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D-Index
80
Citations
18008
World Ranking
983
National Ranking
425

D. S. Covert 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 D. S. Covert sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 230 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D. S. Covert 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 D. S. Covert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

D. S. Covert is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research contributions include work published in academic venues focused on health and medical topics. Covert's profile includes collaborations with several coauthors on interdisciplinary studies related to ophthalmology and patient adherence to treatment protocols.

One notable recent publication by Covert is titled The Relationship between Glaucoma Medication Adherence, Eye Drop Technique, and Visual Field Defect Severity, published in 2020 through UNC Libraries. This work examines the connections between patients' adherence to prescribed glaucoma medications, the accuracy of their eye drop administration techniques, and the resulting severity of visual field loss. This study has received citation recognition within the academic community.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with D. S. Covert include:

  • Betsy Sleath
  • Susan J. Blalock
  • Jennifer Stone
  • Asheley Cockrell Skinner
  • Kelly W. Muir

The primary publication venue associated with Covert's research is:

  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Transport of Asian air pollution to North America

    Dan Jaffe;Theodore Anderson;Dave Covert;Robert Kotchenruther

  • Performance Characteristics of a High-Sensitivity, Three-Wavelength, Total Scatter/Backscatter Nephelometer

    T.L. Anderson;D.S. Covert;S.F. Marshall;M.L. Laucks

  • Size distributions and mixtures of dust and black carbon aerosol in Asian outflow: Physiochemistry and optical properties

    A. D. Clarke;Y. Shinozuka;V. N. Kapustin;S. Howell

  • Optical characteristics of atmospheric aerosols

    Alan P. Waggoner;Ray E. Weiss;Norman C. Ahlquist;David S. Covert

  • A Study of the Relationship of Chemical Composition and Humidity to Light Scattering by Aerosols

    D. S. Covert;R. J. Charlson;N. C. Ahlquist

  • The VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study Regional Experiment (VOCALS-REx): goals, platforms, and field operations

    R. Wood;C. R. Mechoso;C. S. Bretherton;R. A. Weller

  • Comparison of methods for deriving aerosol asymmetry parameter

    Elisabeth Andrews;Patrick J. Sheridan;Markus Fiebig;Markus Fiebig;Allison McComiskey

  • Modification, Calibration and a Field Test of an Instrument for Measuring Light Absorption by Particles

    Aki Virkkula;Norman C. Ahlquist;David S. Covert;William P. Arnott

  • New particle formation in the marine boundary layer

    David S. Covert;Vladimir N. Kapustin;Patricia K. Quinn;Timothy S. Bates

  • Variability of aerosol optical properties derived from in situ aircraft measurements during ACE-Asia

    Theodore L. Anderson;Sarah J. Masonis;David S. Covert;Norman C. Ahlquist

  • Aerosol optical properties in the marine boundary layer during the First Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE 1) and the underlying chemical and physical aerosol properties

    P. K. Quinn;D. J. Coffman;V. N. Kapustin;T. S. Bates

  • Design and Calibration of a Counterflow Virtual Impactor for Sampling of Atmospheric Fog and Cloud Droplets

    Kevin J. Noone;John A. Ogren;Jost Heintzenberg;Robert J. Charlson

  • Carboxylic acids, sulfates, and organosulfates in processed continental organic aerosol over the southeast Pacific Ocean during VOCALS‐REx 2008

    L. N. Hawkins;L. M. Russell;D. S. Covert;P. K. Quinn

  • Physical properties of marine boundary layer aerosol particles of the mid-Pacific in relation to sources and meteorological transport

    D. S. Covert;V. N. Kapustin;T. S. Bates;P. K. Quinn

  • Measurements of chloride depletion and sulfur enrichment in individual sea‐salt particles collected from the remote marine boundary layer

    L. M. McInnes;D. S. Covert;P. K. Quinn;M. S. Germani

  • Interactions between the sulfur and reduced nitrogen cycles over the central Pacific Ocean

    Patricia K. Quinn;Timothy S. Bates;James E. Johnson;David S. Covert

  • Processes controlling the distribution of aerosol particles in the lower marine boundary layer during the First Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE 1)

    Timothy S. Bates;Vladimir N. Kapustin;Patricia K. Quinn;David S. Covert

  • Bias in Filter-Based Aerosol Light Absorption Measurements Due to Organic Aerosol Loading: Evidence from Ambient Measurements

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  • The Reno Aerosol Optics Study: An Evaluation of Aerosol Absorption Measurement Methods

    Patrick J. Sheridan;W. Patrick Arnott;John A. Ogren;Elisabeth Andrews

  • Hygroscopic properties of aerosol particles in the north-eastern Atlantic during ACE-2

    Erik Swietlicki;Jingchuan Zhou;David S. Covert;Kaarle Hämeri

  • Particulate Emissions from Commercial Shipping. Chemical, Physical and Optical Properties.

    D. A. Lack;J. J. Corbett;T. Onasch;B. Lerner

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia K. Quinn
Patricia K. Quinn Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Timothy S. Bates
Timothy S. Bates University of Washington
Timothy V. Larson
Timothy V. Larson University of Washington
Robert J. Charlson
Robert J. Charlson University of Washington
Vladimir N. Kapustin
Vladimir N. Kapustin University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dean A. Hegg
Dean A. Hegg University of Washington
Lynn M. Russell
Lynn M. Russell University of California, San Diego
Haflidi H. Jonsson
Haflidi H. Jonsson Naval Postgraduate School
John A. Ogren
John A. Ogren National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jost Heintzenberg
Jost Heintzenberg Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

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