2026 John S. Daniel: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	48	5387	5162	1970	1822	95	22548

Overview

John S. Daniel is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, and Political Science and International Relations.

Their main research topics cover numerous areas within atmospheric and environmental sciences:

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Climate variability and models
Climate Change and Geoengineering
Risk Perception and Management

John S. Daniel has contributed to various scientific publications, with recent papers including:

"The shared socio-economic pathway (SSP) greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions to 2500," 2020, Geoscientific model development
"Quantifying contributions of chlorofluorocarbon banks to emissions and impacts on the ozone layer and climate," 2020, Nature Communications
"The Impact of Continuing CFC-11 Emissions on Stratospheric Ozone," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
"Projections of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions and the resulting global warming based on recent trends in observed abundances and current policies," 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
"A perspective on the next generation of Earth system model scenarios: towards representative emission pathways (REPs)," 2024, Geoscientific model development

Their frequent co-authors are:

Guus J. M. Velders
S. A. Montzka
Paul B. Krummel
Stefan Reimann
Megan Lickley

John S. Daniel's work appears in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Geoscientific model development
Nature Communications
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Nature Climate Change

Best Publications

Nitrous Oxide (N2O): The Dominant Ozone-Depleting Substance Emitted in the 21st Century

A. R. Ravishankara;John S. Daniel;Robert W. Portmann

5224
Citations
The RCP greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions from 1765 to 2300

Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;S. J. Smith;K. Calvin;J. S. Daniel

4200
Citations
The shared socio-economic pathway (SSP) greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions to 2500

Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;Zebedee R. J. Nicholls;Jared Lewis;Matthew J. Gidden

1545
Citations
Contributions of Stratospheric Water Vapor to Decadal Changes in the Rate of Global Warming

Susan Solomon;Karen H. Rosenlof;Robert W. Portmann;John S. Daniel

1485
Citations
The Persistently Variable “Background” Stratospheric Aerosol Layer and Global Climate Change

S. Solomon;S. Solomon;J. S. Daniel;R. R. Neely;Jean-Paul Vernier;Jean-Paul Vernier

747
Citations
The importance of the Montreal Protocol in protecting climate

Guus J. M. Velders;Stephen O. Andersen;John S. Daniel;David W. Fahey

660
Citations
Historical greenhouse gas concentrations for climate modelling (CMIP6)

Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;Elisabeth Vogel;Alexander Nauels;Katja Lorbacher

632
Citations
The large contribution of projected HFC emissions to future climate forcing

Guus J. M. Velders;David W. Fahey;John S. Daniel;Mack McFarland

474
Citations
Stratospheric ozone depletion due to nitrous oxide: influences of other gases

R. W. Portmann;J. S. Daniel;A. R. Ravishankara

457
Citations
An unexpected and persistent increase in global emissions of ozone-depleting CFC-11

Stephen A. Montzka;Geoff S. Dutton;Geoff S. Dutton;Pengfei Yu;Pengfei Yu;Eric Ray;Eric Ray

420
Citations
The Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment.

J. Verlinde;J. Y. Harrington;G. M. McFarquhar;V. T. Yannuzzi

400
Citations
Estimates of ozone depletion and skin cancer incidence to examine the Vienna Convention achievements.

Harry Slaper;Guus J. M. Velders;John S. Daniel;Frank R. de Gruijl

381
Citations
Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002

S. A. Montzka;P. J. Fraser;J. H. Butler;D. M. Cunnold

357
Citations
A new formulation of equivalent effective stratospheric chlorine (EESC)

P. A. Newman;J. S. Daniel;D. W. Waugh;E. R. Nash

350
Citations
On the climate forcing of carbon monoxide

John S. Daniel;Susan Solomon

285
Citations
A Focus On Mixed-Phase Clouds

Matthew D. Shupe;John S. Daniel;Gijs de Boer;Edwin W. Eloranta

252
Citations
Persistence of climate changes due to a range of greenhouse gases

Susan Solomon;John S. Daniel;Todd J. Sanford;Daniel M. Murphy

240
Citations
On the role of nitrogen dioxide in the absorption of solar radiation

S. Solomon;R. W. Portmann;R. W. Sanders;J. S. Daniel

225
Citations
Preserving Montreal Protocol Climate Benefits by Limiting HFCs

Guus J. M. Velders;A. R. Ravishankara;Melanie K. Miller;Mario J. Molina

209
Citations
Stratospheric ozone destruction: The importance of bromine relative to chlorine

J. S. Daniel;S. Solomon;R. W. Portmann;R. R. Garcia

193
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Portmann National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Stephen A. Montzka National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Susan Solomon MIT

Stanley C. Solomon National Center for Atmospheric Research

Malte Meinshausen University of Melbourne

Karen H. Rosenlof National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

A. R. Ravishankara Colorado State University

Stefan Reimann Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Geoff S. Dutton National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Martyn P. Chipperfield University of Leeds

External Links

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