2026 Ian M. Brooks: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	49	5322	5100	404	391	167	7820

Ian M. Brooks 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 Ian M. Brooks sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 690+

This scientist: 167 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Ian M. Brooks 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 Ian M. Brooks sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ian M. Brooks is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans a wide range of topics related to atmospheric and cryospheric sciences, with a particular focus on polar regions.

Their research output includes publications in several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, arXiv (Cornell University), and Elementa Science of the Anthropocene.

Key research topics covered in Brooks' work are:

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
Cryospheric studies and observations
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Climate variability and models
Climate change and permafrost
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Brooks has authored or coauthored papers on a variety of subjects including the mechanisms behind aerosol production in polar environments and greenhouse gas fluxes. Notable recent papers are:

"Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Atmosphere," 2022, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
"Frequent new particle formation over the high Arctic pack ice by enhanced iodine emissions," 2020, published in Nature Communications
"First direct observation of sea salt aerosol production from blowing snow above sea ice," 2020, published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
"Shipborne eddy covariance observations of methane fluxes constrain Arctic sea emissions," 2020, published in Science Advances
"Highly Active Ice-Nucleating Particles at the Summer North Pole," 2022, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Their research often involves collaboration, with frequent coauthors including John Prytherch, Michael Tjernström, Ian A. Renfrew, Paul Zieger, and Ryan R. Neely.

Best Publications

A marine biogenic source of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles

Theodore W. Wilson;Luis A. Ladino;Peter A. Alpert;Mark N. Breckels

660
Citations
Overview of the MOSAiC expedition—Atmosphere

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534
Citations
Finding Boundary Layer Top: Application of a Wavelet Covariance Transform to Lidar Backscatter Profiles

Ian M. Brooks

471
Citations
An Arctic CCN-limited cloud-aerosol regime

T. Mauritsen;Joseph Sedlar;Michael Tjernström;Caroline Leck

277
Citations
A Method for Estimating the Turbulent Kinetic Energy Dissipation Rate from a Vertically Pointing Doppler Lidar, and Independent Evaluation from Balloon-Borne In Situ Measurements

Ewan J. O'Connor;Ewan J. O'Connor;Anthony J. Illingworth;Ian M. Brooks;Christopher D. Westbrook

274
Citations
Frequent new particle formation over the high Arctic pack ice by enhanced iodine emissions.

Andrea Baccarini;Linn Karlsson;Josef Dommen;Patrick Duplessis

220
Citations
A transitioning Arctic surface energy budget: the impacts of solar zenith angle, surface albedo and cloud radiative forcing

Joseph Sedlar;Michael Tjernström;Thorsten Mauritsen;Matthew D. Shupe

197
Citations
The Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS): Overview and experimental design

Michael Tjernström;Caroline Leck;C. E. Birch;J. W. Bottenheim

192
Citations
Cloud and boundary layer interactions over the Arctic sea ice in late summer

M. D. Shupe;P. O. G. Persson;I. M. Brooks;Michael Tjernström

175
Citations
Can new particle formation occur in the clean marine boundary layer

Liisa Pirjola;Colin D. O'Dowd;Ian M. Brooks;Markku Kulmala

165
Citations
Warm-air advection, air mass transformation and fog causes rapid ice melt

Michael Tjernström;Matthew D. Shupe;Matthew D. Shupe;Ian M. Brooks;P. Ola G. Persson;P. Ola G. Persson

149
Citations
The effect on thunderstorm charging of the rate of rime accretion by graupel

I.M. Brooks;C.P.R. Saunders;R.P. Mitzeva;S.L. Peck

148
Citations
Meteorological conditions in the central Arctic summer during the Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS)

Michael Tjernström;C. E. Birch;I. M. Brooks;M. D. Shupe

143
Citations
First direct observation of sea salt aerosol production from blowing snow above sea ice

Markus M. Frey;Sarah J. Norris;Ian M. Brooks;Philip S. Anderson

139
Citations
Observations of Strong Surface Radar Ducts over the Persian Gulf

Ian M. Brooks;Andreas K. Goroch;David P. Rogers

136
Citations
Highlights of Coastal Waves 1996

David P. Rogers;Clive E. Dorman;Kathleen A. Edwards;Ian M. Brooks

116
Citations
Wind Speed and Sea State Dependencies of Air‐Sea Gas Transfer: Results From the High Wind Speed Gas Exchange Study (HiWinGS)

B. W. Blomquist;S. E. Brumer;C. W. Fairall;B. J. Huebert

108
Citations
The Turbulent Structure of the Arctic Summer Boundary Layer During The Arctic Summer Cloud-Ocean Study

Ian M. Brooks;Michael Tjernström;P. Ola G. Persson;P. Ola G. Persson;Matthew D. Shupe;Matthew D. Shupe

95
Citations
A bird’s-eye view: Development of an operational ARM unmanned aerial capability for atmospheric research in Arctic Alaska

Gijs de Boer;Mark Ivey;Beat Schmid;Dale Lawrence

92
Citations
Arctic Summer Airmass Transformation, Surface Inversions, and the Surface Energy Budget

Michael Tjernström;Matthew D. Shupe;Matthew D. Shupe;Ian M. Brooks;Peggy Achtert;Peggy Achtert

87
Citations
The effects of high liquid water content on thunderstorm charging

C. P. R. Saunders;I. M. Brooks

82
Citations
Status and Future of Numerical Atmospheric Aerosol Prediction with a Focus on Data Requirements

Angela Benedetti;Jeffrey S. Reid;Peter Knippertz;John H. Marsham

76
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Tjernström Stockholm University

Matthew D. Shupe University of Colorado Boulder

Joseph Sedlar National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Byron Blomquist University of Colorado Boulder

Caroline Leck Stockholm University

Michael H. Smith University of Georgia

Thorsten Mauritsen Stockholm University

Daniel E. Wolfe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

P. Ola G. Persson University of Colorado Boulder

Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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