2026 Donald J. Wuebbles: 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	75	1251	1185	538	494	433	27097

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Donald J. Wuebbles is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as global and planetary change, atmospheric science, water science and technology, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, as well as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to climate and atmospheric studies. Key research topics include:

Climate variability and models
Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Atmospheric ozone and climate
Climate change impacts on agriculture
Advanced aircraft design and technologies
Air quality and health impacts

Donald J. Wuebbles has published frequently in several venues, notably:

AGU Advances
Earth's Future
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Some of the recent papers include:

"The Need for Urban-Resolving Climate Modeling Across Scales," 2021, AGU Advances
"Revising the Ozone Depletion Potentials Metric for Short-Lived Chemicals Such as CF₃I and CH₃I," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
"The Potential Impact of a Clean Energy Society on Air Quality," 2022, Earth's Future
"An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change in Illinois," 2021, Illinois Data Bank
"Potential Impacts of Supersonic Aircraft Emissions on Ozone and Resulting Forcing on Climate: An Update on Historical Analysis," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Collaborations form an important element of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

Katharine Hayhoe
Rao Kotamarthi
Linda O. Mearns
Jennifer M. Jacobs
Jennifer Jurado

Recognition of their contributions is reflected in honors such as:

Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2009
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007

This profile outlines a focused career on understanding atmospheric processes, climate variability, and environmental impacts related to air quality and climate change, contributing through both research publications and collaborative efforts within the scientific community.

Best Publications

On the depletion of Antarctic ozone

Susan Solomon;Rolando R. Garcia;F. Sherwood Rowland;Donald J. Wuebbles

1979
Citations
Radiative forcing of climate

V. Ramanswamy;Keith Shine;Conway Leovy;Wei-Chyung Wang

1422
Citations
Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I

D.J. Wuebbles;D.W. Fahey;K.A. Hibbard;D.J. Dokken

1145
Citations
Atmospheric methane and global change

Donald J Wuebbles;Katharine Hayhoe

1132
Citations
Factors affecting the detection of trends: Statistical considerations and applications to environmental data

Gregory C. Reinsel;George C. Tiao;Xiao Li Meng

973
Citations
Energy implications of future stabilization of atmospheric CO2 content

Martin I. Hoffert;Ken Caldeira;Atul K. Jain;Erik F. Haites

960
Citations
Air Pollution and Noncommunicable Diseases: A Review by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies' Environmental Committee, Part 2: Air Pollution and Organ Systems.

Dean E. Schraufnagel;John R. Balmes;Clayton T. Cowl;Sara De Matteis

948
Citations
Radiative forcing of climate by changes in the vertical distribution of ozone

Andrew A. Lacis;Donald J. Wuebbles;Jennifer A. Logan

725
Citations
Monitoring and Understanding Trends in Extreme Storms: State of Knowledge

Kenneth E. Kunkel;Thomas R. Karl;Harold Brooks;James Kossin

651
Citations
China's international trade and air pollution in the United States

Jintai Lin;Da Pan;Steven J. Davis;Qiang Zhang

562
Citations
Air Pollution and Noncommunicable Diseases: A Review by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies’ Environmental Committee, Part 1: The Damaging Effects of Air Pollution

Dean E. Schraufnagel;John R. Balmes;Clayton T. Cowl;Sara De Matteis

555
Citations
Monitoring and Understanding Changes in Heat Waves, Cold Waves, Floods, and Droughts in the United States: State of Knowledge

Thomas C. Peterson;Richard R. Heim;Robert Hirsch;Dale P. Kaiser

527
Citations
Ch. 2: Our Changing Climate. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment

J. Walsh;D. Wuebbles;K. Hayhoe;J. Kossin

515
Citations
Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

Donald J. Wuebbles;David W. Fahey;Kathy A. Hibbard;Jeff R. Arnold

423
Citations
Regional Climate Change Projections for Chicago and the US Great Lakes

Katharine Hayhoe;Jeff VanDorn;Thomas Croley;Nicole Schlegal

423
Citations
Concerns about climate change and the role of fossil fuel use

Donald J. Wuebbles;Atul K. Jain

408
Citations
Formation of C7F15COOH (PFOA) and other perfluorocarboxylic acids during the atmospheric oxidation of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol.

T. J. Wallington;M. D. Hurley;J. Xia;Donald J Wuebbles

370
Citations
Regional climate change projections for the Northeast USA

Katharine Hayhoe;Cameron P Wake;Bruce T. Anderson;Xin-Zhong Liang

367
Citations
CMIP5 climate model analyses: Climate extremes in the United States

Donald Wuebbles;Gerald Meehl;Katharine Hayhoe;Thomas R. Karl

359
Citations
Nitrous Oxide: No Laughing Matter

Donald J. Wuebbles

359
Citations
Confronting climate change in the Great Lakes region : impacts on our communities and ecosystems

George W. Kling;Katharine Hayhoe;Lucinda B. Johnson;Donald J. Magnuson

349
Citations
Monitoring and Understanding Trends in Extreme Storms: State of Knowledge

Kenneth E. Kunkel;Thomas R. Karl;Harold Brooks;James P. Kossin

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Katharine Hayhoe Texas Tech University

Douglas E. Kinnison National Center for Atmospheric Research

Atul K. Jain University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kenneth E. Kunkel North Carolina State University

Xin-Zhong Liang University of Maryland, College Park

Alvin J. Miller National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jintai Lin Peking University

Michael F. Wehner Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Gregory C. Reinsel University of Wisconsin–Madison

Russell S. Vose National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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