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D-Index
74
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39027
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1309
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559

G. James Collatz 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 G. James Collatz sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 230 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

G. James Collatz 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 G. James Collatz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 74 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.

Overview

G. James Collatz is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on Global and Planetary Change as well as Atmospheric Science.

They have contributed research on several main topics, including:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Their recent research output includes two published papers. The first paper, titled Bias-correcting carbon fluxes derived from land-surface satellite data for retrospective and near-real-time assimilation systems was published in 2021 in the journal Atmospheric chemistry and physics. The second, Application of NASA-Unified WRF model to carbon dioxide simulation- model development and evaluation, was published in 2020 in Environmental Modelling & Software.

Frequent coauthors in Collatz's research include:

  • Lesley Ott
  • Brad Weir
  • S. R. Kawa
  • Benjamin Poulter
  • Abhishek Chatterjee

Their work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Environmental Modelling & Software

G. James Collatz's research contributes to an understanding of how atmospheric composition and carbon fluxes interact with climatic and environmental changes globally. Their focus on modeling and satellite data assimilation techniques underlines an interdisciplinary approach bridging atmospheric sciences and environmental modeling.

Best Publications

  • Global fire emissions and the contribution of deforestation, savanna, forest, agricultural, and peat fires (1997-2009)

    G. R. van der Werf;J. T. Randerson;L. Giglio;L. Giglio;G. J. Collatz

  • Physiological and environmental regulation of stomatal conductance, photosynthesis and transpiration: a model that includes a laminar boundary layer

    G.James Collatz;J.Timothy Ball;Cyril Grivet;Joseph A Berry

  • A Revised Land Surface Parameterization (SiB2) for Atmospheric GCMS. Part I: Model Formulation

    P.J. Sellers;D.A. Randall;G.J. Collatz;J.A. Berry

  • Global fire emissions estimates during 1997–2016

    Guido R. van der Werf;James T. Randerson;Louis Giglio;Thijs T. van Leeuwen

  • Interannual variability in global biomass burning emissions from 1997 to 2004

    G. R. van der Werf;J. T. Randerson;L. Giglio;G. J. Collatz

  • Modeling the Exchanges of Energy, Water, and Carbon Between Continents and the Atmosphere

    P. J. Sellers;R. E. Dickinson;D. A. Randall;A. K. Betts

  • CO 2 emissions from forest loss

    G. R. van der Werf;D. C. Morton;R. S. DeFries;J. G. J. Olivier

  • A Revised Land Surface Parameterization (SiB2) for Atmospheric GCMS. Part II: The Generation of Global Fields of Terrestrial Biophysical Parameters from Satellite Data

    Piers J. Sellers;Compton J. Tucker;G. James Collatz;Sietse O. Los

  • A human-driven decline in global burned area

    N. Andela;N. Andela;D. C. Morton;L. Giglio;Y Chen

  • Canopy reflectance, photosynthesis, and transpiration. III : A reanalysis using improved leaf models and a new canopy integration scheme

    P.J. Sellers;J.A. Berry;G.J. Collatz;C.B. Field

  • Global distribution of C3 and C4 vegetation: Carbon cycle implications

    Christopher J. Still;Christopher J. Still;Joseph A. Berry;G. James Collatz;Ruth S. DeFries

  • Continental-scale partitioning of fire emissions during the 1997 to 2001 El Niño/La Niña period.

    Guido R. van der Werf;James T. Randerson;G. James Collatz;Louis Giglio

  • A global 1° by 1° NDVI data set for climate studies. Part 2: The generation of global fields of terrestrial biophysical parameters from the NDVI

    P. J. Sellers;C. J. Tucker;G. J. Collatz;S. O. Los

  • Global estimation of burned area using MODIS active fire observations

    L. Giglio;G.R. van der Werf;J.T Randerson;G.J. Collatz

  • Comparison of radiative and physiological effects of doubled atmospheric CO2 on climate

    P. J. Sellers;L. Bounoua;G. J. Collatz;D. A. Randall

  • Assessing variability and long-term trends in burned area by merging multiple satellite fire products

    L. Giglio;L. Giglio;J. T. Randerson;G. R. van der Werf;P. S. Kasibhatla

  • Effects of climate and atmospheric CO2 partial pressure on the global distribution of C4 grasses: present, past, and future

    G. James Collatz;Joseph A. Berry;James S. Clark

  • Carbon emissions from fires in tropical and subtropical ecosystems

    Guido R. Van Der Werf;James T. Randerson;G. James Collatz;Louis Giglio

  • Combining satellite data and biogeochemical models to estimate global effects of human-induced land cover change on carbon emissions and primary productivity

    R. S. DeFries;C. B. Field;I. Fung;G. J. Collatz

  • Climate regulation of fire emissions and deforestation in equatorial Asia

    G. R. van der Werf;J. Dempewolf;S. N. Trigg;J. T. Randerson

  • Effects of Land Cover Conversion on Surface Climate

    L. Bounoua;L. Bounoua;R. DeFries;G. J. Collatz;P. Sellers

  • Global Fire Emissions Database, Version 4.1 (GFEDv4)

    J.T. Randerson;G.R. Van Der Werf;L. Giglio;G.J. Collatz

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph A. Berry
Joseph A. Berry Carnegie Institution for Science
James T. Randerson
James T. Randerson University of California, Irvine
Jeffrey G. Masek
Jeffrey G. Masek Goddard Space Flight Center
Piers J. Sellers
Piers J. Sellers Goddard Space Flight Center
David A. Randall
David A. Randall Colorado State University
A. Scott Denning
A. Scott Denning Colorado State University
Yongkang Xue
Yongkang Xue University of California, Los Angeles
Sietse O. Los
Sietse O. Los Swansea University
Prasad S. Kasibhatla
Prasad S. Kasibhatla Duke University
Louis Giglio
Louis Giglio University of Maryland, College Park

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