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Haider Taha 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 Haider Taha sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 57 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Haider Taha 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 Haider Taha sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Haider Taha is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on environmental engineering and building and construction, with additional work in speech and hearing, global and planetary change, and aerospace engineering.

Their main research topics include urban heat island mitigation, building energy and comfort optimization, wind and air flow studies, noise effects and management, climate variability and models, aerodynamics and fluid dynamics research, and smart grid energy management.

Haider Taha has published research in several scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Development of an Urban Heat Mitigation Plan for the Greater Sacramento Valley, California, a Csa Koppen Climate Type (2021) in Sustainability
  • Micrometeorological effects and thermal-environmental benefits of cool pavements: findings from a detailed observational field study in Pacoima, California (2024) in Environmental Research Communications
  • A modeling study of cool surfaces and outdoor workers productivity at San Francisco International Airport (2024) in PNAS Nexus
  • Smart Buildings as Smart Loads: A Real-World Methodology for Demand Management in the Smart Grid (2025) in SVU-International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Applications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Haider Taha include Barrak Alahmad, Iona Isachsen, Yazan Alwadi, Anthony Bernheim, and E. T. Cooke.

Their work has appeared in publication venues such as Environmental Research Communications, Sustainability, PNAS Nexus, and SVU-International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Applications.

Best Publications

  • Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas

    H Akbari;M Pomerantz;H Taha

  • Urban climates and heat islands: albedo, evapotranspiration, and anthropogenic heat

    Haider Taha

  • The integrated WRF/urban modelling system: development, evaluation, and applications to urban environmental problems

    Fei Chen;Hiroyuki Kusaka;Robert Bornstein;Jason Ching

  • Mitigation of urban heat islands: materials, utility programs, updates

    Arthur H. Rosenfeld;Hashem Akbari;Sarah Bretz;Beth L. Fishman

  • Residential cooling loads and the urban heat island—the effects of albedo

    Haider Taha;Hashem Akbari;Arthur Rosenfeld;Joe Huang

  • The Potential of Vegetation in Reducing Summer Cooling Loads in Residential Buildings

    Y. J. Huang;H. Akbari;H. Taha;A. H. Rosenfeld

  • Analyzing the land cover of an urban environment using high-resolution orthophotos

    Hashem Akbari;L. Shea Rose;Haider Taha

  • Modeling impacts of increased urban vegetation on ozone air quality in the South Coast Air Basin

    Haider Taha

  • The impact of trees and white surfaces on residential heating and cooling energy use in four Canadian cities

    Hashem Akbari;Haider Taha

  • Heat island and oasis effects of vegetative canopies: Micro-meteorological field-measurements

    H. Taha;H. Akbari;A. Rosenfeld

  • Modeling the impacts of large-scale albedo changes on ozone air quality in the South Coast Air Basin

    Haider Taha

  • National Urban Database and Access Portal Tool

    Jason Ching;Michael Brown;Steven Burian;Fei Chen

  • Modifying a Mesoscale Meteorological Model to Better Incorporate Urban Heat Storage: A bulk-parameterization approach

    Haider Taha

  • Meso-urban meteorological and photochemical modeling of heat island mitigation

    Haider Taha

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

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

  • The potential for air-temperature impact from large-scale deployment of solar photovoltaic arrays in urban areas

    Haider Taha

  • Summer heat islands, urban trees, and white surfaces

    H. Akbari;A.H. Rosenfeld;H. Taha

  • The Wind-Shielding and Shading Effects of Trees on Residential Heating and Cooling Requirements

    Y.J. Huang;H. Akbari;H. Taha

  • ESTIMATING COST EFFECTIVENESS OF RESIDENTIAL YARD TREES FOR IMPROVING AIR QUALITY IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, USING EXISTING MODELS

    E.Gregory McPherson;Klaus I. Scott;James R. Simpson

  • Mesoscale meteorological and air quality impacts of increased urban albedo and vegetation

    Haider Taha;Sharon Douglas;Jay Haney

Frequent Co-Authors

Hashem Akbari
Hashem Akbari Concordia University
David J. Sailor
David J. Sailor Arizona State University
George Ban-Weiss
George Ban-Weiss University of Southern California
Ronnen Levinson
Ronnen Levinson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Fei Chen
Fei Chen National Center for Atmospheric Research
David J. Nowak
David J. Nowak US Forest Service
Alberto Martilli
Alberto Martilli Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Edward Ng
Edward Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
C. S. B. Grimmond
C. S. B. Grimmond University of Reading
Xuemei Wang
Xuemei Wang Jinan University

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