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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 37 8801 8443 3149 2927 110 7094

Istvan Laszlo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Istvan Laszlo between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Istvan Laszlo published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2011. 5 of the 122 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2011. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1982 2025

122 publications in total across all disciplines

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Istvan Laszlo: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 3
1993 3
1994 4
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 1
2002 1
2003 7
2004 4
2005 5
2006 2
2007 3
2008 7
2009 5
2010 4
2011 8
2012 6
2013 4
2014 3
2015 1
2016 4
2017 1
2018 4
2019 3
2020 6
2021 3
2022 5
2023 5
2024 2
2025 3
Total 122
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Istvan Laszlo 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 Istvan Laszlo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 101–110 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 110 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492 110
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Istvan Laszlo 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 Istvan Laszlo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

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 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267 37
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Istvan Laszlo is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the environmental sciences and earth and planetary sciences, with a strong emphasis on atmospheric aerosols and clouds as well as related atmospheric chemistry and gas dynamics topics.

Laszlo's work spans several interconnected scientific fields and subfields, including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Their research topics cover a range of atmospheric and environmental phenomena, highlighting:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models

Istvan Laszlo has frequently published in a number of notable scientific venues, including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Frontiers in Remote Sensing

Their recent papers demonstrate work on aerosol optical depth retrievals, satellite monitoring, and radiative transfer simulations. Notable recent publications include:

  • Improving GOES Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrievals using an empirical bias correction algorithm, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Refining aerosol optical depth retrievals over land by constructing the relationship of spectral surface reflectances through deep learning: Application to Himawari-8, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Monitoring multiple satellite aerosol optical depth (AOD) products within the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) data assimilation system, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Tracking Smoke from a Prescribed Fire and Its Impacts on Local Air Quality Using Temporally Resolved GOES-16 ABI Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 2021, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Polarized Radiative Transfer Simulations: A Tutorial Review and Upgrades of the Vector Discrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer Computational Tool, 2022, Frontiers in Remote Sensing

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Shobha Kondragunta
  • Hongqing Liu
  • R. T. Pinker
  • Yingtao Ma
  • Hye-Yun Kim

Best Publications

  • Modeling Surface Solar Irradiance for Satellite Applications on a Global Scale

    R. T. Pinker;I. Laszlo

  • Multiangle implementation of atmospheric correction (MAIAC): 2. Aerosol algorithm

    A. Lyapustin;A. Lyapustin;Y. Wang;Y. Wang;I. Laszlo;R. Kahn

  • Multiangle implementation of atmospheric correction (MAIAC): 1. Radiative transfer basis and look-up tables

    Alexei Lyapustin;Alexei Lyapustin;John Martonchik;Yujie Wang;Yujie Wang;Istvan Laszlo

  • Uncertainties in satellite remote sensing of aerosols and impact on monitoring its long-term trend: a review and perspective

    Z. Li;Z. Li;X. Zhao;R. Kahn;M. Mishchenko

  • Suomi‐NPP VIIRS aerosol algorithms and data products

    John M. Jackson;Hongqing Liu;Hongqing Liu;Istvan Laszlo;Istvan Laszlo;Shobha Kondragunta

  • Multi-angle implementation of atmospheric correction for MODIS (MAIAC): 3. Atmospheric correction

    Alexei I. Lyapustin;Yujie Wang;Yujie Wang;Istvan Laszlo;Thomas Hilker

  • Surface radiation budgets in support of the GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project (GCIP) and the GEWEX Americas Prediction Project (GAPP), including the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) project

    Rachel T. Pinker;J. Dan Tarpley;Istvan Laszlo;Kenneth E. Mitchell

  • Modeling of the scattering and radiative properties of nonspherical dust-like aerosols

    Ping Yang;Qian Feng;Gang Hong;George W. Kattawar

  • First global WCRP shortwave surface radiation budget dataset

    C. H. Whitlock;T. P. Charlock;W. F. Staylor;R. T. Pinker

  • Single-scattering properties of tri-axial ellipsoidal mineral dust aerosols: A database for application to radiative transfer calculations

    Zhaokai Meng;Ping Yang;George W. Kattawar;Lei Bi

  • Intercomparison of models representing direct shortwave radiative forcing by sulfate aerosols

    O. Boucher;S. E. Schwartz;T. P. Ackerman;T. L. Anderson

  • Global distribution of photosynthetically active radiation as observed from satellites

    R. T. Pinker;I. Laszlo

  • Preliminary evaluation of S-NPP VIIRS aerosol optical thickness

    Hongqing Liu;Hongqing Liu;Lorraine A. Remer;Jingfeng Huang;Jingfeng Huang;Ho Chun Huang;Ho Chun Huang

  • Development of the HIRS Outgoing Longwave Radiation Climate Dataset

    Hai-Tien Lee;Arnold Gruber;Robert G. Ellingson;Istvan Laszlo

  • General Purpose Fortran Program for Discrete-Ordinate-Method Radiative Transfer in Scattering and Emitting Layered Media: An Update of DISORT

    Si-Chee Tsay;Knut Stamnes;Warren Wiscombe;Istvan Laszlo

  • Intercomparison of shortwave radiative transfer codes and measurements

    Rangasayi N. Halthore;David Crisp;Stephen E. Schwartz;Gail Anderson

  • Study of long‐term trend in aerosol optical thickness observed from operational AVHRR satellite instrument

    Tom X.-P. Zhao;Tom X.-P. Zhao;Istvan Laszlo;Wei Guo;Andrew Heidinger

  • Angular anisotropy of satellite observations of land surface temperature

    Konstantin Y. Vinnikov;Yunyue Yu;Mitchell D. Goldberg;Dan Tarpley

  • Validation and expected error estimation of Suomi-NPP VIIRS aerosol optical thickness and Ångström exponent with AERONET

    Jingfeng Huang;Jingfeng Huang;Shobha Kondragunta;Istvan Laszlo;Istvan Laszlo;Hongqing Liu;Hongqing Liu

  • Equator crossing times for NOAA, ERS and EOS sun-synchronous satellites

    A. Ignatov;I. Laszlo;E. D. Harrod;K. B. Kidwell

  • Surface radiation budgets in support of the GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project (GCIP) and the GEWEX Americas Prediction Project (GAPP), including the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) project : GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project, Part 3 (GCIP3)

    Rachel T. Pinker;J. Dan Tarpley;Istvan Laszlo;Kenneth E. Mitchell

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachel T. Pinker
Rachel T. Pinker University of Maryland, College Park
Shobha Kondragunta
Shobha Kondragunta National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Alexei Lyapustin
Alexei Lyapustin Goddard Space Flight Center
Lorraine A. Remer
Lorraine A. Remer University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Yujie Wang
Yujie Wang University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Yuhang Wang
Yuhang Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Ping Yang
Ping Yang Texas A&M University
Norman G. Loeb
Norman G. Loeb Langley Research Center
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Andrew K. Heidinger
Andrew K. Heidinger National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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