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Joel Brito

Joel Brito

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
46
Citations
6443
World Ranking
6185
National Ranking
269

Joel Brito 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 Joel Brito sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joel Brito 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 Joel Brito sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joel Brito is affiliated with IMT Lille Douai in France and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work primarily focuses on atmospheric science, health toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, and automotive engineering.

The research topics covered by Joel Brito include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air quality monitoring and forecasting
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Sustainable building design and assessment

Joel Brito has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Véronique Riffault
  • Paulo Artaxo
  • Olivier Favez
  • Jean-Eudes Petit
  • Nicolas Marchand

They have a significant presence in publication venues such as:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Environment International
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Sustainability

Notable recent papers by Joel Brito include:

  • European aerosol phenomenology − 8: Harmonised source apportionment of organic aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS datasets (2022, Environment International)
  • Waste Management and Operational Energy for Sustainable Buildings: A Review (2020, Sustainability)
  • Influx of African biomass burning aerosol during the Amazonian dry season through layered transatlantic transport of black carbon-rich smoke (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • The variability of mass concentrations and source apportionment analysis of equivalent black carbon across urban Europe (2023, Environment International)
  • Unexpected Biomass Burning Aerosol Absorption Enhancement Explained by Black Carbon Mixing State (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)

Best Publications

  • The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO): overview of pilot measurements on ecosystem ecology, meteorology, trace gases, and aerosols

    M. O. Andreae;M. O. Andreae;O. C. Acevedo;A. Araùjo;P. Artaxo

  • Atmospheric mercury concentrations observed at ground-based monitoring sites globally distributed in the framework of the GMOS network

    Francesca Sprovieri;Nicola Pirrone;Mariantonia Bencardino;Francesco D'Amore

  • Atmospheric aerosols in Amazonia and land use change: from natural biogenic to biomass burning conditions

    Paulo Artaxo;Luciana V. Rizzo;Joel F. Brito;Henrique M. J. Barbosa

  • European aerosol phenomenology - 8: Harmonised source apportionment of organic aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS datasets.

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  • Urban pollution greatly enhances formation of natural aerosols over the Amazon rainforest

    Manish Shrivastava;Meinrat O. Andreae;Meinrat O. Andreae;Meinrat O. Andreae;Paulo Artaxo;Henrique M. J. Barbosa

  • Characterization of a real-time tracer for isoprene epoxydiols-derived secondary organic aerosol (IEPOX-SOA) from aerosol mass spectrometer measurements

    W. W. Hu;P. Campuzano-Jost;B. B. Palm;D. A. Day

  • Amazon boundary layer aerosol concentration sustained by vertical transport during rainfall

    Jian Wang;Radovan Krejci;Scott Giangrande;Chongai Kuang

  • The Green Ocean Amazon Experiment (GoAmazon2014/5) Observes Pollution Affecting Gases, Aerosols, Clouds, and Rainfall over the Rain Forest

    S. T. Martin;P. Artaxo;L. Machado;A. O. Manzi

  • Long-term observations of cloud condensation nuclei in the Amazon rain forest – Part 1: Aerosol size distribution, hygroscopicity, and new model parametrizations for CCN prediction

    Mira L. Pöhlker;Christopher Pöhlker;Florian Ditas;Thomas Klimach

  • Long-term cloud condensation nuclei number concentration, particle number size distribution and chemical composition measurements at regionally representative observatories

    Julia Schmale;Silvia Henning;Stefano Decesari;Bas Henzing

  • Biomass burning in the Amazon region: Aerosol source apportionment and associated health risk assessment

    Nilmara de Oliveira Alves;Joel Brito;Sofia Caumo;Andrea Arana

  • Ground-based aerosol characterization during the South American Biomass Burning Analysis (SAMBBA) field experiment

    J. Brito;L. V. Rizzo;W. T. Morgan;H. Coe

  • Diel and seasonal changes of biogenic volatile organic compounds within and above an Amazonian rainforest

    A. M. Yáñez-Serrano;A. M. Yáñez-Serrano;A. C. Nölscher;J. Williams;S. Wolff;S. Wolff

  • Isoprene photochemistry over the Amazon rainforest.

    Yingjun Liu;Joel Brito;Matthew R. Dorris;Jean C. Rivera-Rios;Jean C. Rivera-Rios

  • Physical-chemical characterisation of the particulate matter inside two road tunnels in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area

    J Brito;L. Rizzo;P Herckes;P. C Vasconcellos

  • Long-term observations of cloud condensation nuclei over the Amazon rain forest – Part 2: Variability and characteristics of biomass burning, long-range transport, and pristine rain forest aerosols

    Mira L. Pöhlker;Florian Ditas;Jorge Saturno;Jorge Saturno;Thomas Klimach

  • CCN activity and organic hygroscopicity of aerosols downwind of an urban region in central Amazonia: Seasonal and diel variations and impact of anthropogenic emissions

    Ryan Thalman;Suzane S. de Sá;Brett B. Palm;Henrique M. J. Barbosa

  • Biomass burning aerosol over the Amazon: analysis of aircraft, surface and satellite observations using a global aerosol model

    Carly L. Reddington;William T. Morgan;Eoghan Darbyshire;Joel Brito

  • Influx of African biomass burning aerosol during the Amazonian dry season through layered transatlantic transport of black carbon-rich smoke

    Bruna A. Holanda;Bruna A. Holanda;Mira L. Pöhlker;David Walter;Jorge Saturno;Jorge Saturno

  • Black and brown carbon over central Amazonia: long-term aerosol measurements at the ATTO site

    Jorge Saturno;Jorge Saturno;Bruna A. Holanda;Christopher Pöhlker;Florian Ditas

  • The Dynamics–Aerosol–Chemistry–Cloud Interactions in West Africa Field Campaign: Overview and Research Highlights

    Cyrille Flamant;Peter Knippertz;Andreas H. Fink;Aristide Akpo

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation from ambient air in an oxidation flow reactor in central Amazonia

    Brett B. Palm;Brett B. Palm;Suzane S. de Sá;Douglas A. Day;Douglas A. Day;Pedro Campuzano-Jost;Pedro Campuzano-Jost

Frequent Co-Authors

Paulo Artaxo
Paulo Artaxo Universidade de São Paulo
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Hugh Coe
Hugh Coe University of Manchester
Ulrich Pöschl
Ulrich Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Alfons Schwarzenboeck
Alfons Schwarzenboeck University of Clermont Auvergne
Brett B. Palm
Brett B. Palm University of Washington
Peter Knippertz
Peter Knippertz Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Scot T. Martin
Scot T. Martin Harvard University
Jose L. Jimenez
Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder
Allen H. Goldstein
Allen H. Goldstein University of California, Berkeley

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