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D-Index
75
Citations
27097
World Ranking
1251
National Ranking
538

Donald J. Wuebbles 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 Donald J. Wuebbles sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 433 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald J. Wuebbles 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 Donald J. Wuebbles sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 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

  • Radiative forcing of climate

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

  • Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I

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

  • Atmospheric methane and global change

    Donald J Wuebbles;Katharine Hayhoe

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

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

  • Energy implications of future stabilization of atmospheric CO2 content

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

  • 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

  • Radiative forcing of climate by changes in the vertical distribution of ozone

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

  • Monitoring and Understanding Trends in Extreme Storms: State of Knowledge

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Regional Climate Change Projections for Chicago and the US Great Lakes

    Katharine Hayhoe;Jeff VanDorn;Thomas Croley;Nicole Schlegal

  • Concerns about climate change and the role of fossil fuel use

    Donald J. Wuebbles;Atul K. Jain

  • 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

  • Regional climate change projections for the Northeast USA

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

  • CMIP5 climate model analyses: Climate extremes in the United States

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

  • Nitrous Oxide: No Laughing Matter

    Donald J. Wuebbles

  • 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

  • Monitoring and Understanding Trends in Extreme Storms: State of Knowledge

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe Texas Tech University
Douglas E. Kinnison
Douglas E. Kinnison National Center for Atmospheric Research
Atul K. Jain
Atul K. Jain University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kenneth E. Kunkel
Kenneth E. Kunkel North Carolina State University
Xin-Zhong Liang
Xin-Zhong Liang University of Maryland, College Park
Alvin J. Miller
Alvin J. Miller National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jintai Lin
Jintai Lin Peking University
Michael F. Wehner
Michael F. Wehner Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gregory C. Reinsel
Gregory C. Reinsel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Russell S. Vose
Russell S. Vose National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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