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James H. Butler 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 H. Butler sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 123 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James H. Butler 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 H. Butler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James H. Butler is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily spans the social sciences with a focus on sociology and political science, clinical psychology, oncology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and genetics.

The scientist's research frequently explores the following topics:

  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies

James H. Butler has contributed to several publications, including:

  • "The Association between State-Level Structural Racism and Alcohol and Tobacco Use Behaviors among a National Probability Sample of Black Americans" (2023) in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • "Healthy Lifestyle Index and Breast Cancer Risk among Postmenopausal Women: The Multiethnic Cohort Study" (2025) in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • "Intersectionality and the Association Between State-Level Structural Racism, Binge Alcohol Consumption, and Smoking Status Among Black Americans" (2024) in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • "Index" (2020) in Manchester University Press eBooks
  • "The Association between State-Level Structural Racism and Alcohol and Tobacco Use Behaviors among a National Probability Sample of Black Americans." (2025) in UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Debarchana Ghosh
  • Kerry M. Green
  • Cheryl L. Knott
  • Nathaniel Woodard
  • Bethany T. Ogbenna

Research by James H. Butler has been published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • Manchester University Press eBooks
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Non-CO2 greenhouse gases and climate change.

    S. A. Montzka;E. J. Dlugokencky;J. H. Butler

  • Decline in the Tropospheric Abundance of Halogen from Halocarbons - Implications for Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

    Stephen A. Montzka;James H. Butler;Richard C. Myers;Thayne M. Thompson

  • Atmospheric gas concentrations over the past century measured in air from firn at the South Pole

    M. Battle;M. Bender;T. Sowers;P. P. Tans

  • SciENTIFIC AssESSMENT OF OzoNE DEPLETION: 1998

    Daniel L. Albritton;Pieter J. Aucamp;Gerard Megie;Robert T. Watson

  • Present and future trends in the atmospheric burden of ozone-depleting halogens

    S. A. Montzka;J. H. Butler;J.W. Elkins;T. M. Thompson

  • Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002

    S. A. Montzka;P. J. Fraser;J. H. Butler;D. M. Cunnold

  • Global distribution of N2O and the ΔN2O‐AOU yield in the subsurface ocean

    Cynthia Nevison;Cynthia Nevison;James H. Butler;J. W. Elkins

  • Decrease in the growth rates of atmospheric chlorofluorocarbons 11 and 12

    J. W. Elkins;T. M. Thompson;T. H. Swanson;T. H. Swanson;J. H. Butler

  • A record of atmospheric halocarbons during the twentieth century from polar firn air

    James H. Butler;Mark Battle;Michael L. Bender;Stephen A. Montzka

  • The role of carbon dioxide in climate forcing from 1979 to 2004: introduction of the Annual Greenhouse Gas Index

    D. J. Hofmann;J. H. Butler;E. J. Dlugokencky;J. W. Elkins

  • Tropospheric SF6: Observed latitudinal distribution and trends, derived emissions and interhemispheric exchange time

    L. S. Geller;J. W. Elkins;J. M. Lobert;A. D. Clarke

  • Tropospheric and dissolved N2O of the west Pacific and east Indian Oceans during the El Niño Southern Oscillation event of 1987

    James H. Butler;James W. Elkins;Thayne M. Thompson;Keith B. Egan

  • Airborne gas chromatograph for in situ measurements of long‐lived species in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

    James W. Elkins;David W. Fahey;Jonathan Mark Gilligan;G. S. Dutton

  • A new look at atmospheric carbon dioxide

    David J. Hofmann;James H. Butler;Pieter P. Tans

  • Oceanic distributions and emissions of short‐lived halocarbons

    James H. Butler;Daniel B. King;Daniel B. King;Jürgen M. Lobert;Jürgen M. Lobert;Stephen A. Montzka

  • Methyl iodide: Atmospheric budget and use as a tracer of marine convection in global models

    N. Bell;N. Bell;L. Hsu;L. Hsu;D. J. Jacob;Martin Schultz

  • A decline in tropospheric organic bromine

    S. A. Montzka;J. H. Butler;B. D. Hall;D. J. Mondeel

  • Distribution of halon-1211 in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere and the 1994 total bromine budget

    P. R. Wamsley;J. W. Elkins;D. W. Fahey;G. S. Dutton

  • Atmospheric chemistry. Better budgets for methyl halides.

    James H. Butler

  • A Net Sink for Atmospheric CH3Br in the East Pacific Ocean.

    Jürgen M. Lobert;James H. Butler;Stephen A. Montzka;Laurie S. Geller

  • Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010

    S. A. Montzka;S. Reimann;A. Engel;K. Kruger

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen A. Montzka
Stephen A. Montzka National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James W. Elkins
James W. Elkins National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Geoff S. Dutton
Geoff S. Dutton National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ray F. Weiss
Ray F. Weiss University of California, San Diego
Paul J. Fraser
Paul J. Fraser Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Eric S. Saltzman
Eric S. Saltzman University of California, Irvine
Donald R. Blake
Donald R. Blake University of California, Irvine
Edward J. Dlugokencky
Edward J. Dlugokencky National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul B. Krummel
Paul B. Krummel Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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