2026 Maria Kanakidou: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	73	1397	1324	5	5	264	22847

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
2020 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Maria Kanakidou is affiliated with the University of Crete in Greece and conducts research primarily within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work mainly centers on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, with notable contributions also in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oceanography, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The research topics covered by Maria Kanakidou include:

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Aeolian processes and effects
Marine and coastal ecosystems

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Maria Kanakidou illustrate the scope and interdisciplinary nature of the research:

The acidity of atmospheric particles and clouds, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Changing atmospheric acidity as a modulator of nutrient deposition and ocean biogeochemistry, 2021, Science Advances
Aerosol acidity and liquid water content regulate the dry deposition of inorganic reactive nitrogen, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Multi-sectoral impact assessment of an extreme African dust episode in the Eastern Mediterranean in March 2018, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Maria Kanakidou frequently publishes in several scientific venues. The most common outlets include:

Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geoscientific model development
The Science of The Total Environment
Atmosphere

Collaboration is a prominent feature of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

N. Mihalopoulos (18 joint publications)
Nikos Daskalakis (18 joint publications)
Stelios Myriokefalitakis (14 joint publications)
Athanasios Nenes (13 joint publications)
Mihalis Vrekoussis (12 joint publications)

In 2020, Maria Kanakidou became a member of the European Academy of Sciences, reflecting recognition within the scientific community.

Best Publications

Organic aerosol and global climate modelling: a review

M. Kanakidou;J. H. Seinfeld;S. N. Pandis;I. Barnes

3721
Citations
Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality

P.S. Monks;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;S. Fuzzi;A. Stohl

977
Citations
High concentrations and photochemical fate of oxygenated hydrocarbons in the global troposphere

Hanwant B. Singh;M. Kanakidou;P. J. Crutzen;D. J. Jacob

719
Citations
The acidity of atmospheric particles and clouds

Havala O. T. Pye;Athanasios Nenes;Becky Alexander;Andrew P. Ault

641
Citations
Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment

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513
Citations
The AeroCom evaluation and intercomparison of organic aerosol in global models

K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis;N. Daskalakis;N. Daskalakis;M. Kanakidou;P. J. Adams

481
Citations
Acetone in the atmosphere: Distribution, sources, and sinks

H. B. Singh;D. O'Hara;D. Herlth;W. Sachse

470
Citations
Evaluating the climate and air quality impacts of short-lived pollutants

Andreas Stohl;Borgar Aamaas;M Amann;LH Baker

461
Citations
Critical assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge, terminology, and research needs concerning the role of organic aerosols in the atmosphere, climate, and global change

S. Fuzzi;M.O. Andreae;B.J. Huebert;M. Kulmala

448
Citations
Global modelling of secondary organic aerosol in the troposphere: a sensitivity analysis

K. Tsigaridis;M. Kanakidou

386
Citations
Impact of Non-Methane Hydrocarbons on Tropospheric Chemistry and the Oxidizing Power of the Global Troposphere: 3-Dimensional Modelling Results

Nathalie Poisson;Maria Kanakidou;Paul J. Crutzen

385
Citations
Organic aerosols in Eastern Mediterranean: components source reconciliation by using molecular markers and atmospheric back trajectories

Alexandra Gogou;Nikolaos Stratigakis;Maria Kanakidou;Euripides G. Stephanou

380
Citations
Simultaneous global observations of glyoxal and formaldehyde from space

Folkard Wittrock;Andreas Richter;Hilke Oetjen;John P. Burrows

368
Citations
General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) - integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales

M. Kulmala;A. Asmi;H. K. Lappalainen;H. K. Lappalainen;U. Baltensperger

362
Citations
Past, present and future atmospheric nitrogen deposition

M Kanakidou;Stelios Myriokefalitakis;Nikos Daskalakis;G Fanourgakis

335
Citations
Megacities as hot spots of air pollution in the East Mediterranean

Maria Kanakidou;Nikolaos Mihalopoulos;Tayfun Kindap;Ulas Im

323
Citations
Tropospheric aerosol ionic composition in the Eastern Mediterranean region

N. Mihalopoulos;E. Stephanou;M. Kanakidou;S. Pilitsidis

300
Citations
Secondary organic aerosol importance in the future atmosphere

Kostas Tsigaridis;Maria Kanakidou

284
Citations
Impacts of atmospheric nutrient deposition on marine productivity: Roles of nitrogen, phosphorus, and iron

Gregory S. Okin;Alex R. Baker;Ina Tegen;Natalie M. Mahowald

265
Citations
Global scale emission and distribution of sea-spray aerosol: Sea-salt and organic enrichment

E. Vignati;M.C. Facchini;M. Rinaldi;C. Scannell

261
Citations
In-cloud oxalate formation in the global troposphere: a 3-D modeling study

S. Myriokefalitakis;S. Myriokefalitakis;K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis;N. Mihalopoulos;J. Sciare

254
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kostas Tsigaridis Columbia University

Nikos Mihalopoulos National Observatory of Athens

Athanasios Nenes École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Mihalis Vrekoussis University of Bremen

Ulas Im Aarhus University

Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Alex R. Baker University of East Anglia

Evangelos Gerasopoulos National Observatory of Athens

Manmohan Sarin Physical Research Laboratory

Robert A. Duce Texas A&M University

External Links

Personal website of Maria Kanakidou

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