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David J. Nowak 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. Nowak sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 260 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David J. Nowak 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. Nowak sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 92nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

David J. Nowak is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a substantial number of publications in this field. The scientist has contributed specifically to several subfields, including global and planetary change, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, plant science, and nature and landscape conservation.

The scientist's work covers topics such as urban green space and health, land use and ecosystem services, urban heat island mitigation, fire effects on ecosystems, urban stormwater management solutions, plant responses to elevated CO2, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

Notable recent papers authored by David J. Nowak include:

  • The increase of impervious cover and decrease of tree cover within urban areas globally (2012-2017), 2020, Urban forestry & urban greening
  • The disparity in tree cover and ecosystem service values among redlining classes in the United States, 2022, Landscape and Urban Planning

They have frequently collaborated with coauthors including Eric J. Greenfield, Theodore A. Endreny, Robert C. Coville, Alexis Ellis, and Satoshi Hirabayashi.

Their research has been published in several venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals and archives:

  • Urban forestry & urban greening
  • Forest Service Research Data Archive
  • Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Journal of Forestry

Best Publications

  • Air pollution removal by urban trees and shrubs in the United States

    David J. Nowak;Daniel E. Crane;Jack C. Stevens

  • CARBON STORAGE AND SEQUESTRATION BY URBAN TREES IN THE USA

    David J. Nowak;Daniel E. Crane

  • Tree and forest effects on air quality and human health in the United States

    David J. Nowak;Satoshi Hirabayashi;Allison Bodine;Eric Greenfield

  • Carbon storage and sequestration by trees in urban and community areas of the United States

    David J. Nowak;Eric J. Greenfield;Robert E. Hoehn;Elizabeth Lapoint

  • Benefits of restoring ecosystem services in urban areas

    Thomas Elmqvist;Heikki Martti Setälä;SN Handel;S van der Ploeg

  • Understanding the Benefits and Costs of Urban Forest Ecosystems

    David J. Nowak;John F. Dwyer

  • Quantifying urban forest structure, function, and value: the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project

    E. Gregory McPherson;David Nowak;Gordon Heisler;Sue Grimmond

  • Modeled PM2.5 removal by trees in ten U.S. cities and associated health effects.

    David J. Nowak;Satoshi Hirabayashi;Allison Bodine;Robert Hoehn

  • A Ground-Based Method of Assessing Urban Forest Structure and Ecosystem Services

    David J. Nowak;Daniel E. Crane;Jack C. Stevens;Robert E. Hoehn

  • Spatial heterogeneity and air pollution removal by an urban forest

    Francisco J. Escobedo;David J. Nowak

  • Urban ecosystems and the North American carbon cycle

    D. E. Pataki;R. J. Alig;A. S. Fung;N. E. Golubiewski

  • Chicago's urban forest ecosystem: results of the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project

    Gregory E. McPherson;David J. Nowak;Rowan A. Rowntree

  • Carbon storage by urban soils in the United States

    Richard V. Pouyat;Ian D. Yesilonis;David J. Nowak

  • Air pollution removal by trees in public green spaces in Strasbourg city, France

    Wissal Selmi;Christiane Weber;Emmanuel Rivière;Nadège Blond

  • Measuring and analyzing urban tree cover

    David J. Nowak;Rowan A. Rowntree;E.Gregory McPherson;Susan M. Sisinni

  • Contribution of Ecosystem Services to Air Quality and Climate Change Mitigation Policies: The Case of Urban Forests in Barcelona, Spain

    Francesc Baró;Lydia Chaparro;Erik Gómez-Baggethun;Johannes Langemeyer

  • Air pollution removal by urban forests in Canada and its effect on air quality and human health

    David J. Nowak;Satoshi Hirabayashi;Marlene Doyle;Mark McGovern

  • Analyzing the cost effectiveness of Santiago, Chile's policy of using urban forests to improve air quality

    Francisco J. Escobedo;John E. Wagner;David J. Nowak;Carmen Luz De la Maza

  • The Urban Forest Effects (UFORE) model: quantifying urban forest structure and functions

    David J. Nowak;Daniel E. Crane

  • Air pollution removal by Chicago's urban forest

    D.J. Nowak

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen R. Shifley
Stephen R. Shifley United States Department of Agriculture
Susan I. Stewart
Susan I. Stewart University of Wisconsin–Madison
John W. Coulston
John W. Coulston US Forest Service
Richard V. Pouyat
Richard V. Pouyat US Forest Service
Grant M. Domke
Grant M. Domke US Forest Service
David N. Wear
David N. Wear Resources For The Future
Francisco J. Escobedo
Francisco J. Escobedo US Forest Service
Carlo Calfapietra
Carlo Calfapietra National Research Council (CNR)
Rüdiger Grote
Rüdiger Grote Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Erik Gómez-Baggethun
Erik Gómez-Baggethun Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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