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D-Index
65
Citations
10683
World Ranking
2266
National Ranking
913

John B. Nowak 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 B. Nowak sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 204 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John B. Nowak 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 B. Nowak sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John B. Nowak is affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to the fields of atmospheric science and global and planetary change.

The scientist's research interests encompass a variety of subfields and topics, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Automotive Engineering

Key topics that characterize their work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Aeolian processes and effects

Nowak has authored multiple papers published in prominent scientific venues. Recent papers include:

  • "Cleaner burning aviation fuels can reduce contrail cloudiness," 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Ozone chemistry in western U.S. wildfire plumes," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Size-dependent influence of NO x on the growth rates of organic aerosol particles," 2020, Science Advances
  • "High Temporal Resolution Satellite Observations of Fire Radiative Power Reveal Link Between Fire Behavior and Aerosol and Gas Emissions," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Nighttime and daytime dark oxidation chemistry in wildfire plumes: an observation and model analysis of FIREX-AQ aircraft data," 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Their work is frequently published in these venues:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Collaborations form an important aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Joshua P. DiGangi
  • Glenn S. Diskin
  • Richard H. Moore
  • Ewan Crosbie
  • Hannah S. Halliday

Best Publications

  • Infrared spectroscopy of model tropospheric aerosols as a function of relative humidity: Observation of deliquescence and crystallization

    D. J. Cziczo;J. B. Nowak;J. H. Hu;J. P. D. Abbatt

  • Characteristics, sources, and transport of aerosols measured in spring 2008 during the aerosol, radiation, and cloud processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Project

    C. A. Brock;J. Cozic;J. Cozic;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

  • Rapid growth of organic aerosol nanoparticles over a wide tropospheric temperature range

    Dominik Stolzenburg;Lukas Fischer;Alexander L. Vogel;Alexander L. Vogel;Alexander L. Vogel;Martin Heinritzi

  • A criterion for new particle formation in the sulfur-rich Atlanta atmosphere

    P. H. McMurry;M. Fink;H. Sakurai;M. R. Stolzenburg

  • Cleaner burning aviation fuels can reduce contrail cloudiness

    Christiane Voigt;Christiane Voigt;Jonas Kleine;Jonas Kleine;Daniel Sauer;Richard H. Moore

  • Formation of Low Volatility Organic Compounds and Secondary Organic Aerosol from Isoprene Hydroxyhydroperoxide Low-NO Oxidation.

    Jordan E. Krechmer;Jordan E. Krechmer;Matthew M. Coggon;Paola Massoli;Tran B. Nguyen

  • Quantifying atmospheric methane emissions from the Haynesville, Fayetteville, and northeastern Marcellus shale gas production regions

    J. Peischl;J. Peischl;T. B. Ryerson;K. C. Aikin;K. C. Aikin;J. A. de Gouw;J. A. de Gouw

  • Ozone chemistry in western U.S. wildfire plumes

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  • Unexpected high levels of NO observed at South Pole

    D. Davis;J. B. Nowak;G. Chen;M. Buhr

  • Chemical composition of air masses transported from Asia to the U.S. West Coast during ITCT 2K2: Fossil fuel combustion versus biomass‐burning signatures

    J. A. de Gouw;O. R. Cooper;C. Warneke;P. K. Hudson

  • The global tropospheric ammonia distribution as seen in the 13-year AIRS measurement record

    Juying X. Warner;Zigang Wei;L. Larrabee Strow;Russell R. Dickerson

  • Top-down estimate of surface flux in the Los Angeles Basin using a mesoscale inverse modeling technique: assessing anthropogenic emissions of CO, NO x and CO 2 and their impacts

    J. Brioude;J. Brioude;W. M. Angevine;W. M. Angevine;R. Ahmadov;R. Ahmadov;S.-W. Kim;S.-W. Kim

  • An investigation of the chemistry of ship emission plumes during ITCT 2002

    G. Chen;L. G. Huey;M. Trainer;D. Nicks

  • Ammonia sources in the California South Coast Air Basin and their impact on ammonium nitrate formation

    J. B. Nowak;J. B. Nowak;J. A. Neuman;J. A. Neuman;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;A. M. Middlebrook

  • Atmospheric emissions from the Deepwater Horizon spill constrain air‐water partitioning, hydrocarbon fate, and leak rate

    T. B. Ryerson;K. C. Aikin;K. C. Aikin;W. M. Angevine;W. M. Angevine;E. L. Atlas

  • Airborne and ground-based observations of a weekend effect in ozone, precursors, and oxidation products in the California South Coast Air Basin

    I. B. Pollack;I. B. Pollack;T. B. Ryerson;M. Trainer;D. D. Parrish

  • High levels of molecular chlorine in the Arctic atmosphere

    Jin Liao;Jin Liao;Jin Liao;L. Gregory Huey;Zhen Liu;Zhen Liu;David J. Tanner

  • Airborne observations of ammonia and ammonium nitrate formation over Houston, Texas

    J. B. Nowak;J. B. Nowak;J. A. Neuman;J. A. Neuman;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;C. A. Brock

  • Chemical evolution of atmospheric organic carbon over multiple generations of oxidation.

    Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz;Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz;Paola Massoli;Rachel O’Brien;Christopher Lim

  • Gas-phase chemical characteristics of Asian emission plumes observed during ITCT 2K2 over the eastern North Pacific Ocean

    J. B. Nowak;J. B. Nowak;D. D. Parrish;J. A. Neuman;J. A. Neuman;J. S. Holloway;J. S. Holloway

  • Measurements of OH, H2SO4, and MSA at the South Pole during ISCAT

    R. L. Mauldin;F. L. Eisele;D. J. Tanner;E. Kosciuch

  • A new interpretation of total column BrO during Arctic spring

    R. J. Salawitch;T. Canty;T Kurosu;Kelly V. Chance

  • Ozone production in transpacific Asian pollution plumes and implications for ozone air quality in California : Intercontinental Transport and Chemical Transformation 2002 (ITCT 2K2) and Pacific Exploration of Asian Continental Emissions (PEACE) experiments

    R. C. Hudman;D. J. Jacob;O. R. Cooper;M. J. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

J. A. Neuman
J. A. Neuman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John S. Holloway
John S. Holloway National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jeff Peischl
Jeff Peischl Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
T. B. Ryerson
T. B. Ryerson Earth System Research Laboratory
Roya Bahreini
Roya Bahreini University of California, Riverside
Michael Trainer
Michael Trainer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
J. A. de Gouw
J. A. de Gouw University of Colorado Boulder
Patrick R. Veres
Patrick R. Veres National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
David J. Tanner
David J. Tanner Georgia Institute of Technology

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