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Lucas Alados-Arboledas

Lucas Alados-Arboledas

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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 77 1156 1098 32 32 431 16466

Lucas Alados-Arboledas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lucas Alados-Arboledas between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lucas Alados-Arboledas published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2014. 44 of the 507 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2014. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 19 publications
1986 2025

507 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lucas Alados-Arboledas: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 5
1996 2
1997 3
1998 3
1999 12
2000 6
2001 7
2002 4
2003 5
2004 7
2005 3
2006 6
2007 17
2008 19
2009 14
2010 15
2011 22
2012 30
2013 18
2014 38
2015 22
2016 26
2017 23
2018 27
2019 26
2020 27
2021 14
2022 25
2023 29
2024 25
2025 19
Total 507
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Lucas Alados-Arboledas 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 Lucas Alados-Arboledas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 431–440 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 431 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25 431
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Lucas Alados-Arboledas 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 Lucas Alados-Arboledas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60 77
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Lucas Alados-Arboledas is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Additional subfields of study include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work encompasses a wide range of topics related to atmospheric and environmental sciences. Key areas of focus include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Lucas Alados-Arboledas has contributed to several recent publications in the domain of atmospheric science. Selected papers include:

  • A global analysis of climate-relevant aerosol properties retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories (2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques)
  • Atmospheric boundary layer height from ground-based remote sensing: a review of capabilities and limitations (2023, Atmospheric measurement techniques)
  • The variability of mass concentrations and source apportionment analysis of equivalent black carbon across urban Europe (2023, Environment International)
  • Changes in black carbon emissions over Europe due to COVID-19 lockdowns (2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • Quantifying traffic, biomass burning and secondary source contributions to atmospheric particle number concentrations at urban and suburban sites (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as Juan Luís Guerrero-Rascado, Gloria Titos, Pablo Ortiz-Amezcua, Juan Antonio Bravo-Aranda, and F.J. Olmo.

Their research has been published in multiple scientific venues, notably:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques

Best Publications

  • EARLINET: towards an advanced sustainable European aerosol lidar network

    G. Pappalardo;A. Amodeo;A. Apituley;A. Comeron

  • Photosynthetically active radiation: measurements and modelling

    I. Alados;I. Foyo-Moreno;L. Alados-Arboledas

  • EARLINET correlative measurements for CALIPSO: First intercomparison results

    Gelsomina Pappalardo;Ulla Wandinger;Lucia Mona;Anja Hiebsch

  • Development of a sky imager for cloud cover assessment

    A. Cazorla;F. J. Olmo;L. Alados-Arboledas

  • Effect of hygroscopic growth on the aerosol light-scattering coefficient: A review of measurements, techniques and error sources

    G. Titos;A. Cazorla;Paul Zieger;E. Andrews

  • Physical and optical properties of aerosols over an urban location in Spain: seasonal and diurnal variability

    H. Lyamani;F. J. Olmo;L. Alados-Arboledas

  • On shadowband correction methods for diffuse irradiance measurements

    F.J. Batlles;F.J. Olmo;L. Alados-Arboledas

  • Extreme Saharan dust event over the southern Iberian Peninsula in september 2007: active and passive remote sensing from surface and satellite

    J. L. Guerrero-Rascado;F. J. Olmo;I. Avilés-Rodríguez;F. Navas-Guzmán

  • Optical and microphysical properties of fresh biomass burning aerosol retrieved by Raman lidar, and star-and sun-photometry

    L. Alados-Arboledas;D. Müller;J. L. Guerrero-Rascado;J. L. Guerrero-Rascado;F. Navas-Guzmán

  • The new sun-sky-lunar Cimel CE318-T multiband photometer-a comprehensive performance evaluation

    África Barreto;Emilio Cuevas;María-José Granados-Muñoz;Lucas Alados-Arboledas

  • Spatial and temporal variability of carbonaceous aerosols: Assessing the impact of biomass burning in the urban environment.

    G. Titos;G. Titos;A. del Águila;A. Cazorla;H. Lyamani

  • Evaluation of AERONET Precipitable Water Vapor Versus Microwave Radiometry, GPS, and Radiosondes at ARM Sites

    Daniel Pérez-Ramírez;Daniel Pérez-Ramírez;Daniel Pérez-Ramírez;David N. Whiteman;Alexander Smirnov;Hassan Lyamani

  • Prediction of global irradiance on inclined surfaces from horizontal global irradiance

    F.J Olmo;J Vida;I Foyo;Y Castro-Diez

  • Empirical modeling of hourly direct irradiance by means of hourly global irradiance

    F.J. Batlles;M.A. Rubio;J. Tovar;F.J. Olmo

  • Atmospheric aerosols during the 2003 heat wave in southeastern Spain I: Spectral optical depth

    H. Lyamani;F.J. Olmo;A. Alcántara;L. Alados-Arboledas

  • Light scattering and absorption properties of aerosol particles in the urban environment of Granada, Spain

    H. Lyamani;F.J. Olmo;L. Alados-Arboledas

  • Lidar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) for the retrieval of vertical aerosol properties from combined lidar/radiometer data: development and distribution in EARLINET

    Anatoli Chaikovsky;Oleg Dubovik;Brent Holben;Andrey Bril

  • Overview of the Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment/Aerosol Direct Radiative Forcing on the Mediterranean Climate (ChArMEx/ADRIMED) summer 2013 campaign

    Marc Mallet;François Dulac;Paola Formenti;Pierre Nabat

  • Multi-spectral Lidar characterization of the vertical structure of Saharan dust aerosol over southern Spain

    J.L. Guerrero-Rascado;B. Ruiz;L. Alados-Arboledas

  • The unprecedented 2017–2018 stratospheric smoke event: decay phase and aerosol properties observed with the EARLINET

    Holger Baars;Albert Ansmann;Kevin Ohneiser;Moritz Haarig

  • Can flux tower research neglect geochemical **CO2** exchange?

    Andrew S. Kowalski;Penélope Serrano-Ortiz;Ivan A. Janssens;Sergio Sánchez-Moral

  • A global analysis of climate-relevant aerosol properties retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories

    Paolo Laj;Paolo Laj;Alessandro Bigi;Clémence Rose;Elisabeth Andrews;Elisabeth Andrews

Frequent Co-Authors

F.J. Olmo
F.J. Olmo University of Granada
Hassan Lyamani
Hassan Lyamani University of Granada
Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado
Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado University of Granada
Roberto Román
Roberto Román University of Valladolid
Michaël Sicard
Michaël Sicard Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Gelsomina Pappalardo
Gelsomina Pappalardo National Research Council (CNR)
Victoria E. Cachorro
Victoria E. Cachorro University of Valladolid
Andrés Alastuey
Andrés Alastuey Spanish National Research Council
Ulla Wandinger
Ulla Wandinger Leibniz Association
Ina Mattis
Ina Mattis German Meteorological Service

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