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D-Index
40
Citations
5875
World Ranking
8100
National Ranking
2901

George Ban-Weiss 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 George Ban-Weiss sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George Ban-Weiss 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 George Ban-Weiss sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

George Ban-Weiss was affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research focused primarily on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, building and construction, and atmospheric science.

Their work covered several main topics including:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Ban-Weiss published extensively in journals such as Environmental Research Letters, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Applied Energy, and contributed to ISEE Conference Abstracts. Four of their publications appeared in Environmental Research Letters alone.

Notable recent papers included:

  • The Effects of Coexposure to Extremes of Heat and Particulate Air Pollution on Mortality in California: Implications for Climate Change, 2022, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • How are cities planning for heat? Analysis of United States municipal plans, 2022, Environmental Research Letters
  • Measuring the impacts of a real-world neighborhood-scale cool pavement deployment on albedo and temperatures in Los Angeles, 2022, Environmental Research Letters
  • Self-cleaning and de-pollution efficacies of photocatalytic architectural membranes, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Utilizing smart-meter data to project impacts of urban warming on residential electricity use for vulnerable populations in Southern California, 2020, Environmental Research Letters

Their frequent co-authors included Joseph Ko, Hannah Schlaerth, Sam J. Silva, Md Mostafijur Rahman, and Rob McConnell, with collaborations ranging from five to eight joint publications. This reflects a pattern of ongoing research partnerships contributing to topics within environmental science and health-related fields.

Best Publications

  • A Numerical Investigation into the Anomalous Slight NOx Increase when Burning Biodiesel: A New (Old) Theory

    George A. Ban-Weiss;J.Y. Chen;Bruce A. Buchholz;Robert W. Dibble

  • Biophysical considerations in forestry for climate protection

    Ray G Anderson;Josep G Canadell;James T Randerson;Robert B Jackson

  • Importance of carbon dioxide physiological forcing to future climate change

    Long Cao;Govindasamy Bala;Ken Caldeira;Ramakrishna Nemani

  • Long-term changes in emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from on-road gasoline and diesel vehicles

    George A. Ban-Weiss;John P. McLaughlin;Robert A. Harley;Melissa M. Lunden

  • Micrometeorological simulations to predict the impacts of heat mitigation strategies on pedestrian thermal comfort in a Los Angeles neighborhood

    Mohammad Taleghani;David J. Sailor;George A. Ban-Weiss

  • Evaluating the ENVI-met microscale model for suitability in analysis of targeted urban heat mitigation strategies

    Peter J. Crank;David J. Sailor;George Ban-Weiss;Mohammad Taleghani

  • Dependence of climate forcing and response on the altitude of black carbon aerosols

    George A. Ban-Weiss;Long Cao;G. Bala;Ken Caldeira

  • Progress in urban greenery mitigation science – assessment methodologies advanced technologies and impact on cities

    Mat Santamouris;George Ban-Weiss;Paul Osmond;Riccardo Paolini

  • Carbonyl and Nitrogen Dioxide Emissions From Gasoline- and Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicles

    George A. Ban-Weiss;John P. McLaughlin;Robert A. Harley;Andrew J. Kean

  • Impact of remotely sensed albedo and vegetation fraction on simulation of urban climate in WRF-urban canopy model: A case study of the urban heat island in Los Angeles

    P. Vahmani;G. A. Ban-Weiss

  • Trends in on-road vehicle emissions of ammonia

    A.J. Kean;D. Littlejohn;G.A. Ban-Weiss;R.A. Harley

  • Geoengineering as an optimization problem

    George A Ban-Weiss;Ken Caldeira

  • The Effects of Coexposure to Extremes of Heat and Particulate Air Pollution on Mortality in California: Implications for Climate Change

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  • Measurement of Black Carbon and Particle Number Emission Factors from Individual Heavy-Duty Trucks

    George A. Ban-Weiss;Melissa M. Lunden;Thomas W. Kirchstetter;Robert A. Harley

  • Potential energy and climate benefits of super-cool materials as a rooftop strategy

    Amir Baniassadi;David J. Sailor;George A. Ban-Weiss

  • Size-resolved particle number and volume emission factors for on-road gasoline and diesel motor vehicles

    George A. Ban-Weiss;Melissa M. Lunden;Thomas W. Kirchstetter;Robert A. Harley

  • Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance. Part I: Analysis of roofing product databases

    Mohamad Sleiman;George Ban-Weiss;Haley E. Gilbert;David François

  • Climate forcing and response to idealized changes in surface latent and sensible heat

    George A Ban-Weiss;George A Ban-Weiss;Govindasamy Bala;Long Cao;Julia Pongratz

  • Albedo enhancement of marine clouds to counteract global warming: impacts on the hydrological cycle

    G. Bala;Ken Caldeira;Rama Nemani;Long Cao

  • Electricity production and cooling energy savings from installation of a building-integrated photovoltaic roof on an office building

    George Ban-Weiss;Craig Wray;Woody Delp;Peter Ly

  • Effects of urban land expansion on the regional meteorology and air quality of eastern China

    W. Tao;J. Liu;G. A. Ban-Weiss;D. A. Hauglustaine

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronnen Levinson
Ronnen Levinson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ken Caldeira
Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution for Science
Govindasamy Bala
Govindasamy Bala Indian Institute of Science
Junfeng Liu
Junfeng Liu Peking University
Robert A. Harley
Robert A. Harley University of California, Berkeley
Thomas W. Kirchstetter
Thomas W. Kirchstetter Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
David J. Sailor
David J. Sailor Arizona State University
Constantinos Sioutas
Constantinos Sioutas University of Southern California
Shu Tao
Shu Tao Peking University
Hugo Destaillats
Hugo Destaillats Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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