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2023

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D-Index
78
Citations
26164
World Ranking
1061
National Ranking
16

David Simpson 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 Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 189 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Simpson 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 Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

David Simpson is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and focuses their research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific emphasis on Atmospheric Science. Their scientific work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their research topics encompass a range of atmospheric and environmental phenomena, including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis

Simpson has contributed to scientific literature with research published in various journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Geoscientific model development
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biogeosciences

Their recent publications reflect ongoing engagement with atmospheric modeling and emissions studies. Notable papers include:

  • "High-resolution biogenic global emission inventory for the time period 2000-2019 for air quality modelling" (2022), Earth system science data
  • "Emissions of Carbonaceous Particulate Matter and Ultrafine Particles from Vehicles-A Scientific Review in a Cross-Cutting Context of Air Pollution and Climate Change" (2022), Applied Sciences
  • "Trends, composition, and sources of carbonaceous aerosol at the Birkenes Observatory, northern Europe, 2001-2018" (2021), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Carbon-nitrogen interactions in European forests and semi-natural vegetation - Part 1: Fluxes and budgets of carbon, nitrogen and greenhouse gases from ecosystem monitoring and modelling" (2020), Biogeosciences
  • "GenChem v1.0 - a chemical pre-processing and testing system for atmospheric modelling" (2020), Geoscientific model development

Throughout their career, Simpson has collaborated with several researchers frequently, indicating active participation in interdisciplinary teams. These co-authors include:

  • Mathew R. Heal
  • Jan Eiof Jonson
  • Alcide di Sarra
  • Giandomenico Pace
  • Massimo Vieno

Best Publications

  • The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues

    Mattias Hallquist;J. C. Wenger;U. Baltensperger;Y. Rudich

  • Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality

    P.S. Monks;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;S. Fuzzi;A. Stohl

  • The EMEP MSC-W chemical transport model -- technical description

    David Simpson;David Simpson;Anna Benedictow;Halldis Berge;Robert Bergström;Robert Bergström

  • Atmospheric composition change: Ecosystems–Atmosphere interactions

    D. Fowler;Kim Pilegaard;M.A. Sutton;Per Ambus

  • Modelling stomatal ozone flux across Europe.

    L.D. Emberson;M.R. Ashmore;H.M. Cambridge;D. Simpson

  • Inventorying emissions from nature in Europe

    David Simpson;Wilfried Winiwarter;Gunnar Börjesson;Steve Cinderby

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to vegetation

    Gina Mills;Håkan Pleijel;Christopher S. Malley;Baerbel Sinha

  • Impacts of European livestock production: nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and greenhouse gas emissions, land-use, water eutrophication and biodiversity

    Adrian Leip;Gilles Billen;Josette Garnier;Bruna Grizzetti

  • Arctic smoke – record high air pollution levels in the European Arctic due to agricultural fires in Eastern Europe in spring 2006

    A. Stohl;T. Berg;T. Berg;J. F. Burkhart;J. F. Burkhart;A. M. Fjǽraa

  • Source apportionment of PM2.5 organic aerosol over Europe: Primary/secondary, natural/anthropogenic, and fossil/biogenic origin

    András Gelencsér;Barbara May;David Simpson;David Simpson;Asunción Sánchez-Ochoa

  • Biogenic emissions in Europe: 1. Estimates and uncertainties

    David Simpson;Alex Guenther;C. Nicholas Hewitt;Rainer Steinbrecher

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report : Present-day ozone distribution and trends relevant to human health

    Zoe Louise Fleming;Ruth Doherty;Erika Von Schneidemesser;Christopher Malley

  • Towards a climate-dependent paradigm of ammonia emission and deposition

    Mark A. Sutton;Stefan Reis;Stuart N. Riddick;Ulrike Dragosits

  • Secondary organic aerosol reduced by mixture of atmospheric vapours

    Gordon McFiggans;Thomas F. Mentel;Juergen Wildt;Iida Pullinen;Iida Pullinen

  • The European Nitrogen Assessment

    Adrian Leip;Beat Achermann;Gilles Billen;Albert Bleeker

  • Evidence of widespread effects of ozone on crops and (semi-)natural vegetation in Europe (1990–2006) in relation to AOT40- and flux-based risk maps

    Gina Mills;Felicity Hayes;David Simpson;David Simpson;Lisa Emberson

  • General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) - integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales

    M. Kulmala;A. Asmi;H. K. Lappalainen;H. K. Lappalainen;U. Baltensperger

  • Dry deposition of reactive nitrogen to European ecosystems: a comparison of inferential models across the NitroEurope network

    C. R. Flechard;E. Nemitz;R. I. Smith;D. Fowler

  • Can we explain the trends in European ozone levels

    J. E. Jonson;D. Simpson;H. Fagerli;S. Solberg

  • New stomatal flux-based critical levels for ozone effects on vegetation

    Gina E. Mills;Hakan Pleijel;Sabine Braun;Patrick Buker

  • The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service global and regional emissions (April 2019 version)

    Claire Granier;Sabine Darras;Hugo Denier van der Gon;Doubalova Jana

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Bergström
Robert Bergström Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Juha-Pekka Tuovinen
Juha-Pekka Tuovinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Lisa Emberson
Lisa Emberson University of York
Karl Espen Yttri
Karl Espen Yttri Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Mark A. Sutton
Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council
Hilde Fagerli
Hilde Fagerli Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Stefan Reis
Stefan Reis University of Exeter
David Fowler
David Fowler University of Saskatchewan
Claire Granier
Claire Granier National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Eiko Nemitz
Eiko Nemitz UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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