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Felix Ploeger 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 Felix Ploeger 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.

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Felix Ploeger 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 Felix Ploeger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Felix Ploeger is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric sciences and environmental processes within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change subfields.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics related to atmospheric ozone, climate, aerosols, and gas dynamics. Some notable papers include:

  • Stratospheric aerosol layer perturbation caused by the 2019 Raikoke and Ulawun eruptions and their radiative forcing, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Global perturbation of stratospheric water and aerosol burden by Hunga eruption, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Upward transport into and within the Asian monsoon anticyclone as inferred from StratoClim trace gas observations, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • The evolution and dynamics of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai sulfate aerosol plume in the stratosphere, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Dehydration and low ozone in the tropopause layer over the Asian monsoon caused by tropical cyclones: Lagrangian transport calculations using ERA-Interim and ERA5 reanalysis data, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Regular co-authors include:

  • Paul Konopka (14 co-authored works)
  • Rolf Müller (11 co-authored works)
  • Jens-Uwe Grooß (9 co-authored works)
  • Martin Riese (7 co-authored works)
  • Johannes C. Laube (7 co-authored works)

Key publication venues for their work are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics (29 publications)
  • Communications Earth & Environment (2 publications)
  • Research Square (2 publications)
  • Meteorologische Zeitschrift (2 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (1 publication)

The principal fields of study encompass Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Subfields predominantly include Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, supported by additional research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Research topics frequently explored in their work consist of:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Best Publications

  • Impact of uncertainties in atmospheric mixing on simulated UTLS composition and related radiative effects

    Martin Riese;F. Ploeger;A. Rap;B. Vogel

  • Interaction of gravity waves with the QBO: A satellite perspective

    M. Ern;F. Ploeger;P. Preusse;J. C. Gille;J. C. Gille

  • Stratospheric aerosol layer perturbation caused by the 2019 Raikoke and Ulawun eruptions and their radiative forcing

    Corinna Kloss;Gwenaël Berthet;Pasquale Sellitto;Felix Ploeger;Felix Ploeger

  • Global perturbation of stratospheric water and aerosol burden by Hunga eruption

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  • Evaluating the advective Brewer-Dobson circulation in three reanalyses for the period 1979-2012

    Marta Abalos;Bernard Legras;Felix Ploeger;William J. Randel

  • Tropical troposphere to stratosphere transport of carbon monoxide and long-lived trace species in the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS)

    R. Pommrich;R. Pommrich;R. Müller;J.-U. Grooß;P. Konopka

  • Horizontal water vapor transport in the lower stratosphere from subtropics to high latitudes during boreal summer

    F. Ploeger;G. Günther;P. Konopka;Stephan Andreas Fueglistaler

  • Annual cycle of ozone at and above the tropical tropopause: observations versus simulations with the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS)

    P. Konopka;J.-U. Grooß;G. Günther;F. Ploeger

  • Impact of the vertical velocity scheme on modeling transport in the tropical tropopause layer

    F. Ploeger;P. Konopka;G. Günther;J.-U. Grooß

  • The evolution and dynamics of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai sulfate aerosol plume in the stratosphere

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  • A potential vorticity-based determination of the transport barrier in the Asian summer monsoon anticyclone

    F. Ploeger;C. Gottschling;S. Griessbach;J.-U. Grooß

  • New Insights on the Impact of Ozone-Depleting Substances on the Brewer-Dobson Circulation

    Marta Abalos;Lorenzo Polvani;Natalia Calvo;Douglas Kinnison

  • Horizontal transport affecting trace gas seasonality in the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL)

    F. Ploeger;P. Konopka;R. Müller;S. Fueglistaler

  • Quantifying the effects of mixing and residual circulation on trends of stratospheric mean age of air

    F. Ploeger;M. Abalos;T. Birner;P. Konopka

  • Quantifying pollution transport from the Asian monsoon anticyclone into the lower stratosphere

    Felix Ploeger;Paul Konopka;Kaley Walker;Martin Riese

  • Transport of the 2017 Canadian wildfire plume to the tropics via the Asian monsoon circulation

    Corinna Kloss;Gwenaël Berthet;Pasquale Sellitto;Felix Ploeger

  • Variability of stratospheric mean age of air and of the local effects of residual circulation and eddy mixing

    F. Ploeger;M. Riese;F. Haenel;P. Konopka

  • Dehydration and low ozone in the tropopause layer over the Asian monsoon caused by tropical cyclones: Lagrangian transport calculations using ERA-Interim and ERA5 reanalysis data

    Dan Li;Dan Li;Bärbel Vogel;Rolf Müller;Jianchun Bian

  • Upward transport into and within the Asian monsoon anticyclone as inferred from StratoClim trace gas observations

    Marc von Hobe;Felix Ploeger;Paul Konopka;Corinna Kloss

  • Response of stratospheric water vapor and ozone to the unusual timing of El Niño and the QBO disruption in 2015–2016

    Mohamadou Diallo;Mohamadou Diallo;Martin Riese;Thomas Birner;Paul Konopka

  • Insight from ozone and water vapour on transport in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL)

    F. Ploeger;S. Fueglistaler;J.-U. Grooß;G. Günther

  • Seasonal and inter-annual variability of lower stratospheric age of air spectra

    Felix Ploeger;Thomas Birner

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Konopka
Paul Konopka Forschungszentrum Jülich
Martin Riese
Martin Riese Forschungszentrum Jülich
Rolf Müller
Rolf Müller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Bernard Legras
Bernard Legras Sorbonne University
Jens-Uwe Grooß
Jens-Uwe Grooß Forschungszentrum Jülich
Thomas Birner
Thomas Birner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Stephan Borrmann
Stephan Borrmann Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Gabriele Stiller
Gabriele Stiller Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Martin Dameris
Martin Dameris German Aerospace Center
Patrick Jöckel
Patrick Jöckel German Aerospace Center

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