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89
Citations
22642
World Ranking
629
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9

M. Van Roozendael 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. Van Roozendael sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 952 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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M. Van Roozendael 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. Van Roozendael sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

M. Van Roozendael is affiliated with the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric sciences, with extensive contributions in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their work centers on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics of Van Roozendael's research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality

Van Roozendael has been actively publishing in a range of scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their research include:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Atmosphere
  • Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks," 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations," 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets," 2021, Nature
  • "Comparative assessment of TROPOMI and OMI formaldehyde observations and validation against MAX-DOAS network column measurements," 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Intercomparison of NO 2, O 4, O 3 and HCHO slant column measurements by MAX-DOAS and zenith-sky UV-visible spectrometers during CINDI-2," 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques

Van Roozendael has collaborated with various frequent co-authors throughout their career. Key collaborators include:

  • François Hendrick
  • Gaïa Pinardi
  • Andreas Richter
  • Thomas Wagner
  • Isabelle De Smedt

The body of work produced by M. Van Roozendael offers comprehensive insights into atmospheric chemistry, aerosol dynamics, and air quality monitoring using advanced satellite and ground-based measurement techniques. Their publications reflect a multidisciplinary approach linking atmospheric processes to environmental and health impacts.

Best Publications

  • The ESA Climate Change Initiative: Satellite Data Records for Essential Climate Variables

    R Hollmann;CJ Merchant;RA Saunders;C Downy

  • Trends, seasonal variability and dominant NOx source derived from a ten year record of NO2 measured from space

    H. J. Eskes;K. F. Boersma;T. P. C. van Noije

  • Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5p TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks

    Tijl Verhoelst;Steven Compernolle;Gaia Pinardi;Jean-Christopher Lambert

  • Global isoprene emissions estimated using MEGAN, ECMWF analyses and a detailed canopy environment model

    J.-F. Müller;T. Stavrakou;S. Wallens;I. De Smedt

  • Four years of ground-based MAX-DOAS observations of HONO and NO 2 in the Beijing area

    F. Hendrick;J.-F. Müller;K. Clémer;K. Clémer;P. Wang

  • Twelve years of global observations of formaldehyde in the troposphere using GOME and SCIAMACHY sensors

    I. De Smedt;J.-F. Müller;T. Stavrakou

  • Improving algorithms and uncertainty estimates for satellite NO 2 retrievals: results from the quality assurance for the essential climate variables (QA4ECV) project

    K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Henk J. Eskes;Andreas Richter;Isabelle De Smedt

  • Tropospheric bromine chemistry: implications for present and pre-industrial ozone and mercury

    J. P. Parrella;Daniel J. Jacob;Q. Liang;Q. Liang;Y. Zhang

  • Validation of Ozone Monitoring Instrument nitrogen dioxide columns

    E.A. Celarier;E.J. Brinksma;J.F. Gleason;J.P. Veefkind

  • Detection of the trend and seasonal variation in tropospheric NO2 over China

    D. H. M. U. Peters;D. H. M. U. Peters;H. Eskes;K. F. Boersma

  • FRESCO+: an improved O 2 A-band cloud retrieval algorithm for tropospheric trace gas retrievals

    P. Wang;P. Stammes;G. Pinardi

  • Analysis for BrO in zenith‐sky spectra: An intercomparison exercise for analysis improvement

    S. R. Aliwell;M. Van Roozendael;P. V. Johnston;A. Richter

  • Sulfur dioxide retrievals from TROPOMI onboard Sentinel-5 Precursor: algorithm theoretical basis

    Nicolas Theys;Isabelle De Smedt;Huan Yu;Thomas Danckaert

  • Evaluating the performance of pyrogenic and biogenic emission inventories against one decade of space-based formaldehyde columns

    T Stavrakou;J.-F Müller;I De Smedt;M Van Roozendael

  • Algorithm theoretical baseline for formaldehyde retrievals from S5P TROPOMI and from the QA4ECV project

    Isabelle De Smedt;Nicolas Theys;Huan Yu;Thomas Danckaert

  • Diurnal, seasonal and long-term variations of global formaldehyde columns inferred from combined OMI and GOME-2 observations

    I. De Smedt;T. Stavrakou;F. Hendrick;T. Danckaert

  • Structural uncertainty in air mass factor calculation for NO2 and HCHO satellite retrievals

    Alba Lorente;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Huan Yu;Steffen Dörner

  • Multiple wavelength retrieval of tropospheric aerosol optical properties from MAXDOAS measurements in Beijing

    K. Clémer;M. Van Roozendael;C. Fayt;F. Hendrick

  • Comparison of box-air-mass-factors and radiances for Multiple-Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) geometries calculated from different UV/visible radiative transfer models

    T. Wagner;T. Wagner;J. P. Burrows;T. Deutschmann;B. Dix

  • Volcanic SO 2 fluxes derived from satellite data: a survey using OMI, GOME-2, IASI and MODIS

    N. Theys;R. Campion;R. Campion;L. Clarisse;H. Brenot

  • Measuring atmospheric composition change

    Paolo Laj;J. Klausen;M. Bilde;C. Plaß-Duelmer

  • Retrieving tropospheric nitrogen dioxide from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument: effects of aerosols, surface reflectance anisotropy, and vertical profile of nitrogen dioxide

    J.-T. Lin;R. V. Martin;R. V. Martin;K. F. Boersma;K. F. Boersma;M. Sneep

  • Global emissions of non-methane hydrocarbons deduced from SCIAMACHY formaldehyde columns through 2003-2006

    T Stavrakou;J.-F Müller;I De Smedt;M Van Roozendael

  • Global observations of tropospheric BrO columns using GOME-2 satellite data

    N. Theys;M. Van Roozendael;F. Hendrick;X. Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Florence Goutail
Florence Goutail Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Pierre Pommereau
Jean-Pierre Pommereau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
M. De Mazière
M. De Mazière Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Jean-Christopher Lambert
Jean-Christopher Lambert Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
Diego Loyola
Diego Loyola German Aerospace Center
Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Folkard Wittrock
Folkard Wittrock University of Bremen
Gaia Pinardi
Gaia Pinardi Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Dimitris Balis
Dimitris Balis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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