World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
M. Altaf Arain

M. Altaf Arain

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
69
Citations
22581
World Ranking
1745
National Ranking
61

M. Altaf Arain 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 M. Altaf Arain sits on this spectrum.

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: 283 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: 25 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 18 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 681–686 publications: 3 scientists 687+ publications: 100 scientists
41 publications 687+

This scientist: 188 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. Altaf Arain 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 M. Altaf Arain sits on this spectrum.

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: 199 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: 19 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: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

M. Altaf Arain is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada, focusing predominantly on Environmental Science. Their research encompasses a range of interrelated subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Water Science and Technology.

Their scholarly output spans numerous topics with particular emphasis on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Forest Ecology and Management, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Tree-Ring Climate Responses, Climate Variability and Models, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, and Fire Effects on Ecosystems.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Ecological Processes
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Hydrological Processes

Co-authorship collaborations have been established with several recurring authors, notably:

  • T. Andrew Black
  • Ankur R. Desai
  • Peter D. Blanken
  • Gil Bohrer
  • Rosvel Bracho

Representing a sample of their recent publications, the following papers illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data (2020) published in Scientific Data
  • Representativeness of Eddy-Covariance flux footprints for areas surrounding AmeriFlux sites (2021) published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Cross-biome synthesis of source versus sink limits to tree growth (2022) published in Science
  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database (2021) published in Earth System Science Data
  • Author Correction: The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data (2021) published in Scientific Data

Best Publications

  • Terrestrial Gross Carbon Dioxide Uptake: Global Distribution and Covariation with Climate

    Christian Beer;Markus Reichstein;Enrico Tomelleri;Philippe Ciais

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • Global patterns of land-atmosphere fluxes of carbon dioxide, latent heat, and sensible heat derived from eddy covariance, satellite, and meteorological observations

    Martin Jung;Markus Reichstein;Hank A. Margolis;Alessandro Cescatti

  • Predicting carbon dioxide and energy fluxes across global FLUXNET sites with regression algorithms

    Gianluca Tramontana;Martin Jung;Christopher R. Schwalm;Kazuhito Ichii

  • Terrestrial biosphere models need better representation of vegetation phenology: results from the North American Carbon Program Site Synthesis

    Andrew D. Richardson;Ryan S. Anderson;M. Altaf Arain;Alan G. Barr

  • A data-driven analysis of energy balance closure across FLUXNET research sites: The role of landscape-scale heterogeneity

    Paul C. Stoy;Matthias Mauder;Thomas Foken;Barbara Marcolla

  • Global Convergence in the Temperature Sensitivity of Respiration at Ecosystem Level

    Miguel D. Mahecha;Markus Reichstein;Nuno Carvalhais;Gitta Lasslop

  • A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis

    Kevin Schaefer;Christopher R. Schwalm;Chris Williams;M. Altaf Arain

  • Representativeness of Eddy-Covariance flux footprints for areas surrounding AmeriFlux sites

    Housen Chu;Xiangzhong Luo;Xiangzhong Luo;Zutao Ouyang;W. Stephen Chan

  • Solar‐induced chlorophyll fluorescence is strongly correlated with terrestrial photosynthesis for a wide variety of biomes: First global analysis based on OCO‐2 and flux tower observations

    Xing Li;Xing Li;Jingfeng Xiao;Binbin He;M. Altaf Arain

  • Correlation of nitrogen dioxide with other traffic pollutants near a major expressway

    Bernardo Beckerman;Michael Jerrett;Michael Jerrett;Jeffrey R Brook;Dave K Verma

  • Allometry and partitioning of above- and belowground tree biomass in an age-sequence of white pine forests

    Matthias Peichl;M. Altaf Arain

  • Above- and belowground ecosystem biomass and carbon pools in an age-sequence of temperate pine plantation forests

    Matthias Peichl;M. Altaf Arain

  • Global comparison of light use efficiency models for simulating terrestrial vegetation gross primary production based on the LaThuile database

    Wenping Yuan;Wenwen Cai;Jiangzhou Xia;Jiquan Chen

  • ECOSTRESS: NASA's Next Generation Mission to Measure Evapotranspiration From the International Space Station

    Joshua B. Fisher;Brian Lee;Adam J. Purdy;Gregory H. Halverson

  • How climate and vegetation type influence evapotranspiration and water use efficiency in Canadian forest, peatland and grassland ecosystems

    Christian Brümmer;T. Andrew Black;Rachhpal S. Jassal;Nicholas J. Grant

  • Establishing an air pollution monitoring network for intra-urban population exposure assessment: A location-allocation approach

    Pavlos S. Kanaroglou;Michael Jerrett;Jason Morrison;Bernardo Beckerman

  • A model‐data intercomparison of CO2 exchange across North America: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis

    Christopher R. Schwalm;Christopher A. Williams;Kevin Schaefer;Ryan S. Anderson

  • Modeling the intraurban variability of ambient traffic pollution in Toronto, Canada.

    M Jerrett;M A Arain;P Kanaroglou;B Beckerman

  • A cohort study of traffic-related air pollution and mortality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Michael Jerrett;Murray M. Finkelstein;Jeffrey R. Brook;M. Altaf Arain

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Peichl
Matthias Peichl Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hank A. Margolis
Hank A. Margolis National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ankur R. Desai
Ankur R. Desai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Leonardo Montagnani
Leonardo Montagnani Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Jiquan Chen
Jiquan Chen Michigan State University
Lutz Merbold
Lutz Merbold Agroscope
Alan G. Barr
Alan G. Barr University of Saskatchewan
Alessandro Cescatti
Alessandro Cescatti European Union
Jing M. Chen
Jing M. Chen University of Toronto
Natalia Restrepo-Coupe
Natalia Restrepo-Coupe University of Technology Sydney

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in Environmental Sciences, exploring related online degrees can broaden career opportunities. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a crucial role in environmental analysis, and many universities offer top-ranked programs. To find a program that fits your goals, consider reviewing the best gis graduate programs. GIS skills are essential in mapping, resource management, and environmental planning.

Public administration knowledge is also valuable for understanding and influencing environmental policies. If you're looking to enhance leadership and governance skills, online graduate options like the online mpa degrees offer flexible learning paths tailored to working professionals.

Additionally, studying human behavior and societal impacts can deepen your understanding of environmental issues. Pursuing an online bachelors degree programs in sociology can provide insights into community engagement, policy advocacy, and social change related to sustainability.

For those seeking advanced academic qualifications without the lengthy process of a dissertation, some universities offer accelerated options. Exploring 1 year phd programs online no dissertation may be an efficient way to further your expertise and career in environmental science fields.

Best Scientists Citing M. Altaf Arain

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles