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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 81 3244 2928 182 161 397 23599
Environmental Sciences 87 685 650 53 51 491 27263

John A. Pyle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John A. Pyle between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John A. Pyle published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2010. 2 of the 505 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2010. 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1975 2025

505 publications in total across all disciplines

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John A. Pyle: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 2
1976 0
1977 1
1978 1
1979 2
1980 5
1981 1
1982 2
1983 1
1984 4
1985 2
1986 4
1987 9
1988 5
1989 2
1990 5
1991 9
1992 4
1993 8
1994 9
1995 10
1996 10
1997 10
1998 15
1999 6
2000 11
2001 8
2002 15
2003 9
2004 15
2005 11
2006 9
2007 16
2008 19
2009 25
2010 35
2011 23
2012 11
2013 27
2014 35
2015 21
2016 19
2017 17
2018 12
2019 11
2020 9
2021 6
2022 6
2023 6
2024 0
2025 2
Total 505
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John A. Pyle 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 John A. Pyle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 491–500 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 491 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26 491
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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John A. Pyle 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 John A. Pyle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37 87
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2018 - Davy Medal, Royal Society of London (UK) pioneering leadership in understanding the depletion of the global ozone layer by halocarbons, particularly coupling between chemistry, radiation, and dynamics, and the special vulnerability of Arctic ozone
  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1990 - Interdisciplinary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

John A. Pyle is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their primary research lies within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. They have also contributed to areas such as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Ocean Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate variability and models, Coal Properties and Utilization, Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, and Wind and Air Flow Studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Scientific Data
  • Reviews of Geophysics

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by John A. Pyle include:

  • Methane Mitigation: Methods to Reduce Emissions, on the Path to the Paris Agreement (2020), Reviews of Geophysics
  • On the Changing Role of the Stratosphere on the Tropospheric Ozone Budget: 1979-2010 (2020), Geophysical Research Letters
  • Facility level measurement of offshore oil and gas installations from a medium-sized airborne platform: method development for quantification and source identification of methane emissions (2021), Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric composition and climate impacts of a future hydrogen economy (2023), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Responses of Arctic sea ice to stratospheric ozone depletion (2022), Science Bulletin

John A. Pyle has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • James Keeble
  • Paul T. Griffiths
  • Nathan Luke Abraham
  • Alexander T. Archibald
  • N. J. Warwick

Throughout their career, John A. Pyle has received several awards recognizing their contributions to science. These awards include the Davy Medal from the Royal Society of London in 2018, awarded for leadership in understanding the depletion of the global ozone layer by halocarbons with a focus on the coupling between chemistry, radiation, dynamics, and Arctic ozone vulnerability.

Additional distinctions include Fellowship of the American Geophysical Union in 2011, Fellowship of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 2004, membership in Academia Europaea since 1993, and the Interdisciplinary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1990.

Best Publications

  • Multimodel ensemble simulations of present-day and near-future tropospheric ozone

    D. S. Stevenson;F. J. Dentener;M. G. Schultz;K. Ellingsen

  • Very Strong Atmospheric Methane Growth in the 4 Years 2014–2017:Implications for the Paris Agreement

    E. G. Nisbet;M. R. Manning;E. J. Dlugokencky;R. E. Fisher

  • Measurement of ozone and water vapor by Airbus in-service aircraft: The MOZAIC airborne program, an overview

    Alain Marenco;Valérie Thouret;Philippe Nédélec;Herman Smit

  • Radiative forcing in the 21st century due to ozone changes in the troposphere and the lower stratosphere

    M. Gauss;G. Myhre;G. Pitari;M. J. Prather

  • Multimodel estimates of intercontinental source-receptor relationships for ozone pollution

    Arlene M. Fiore;F. J. Dentener;O. Wild;C. Cuvelier

  • Rising atmospheric methane: 2007-2014 growth and isotopic shift

    E. G. Nisbet;E. J. Dlugokencky;M. R. Manning;D. Lowry

  • The global atmospheric environment for the next generation

    F. Dentener;David Stevenson;K. Ellingsen;T. van Noije

  • Ground-level ozone in the 21st century: future trends, impacts and policy implications

    David Fowler;Markus Amann;Ross Anderson;Mike Ashmore

  • Impact of stratospheric ozone on Southern Hemisphere circulation change: A multimodel assessment

    S.-W. Son.;E. P. Gerber;J. Perlwitz;J. Perlwitz;L. M. Polvani

  • Sea salt aerosol production and bromine release: Role of snow on sea ice

    Xin Yang;John A. Pyle;Richard A. Cox

  • Tropospheric bromine chemistry and its impacts on ozone: A model study

    Xin Yang;Richard A. Cox;Nicola J. Warwick;John A. Pyle

  • Fresh Air in the 21st Century

    Michael Prather;Michael Gauss;Terje Berntsen;Ivar Isaksen

  • Evaluation of the new UKCA climate-composition model – Part 2: The Troposphere

    F. M. O'Connor;C. E. Johnson;O. Morgenstern;O. Morgenstern;N. L. Abraham

  • Geoscientific Model Development Evaluation of the new UKCA climate-composition model – Part 1 : The stratosphere

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  • Tropospheric bromine chemistry: implications for present and pre-industrial ozone and mercury

    J. P. Parrella;Daniel J. Jacob;Q. Liang;Q. Liang;Y. Zhang

  • The increasing threat to stratospheric ozone from dichloromethane

    Ryan Hossaini;Martyn P. Chipperfield;Stephen A. Montzka;Amber A. Leeson

  • Multimodel simulations of carbon monoxide: Comparison with observations and projected near‐future changes

    D. T. Shindell;Gregory S. Faluvegi;D. S. Stevenson;M. C. Krol

  • Multi-model assessment of stratospheric ozone return dates and ozone recovery in CCMVal-2 models

    V. Eyring;I. Cionni;G. E. Bodeker;Andrew J. Charlton-Perez

  • Multimodel assessment of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere: Tropics and global trends

    A. Gettelman;M. I. Hegglin;S.-W. Son;Jung-Hyun Kim

  • Radiative forcing since preindustrial times due to ozone change in the troposphere and the lower stratosphere

    M. Gauss;G. Myhre;I. S. A. Isaksen;V. Grewe

Frequent Co-Authors

Martyn P. Chipperfield
Martyn P. Chipperfield University of Leeds
Neil R. P. Harris
Neil R. P. Harris Cranfield University
Olaf Morgenstern
Olaf Morgenstern National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Alexander T. Archibald
Alexander T. Archibald University of Cambridge
Slimane Bekki
Slimane Bekki Sorbonne University
Oliver Wild
Oliver Wild Lancaster University
Guang Zeng
Guang Zeng National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Sandip Dhomse
Sandip Dhomse University of Leeds
Martin Gallagher
Martin Gallagher University of Manchester
Giovanni Pitari
Giovanni Pitari University of L'Aquila

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