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Heidi Huntrieser

Heidi Huntrieser

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
5737
World Ranking
8869
National Ranking
541

Heidi Huntrieser 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 Heidi Huntrieser sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 140 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heidi Huntrieser 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 Heidi Huntrieser sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heidi Huntrieser is affiliated with the German Aerospace Center in Germany and has a research profile centered on Environmental Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Atmospheric Science, with additional contributions to Environmental Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their research covers a range of topics, with significant focus on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and Fire effects on ecosystems. Other areas of their scholarly work include Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Heidi Huntrieser has contributed to several scientific publications across reputable venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Nature Communications
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Their recent published papers illustrate a focus on the interaction between atmospheric phenomena and environmental conditions. Selected papers include:

  • Variation of lightning-ignited wildfire patterns under climate change, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Urban greenhouse gas emissions from the Berlin area: A case study using airborne CO2 and CH4 in situ observations in summer 2018, 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Lightning-ignited wildfires and long continuing current lightning in the Mediterranean Basin: preferential meteorological conditions, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Overview: On the transport and transformation of pollutants in the outflow of major population centres - observational data from the EMeRGe European intensive operational period in summer 2017, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Influence of the COVID-19 lockdown on lightning activity in the Po Valley, 2021, Atmospheric Research

Collaboration forms an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Francisco J. Pérez-Invernón, Francisco J. Gordillo-Vázquez, Patrick Jöckel, Anke Roiger, and Robert Baumann. These partnerships have supported work addressing topics related to atmospheric dynamics and environmental impacts.

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality

    P.S. Monks;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;S. Fuzzi;A. Stohl

  • The global lightning-induced nitrogen oxides source

    Ulrich Schumann;Heidi Huntrieser

  • A Backward Modeling Study of Intercontinental Pollution Transport using Aircraft Measurements

    A. Stohl;C. Forster;S. Eckhardt;N. Spichtinger

  • The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Field Campaign

    Mary C. Barth;Christopher A. Cantrell;William H. Brune;Steven A. Rutledge

  • Transport and production of NO X in electrified thunderstorms: Survey of previous studies and new observations at midlatitudes

    H. Huntrieser;H. Schlager;C. Feigl;H. Höller

  • Comparison of Traditional and Newly Developed Thunderstorm Indices for Switzerland

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  • Intercontinental air pollution transport from North America to Europe: Experimental evidence from airborne measurements and surface observations

    H. Huntrieser;J. Heland;H. Schlager;C. Forster

  • Global chemical weather forecasts for field campaign planning: predictions and observations of large-scale features during MINOS, CONTRACE, and INDOEX

    M. G. Lawrence;P. J. Rasch;R. von Kuhlmann;J. Williams

  • Airborne Measurements of NOx, Tracer Species, and Small Particles during the European Lightning Nitrogen Oxides Experiment

    H. Huntrieser;C. Feigl;H. Schlager;F. Schroder

  • Volcanic SO2, BrO and plume height estimations using GOME‐2 satellite measurements during the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in May 2010

    Meike Rix;Pieter Valks;Nan Hao;Diego Loyola

  • Lightning activity in Brazilian thunderstorms during TROCCINOX: implications for NO x production

    H. Huntrieser;U. Schumann;H. Schlager;H. Höller

  • Model study on production and transport of lightning-produced NOx in a EULINOX supercell storm

    Thorsten Fehr;Hartmut Höller;Heidi Huntrieser

  • Effects of lightning NOx production during the 21 July European Lightning Nitrogen Oxides Project storm studied with a three-dimensional cloud-scale chemical transport model

    Lesley E. Ott;Kenneth E. Pickering;Kenneth E. Pickering;Georgiy L. Stenchikov;Heidi Huntrieser

  • Variation of lightning-ignited wildfire patterns under climate change

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  • Using cloud ice flux to parametrise large-scale lightning

    D. L. Finney;Ruth Doherty;O. Wild;H. Huntrieser

  • Thunderstorms enhance tropospheric ozone by wrapping and shedding stratospheric air

    Laura L. Pan;Cameron R. Homeyer;Cameron R. Homeyer;Shawn Honomichl;Brian A. Ridley

  • Direct satellite observation of lightning-produced NO x

    S. Beirle;H. Huntrieser;T. Wagner

  • The Mesoscale Structure of Severe Precipitation Systems in Switzerland

    H. H. Schiesser;R. A. Houze;H. Huntrieser

  • Aircraft measurements over Europe of an air pollution plume from Southeast Asia – aerosol and chemical characterization

    A. Stohl;C. Forster;C. Forster;H. Huntrieser;H. Mannstein

  • Perturbation of the European free troposphere aerosol by North American forest fire plumes during the ICARTT-ITOP experiment in summer 2004

    A. Petzold;B. Weinzierl;H. Huntrieser;A. Stohl

  • Rapid intercontinental air pollution transport associated with a meteorological bomb

    A. Stohl;H. Huntrieser;A. Richter;S. Beirle

  • Improvement and evaluation of the parameterisation of nitrogen oxide production by lightning

    E.W. Meijer;P.F.J. van Velthoven;D.W. Brunner;H. Huntrieser

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Schlager
Hans Schlager German Aerospace Center
Ulrich Schumann
Ulrich Schumann German Aerospace Center
Andreas Stohl
Andreas Stohl University of Vienna
Kenneth E. Pickering
Kenneth E. Pickering University of Maryland, College Park
Andreas Minikin
Andreas Minikin German Aerospace Center
Andreas Petzold
Andreas Petzold Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ilana B. Pollack
Ilana B. Pollack Colorado State University
Patrick Jöckel
Patrick Jöckel German Aerospace Center
Mary C. Barth
Mary C. Barth National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jeff Peischl
Jeff Peischl Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

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