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Hitoshi Irie

Hitoshi Irie

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
45
Citations
7597
World Ranking
6417
National Ranking
115

Hitoshi Irie 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 Hitoshi Irie sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 259 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hitoshi Irie 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 Hitoshi Irie sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

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

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

Overview

Hitoshi Irie is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and specializes in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work primarily centers on Atmospheric Science and related subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics that characterize Irie's research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques

Irie's frequent publication venues highlight their contribution to scientific literature focused on atmospheric measurements, remote sensing, and environmental studies. Key venues include:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • Remote Sensing
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Among Irie's more recent publications are:

  • Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks (2021) - Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Comparative assessment of TROPOMI and OMI formaldehyde observations and validation against MAX-DOAS network column measurements (2021) - Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Intercomparison of NO 2, O 4, O 3 and HCHO slant column measurements by MAX-DOAS and zenith-sky UV-visible spectrometers during CINDI-2 (2020) - Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • An overview of and issues with sky radiometer technology and SKYNET (2020) - Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Validation of tropospheric NO 2 column measurements of GOME-2A and OMI using MAX-DOAS and direct sun network observations (2020) - Atmospheric measurement techniques

Irie collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Alessandro Damiani
  • Masahiro Momoi
  • Pradeep Khatri
  • Syuichi Itahashi
  • Gaïa Pinardi

Best Publications

  • New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)

    Jhoon Kim;Ukkyo Jeong;Myoung Hwan Ahn;Jae H. Kim

  • Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5p TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks

    Tijl Verhoelst;Steven Compernolle;Gaia Pinardi;Jean-Christopher Lambert

  • Improving algorithms and uncertainty estimates for satellite NO 2 retrievals: results from the quality assurance for the essential climate variables (QA4ECV) project

    K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Henk J. Eskes;Andreas Richter;Isabelle De Smedt

  • Evaluation of OMI operational standard NO 2 column retrievals using in situ and surface-based NO 2 observations

    L. N. Lamsal;L. N. Lamsal;N. A. Krotkov;E. A. Celarier;E. A. Celarier;W. H. Swartz;W. H. Swartz

  • Comparison of box-air-mass-factors and radiances for Multiple-Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) geometries calculated from different UV/visible radiative transfer models

    T. Wagner;T. Wagner;J. P. Burrows;T. Deutschmann;B. Dix

  • Eight-component retrievals from ground-based MAX-DOAS observations

    H. Irie;H. Takashima;Y. Kanaya;K.F. Boersma;K.F. Boersma

  • Retrieving tropospheric nitrogen dioxide from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument: effects of aerosols, surface reflectance anisotropy, and vertical profile of nitrogen dioxide

    J.-T. Lin;R. V. Martin;R. V. Martin;K. F. Boersma;K. F. Boersma;M. Sneep

  • Impacts of aerosols on summertime tropospheric photolysis frequencies and photochemistry over Central Eastern China

    J. Li;Z. Wang;X. Wang;K. Yamaji

  • First retrieval of tropospheric aerosol profiles using MAX-DOAS and comparison with lidar and sky radiometer measurements

    H. Irie;Y. Kanaya;H. Akimoto;H. Iwabuchi

  • Aerosol data assimilation using data from Himawari-8, a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite

    K. Yumimoto;T.M. Nagao;M. Kikuchi;T.T Sekiyama

  • Comparative assessment of TROPOMI and OMI formaldehyde observations and validation against MAX-DOAS network column measurements

    Isabelle De Smedt;Gaia Pinardi;Corinne Vigouroux;Steven Compernolle

  • Comparison of ambient aerosol extinction coefficients obtained from in-situ, MAX-DOAS and LIDAR measurements at Cabauw

    P. Zieger;E. Weingartner;J. Henzing;M. Moerman

  • An overview of and issues with sky radiometer technology and SKYNET

    Teruyuki Nakajima;Monica Campanelli;Huizheng Che;Victor Estellés;Victor Estellés

  • Validation of OMI tropospheric NO 2 column data using MAX-DOAS measurements deep inside the North China Plain in June 2006: Mount Tai Experiment 2006

    H. Irie;Y. Kanaya;H. Akimoto;H. Tanimoto

  • Long-term MAX-DOAS network observations of NO 2 in Russia and Asia (MADRAS) during the period 2007–2012: instrumentation, elucidation of climatology, and comparisons with OMI satellite observations and global model simulations

    Y. Kanaya;H. Irie;H. Irie;H. Takashima;H. Takashima;H. Iwabuchi;H. Iwabuchi

  • Quantitative bias estimates for tropospheric NO2 columns retrieved from SCIAMACHY, OMI, and GOME-2 using a common standard

    H. Irie;Kf Folkert Boersma;Kf Folkert Boersma;Y. Kanaya;H. Takashima;H. Takashima

  • The Cabauw Intercomparison campaign for Nitrogen Dioxide measuring Instruments (CINDI): design, execution, and early results

    A. J. M. Piters;K. F. Boersma;M. Kroon;J. C. Hains

  • Intercomparison of NO2, O4, O3 and HCHO slant column measurements by MAX-DOAS and zenith-sky UV-visible spectrometers during CINDI-2

    Karin Kreher;Michel Van Roozendael;Francois Hendrick;Arnoud Apituley

  • Intercomparison of slant column measurements of NO 2 and O 4 by MAX-DOAS and zenith-sky UV and visible spectrometers

    HK Roscoe;Van M Roozendael;C Fayt;du A Piesanie

  • MAX-DOAS formaldehyde slant column measurements during CINDI: intercomparison and analysis improvement

    G. Pinardi;M. Van Roozendael;N. Abuhassan;C. Adams

  • Technical Note: Determination of formaldehyde mixing ratios in air with PTR-MS: laboratory experiments and field measurements

    S. Inomata;H. Tanimoto;S. Kameyama;U. Tsunogai

  • Spectroscopic measurements of tropospheric CO, C2H6, C2H2, and HCN in northern Japan

    Y. Zhao;Y. Zhao;K. Strong;Y. Kondo;M. Koike

Frequent Co-Authors

Yugo Kanaya
Yugo Kanaya Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
Hajime Akimoto
Hajime Akimoto National Institute for Environmental Studies
Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Folkard Wittrock
Folkard Wittrock University of Bremen
Itsushi Uno
Itsushi Uno Kyushu University
Yasuhiro Sasano
Yasuhiro Sasano National Institute for Environmental Studies
Hiroshi Tanimoto
Hiroshi Tanimoto National Institute for Environmental Studies
M. Van Roozendael
M. Van Roozendael Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Jay R. Herman
Jay R. Herman University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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