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Isabelle De Smedt 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 Isabelle De Smedt sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Isabelle De Smedt 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 Isabelle De Smedt 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

Isabelle De Smedt is affiliated with the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. The subfields of study encompass Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Plant Science.

Their main research topics include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, the COVID-19 impact on air quality, and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Frequent co-authors associated with their work are:

  • Michel Van Roozendaël
  • Christophe Lerot
  • Nicolas Theys
  • Jean-François Müller
  • Lei Zhu

Their research has been published extensively in key journals, including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Isabelle De Smedt include:

  • "Comparative assessment of TROPOMI and OMI formaldehyde observations and validation against MAX-DOAS network column measurements," 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets," 2021, Nature
  • "TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations," 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Inferring Changes in Summertime Surface Ozone-NOx-VOC Chemistry over U.S. Urban Areas from Two Decades of Satellite and Ground-Based Observations," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Increases in surface ozone pollution in China from 2013 to 2019: anthropogenic and meteorological influences," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Best Publications

  • Increases in surface ozone pollution in China from 2013 to 2019: anthropogenic and meteorological influences

    Ke Li;Daniel J. Jacob;Lu Shen;Xiao Lu

  • Inferring Changes in Summertime Surface Ozone-NOx-VOC Chemistry over U.S. Urban Areas from Two Decades of Satellite and Ground-Based Observations.

    Xiaomeng Jin;Xiaomeng Jin;Arlene Fiore;Arlene Fiore;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Isabelle De Smedt

  • 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

  • Evaluating a Space-Based Indicator of Surface Ozone-NO x -VOC Sensitivity Over Midlatitude Source Regions and Application to Decadal Trends

    Xiaomeng Jin;Arlene M. Fiore;Lee T. Murray;Lukas C. Valin

  • Sulfur dioxide retrievals from TROPOMI onboard Sentinel-5 Precursor: algorithm theoretical basis

    Nicolas Theys;Isabelle De Smedt;Huan Yu;Thomas Danckaert

  • Algorithm theoretical baseline for formaldehyde retrievals from S5P TROPOMI and from the QA4ECV project

    Isabelle De Smedt;Nicolas Theys;Huan Yu;Thomas Danckaert

  • Structural uncertainty in air mass factor calculation for NO2 and HCHO satellite retrievals

    Alba Lorente;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Huan Yu;Steffen Dörner

  • Assessing the distribution and growth rates of NOx emission sources by inverting a 10-year record of NO2 satellite columns

    T. Stavrakou;J.-F. Müller;K. F. Boersma;I. De Smedt

  • Nine years of global hydrocarbon emissions based on source inversion of OMI formaldehyde observations

    Maite Bauwens;Trissevgeni Stavrakou;Jean François Müller;Isabelle De Smedt

  • 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

  • Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets.

    B. Franco;T. Blumenstock;C. Cho;Lieven Clarisse

  • TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations

    Corinne Vigouroux;Bavo Langerock;Carlos Augusto Bauer Aquino;Thomas Blumenstock

  • Observing atmospheric formaldehyde (HCHO) from space: validation and intercomparison of six retrievals from four satellites (OMI, GOME2A, GOME2B, OMPS) with SEAC4RS aircraft observations over the Southeast US.

    Lei Zhu;Daniel J. Jacob;Patrick S. Kim;Jenny A. Fisher

  • The 2005-2016 Trends of Formaldehyde Columns Over China Observed by Satellites: Increasing Anthropogenic Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds and Decreasing Agricultural Fire Emissions

    Lu Shen;Daniel J. Jacob;Lei Zhu;Qiang Zhang

  • Trend detection in satellite observations of formaldehyde tropospheric columns

    I. De Smedt;T. Stavrakou;J.-F. Müller

  • Top-down isoprene emissions over tropical South America inferred from SCIAMACHY and OMI formaldehyde columns

    Michael P. Barkley;Isabelle De Smedt;Michel Van Roozendael;Thomas P. Kurosu;Thomas P. Kurosu

  • Validation of OMI, GOME-2A and GOME-2B tropospheric NO 2 , SO 2 and HCHO products using MAX-DOAS observations from 2011 to 2014 in Wuxi, China: investigation of the effects of priori profiles and aerosols on the satellite products

    Yang Wang;Steffen Beirle;Johannes Lampel;Johannes Lampel;Mariliza Koukouli

  • Improved slant column density retrieval of nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde for OMI and GOME-2A from QA4ECV: intercomparison, uncertainty characterisation, and trends

    Marina Zara;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Isabelle De Smedt;Andreas Richter

  • Sulfur dioxide vertical column DOAS retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument: Global observations and comparison to ground-based and satellite data

    N. Theys;I. De Smedt;J. van Gent;T. Danckaert

  • Vertical profiles of NO 2 , SO 2 , HONO, HCHO, CHOCHO and aerosols derived from MAX-DOAS measurements at a rural site in the central western North China Plain and their relation to emission sources and effects of regional transport

    Yang Wang;Steffen Dörner;Sebastian Donner;Sebastian Böhnke

  • MAX-DOAS measurements of tropospheric NO 2 and HCHO in Munich and the comparison to OMI and TROPOMI satellite observations

    Ka Lok Chan;Matthias Wiegner;Jos van Geffen;Isabelle De Smedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaia Pinardi
Gaia Pinardi Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Diego Loyola
Diego Loyola German Aerospace Center
Jean-François Müller
Jean-François Müller Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Trissevgeni Stavrakou
Trissevgeni Stavrakou Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Steffen Beirle
Steffen Beirle Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Pieter Valks
Pieter Valks German Aerospace Center
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
Henk Eskes
Henk Eskes Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Jean-Christopher Lambert
Jean-Christopher Lambert Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

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