalet
J. R. Durig
J. R. Durig University of Missouri–Kansas City
Rob Schuurman
Rob Schuurman Utrecht University
Anne-Mieke Vandamme
Anne-Mieke Vandamme Rega Institute for Medical Research
Claudia Balotta
Claudia Balotta University of Milan

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