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D-Index
85
Citations
29048
World Ranking
2642
National Ranking
916

James N. Pitts 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 N. Pitts sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 346 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James N. Pitts 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 N. Pitts sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1983 - Tolman Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

James N. Pitts was affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research focused primarily within the field of Medicine, with specific attention to the subfields of Physiology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist contributed to research on simulation-based education in healthcare and advanced MRI techniques and applications. These topics were central to their published work.

They authored at least two recent papers:

  • PP9 Using 'mini-sim' training to upskill a whole department in the emergency management of a blocked paediatric tracheostomy tube, published in 2020 in Poster presentations
  • Abstract DP35: Enhanced Stroke Detection with Multi-directional Diffusion Weighted Low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging, published in 2025 in Stroke

Collaborators frequently worked with James N. Pitts included:

  • Matthew Rubens
  • Dalbir Sohi
  • Annabel Sorby-Adams
  • Nándor Pintér
  • John E. Kirsch

The venues in which their work appeared were:

  • Poster presentations
  • Stroke

During their career, James N. Pitts received several awards. These included the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1984 and the Tolman Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 1983.

Best Publications

  • Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere: Theory, Experiments, and Applications

    Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts;James N. Pitts

  • Atmospheric chemistry : fundamentals and experimental techniques

    Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts;James N. Pitts

  • Tropospheric air pollution: ozone, airborne toxics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and particles.

    Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts;James N. Pitts

  • Atmospheric reactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: facile formation of mutagenic nitro derivatives.

    J.N. Pitts;K.A. Van Cauwenberghe;D. Grosjean;J.P. Schmid

  • Formation of chemically active chlorine compounds by reactions of atmospheric NaCl particles with gaseous N 2 O 5 and ClONO 2

    B. J. Finlayson-Pitts;M. J. Ezell;J. N. Pitts

  • Alkyl nitrate formation from the nitrogen oxide (NOx)-air photooxidations of C2-C8 n-alkanes

    Roger Atkinson;Sara M. Aschmann;William P. L. Carter;Arthur M. Winer

  • Detection of NO3 in the polluted troposphere by differential optical absorption

    Ulrich Platt;Dieter Perner;Arthur M. Winer;Geoffrey W. Harris

  • Response of commercial chemiluminescent nitric oxide-nitrogen dioxide analyzers to other nitrogen-containing compounds

    Arthur M. Winer;John W. Peters;Jerome P. Smith;James N. Pitts

  • The formation of nitro-PAH from the gas-phase reactions of fluoranthene and pyrene with the OH radical in the presence of NOx

    Janet Arey;Barbara Zielinska;Roger Atkinson;Arthur M. Winer

  • Measurement of nitrate radical concentrations in continental air

    Ulrich F. Platt;Arthur M. Winer;Heinz W. Biermann;Roger. Atkinson

  • Observations of nitrous acid in an urban atmosphere by differential optical absorption

    U. Platt;D. Perner;G. W. Harris;A. M. Winer

  • Observations of nitrous acid in the Los Angeles atmosphere and implications for predictions of ozone-precursor relationships.

    Geoffrey W. Harris;William P. L. Carter;Arthur M. Winer;James N. Pitts

  • KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF THE GAS PHASE REACTION OF HYDROXYL RADICALS WITH AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS OVER THE TEMPERATURE RANGE 296-473 K

    R A Perry;R Atkinson;J N Pitts

  • Identification of C3-C10 aliphatic dicarboxylic acids in airborne particulate matter

    Daniel Grosjean;Karel Van Cauwenberghe;Joachim P. Schmid;Paul E. Kelley

  • Photooxidation of aliphatic amines under simulated atmospheric conditions: formation of nitrosamines, nitramines, amides, and photochemical oxidant

    James N. Pitts;Daniel Grosjean;Karel Van Cauwenberghe;Joachim P. Schmid

  • Atmospheric Chemistry of Tropospheric Ozone Formation: Scientific and Regulatory Implications

    B.J. Finlayson-Pitts;J.N. Pitts

  • Formation and fate of gaseous and particulate mutagens and carcinogens in real and simulated atmospheres.

    James N. Pitts

  • An Investigation of the Dark Formation of Nitrous Acid in Environmental Chambers

    James N. Pitts;Eugenio Sanhueza;Roger Atkinson;William P. L. Carter

  • Mutagens in diesel exhaust particulate. Identification and direct activities of 6-nitrobenzo[a]pyrene, 9-nitroanthracene, 1-nitropyrene and 5h-phenanthro[4,5-bcd]pyran-5-one.

    James N. Pitts;David M. Lokensgard;William Harger;Thomas S. Fisher

  • Mutagenic activity of airborne particulate organic pollutants

    James N. Pitts;Daniel Grosjean;Thomas M. Mischke;Vincent F. Simmon

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Atkinson
Roger Atkinson University of California, Riverside
William P. L. Carter
William P. L. Carter University of California, Riverside
Arthur M. Winer
Arthur M. Winer University of California, Riverside
Sara M. Aschmann
Sara M. Aschmann University of California, Riverside
Ernesto C. Tuazon
Ernesto C. Tuazon University of California, Riverside
Barbara Zielinska
Barbara Zielinska Desert Research Institute
Janet Arey
Janet Arey University of California, Riverside
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts University of California, Irvine
John W. Peters
John W. Peters Washington State University
Timothy J. Wallington
Timothy J. Wallington Ford Motor Company (United States)

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