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D-Index
88
Citations
44189
World Ranking
635
National Ranking
281

Kelly Chance 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 Kelly Chance sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 487 publications — 97th percentile

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

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

Kelly Chance 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 Kelly Chance sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 93rd percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Kelly Chance is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with extensive work in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Spectroscopy, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist has contributed to several topics in their field, including:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Kelly Chance has published in multiple venues, with the most frequent among them being:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Environment

Their recent published papers include:

  • The HITRAN2020 molecular spectroscopic database (2021) in Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
  • The TSIS-1 Hybrid Solar Reference Spectrum (2021) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • Revisiting the effectiveness of HCHO/NO2 ratios for inferring ozone sensitivity to its precursors using high resolution airborne remote sensing observations in a high ozone episode during the KORUS-AQ campaign (2020) in Atmospheric Environment
  • An inversion of NO x and non-methane volatile organic compound (NMVOC) emissions using satellite observations during the KORUS-AQ campaign and implications for surface ozone over East Asia (2020) in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Validation of satellite formaldehyde (HCHO) retrievals using observations from 12 aircraft campaigns (2020) in Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kelly Chance include:

  • Xiong Liu
  • Gonzalo González Abad
  • Amir H. Souri
  • Caroline R. Nowlan
  • Kang Sun

Kelly Chance was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectroscopic database

    L.S. Rothman;I.E. Gordon;Y. Babikov;A. Barbe

  • The HITRAN2012 molecular spectroscopic database

    Unknown

  • THE HITRAN MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPIC DATABASE AND HAWKS (HITRAN ATMOSPHERIC WORKSTATION): 1996 EDITION

    L. S. Rothman;C. P. Rinsland;A. Goldman;S. T. Massie

  • SCIAMACHY: Mission Objectives and Measurement Modes

    H. Bovensmann;J. P. Burrows;M. Buchwitz;J. Frerick

  • The HITRAN molecular spectroscopic database: edition of 2000 including updates through 2001

    L.S. Rothman;A. Barbe;D. Chris Benner;L.R. Brown

  • The HITRAN molecular spectroscopic database and HAWKS (HITRAN atmospheric workstation)

    Laurence S. Rothman;Curtis P. Rinsland;Aaron Goldman;Steven T. Massie

  • Global inventory of nitrogen oxide emissions constrained by space‐based observations of NO2 columns

    Randall V. Martin;Randall V. Martin;Daniel James Jacob;Kelly V. Chance;Thomas Kurosu

  • An improved high-resolution solar reference spectrum for earth's atmosphere measurements in the ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared

    K. Chance;R.L. Kurucz

  • Ring effect studies: Rayleigh scattering, including molecular parameters for rotational Raman scattering, and the Fraunhofer spectrum.

    Kelly V. Chance;Robert J. D. Spurr

  • An improved retrieval of tropospheric nitrogen dioxide from GOME

    Randall V. Martin;Kelly Chance;Daniel J. Jacob;Thomas P. Kurosu

  • Tropospheric emissions: Monitoring of pollution (TEMPO)

    P. Zoogman;X. Liu;R.M. Suleiman;W.F. Pennington

  • Satellite observations of atmospheric methane and their value for quantifying methane emissions

    Daniel J. Jacob;Alexander J. Turner;Joannes D. Maasakkers;Jianxiong Sheng

  • Global partitioning of NOx sources using satellite observations: Relative roles of fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning and soil emissions

    Lyatt Jaeglé;Linda Steinberger;Randall V. Martin;Randall V. Martin;Kelly Chance

  • Air mass factor formulation for spectroscopic measurements from satellites: Application to formaldehyde retrievals from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment

    Paul I. Palmer;Daniel James Jacob;Kelly V. Chance;Randall V. Martin

  • Mapping isoprene emissions over North America using formaldehyde column observations from space

    Paul I. Palmer;Daniel J. Jacob;Arlene M. Fiore;Randall V. Martin

  • The Ozone Monitoring Instrument: overview of 14 years in space

    Pieternel F. Levelt;Joanna Joiner;Johanna Tamminen;J. Pepijn Veefkind

  • New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)

    Jhoon Kim;Ukkyo Jeong;Myoung Hwan Ahn;Jae H. Kim

  • Space‐based formaldehyde measurements as constraints on volatile organic compound emissions in east and south Asia and implications for ozone

    Tzung-May Fu;Daniel James Jacob;Paul I. Palmer;Paul I. Palmer;Kelly V. Chance

  • Sensitivity of Ozone to Bromine in the Lower Stratosphere

    R. J. Salawitch;D. K. Weisenstein;L. J. Kovalenko;C. E. Sioris

  • A linearized discrete ordinate radiative transfer model for atmospheric remote-sensing retrieval

    R.J.D. Spurr;T.P. Kurosu;K.V. Chance

  • Satellite observations of formaldehyde over North America from GOME

    Kelly V. Chance;Paul I. Palmer;Robert J. D. Spurr;Randall V. Martin

  • Quantifying the seasonal and interannual variability of North American isoprene emissions using satellite observations of the formaldehyde column

    Paul I. Palmer;Paul I. Palmer;Dorian S. Abbot;Tzung-May Fu;Daniel J. Jacob

  • Spatial distribution of isoprene emissions from North America derived from formaldehyde column measurements by the OMI satellite sensor

    Dylan B. Millet;Dylan B. Millet;Daniel J. Jacob;K. Folkert Boersma;Tzung-May Fu

  • Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)

    K. Chance;X. Liu;R. M. Suleiman;D. E. Flittner

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiong Liu
Xiong Liu Harvard University
Thomas P. Kurosu
Thomas P. Kurosu Jet Propulsion Lab
Daniel J. Jacob
Daniel J. Jacob Harvard University
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Robert Spurr
Robert Spurr Harvard University
Paul I. Palmer
Paul I. Palmer University of Edinburgh
Kenneth W. Jucks
Kenneth W. Jucks National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ross J. Salawitch
Ross J. Salawitch University of Maryland, College Park
Christopher E. Sioris
Christopher E. Sioris Environment and Climate Change Canada
M. J. Newchurch
M. J. Newchurch University of Alabama in Huntsville

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