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63
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16605
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2448
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985

Kenneth Sassen 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 Kenneth Sassen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 196 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth Sassen 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 Kenneth Sassen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenneth Sassen is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. The association with this academic institution positions Kenneth within a context known for research in areas linked to northern environments, Arctic studies, and related scientific disciplines.

There are no recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues listed for Kenneth Sassen. Similarly, no book publications or specific main or subfields of study have been provided in the available data.

The absence of recorded awards or honors indicates no officially noted recognitions at this time.

No main topics of work are explicitly mentioned in the current dataset, which limits detailed discussion of Kenneth Sassen's research focus areas or scientific contributions.

The available information primarily situates Kenneth Sassen as an active researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, though further details regarding specific research interests, collaborative efforts, publication record, or disciplinary focus remain unspecified.

Best Publications

  • The CloudSat mission and the A-train: a new dimension of space-based observations of clouds and precipitation

    Graeme L. Stephens;Deborah G. Vane;Ronald J. Boain;Gerald G. Mace

  • Asian Dust Events of April 1998

    Rudolf B. Husar;D. M. Tratt;B. A. Schichtel;S. R. Falke

  • African Dust Aerosols as Atmospheric Ice Nuclei

    Paul J. DeMott;Kenneth Sassen;Michael R. Poellot;Darrel Baumgardner

  • The Polarization Lidar Technique for Cloud Research: A Review and Current Assessment

    Kenneth Sassen

  • Global distribution of cirrus clouds from CloudSat/Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) measurements

    Kenneth Sassen;Zhien Wang;Dong Liu

  • Subvisual-Thin Cirrus Lidar Dataset for Satellite Verification and Climatological Research

    Kenneth Sassen;Byung Sung Cho

  • Saharan dust storms and indirect aerosol effects on clouds: CRYSTAL-FACE results

    Kenneth Sassen;Paul J. DeMott;Joseph M. Prospero;Michael R. Poellot

  • Classifying clouds around the globe with the CloudSat radar: 1-year of results

    Kenneth Sassen;Zhien Wang

  • The Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment.

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

  • Cloud Type and Macrophysical Property Retrieval Using Multiple Remote Sensors

    Zhien Wang;Kenneth Sassen

  • A Midlatitude Cirrus Cloud Climatology from the Facility for Atmospheric Remote Sensing. Part II: Microphysical Properties Derived from Lidar Depolarization

    Kenneth Sassen;Sally Benson

  • Indirect climate forcing over the western US from Asian dust storms

    Kenneth Sassen;Kenneth Sassen

  • Homogeneous Nucleation Rate for Highly Supercooled Cirrus Cloud Droplets

    Kenneth Sassen;Gregory C. Dodd

  • Cirrus clouds and deep convection in the tropics: Insights from CALIPSO and CloudSat

    Kenneth Sassen;Zhien Wang;Dong Liu

  • A Midlatitude Cirrus Cloud Climatology from the Facility for Atmospheric Remote Sensing. Part I: Macrophysical and Synoptic Properties

    Kenneth Sassen;James R. Campbell

  • Observations by Lidar of Linear Depolarization Ratios for Hydrometeors.

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  • Optical Scattering and Microphysical Properties of Subvisual Cirrus Clouds, and Climatic Implications

    Kenneth Sassen;Michael K. Griffin;Gregory C. Dodd

  • Depolarization of lidar returns by small ice crystals: An application to contrails

    Michael I. Mishchenko;Kenneth Sassen

  • A Midlatitude Cirrus Cloud Climatology from the Facility for Atmospheric Remote Sensing. Part III: Radiative Properties

    Kenneth Sassen;Jennifer M. Comstock

  • Cirrus Cloud Microphysical Property Retrieval Using Lidar and Radar Measurements. Part I: Algorithm Description and Comparison with In Situ Data

    Zhien Wang;Kenneth Sassen

  • Study of Planar Ice Crystal Orientations in Ice Clouds from Scanning Polarization Lidar Observations

    Vincent Noel;Kenneth Sassen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhien Wang
Zhien Wang University of Colorado Boulder
Michael R. Poellot
Michael R. Poellot University of North Dakota
Gerald G. Mace
Gerald G. Mace University of Utah
Andrew J. Heymsfield
Andrew J. Heymsfield National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jennifer M. Comstock
Jennifer M. Comstock Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kuo-Nan Liou
Kuo-Nan Liou University of California, Los Angeles
James R. Campbell
James R. Campbell United States Naval Research Laboratory
Paul J. DeMott
Paul J. DeMott Colorado State University
Patrick Minnis
Patrick Minnis Langley Research Center
James D. Spinhirne
James D. Spinhirne University of Arizona

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