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David Topping is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to several subfields including environmental engineering, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, atmospheric science, global and planetary change, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

David Topping has contributed papers to various scientific journals, often appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmosphere
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "A predictive group-contribution model for the viscosity of aqueous organic aerosol," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "New Approach Combining Molecular Fingerprints and Machine Learning to Estimate Relative Ionization Efficiency in Electrospray Ionization," 2020, ACS Omega
  • "Modelling the effect of condensed-phase diffusion on the homogeneous nucleation of ice in ultra-viscous particles," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 severity: A cohort study in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom," 2023, Environmental Pollution
  • "Accurate Prediction of Organic Aerosol Evaporation Using Kinetic Multilayer Modeling and the Stokes-Einstein Equation," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

They have frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

  • Caroline Jay
  • Douglas Lowe
  • Ann Gledson
  • Manuele Reani
  • Thomas J. Bannan

Best Publications

  • Hygroscopic properties of submicrometer atmospheric aerosol particles measured with H-TDMA instruments in various environments—a review

    Erik Swietlicki;H-C Hansson;K Hameri;Birgitta Svenningsson

  • The viscosity of atmospherically relevant organic particles

    Jonathan P. Reid;Allan K. Bertram;David O. Topping;Alexander Laskin

  • New and extended parameterization of the thermodynamic model AIOMFAC: calculation of activity coefficients for organic-inorganic mixtures containing carboxyl, hydroxyl, carbonyl, ether, ester, alkenyl, alkyl, and aromatic functional groups

    A. Zuend;C. Marcolli;A. M. Booth;D. M. Lienhard;D. M. Lienhard

  • Secondary organic aerosol reduced by mixture of atmospheric vapours

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

  • 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

  • Closure study between chemical composition and hygroscopic growth of aerosol particles during TORCH2

    M. Gysel;M. Gysel;J. Crosier;D. O. Topping;J. D. Whitehead

  • Colorado River sediment transport: 1. Natural sediment supply limitation and the influence of Glen Canyon Dam

    David J. Topping;David M. Rubin;L. E. Vierra

  • Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol

    A. Kiendler-Scharr;A. A. Mensah;A. A. Mensah;E. Friese;David Topping

  • Saturation Vapor Pressures and Transition Enthalpies of Low-Volatility Organic Molecules of Atmospheric Relevance: From Dicarboxylic Acids to Complex Mixtures

    Merete Bilde;Kelley Barsanti;Murray Booth;Christopher D Cappa

  • Real-time sensing of bioaerosols: Review and current perspectives

    J. Alex Huffman;Anne E. Perring;Nicole J. Savage;Bernard Clot

  • A curved multi-component aerosol hygroscopicity model framework: Part 1 Inorganic compounds

    David O. Topping;G. B. McFiggans;H. Coe

  • A curved multi-component aerosol hygroscopicity model framework: Part 2 - Including organic compounds

    David O. Topping;G. B. McFiggans;H. Coe

  • Regional and global impacts of Criegee intermediates on atmospheric sulphuric acid concentrations and first steps of aerosol formation

    Carl J. Percival;Oliver Welz;Arkke J. Eskola;John D. Savee

  • Computation and analysis of the instantaneous-discharge record for the Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arizona : May 8, 1921, through September 30, 2000

    David J. Topping;John C. Schmidt;L.E. Vierra

  • Maternal carriage of Prevotella during pregnancy associates with protection against food allergy in the offspring

    Peter J Vuillermin;Peter J Vuillermin;Martin O'Hely;Fiona Collier;Fiona Collier;Katrina J Allen;Katrina J Allen

  • Measurements and Predictions of Binary Component Aerosol Particle Viscosity

    Young Chul Song;Allen E. Haddrell;Bryan R Bzdek;Jonathan Philip Reid

  • Microphysical explanation of the RH-dependent water affinity of biogenic organic aerosol and its importance for climate

    N. Rastak;A. Pajunoja;J. C. Acosta Navarro;J. Ma

  • Consistency between parameterisations of aerosol hygroscopicity and CCN activity during the RHaMBLe discovery cruise

    N. Good;N. Good;D. O. Topping;J. D. Allan;M. Flynn

  • Aerosol chemical characteristics from sampling conducted on the Island of Jeju, Korea during ACE Asia

    David Topping;Hugh Coe;Gordon McFiggans;Rachel Burgess

  • UManSysProp v1.0: an online and open-source facility for molecular property prediction and atmospheric aerosol calculations

    David Topping;Mark Barley;Michael K. Bane;Nicholas Higham

  • The rate and pattern of bed incision and bank adjustment on the Colorado River in Glen Canyon downstream from Glen Canyon Dam, 1956–2000

    Paul E. Grams;John C. Schmidt;David J. Topping

  • Surface tensions of multi-component mixed inorganic/organic aqueous systems of atmospheric significance: measurements, model predictions and importance for cloud activation predictions

    D.O. Topping;G.B. McFiggans;G. Kiss;Z. Varga

  • Paleogeographic reconstruction of the Death Valley extended region: Evidence from Miocene large rock-avalanche deposits in the Amargosa Chaos Basin, California

    David J. Topping

  • Simplification of the representation of the organic component of atmospheric particulates

    Gordon McFiggans;M. Rami Alfarra;James Allan;Keith Bower

  • Online gas- and particle-phase measurements of organosulfates, organosulfonates and nitrooxy organosulfates in Beijing utilizing a FIGAERO ToF-CIMS

    Michael Le Breton;Yujue Wang;Åsa M. Hallquist;Ravi Kant Pathak

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon McFiggans
Gordon McFiggans University of Manchester
Carl J. Percival
Carl J. Percival University of Manchester
Hugh Coe
Hugh Coe University of Manchester
Ilona Riipinen
Ilona Riipinen Stockholm University
Jonathan P. Reid
Jonathan P. Reid University of Bristol
Paul Connolly
Paul Connolly University of Manchester
Martin Gallagher
Martin Gallagher University of Manchester
James Allan
James Allan University of Manchester
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn University of Manchester
Paul I. Williams
Paul I. Williams University of Manchester

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