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James B. Kerr 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 James B. Kerr sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 102 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James B. Kerr 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 James B. Kerr sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - UNEP: The Montreal Protocol Innovators Award In recognition of your innovative work which has helped protect the ozone layer
  • 2007 - UNEP IPCC: Recognition by the IPCC for contributing to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC
  • 2005 - EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award For leadership and innovation in confirming ozone trends presented to The Ozone Science Tiger Team
  • 2003 - SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering Excellence Award For a Career of Excellence in Measurement and Interpretation of UV Radiation
  • 1995 - WMO Norbert-Gerbier - Mumm International Award
  • 1986 - Canada Award for Excellence For the successful and rapid transfer of the technology of the Brewer Spectrophotometer
  • 1984 - Member of WMO International Ozone Commission

Overview

James B. Kerr is affiliated with Environment and Climate Change Canada, where their research focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Epidemiology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics prominently cover Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Virology and Viral Diseases, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Recent publications illustrate the breadth of their work. These include:

  • The site-specific primary calibration conditions for the Brewer spectrophotometer (2023) published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Novel Variant Hendra Virus Genotype 2 Infection in a Horse in the Greater Newcastle Region, New South Wales, Australia (2022) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITATIONS ON SETTLING LOCATION OF LATE DEVONIAN SKELETOBIONTS IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN (2022) published in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

James B. Kerr has collaborated with several researchers frequently, including Xiaoyi Zhao, Vitali Fioletov, Alberto Redondas, Jülian Gröbner, and Luca Egli. These collaborations are reflected across different publications and research venues.

The main venues for their publications are Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for Large Upward Trends of Ultraviolet-B Radiation Linked to Ozone Depletion

    J. B. Kerr;C. T. McElroy

  • Factors affecting the detection of trends: Statistical considerations and applications to environmental data

    Gregory C. Reinsel;George C. Tiao;Xiao Li Meng

  • Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in the Atmosphere

    A. W. Brewer;C. T. Mcelroy;J. B. Kerr

  • Satellite estimation of spectral surface UV irradiance in the presence of tropospheric aerosols. 1. Cloud-free case

    N. A. Krotkov;P. K. Bhartia;J. R. Herman;V. Fioletov

  • Trends in the Vertical Distribution of Ozone: A Comparison of Two Analyses of Ozonesonde Data

    J. A. Logan;I. A. Megretskaia;A. J. Miller;G. C. Tiao

  • Detecting the recovery of total column ozone

    Gregory C. Reinsel;George C. Tiao;Charles H. Jackman

  • Trends of ozone in the troposphere

    S. J. Oltmans;A. S. Lefohn;H. E. Scheel;J. M. Harris

  • The Automated Brewer Spectrophotometer

    J. B. Kerr;C. T. McElroy;D. I. Wardle;R. A. Olafson

  • The UV Index: Definition, Distribution and Factors Affecting It

    Vitali E. Fioletov;James B. Kerr;Angus Fergusson

  • Satellite estimation of spectral UVB irradiance using TOMS derived total ozone and UV reflectivity

    T. F. Eck;P. K. Bhartia;J. B. Kerr

  • New methodology for deriving total ozone and other atmospheric variables from Brewer spectrophotometer direct sun spectra

    J. B. Kerr

  • Surface Ultraviolet Radiation

    J.B. Kerr;V.E. Fioletov

  • Trends in stratospheric and free tropospheric ozone

    N. R. P. Harris;G. Ancellet;L. Bishop;D. J. Hofmann

  • Satellite retrievals of erythemal UV dose compared with ground‐based measurements at northern and southern midlatitudes

    R. L. McKenzie;G. Seckmeyer;A. F. Bais;J. B. Kerr

  • Intercomparison of total ozone measured by the Brewer and Dobson spectrophotometers at Toronto

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  • Long‐term variations of UV‐B irradiance over Canada estimated from Brewer observations and derived from ozone and pyranometer measurements

    V. E. Fioletov;L. J. B. McArthur;J. B. Kerr;D. I. Wardle

  • Changes in the vertical distribution of ozone over Canada from ozonesondes: 1980-2001

    D. W. Tarasick;V. E. Fioletov;D. I. Wardle;J. B. Kerr

  • The Brewer reference triad

    V. E. Fioletov;J. B. Kerr;C. T. McElroy;D. I. Wardle

  • SUSPEN intercomparison of ultraviolet spectroradiometers

    A F Bais;B G Gardiner;H Slaper;M Blumthaler

  • Altitude distributions of stratospheric constituents from ground‐based measurements at twilight

    R. L. McKenzie;P. V. Johnston;C. T. McElroy;J. B. Kerr

  • Comparison of Brewer ultraviolet irradiance measurements with total ozone mapping spectrometer satellite retrievals

    Vitali E. Fioletov;James B. Kerr;David I. Wardle;Nickolay A. Krotkov

Frequent Co-Authors

Vitali E. Fioletov
Vitali E. Fioletov Environment and Climate Change Canada
C. T. McElroy
C. T. McElroy York University
David W. Tarasick
David W. Tarasick Environment and Climate Change Canada
Alvin J. Miller
Alvin J. Miller National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Donald J. Wuebbles
Donald J. Wuebbles University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gregory C. Reinsel
Gregory C. Reinsel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard D. McPeters
Richard D. McPeters Goddard Space Flight Center
Richard McKenzie
Richard McKenzie National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Samuel J. Oltmans
Samuel J. Oltmans National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jay R. Herman
Jay R. Herman University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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