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D-Index
47
Citations
9196
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5739
National Ranking
2089

Douglas L. Westphal 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 Douglas L. Westphal sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 122 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas L. Westphal 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 Douglas L. Westphal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Douglas L. Westphal is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research profile does not list recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues, indicating either a focus on internal or classified projects or limited publicly available bibliographic information.

No specific book publications or named awards have been documented, suggesting that their contributions may primarily be in research reports, technical papers, or classified work within the Naval Research Laboratory framework.

Due to the absence of specified main fields of study, subfields, or detailed topics, it is not possible to characterize the scientific domains or thematic areas that Douglas L. Westphal concentrates on within the scope of their professional activities.

The available data does not provide detailed records of individual scientific contributions, making it difficult to analyze research trends, collaborations, or academic impact through publication metrics or citation counts.

Overall, Douglas L. Westphal appears to be a researcher active within a governmental research institution, with no publicly available specifics regarding their scientific focus or publication record at this time.

Best Publications

  • Asian Dust Events of April 1998

    Rudolf B. Husar;D. M. Tratt;B. A. Schichtel;S. R. Falke

  • In situ detection of biological particles in cloud ice-crystals

    Kerri A. Pratt;Paul J. DeMott;Jeffrey R. French;Zhien Wang

  • A multidimensional model for aerosols - Description of computational analogs

    O. B. Toon;R. P. Turco;D. Westphal;R. Malone

  • Global Monitoring and Forecasting of Biomass-Burning Smoke: Description of and Lessons From the Fire Locating and Modeling of Burning Emissions (FLAMBE) Program

    J.S. Reid;E.J. Hyer;E.M. Prins;D.L. Westphal

  • A case study of mobilization and transport of Saharan dust

    Douglas L. Westphal;Owen B. Toon;Toby N. Carlson

  • Long‐range transport of Siberian biomass burning emissions and impact on surface ozone in western North America

    Dan Jaffe;Isaac Bertschi;Lyatt Jaeglé;Paul Novelli

  • A two-dimensional numerical investigation of the dynamics and microphysics of Saharan dust storms

    Douglas L. Westphal;Owen B. Toon;Toby N. Carlson

  • A system for operational aerosol optical depth data assimilation over global oceans

    Jianglong Zhang;Jianglong Zhang;Jeffrey S. Reid;Douglas L. Westphal;Nancy L. Baker

  • Dust model intercomparison (DMIP) study over Asia: Overview

    Itsushi Uno;Zifa Wang;M. Chiba;Y. S. Chun

  • Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties in the Persian Gulf

    Alexander Smirnov;Brent N. Holben;Oleg Dubovik;Norm T. O'Neill

  • Analysis of measurements of Saharan dust by airborne and ground-based remote sensing methods during the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment (PRIDE)

    Jeffrey S. Reid;James E. Kinney;Douglas L. Westphal;Brent N. Holben

  • Measurements of heterogeneous ice nuclei in the western United States in springtime and their relation to aerosol characteristics

    Mathews S. Richardson;Paul J. DeMott;Sonia M. Kreidenweis;Daniel J. Cziczo;Daniel J. Cziczo

  • Regional and hemispheric impacts of anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions on summertime CO and O3 in the North Atlantic lower free troposphere

    R. E. Honrath;R. C. Owen;M. Val Martín;J. S. Reid

  • An 11-year global gridded aerosol optical thickness reanalysis (v1.0) for atmospheric and climate sciences

    Peng Lynch;Jeffrey S. Reid;Douglas L. Westphal;Jianglong Zhang

  • Simulations of microphysical, radiative, and dynamical processes in a continental-scale forest fire smoke plume

    Douglas L. Westphal;Owen B. Toon

  • Microphysical modeling of cirrus: 1. Comparison with 1986 FIRE IFO measurements

    Eric J. Jensen;Owen B. Toon;Douglas L. Westphal;Stefan Kinne

  • A high-resolution numerical study of the Asian dust storms of April 2001

    Ming Liu;Douglas L. Westphal;Shigong Wang;Atsushi Shimizu

  • April 1998 Asian dust event: A southern California perspective

    David M. Tratt;Robert J. Frouin;Douglas L. Westphal

  • Surface ocean‐lower atmosphere interactions in the Northeast Pacific Ocean Gyre: Aerosols, iron, and the ecosystem response

    Kenneth S. Johnson;Virginia A. Elrod;Steve E. Fitzwater;Joshua N. Plant

  • Airborne microorganisms in the African desert dust corridor over the mid-Atlantic ridge, Ocean Drilling Program, Leg 209

    Dale W. Griffin;Douglas L. Westphal;Michael A. Gray

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey S. Reid
Jeffrey S. Reid United States Naval Research Laboratory
Jianglong Zhang
Jianglong Zhang University of North Dakota
Edward J. Hyer
Edward J. Hyer United States Naval Research Laboratory
James R. Campbell
James R. Campbell United States Naval Research Laboratory
Owen B. Toon
Owen B. Toon University of Colorado Boulder
Sundar A. Christopher
Sundar A. Christopher University of Alabama in Huntsville
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Sara Basart
Sara Basart World Meteorological Organization
Ellsworth J. Welton
Ellsworth J. Welton Goddard Space Flight Center
Si-Chee Tsay
Si-Chee Tsay Goddard Space Flight Center

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