2026 John M. C. Plane: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	79	3595	3261	204	183	474	22953
Environmental Sciences	83	834	794	70	68	582	25620

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

John M. C. Plane is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research spans extensive areas within physics and astronomy, with a particular focus on astro and planetary science as well as atmospheric studies. With 175 publications in the broad fields of physics and astronomy, and 79 related to earth and planetary sciences, their work demonstrates a significant interdisciplinary scope.

The subfields of their studies include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Atmospheric Science
Global and Planetary Change
Molecular Biology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

In terms of research topics, their work covers:

Astro and Planetary Science
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Planetary Science and Exploration

John M. C. Plane frequently collaborates with other scientists, including Wuhu Feng (44 joint works), L. Decin (22), D. Gobrecht (21), S. Etoka (18), and P. Kervella (17). Their contributions have been published in several key venues, with the most frequent journals being:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Geophysical Research Letters
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Selected recent papers include:

(Sub)stellar companions shape the winds of evolved stars, 2020, Science
The Multi-Scale Infrastructure for Chemistry and Aerosols (MUSICA), 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
A gas-to-particle conversion mechanism helps to explain atmospheric particle formation through clustering of iodine oxides, 2020, Nature Communications
Photochemistry of oxidized Hg(I) and Hg(II) species suggests missing mercury oxidation in the troposphere, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The micrometeorite flux at Dome C (Antarctica), monitoring the accretion of extraterrestrial dust on Earth, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Throughout their career, John M. C. Plane has received recognition including the Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2020, and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), awarded in 2017.

Best Publications

Halogens and their role in polar boundary-layer ozone depletion

W. R. Simpson;R. von Glasow;K. Riedel;P. Anderson

683
Citations
An overview of snow photochemistry: evidence, mechanisms and impacts

A. M. Grannas;A. E. Jones;J. Dibb;M. Ammann

639
Citations
Atmospheric Chemistry of Iodine

Alfonso Saiz-Lopez;John M. C. Plane;Alex R. Baker;Lucy J. Carpenter

628
Citations
Stratospheric Aerosol--Observations, Processes, and Impact on Climate

Stefanie Kremser;Larry W. Thomason;Marc von Hobe;Markus Hermann

554
Citations
Extensive halogen-mediated ozone destruction over the tropical Atlantic Ocean

Katie A. Read;Anoop S. Mahajan;Lucy J. Carpenter;Mathew J. Evans

478
Citations
Photochemical formation of hydrogen peroxide in natural waters exposed to sunlight.

William J. Cooper;Rod G. Zika;Robert G. Petasne;John M. C. Plane

439
Citations
Atmospheric chemistry of meteoric metals.

John M. C. Plane

435
Citations
A theoretical study of the oxidation of Hg0 to HgBr2 in the troposphere.

M. E. Goodsite;J. M. C. Plane;H. Skov

376
Citations
The mesosphere and metals: chemistry and changes.

John M. C. Plane;Wuhu Feng;Erin C. M. Dawkins

370
Citations
Atmospheric iodine levels influenced by sea surface emissions of inorganic iodine

Lucy J. Carpenter;Samantha M. MacDonald;Marvin D. Shaw;Ravi Kumar

363
Citations
Cosmic dust in the earth's atmosphere

John M. C. Plane

356
Citations
Boundary Layer Halogens in Coastal Antarctica

Alfonso Saiz-Lopez;Alfonso Saiz-Lopez;Alfonso Saiz-Lopez;Anoop S. Mahajan;Anoop S. Mahajan;Anoop S. Mahajan;Rhian A. Salmon;Rhian A. Salmon;Rhian A. Salmon;Stephane J.-B. Bauguitte;Stephane J.-B. Bauguitte;Stephane J.-B. Bauguitte

348
Citations
A modeling study of iodine chemistry in the marine boundary layer

Gordon McFiggans;John M. C. Plane;Beverley J. Allan;Lucy J. Carpenter

312
Citations
Direct evidence for coastal iodine particles from Laminaria macroalgae – linkage to emissions of molecular iodine

Gordon McFiggans;Hugh Coe;R. Burgess;J. Allan

309
Citations
Novel iodine chemistry in the marine boundary layer

Alfonso Saiz-Lopez;John M. C. Plane

293
Citations
On the photochemical production of new particles in the coastal boundary layer

Colin O'Dowd;Gordon McFiggans;David J. Creasey;Liisa Pirjola

283
Citations
The chemistry of meteoric metals in the Earth's upper atmosphere

John M. C. Plane

276
Citations
A chemical model of meteoric ablation

T. Vondrak;J. M. C. Plane;S. Broadley;D. Janches

270
Citations
Observations of iodine monoxide in the remote marine boundary layer

Beverley J. Allan;Gordon McFiggans;John M. C. Plane;Hugh Coe

218
Citations
Dust formation in the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tau

D. Gobrecht;I. Cherchneff;A. Sarangi;J.M.C. Plane

217
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Wuhu Feng University of Leeds

Alfonso Saiz-Lopez Spanish National Research Council

Anoop S. Mahajan Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Daniel R. Marsh National Center for Atmospheric Research

James D. Lee University of York

Dwayne E. Heard University of Leeds

Gordon McFiggans University of Manchester

Benjamin J. Murray University of Leeds

Martyn P. Chipperfield University of Leeds

Lucy J. Carpenter University of York

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