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D-Index
69
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18281
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1774
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748

David J. Diner 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 David J. Diner sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 337 publications — 90th percentile

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

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

David J. Diner 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 David J. Diner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David J. Diner is a researcher affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, and Environmental Engineering.

The research topics covered by David J. Diner include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate variability and models
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

The recent publications by David J. Diner reflect a wide scope of aerosol and atmospheric science investigations. These include:

  • "An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin", 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Introducing the 4.4 km spatial resolution Multi-Angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) aerosol product", 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Long-term mortality burden trends attributed to black carbon and PM2·5 from wildfire emissions across the continental USA from 2000 to 2020: a deep learning modelling study", 2023, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Aerosol retrievals from different polarimeters during the ACEPOL campaign using a common retrieval algorithm", 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "The Aerosol Characterization from Polarimeter and Lidar (ACEPOL) airborne field campaign", 2020, Earth system science data

David J. Diner frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
  • ACS ES&T Air
  • The Lancet Planetary Health

Collaborations have been an important part of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sina Hasheminassab
  • F. C. Seidel
  • M. J. Garay
  • О. В. Калашникова
  • Arlindo da Silva

Best Publications

  • Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument description and experiment overview

    D.J. Diner;J.C. Beckert;T.H. Reilly;C.J. Bruegge

  • Synergistic algorithm for estimating vegetation canopy leaf area index and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation from MODIS and MISR data

    Yuri Knyazikhin;J. V. Martonchik;Ranga B. Myneni;D. J. Diner

  • Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) global aerosol optical depth validation based on 2 years of coincident Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) observations

    Ralph A. Kahn;Barbara J. Gaitley;John V. Martonchik;David J. Diner

  • Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer global aerosol product assessment by comparison with the Aerosol Robotic Network

    Ralph A. Kahn;Barbara J. Gaitley;Michael J. Garay;David J. Diner

  • Techniques for the retrieval of aerosol properties over land and ocean using multiangle imaging

    J.V. Martonchik;D.J. Diner;R.A. Kahn;T.P. Ackerman

  • Polarimetric remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols: Instruments, methodologies, results, and perspectives

    Oleg Dubovik;Zhengqiang Li;Michael I. Mishchenko;Didier Tanré

  • Estimation of vegetation canopy leaf area index and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation from atmosphere‐corrected MISR data

    Y. Knyazikhin;J. V. Martonchik;D. J. Diner;R. B. Myneni

  • Smoke injection heights from fires in North America: analysis of 5 years of satellite observations

    M. Val Martin;J. A. Logan;R. A. Kahn;F.-Y. Leung

  • New directions in earth observing: Scientific applications of multiangle remote sensing

    David J. Diner;Gregory P. Asner;Roger Davies;Yuri Knyazikhin

  • MISR Aerosol Product Attributes and Statistical Comparisons With MODIS

    R.A. Kahn;D.L. Nelson;M.J. Garay;R.C. Levy

  • Regional aerosol retrieval results from MISR

    J.V. Martonchik;D.J. Diner;K.A. Crean;M.A. Bull

  • Wildfire smoke injection heights: Two perspectives from space

    Ralph A. Kahn;Ralph A. Kahn;Yang Chen;David L. Nelson;Fok-Yan Leung

  • Aerosol source plume physical characteristics from space-based multiangle imaging

    Ralph A. Kahn;W.-H. Li;Catherine Moroney;David J. Diner

  • Structure and meteorology of the middle atmosphere of Venus: Infrared remote sensing from the Pioneer Orbiter

    F. W. Taylor;R. Beer;M. T. Chahine;D. J. Diner

  • Using angular and spectral shape similarity constraints to improve MISR aerosol and surface retrievals over land

    David J. Diner;John V. Martonchik;Ralph A. Kahn;Bernard Pinty

  • Aerosol remote sensing over land: A comparison of satellite retrievals using different algorithms and instruments

    A.A. Kokhanovsky;F.-M. Breon;A. Cacciari;E. Carboni

  • Analysis of Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) aerosol optical depths over greater India during winter 2001-2004

    L. Di Girolamo;T. C. Bond;D. Bramer;D. J. Diner

  • Comparison of MISR and AERONET aerosol optical depths over desert sites

    J. V. Martonchik;D. J. Diner;R. Kahn;B. Gaitley

  • The value of multiangle measurements for retrieving structurally and radiatively consistent properties of clouds, aerosols, and surfaces

    David J. Diner;Bobby H. Braswell;Roger Davies;Nadine Gobron

  • Sensitivity of multiangle imaging to aerosol optical depth and to pure‐particle size distribution and composition over ocean

    Ralph Kahn;Pranab Banerjee;Duncan McDonald;David J. Diner

  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin

    Jens Redemann;Robert Wood;Paquita Zuidema;Sarah J. Doherty

Frequent Co-Authors

John V. Martonchik
John V. Martonchik Jet Propulsion Lab
Ralph A. Kahn
Ralph A. Kahn Goddard Space Flight Center
Anthony B. Davis
Anthony B. Davis California Institute of Technology
Carol J. Bruegge
Carol J. Bruegge Jet Propulsion Lab
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Michel M. Verstraete
Michel M. Verstraete University of the Witwatersrand
Brian Cairns
Brian Cairns Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Roger Davies
Roger Davies University of Auckland
Nadine Gobron
Nadine Gobron European Commission Joint Research Centre
Bernard Pinty
Bernard Pinty University of Clermont Auvergne

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