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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 58 10551 9530 2915 2393 239 12950

James B. Burkholder publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James B. Burkholder between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James B. Burkholder published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1988. 8 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 1988. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 9 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 2 publications
1980 2025

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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James B. Burkholder: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 9
1988 12
1989 3
1990 7
1991 9
1992 7
1993 6
1994 7
1995 7
1996 5
1997 12
1998 4
1999 4
2000 7
2001 5
2002 4
2003 3
2004 1
2005 7
2006 5
2007 4
2008 8
2009 4
2010 8
2011 8
2012 7
2013 8
2014 7
2015 11
2016 8
2017 3
2018 6
2019 8
2020 8
2021 3
2022 4
2023 6
2024 6
2025 2
Total 248
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James B. Burkholder publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James B. Burkholder sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 239 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216 239
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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James B. Burkholder D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James B. Burkholder sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930 58
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

James B. Burkholder is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Atmospheric Science.

Burkholder's work covers a range of topics involving atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, and spectroscopy and laser applications. Additional areas of study include air quality and health impacts, odor and emission control technologies, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and advanced chemical physics studies.

Frequent publication venues for Burkholder include:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (7 publications)
  • International Journal of Chemical Kinetics (7 publications)
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry (4 publications)
  • Chemical Physics Letters (3 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 publication)

Burkholder has collaborated often with a core group of researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Aparajeo Chattopadhyay
  • Vassileios C. Papadimitriou
  • Paul Marshall
  • J. M. Roberts
  • Dimitrios K. Papanastasiou

Selected recent papers in their body of work include:

  • Global airborne sampling reveals a previously unobserved dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism in the marine atmosphere, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Measurement of the Intramolecular Hydrogen-Shift Rate Coefficient for the CH3SCH2OO Radical between 314 and 433 K, 2023, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Atmospheric Fate of Methyl Isocyanate, CH3NCO: OH and Cl Reaction Kinetics and Identification of Formyl Isocyanate, HC(O)NCO, 2020, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Emissions and Atmospheric Chemistry of Furanoids from Biomass Burning: Insights from Laboratory to Atmospheric Observations, 2024, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Reactive nitrogen and total organic carbon calibration techniques for the Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer, 2023, Aerosol Science and Technology

Best Publications

  • Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies: Evaluation Number 18

    J. B. Burkholder;S. P. Sander;J. P. D. Abbatt;J. R. Barker

  • Absorption measurements of oxygen between 330 and 1140 nm

    Gary D. Greenblatt;John J. Orlando;James B. Burkholder;A. R. Ravishankara

  • High levels of nitryl chloride in the polluted subtropical marine boundary layer

    Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;James M. Roberts;A. R. Ravishankara;A. R. Ravishankara;Eric J. Williams;Eric J. Williams

  • Update on Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) and Other Gases of Interest to the Montreal Protocol

    A. Engel;M. Rigby;James B. Burkholder;Rafael Pedro Fernandez

  • Global airborne sampling reveals a previously unobserved dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism in the marine atmosphere.

    Patrick R. Veres;J. Andrew Neuman;J. Andrew Neuman;Timothy H. Bertram;Emmanuel Assaf;Emmanuel Assaf

  • Measurement of hydroxyl and hydroperoxy radical uptake coefficients on water and sulfuric acid surfaces

    David R. Hanson;James B. Burkholder;Carleton J. Howard;A. R. Ravishankara

  • Bias in Filter-Based Aerosol Light Absorption Measurements Due to Organic Aerosol Loading: Evidence from Laboratory Measurements

    Christopher D. Cappa;Daniel A. Lack;James B. Burkholder;A. R. Ravishankara

  • The photochemistry of acetone in the upper troposphere: A source of odd-hydrogen radicals

    S. A. McKeen;T. Gierczak;J. B. Burkholder;P. O. Wennberg

  • Photochemistry of acetone under tropospheric conditions

    Tomasz Gierczak;Tomasz Gierczak;James B. Burkholder;James B. Burkholder;Stefan Bauerle;Stefan Bauerle;A.R. Ravishankara;A.R. Ravishankara

  • Atmospheric degradation of ozone depleting substances, their substitutes, and related species.

    James B. Burkholder;R. A. Cox;A. R. Ravishankara

  • Measurement of HONO, HNCO, and other inorganic acids by negative-ion proton-transfer chemical-ionization mass spectrometry (NI-PT-CIMS): application to biomass burning emissions

    J. M. Roberts;P. Veres;P. Veres;C. Warneke;C. Warneke;J. A. Neuman;J. A. Neuman

  • Ultraviolet absorption cross sections of chlorine oxide (Cl2O2) between 210 and 410 nm

    James B. Burkholder;John J. Orlando;Carleton J. Howard

  • Investigation of the loss processes for peroxyacetyl nitrate in the atmosphere: UV photolysis and reaction with OH

    Ranajit K. Talukdar;James B. Burkholder;Anne-Marie Schmoltner;James M. Roberts

  • Laboratory studies of the homogeneous nucleation of iodine oxides

    J. B. Burkholder;J. Curtius;A. R. Ravishankara;E. R. Lovejoy

  • Temperature dependence of UV absorption cross sections and atmospheric implications of several alkyl iodides

    Coleen M. Roehl;James B. Burkholder;Geert K. Moortgat;A. R. Ravishankara

  • CF3CFCH2 and (Z)-CF3CFCHF: temperature dependent OH rate coefficients and global warming potentials

    Vassileios C. Papadimitriou;Vassileios C. Papadimitriou;Ranajit K. Talukdar;Ranajit K. Talukdar;R. W. Portmann;A. R. Ravishankara

  • H+O3 Fourier‐transform infrared emission and laser absorption studies of OH (X 2Π) radical: An experimental dipole moment function and state‐to‐state Einstein A coefficients

    David D. Nelson;Aram Schiffman;David J. Nesbitt;John J. Orlando

  • Vibrational and electronic spectroscopy of sulfuric acid vapor

    Paul E. Hintze;Henrik G. Kjaergaard;Veronica Vaida;James B. Burkholder

  • Temperature Dependence of the NO3 Absorption Spectrum

    R. J. Yokelson;James B. Burkholder;R. W. Fox;Ranajit K. Talukdar

  • Gas-Phase UV/Visible Absorption Spectra of HOBr and Br2O

    John J. Orlando;James B. Burkholder

  • Temperature dependence of the ozone absorption spectrum over the wavelength range 410 to 760 nm

    James B. Burkholder;Ranajit K. Talukdar

  • The essential role for laboratory studies in atmospheric chemistry

    James B. Burkholder;Jonathan P. D. Abbatt;Ian Barnes;James M. Roberts

  • NASA Data Evaluation (2015): Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies

    J. B. Burkholder;S. P. Sander;J. Abbatt;J. R. Barker

Frequent Co-Authors

Carleton J. Howard
Carleton J. Howard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A. R. Ravishankara
A. R. Ravishankara Colorado State University
Ranajit K. Talukdar
Ranajit K. Talukdar University of Colorado Boulder
Eric L. Fleming
Eric L. Fleming Goddard Space Flight Center
Robert W. Portmann
Robert W. Portmann National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Charles H. Jackman
Charles H. Jackman Goddard Space Flight Center
John J. Orlando
John J. Orlando National Center for Atmospheric Research
Abdelwahid Mellouki
Abdelwahid Mellouki Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Mary K. Gilles
Mary K. Gilles Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Robert E. Huie
Robert E. Huie National Institute of Standards and Technology

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