2026 Dorothy Koch: 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	71	1540	1462	651	597	114	33314

Overview

Dorothy Koch is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Additionally, their work intersects with the field of Communication.

The scientist's research topics include:

Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
Climate variability and models
Social Media and Politics

Dorothy Koch has contributed to several recent publications. These include:

"EPIC as a Catalyst for NOAA's Future Earth Prediction System," 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"Air quality and aerosol predictions at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their applications," 2020, ISEE Conference Abstracts
"Joint Collaboration on Coupled Data Assimilation and Modeling," 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"VÍTIMAS EM DESTAQUES: Fatores de visibilidadena cobertura jornalística de feminicidios," 2024, Revista Observatório

The frequent co-authors associated with Dorothy Koch's research include:

Ivanka Štajner
Louis W. Uccellini
Richard W. Spinrad
Craig McLean
William M. Lapenta

Dorothy Koch's work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
ISEE Conference Abstracts
Revista Observatório

Best Publications

Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

Tami C. Bond;Sarah J. Doherty;D. W. Fahey;Piers Forster

6819
Citations
Efficacy of climate forcings

J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;L. Nazarenko

1694
Citations
Analysis and quantification of the diversities of aerosol life cycles within AeroCom

C. Textor;M. Schulz;S. Guibert;S. Kinne

1392
Citations
Earth's Energy Imbalance: Confirmation and Implications

James Hansen;Larissa Nazarenko;Reto Ruedy;Makiko Sato

1268
Citations
Global dust model intercomparison in AeroCom phase I

N. Huneeus;M. Schulz;Y. Balkanski;J. Griesfeller

1108
Citations
Improved Attribution of Climate Forcing to Emissions

Drew T. Shindell;Greg Faluvegi;Dorothy M. Koch;Gavin A. Schmidt

1092
Citations
Present-Day Atmospheric Simulations Using GISS ModelE: Comparison to In Situ, Satellite, and Reanalysis Data

Gavin A. Schmidt;Reto Ruedy;James E. Hansen;Igor Aleinov

1062
Citations
A review of measurement-based assessments of the aerosol direct radiative effect and forcing

H. Yu;H. Yu;Y. J. Kaufman;M. Chin;G. Feingold

996
Citations
An AeroCom Initial Assessment - Optical Properties in Aerosol Component Modules of Global Models

S. Kinne;M. Schulz;C. Textor;S. Guibert

865
Citations
Configuration and Assessment of the GISS ModelE2 Contributions to the CMIP5 Archive

Gavin A. Schmidt;Max Kelley;Larissa Nazarenko;Reto Ruedy

735
Citations
Radiative forcing by aerosols as derived from the AeroCom present-day and pre-industrial simulations

M. Schulz;C. Textor;S. Kinne;Yves Balkanski

720
Citations
Black carbon semi-direct effects on cloud cover: review and synthesis

D. Koch;D. Koch;A. D. Del Genio

689
Citations
Evaluation of black carbon estimations in global aerosol models

D. Koch;D. Koch;M. Schulz;S. Kinne;C. McNaughton

615
Citations
The AeroCom evaluation and intercomparison of organic aerosol in global models

K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis;N. Daskalakis;N. Daskalakis;M. Kanakidou;P. J. Adams

481
Citations
Short-lived pollutants in the Arctic: their climate impact and possible mitigation strategies

P. K. Quinn;T. S. Bates;E. Baum;N. Doubleday

469
Citations
Aerosol indirect effects – general circulation model intercomparison and evaluation with satellite data

Johannes Quaas;Yi Ming;Surabi Menon;Surabi Menon;T. Takemura

468
Citations
Dangerous human-made interference with climate: a GISS modelE study

J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;P. Kharecha

441
Citations
Global concentrations of tropospheric sulfate, nitrate, and ammonium aerosol simulated in a general circulation model

Peter J. Adams;John H. Seinfeld;Dorothy M. Koch

439
Citations
Climate forcings in Goddard Institute for Space Studies SI2000 simulations

J. Hansen;M. Sato;M. Sato;L. Nazarenko;L. Nazarenko;R. Ruedy

430
Citations
Tropospheric sulfur simulation and sulfate direct radiative forcing in the Goddard Institute for Space Studies general circulation model

Dorothy Koch;Daniel James Jacob;Ina Tegen;David Michael Rind

363
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susanne E. Bauer Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Drew T. Shindell Duke University

Surabi Menon Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nadine Unger University of Exeter

Ron L. Miller Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Gavin A. Schmidt Goddard Institute for Space Studies

James Hansen Columbia University

Mian Chin Goddard Space Flight Center

Xiaohong Liu Texas A&M University

Anastasia Romanou Goddard Institute for Space Studies

External Links

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