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D-Index
75
Citations
24003
World Ranking
4385
National Ranking
1390

James F. Pankow 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 F. Pankow sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 238 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.

James F. Pankow 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 F. Pankow sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to understanding the chemical thermodynamics of organic particulate matter in urban air and the global atmosphere.

Overview

James F. Pankow is affiliated with Portland State University in the United States. Their research spans several areas within Medicine, focusing notably on physiology, nutrition and dietetics, sensory systems, molecular biology, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The main topics covered in their work include smoking behavior and cessation, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study, olfactory and sensory function studies, sensory analysis and statistical methods, and advanced chemical sensor technologies.

The scientist has contributed extensively to academic literature, with selected recent papers including:

  • Flavour chemicals, synthetic coolants and pulegone in popular mint-flavoured and menthol-flavoured e-cigarettes, 2021, Tobacco Control
  • Disposable Puff Bar Electronic Cigarettes: Chemical Composition and Toxicity of E-liquids and a Synthetic Coolant, 2022, Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • Daily stream samples reveal highly complex pesticide occurrence and potential toxicity to aquatic life, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Menthol in electronic cigarettes: A contributor to respiratory disease?, 2020, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
  • Electronic Cigarette Refill Fluids Sold Worldwide: Flavor Chemical Composition, Toxicity, and Hazard Analysis, 2020, Chemical Research in Toxicology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Kevin J. McWhirter, Wentai Luo, Prue Talbot, and Esther E. Omaiye.

Much of the scientist's work has been published in notable venues such as Tobacco Control, Chemical Research in Toxicology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, and The Science of The Total Environment.

James F. Pankow was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2009 for contributions to understanding the chemical thermodynamics of organic particulate matter in urban air and the global atmosphere.

Best Publications

  • An absorption model of GAS/Particle partitioning of organic compounds in the atmosphere

    James F. Pankow

  • An absorption model of the gas/aerosol partitioning involved in the formation of secondary organic aerosol

    James F. Pankow

  • Review and comparative analysis of the theories on partitioning between the gas and aerosol particulate phases in the atmosphere

    James F Pankow

  • Dense chlorinated solvents and other DNAPLs in groundwater: history, behavior, and remediation

    J.F. Pankow;J.A. Cherry

  • Hidden Formaldehyde in E-Cigarette Aerosols

    R. Paul Jensen;Wentai Luo;James F. Pankow;Robert M. Strongin

  • Organic atmospheric particulate material.

    John H. Seinfeld;James F. Pankow

  • Solid solution partitioning of Sr2+, Ba2+, and Cd2+ to calcite

    Anthony J. Tesoriero;James F. Pankow

  • SIMPOL.1: a simple group contribution method for predicting vapor pressures and enthalpies of vaporization of multifunctional organic compounds

    James F. Pankow;William E. Asher;William E. Asher

  • Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke: Emerging Evidence and Arguments for a Multidisciplinary Research Agenda

    Georg E. Matt;Penelope J. E. Quintana;Hugo Destaillats;Lara A. Gundel

  • Formation of carcinogens indoors by surface-mediated reactions of nicotine with nitrous acid, leading to potential thirdhand smoke hazards

    Mohamad Sleiman;Lara A. Gundel;James F. Pankow;Peyton Jacob

  • Aquatic Chemistry Concepts

    James F. Pankow

  • Flavour chemicals in electronic cigarette fluids

    Peyton A Tierney;Clarissa D Karpinski;Jessica E Brown;Wentai Luo

  • Interdependence of the slopes and intercepts from log-log correlations of measured gas-particle paritioning and vapor pressure—I. theory and analysis of available data

    James F. Pankow;Terry F. Bidleman

  • Prenatal nicotine increases pulmonary α7 nicotinic receptor expression and alters fetal lung development in monkeys

    Harmanjatinder S. Sekhon;Yibing Jia;Renee Raab;Alexander Kuryatov

  • Review of the environmental behavior and fate of methyl tert-butyl ether

    Paul J. Squillace;James F. Pankow;Nic E. Korte;John S. Zogorski

  • Nonequilibrium atmospheric secondary organic aerosol formation and growth

    Véronique Perraud;Emily A. Bruns;Michael J. Ezell;Stanley N. Johnson

  • Trace organic compounds in rain—III. Particle scavenging of neutral organic compounds

    Mary P. Ligocki;Christian Leuenberger;James F. Pankow

  • Diffusive contaminant transport in natural clay: a field example and implications for clay-lined waste disposal sites

    Richard L. Johnson;John A. Cherry;James F. Pankow

  • A consideration of the role of gas/particle partitioning in the deposition of nicotine and other tobacco smoke compounds in the respiratory tract.

    James F. Pankow

  • Dissolution of dense chlorinated solvents into groundwater. 2. Source functions for pools of solvent

    Richard L. Johnson;James F. Pankow

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Johnson
Richard L. Johnson Oregon Health & Science University
John A. Cherry
John A. Cherry University of Guelph
John H. Seinfeld
John H. Seinfeld California Institute of Technology
Paul G. Tratnyek
Paul G. Tratnyek Oregon Health & Science University
James J. Morgan
James J. Morgan California Institute of Technology
Miguel A. Figliozzi
Miguel A. Figliozzi Portland State University
Frank Wania
Frank Wania University of Toronto
James N. Smith
James N. Smith University of California, Irvine
Hugo Destaillats
Hugo Destaillats Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Robert M. Strongin
Robert M. Strongin Portland State University

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