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149
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Donald R. Blake 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 R. Blake sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 1,123 publications — 100th percentile

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Donald R. Blake 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 R. Blake sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 149 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Donald R. Blake is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a specific focus on Atmospheric Science and associated subfields.

The scientist has contributed to numerous scholarly works, including papers published in well-known venues such as Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Atmospheric Environment, and Elementa Science of the Anthropocene.

Some recent publications include:

  • The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017, 2020, NOAA Institutional Repository
  • The Chemistry Mechanism in the Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2), 2020, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Global airborne sampling reveals a previously unobserved dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism in the marine atmosphere, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Revisiting the effectiveness of HCHO/NO2 ratios for inferring ozone sensitivity to its precursors using high resolution airborne remote sensing observations in a high ozone episode during the KORUS-AQ campaign, 2020, Atmospheric Environment
  • Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic volatile organic compounds contribute substantially to air pollution mortality, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Frequent coauthors working with Donald R. Blake include Simone Meinardi, Glenn S. Diskin, Eric C. Apel, Alan Fried, and Rebecca S. Hornbrook.

Among the primary venues where the scientist regularly publishes are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Their main research topics cover atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and vehicle emissions and performance.

Donald R. Blake's expertise also extends into specialized subfields such as global and planetary change, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, and automotive engineering.

The scientist has been recognized by major scientific organizations, including being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2009 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

    Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

  • Three decades of global methane sources and sinks

    Stefanie Kirschke;Philippe Bousquet;Philippe Ciais;Marielle Saunois

  • The global methane budget 2000–2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • Continuing worldwide increase in tropospheric methane, 1978 to 1987.

    Donald R. Blake;F. Sherwood Rowland

  • Transport of Asian air pollution to North America

    Dan Jaffe;Theodore Anderson;Dave Covert;Robert Kotchenruther

  • ENERGY AND MATERIAL FLOW THROUGH THE URBAN ECOSYSTEM

    Ethan H. Decker;Scott Elliott;Felisa A. Smith;Donald R. Blake

  • The Chemistry Mechanism in the Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2)

    Louisa K. Emmons;Rebecca H. Schwantes;Rebecca H. Schwantes;Rebecca H. Schwantes;John J. Orlando;Geoff Tyndall

  • Volatile organic compounds in 43 Chinese cities

    Barbara Barletta;Simone Meinardi;F. Sherwood Rowland;Chuen-Yu Chan

  • Physical, chemical, and optical properties of regional hazes dominated by smoke in Brazil

    Jeffrey S. Reid;Peter V. Hobbs;Ronald J. Ferek;Donald R. Blake

  • Acetone in the atmosphere: Distribution, sources, and sinks

    H. B. Singh;D. O'Hara;D. Herlth;W. Sachse

  • Origin of ozone and NOx in the tropical troposphere: A photochemical analysis of aircraft observations over the South Atlantic basin

    Daniel James Jacob;E. G. Heikes;S.-M. Fan;S.-M. Fan;Jennifer A. Logan

  • Evidence from the Pacific troposphere for large global sources of oxygenated organic compounds

    H. Singh;Y. Chen;A. Staudt;D. Jacob

  • Ground-level ozone in four Chinese cities: Precursors, regional transport and heterogeneous processes

    L. K. Xue;L. K. Xue;Tao Wang;Tao Wang;J. Gao;A. J. Ding

  • Hydrocarbon and halocarbon measurements as photochemical and dynamical indicators of atmospheric hydroxyl, atomic chlorine, and vertical mixing obtained during Lagrangian flights

    Oliver W. Wingenter;Michael K. Kubo;Nicola J. Blake;Tyrrel W. Smith

  • Urban Leakage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Its Impact on Mexico City Air Quality

    Donald R. Blake;F. Sherwood Rowland

  • Air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: secondary pollutants and regional impact

    Tao Wang;Tao Wang;W. Nie;W. Nie;J. Gao;L. K. Xue;L. K. Xue

  • Monoaromatic compounds in ambient air of various cities: a focus on correlations between the xylenes and ethylbenzene

    Anne Monod;Barkley C Sive;Pasquale Avino;Tai Chen

  • Space‐based formaldehyde measurements as constraints on volatile organic compound emissions in east and south Asia and implications for ozone

    Tzung-May Fu;Daniel James Jacob;Paul I. Palmer;Paul I. Palmer;Kelly V. Chance

  • Airborne measurement of OH reactivity during INTEX-B

    J. Mao;J. Mao;X. Ren;X. Ren;W. H. Brune;J. R. Olson

  • Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002

    S. A. Montzka;P. J. Fraser;J. H. Butler;D. M. Cunnold

  • Global Methane Budget 2000-2012

    M. Saunois;P. Bousquet;B. Poulter;A. Peregon

Frequent Co-Authors

Simone Meinardi
Simone Meinardi University of California, Irvine
G. W. Sachse
G. W. Sachse Langley Research Center
Nicola J. Blake
Nicola J. Blake University of California, Irvine
Isobel J. Simpson
Isobel J. Simpson University of California, Irvine
Robert W. Talbot
Robert W. Talbot University of Houston
Elliot L Atlas
Elliot L Atlas University of Miami
Brian G. Heikes
Brian G. Heikes University of Rhode Island
Alan Fried
Alan Fried University of Colorado Boulder
James H. Crawford
James H. Crawford Langley Research Center
F. Sherwood Rowland
F. Sherwood Rowland University of California, Irvine

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