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51
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9677
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4739
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1751

Gavin R. McMeeking 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 Gavin R. McMeeking 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.

Gavin R. McMeeking 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 Gavin R. McMeeking sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gavin R. McMeeking is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with particular attention to subfields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, speech and hearing, and biophysics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Noise effects and management
  • Electromagnetic fields and biological effects

The scientist has contributed to publication venues such as:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Sensors
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Recent papers authored by Gavin R. McMeeking cover topics related to atmospheric particles, optical properties of aerosols, and indoor environment particle dynamics. Notable works include:

  • "Revisiting particle dry deposition and its role in radiative effect estimates" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Aerosol Mass and Optical Properties, Smoke Influence on O3, and High NO3 Production Rates in a Western U.S. City Impacted by Wildfires" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Performance Assessment of Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer (POPS)" (2020), published in Sensors
  • "Fates and spatial variations of accumulation mode particles in a multi-zone indoor environment during the HOMEChem campaign" (2021), published in Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • "Development of a new correction algorithm applicable to any filter-based absorption photometer" (2020), published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Frequent co-authors collaborating with McMeeking include:

  • Ethan Emerson
  • Anna L. Hodshire
  • Delphine K. Farmer
  • Holly M. DeBolt
  • Kelsey R. Bilsback

Best Publications

  • Sea spray aerosol as a unique source of ice nucleating particles

    Paul J. DeMott;Thomas C. J. Hill;Christina S. McCluskey;Kimberly A. Prather

  • Emissions of trace gases and aerosols during the open combustion of biomass in the laboratory

    Gavin R. McMeeking;Gavin R. McMeeking;Sonia M. Kreidenweis;Stephen Baker;Christian M. Carrico

  • Integrating laboratory and field data to quantify the immersion freezing ice nucleation activity of mineral dust particles

    P. J. DeMott;A. J. Prenni;A. J. Prenni;G. R. McMeeking;R. C. Sullivan

  • Absorptivity of brown carbon in fresh and photo-chemically aged biomass-burning emissions

    R. Saleh;C. J. Hennigan;G. R. McMeeking;W. K. Chuang

  • Evolution of trace gases and particles emitted by a chaparral fire in California

    Sheryl Kashi Akagi;J. S. Craven;J. W. Taylor;G. R. McMeeking;G. R. McMeeking

  • General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) - integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales

    M. Kulmala;A. Asmi;H. K. Lappalainen;H. K. Lappalainen;U. Baltensperger

  • Chemical and physical transformations of organic aerosol from the photo-oxidation of open biomass burning emissions in an environmental chamber

    C. J. Hennigan;M. A. Miracolo;G. J. Engelhart;A. A. May

  • Characterizing elemental, equivalent black, and refractory black carbon aerosol particles: a review of techniques, their limitations and uncertainties

    Daniel A. Lack;Hans Moosmüller;Gavin R. McMeeking;Rajan K. Chakrabarty

  • A method for smoke marker measurements and its potential application for determining the contribution of biomass burning from wildfires and prescribed fires to ambient PM2.5 organic carbon

    A. P. Sullivan;A. S. Holden;L. A. Patterson;G. R. McMeeking

  • Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes

    S. K. Akagi;Robert J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;S. Meinardi

  • Biomass burning smoke aerosol properties measured during Fire Laboratory at Missoula Experiments (FLAME)

    E. J. T. Levin;G. R. McMeeking;G. R. McMeeking;C. M. Carrico;L. E. Mack

  • Towards closing the gap between hygroscopic growth and activation for secondary organic aerosol: Part 1 – Evidence from measurements

    H. Wex;M. D. Petters;C. M. Carrico;E. Hallbauer

  • Light Absorption by Ambient Black and Brown Carbon and its Dependence on Black Carbon Coating State for Two California, USA, Cities in Winter and Summer

    Christopher D. Cappa;Xiaolu Zhang;Lynn M. Russell;Sonya Collier;Sonya Collier

  • Strong impact of wildfires on the abundance and aging of black carbon in the lowermost stratosphere

    Jeannine Ditas;Jeannine Ditas;Nan Ma;Nan Ma;Yuxuan Zhang;Denise Assmann

  • Airborne measurements of the spatial distribution of aerosol chemical composition across Europe and evolution of the organic fraction

    W. T. Morgan;J. D. Allan;K. N. Bower;E. J. Highwood

  • Ice nuclei emissions from biomass burning

    Markus D. Petters;Matthew T. Parsons;Matthew T. Parsons;Anthony J. Prenni;Paul J. DeMott

  • Aerosol emissions from prescribed fires in the United States: A synthesis of laboratory and aircraft measurements

    A. A. May;A. A. May;G. R. McMeeking;T. Lee;T. Lee;J. W. Taylor

  • Revisiting particle dry deposition and its role in radiative effect estimates

    Ethan W Emerson;Anna L Hodshire;Holly M DeBolt;Kelsey R Bilsback

  • Airborne observations of regional variation in fluorescent aerosol across the United States

    A. E. Perring;A. E. Perring;J. P. Schwarz;J. P. Schwarz;D. Baumgardner;M. T. Hernandez

  • Black carbon measurements in the boundary layer over western and northern Europe

    G. R. McMeeking;T. Hamburger;D. Liu;M. Flynn

  • Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes [Discussions]

    S. K. Akagi;R. J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;S. Meinardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonia M. Kreidenweis
Sonia M. Kreidenweis Colorado State University
Hugh Coe
Hugh Coe University of Manchester
Jeffrey L. Collett
Jeffrey L. Collett Colorado State University
Christian M. Carrico
Christian M. Carrico New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Taehyoung Lee
Taehyoung Lee Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Robert J. Yokelson
Robert J. Yokelson University of Montana
Amy P. Sullivan
Amy P. Sullivan Colorado State University
Paul J. DeMott
Paul J. DeMott Colorado State University
Markus D. Petters
Markus D. Petters North Carolina State University
William C. Malm
William C. Malm Colorado State University

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