2026 Daniel M. Murphy: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	73	1439	1365	614	562	180	17066

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Daniel M. Murphy is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Fire effects on ecosystems
Planetary Science and Exploration

Daniel M. Murphy has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Nature Geoscience
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

They have contributed to a number of scientific papers, some of the recent ones are:

"Global Measurements of Brown Carbon and Estimated Direct Radiative Effects", 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
"Widespread biomass burning smoke throughout the remote troposphere", 2020, Nature Geoscience
"The NASA Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) Mission: Imaging the Chemistry of the Global Atmosphere", 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"Dominant role of mineral dust in cirrus cloud formation revealed by global-scale measurements", 2022, Nature Geoscience
"Chlorine activation and enhanced ozone depletion induced by wildfire aerosol", 2023, Nature

The scientist frequently collaborates with others in their field. Regular co-authors include:

Gregory P. Schill
K. D. Froyd
C. A. Brock
Agnieszka Kupc
Christina Williamson

In recognition of their contributions, Daniel M. Murphy was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012.

Best Publications

The effect of physical and chemical aerosol properties on warm cloud droplet activation

G. Mcfiggans;P. Artaxo;Urs Baltensperger;H. Coe

812
Citations
In Situ Measurements of Organics, Meteoritic Material, Mercury, and Other Elements in Aerosols at 5 to 19 Kilometers

D. M. Murphy;D. S. Thomson;M. J. Mahoney

759
Citations
Aerosols, their Direct and Indirect Effects

J. E. Penner;M. O. Andreae;H. Annegarn;L. Barrie

738
Citations
Clarifying the Dominant Sources and Mechanisms of Cirrus Cloud Formation

Daniel J. Cziczo;Karl D. Froyd;Karl D. Froyd;Corinna Hoose;Eric J. Jensen

689
Citations
Single-particle mass spectrometry of tropospheric aerosol particles

D. M. Murphy;D. J. Cziczo;K. D. Froyd;P. K. Hudson

596
Citations
Influence of sea-salt on aerosol radiative properties in the Southern Ocean marine boundary layer

D. M. Murphy;J. R. Anderson;P. K. Quinn;L. M. McInnes

485
Citations
In situ measurements of total reactive nitrogen, total water, and aerosol in a polar stratospheric cloud in the Antarctic

D. W. Fahey;K. K. Kelly;G. V. Ferry;L. R. Poole

403
Citations
Observations of organic material in individual marine particles at Cape Grim during the First Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE 1)

Ann M. Middlebrook;Daniel M. Murphy;David S. Thomson

390
Citations
Reactive nitrogen and its correlation with ozone in the lower stratosphere and upper troposphere

D. M. Murphy;D. W. Fahey;M. H. Proffitt;S. C. Liu

353
Citations
Biomass burning in Siberia and Kazakhstan as an important source for haze over the Alaskan Arctic in April 2008

C. Warneke;C. Warneke;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;J. Brioude;J. Brioude;C. A. Brock

298
Citations
The design of single particle laser mass spectrometers

Daniel M. Murphy

277
Citations
Characteristics, sources, and transport of aerosols measured in spring 2008 during the aerosol, radiation, and cloud processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Project

C. A. Brock;J. Cozic;J. Cozic;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

275
Citations
An observationally based energy balance for the Earth since 1950

D. M. Murphy;S. Solomon;R. W. Portmann;K. H. Rosenlof

272
Citations
A large source of cloud condensation nuclei from new particle formation in the tropics.

Christina J. Williamson;Christina J. Williamson;Agnieszka Kupc;Agnieszka Kupc;Duncan Axisa;Kelsey R. Bilsback

270
Citations
Laser Ionization Mass Spectroscopy of Single Aerosol Particles

D. M. Murphy;D. S. Thomson

263
Citations
Persistence of climate changes due to a range of greenhouse gases

Susan Solomon;John S. Daniel;Todd J. Sanford;Daniel M. Murphy

240
Citations
Contribution of isoprene-derived organosulfates to free tropospheric aerosol mass

K. D. Froyd;S. M. Murphy;D. M. Murphy;J. A. de Gouw

238
Citations
An estimate of the flux of stratospheric reactive nitrogen and ozone into the troposphere

D. M. Murphy;D. W. Fahey

222
Citations
Deactivation of ice nuclei due to atmospherically relevant surface coatings

Daniel J Cziczo;Daniel J Cziczo;Karl D Froyd;Karl D Froyd;Stephane J Gallavardin;Stephane J Gallavardin;Ottmar Moehler

206
Citations
Organic aerosol formation downwind from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

J. A. de Gouw;J. A. de Gouw;A. M. Middlebrook;C. Warneke;C. Warneke;R. Ahmadov;R. Ahmadov

204
Citations
Mathematical treatment of the wall loss of a trace species in denuder and catalytic converter tubes

Daniel M. Murphy;David W. Fahey

202
Citations
ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols

S.C. Wofsy;S. Afshar;H.M. Allen;E.C. Apel

118
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl D. Froyd Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

David S. Thomson Original Code Consulting

Charles A. Brock National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Daniel J. Cziczo MIT

Ann M. Middlebrook National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Joshua P. Schwarz National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jeff Peischl Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Daniel A. Lack Earth System Research Laboratory

John S. Holloway National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

External Links

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