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Laurent Poulain

Laurent Poulain

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
53
Citations
8735
World Ranking
4310
National Ranking
297

Overview

Laurent Poulain is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant number of publications dedicated to atmospheric science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader areas, Poulain has contributed extensively to several subfields:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Oceanography

Their research topics cover a range of themes related to air and environment quality, such as:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Poulain has published numerous papers in venues known for atmospheric and environmental research. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques

Among recent papers associated with the broader research area, notable publications include:

  • Organosulfates in Ambient Aerosol: State of Knowledge and Future Research Directions on Formation, Abundance, Fate, and Importance (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • European aerosol phenomenology − 8: Harmonised source apportionment of organic aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS datasets (2022, Environment International)
  • The impact of biomass burning and aqueous-phase processing on air quality: a multi-year source apportionment study in the Po Valley, Italy (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • A European aerosol phenomenology - 7: High-time resolution chemical characteristics of submicron particulate matter across Europe (2021, Atmospheric Environment X)
  • Particle-Phase Photoreactions of HULIS and TMIs Establish a Strong Source of H2O2 and Particulate Sulfate in the Winter North China Plain (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Poulain feature specialists in atmospheric sciences and related disciplines, including:

  • Hartmut Herrmann
  • Alfred Wiedensohler
  • Andreas Tilgner
  • Jean-Eudes Petit
  • Olivier Favez

The scientist's contributions include 78 publications within environmental science and 62 related to earth and planetary sciences overall. They maintain a focus on topics related to atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, and air quality through various projects and collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Wintertime aerosol chemical composition and source apportionment of the organic fraction in the metropolitan area of Paris

    M. Crippa;P. F. Decarlo;P. F. Decarlo;J. G. Slowik;C. Mohr;C. Mohr

  • Organic aerosol components derived from 25 AMS data sets across Europe using a consistent ME-2 based source apportionment approach

    M. Crippa;F. Canonaco;V.A. Lanz;M. Äijälä

  • Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol

    A. Kiendler-Scharr;A. A. Mensah;A. A. Mensah;E. Friese;David Topping

  • European aerosol phenomenology - 8: Harmonised source apportionment of organic aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS datasets.

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  • Organosulfates in Ambient Aerosol: State of Knowledge and Future Research Directions on Formation, Abundance, Fate, and Importance.

    Martin Brüggemann;Rongshuang Xu;Andreas Tilgner;Kai Chung Kwong

  • Highly Oxidized Multifunctional Organic Compounds Observed in Tropospheric Particles: A Field and Laboratory Study.

    Anke Mutzel;Laurent Poulain;Torsten Berndt;Yoshiteru Iinuma

  • Towards closing the gap between hygroscopic growth and activation for secondary organic aerosol: Part 1 – Evidence from measurements

    H. Wex;M. D. Petters;C. M. Carrico;E. Hallbauer

  • Towards a more detailed description of tropospheric aqueous phase organic chemistry: CAPRAM 3.0

    H. Herrmann;A. Tilgner;P. Barzaghi;Z. Majdik

  • Sources and mixing state of size-resolved elemental carbon particles in a European megacity: Paris

    Robert M. Healy;J. Sciare;Laurent Poulain;K. Kamili

  • Characterization and source apportionment of organic aerosol using offline aerosol mass spectrometry

    K. R. Daellenbach;C. Bozzetti;A. Křepelová;F. Canonaco

  • ACTRIS ACSM intercomparison - Part 1: Reproducibility of concentration and fragment results from 13 individual Quadrupole Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitors (Q-ACSM) and consistency with co-located instruments

    Vincent Crenn;Jean Sciare;Jean Sciare;Philip L. Croteau;Stéphanie Verlhac

  • Long-term cloud condensation nuclei number concentration, particle number size distribution and chemical composition measurements at regionally representative observatories

    Julia Schmale;Silvia Henning;Stefano Decesari;Bas Henzing

  • Heterogeneous freezing of droplets with immersed mineral dust particles – measurements and parameterization

    D. Niedermeier;S. Hartmann;R. A. Shaw;R. A. Shaw;D. Covert

  • ACTRIS ACSM intercomparison - Part 2: Intercomparison of ME-2 organic source apportionment results from 15 individual, co-located aerosol mass spectrometers

    R. Fröhlich;V. Crenn;A. Setyan;C. A. Belis

  • Relating particle hygroscopicity and CCN activity to chemical composition during the HCCT-2010 field campaign

    Z. J. Wu;L. Poulain;S. Henning;K. Dieckmann

  • Molecular mechanism of hypoxia-induced chondrogenesis and its application in in vivo cartilage tissue engineering.

    Elise Duval;Catherine Baugé;Rina Andriamanalijaona;Hervé Bénateau

  • Quantitative determination of carbonaceous particle mixing state in Paris using single-particle mass spectrometer and aerosol mass spectrometer measurements

    Robert M. Healy;Robert M. Healy;J. Sciare;Laurent Poulain;M. Crippa

  • Towards closing the gap between hygroscopic growth and activation for secondary organic aerosol – Part 2: Theoretical approaches

    M. D. Petters;H. Wex;C. M. Carrico;E. Hallbauer

  • Primary and secondary organic aerosol origin by combined gas-particle phase source apportionment

    M. Crippa;F. Canonaco;J. G. Slowik;I. El Haddad

  • Aerosol particle measurements at three stationary sites in the megacity of Paris during summer 2009: meteorology and air mass origin dominate aerosol particle composition and size distribution

    Friederike Freutel;Jodi Schneider;F. Drewnick;S.-L. von der Weiden-Reinmüller

  • In situ, satellite measurement and model evidence on the dominant regional contribution to fine particulate matter levels in the Paris megacity

    M. Beekmann;A. S. H. Prévôt;F. Drewnick;J. Sciare;J. Sciare

Frequent Co-Authors

Hartmut Herrmann
Hartmut Herrmann Leibniz Association
Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Monica Crippa
Monica Crippa Directorate-General Joint Research Centre
Jean Sciare
Jean Sciare Cyprus Institute
Claudia Mohr
Claudia Mohr ETH Zurich
Wolfram Birmili
Wolfram Birmili German Environment Agency
Zhijun Wu
Zhijun Wu Peking University
Colin D. O'Dowd
Colin D. O'Dowd University of Galway

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