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Merete Bilde

Merete Bilde

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
52
Citations
9010
World Ranking
4529
National Ranking
57

Chemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8784
World Ranking
14011
National Ranking
113

Merete Bilde 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 Merete Bilde sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 189 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.

Merete Bilde 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 Merete Bilde sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Merete Bilde is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, contributing extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research focuses primarily on atmospheric science, with a particular emphasis on atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

The main topics explored by Merete Bilde include atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, air quality and health impacts, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, and microplastics and plastic pollution.

Merete Bilde has published research in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science Atmospheres
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Indoor Air

Recent published papers include:

  • The ice-nucleating activity of Arctic sea surface microlayer samples and marine algal cultures, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Urban organic aerosol composition in eastern China differs from north to south: molecular insight from a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (Orbitrap) study, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Secondary aerosol formation from dimethyl sulfide - improved mechanistic understanding based on smog chamber experiments and modelling, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • The Aarhus Chamber Campaign on Highly Oxygenated Organic Molecules and Aerosols (ACCHA): particle formation, organic acids, and dimer esters from α-pinene ozonolysis at different temperatures, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • New Particle Formation and Growth from Dimethyl Sulfide Oxidation by Hydroxyl Radicals, 2021, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Merete Bilde frequently collaborates with other researchers including Marianne Glasius, Sigurd Christiansen, Bernadette Rosati, Emil Mark Iversen, and Jonas Elm.

Their work spans several subfields, such as atmospheric science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, and oceanography.

Best Publications

  • Hygroscopic growth and critical supersaturations for mixed aerosol particles of inorganic and organic compounds of atmospheric relevance

    B. Svenningsson;J. Rissler;E. Swietlicki;M. Mircea

  • 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

  • Aging of biogenic secondary organic aerosol via gas-phase OH radical reactions

    Neil M. Donahue;Kaytlin M. Henry;Thomas F. Mentel;Astrid Kiendler-Scharr

  • Saturation Vapor Pressures and Transition Enthalpies of Low-Volatility Organic Molecules of Atmospheric Relevance: From Dicarboxylic Acids to Complex Mixtures

    Merete Bilde;Kelley Barsanti;Murray Booth;Christopher D Cappa

  • The role of surfactants in Köhler theory reconsidered.

    Riikka Sorjamaa;Birgitta Svenningsson;Tomi Raatikainen;Silivia Henning

  • CCN activation of slightly soluble organics: the importance of small amounts of inorganic salt and particle phase

    Merete Bilde;Birgitta Svenningsson

  • Even-Odd Alternation of Evaporation Rates and Vapor Pressures of C3-C9 Dicarboxylic Acid Aerosols

    Merete Bilde;Birgitta Svenningsson;Jacob Garbrecht Mønster;Thomas Rosenørn

  • Assessment of Density Functional Theory in Predicting Structures and Free Energies of Reaction of Atmospheric Prenucleation Clusters

    Jonas Elm;Merete Bilde;Kurt V. Mikkelsen

  • Evaporation Rates and Vapor Pressures of Individual Aerosol Species Formed in the Atmospheric Oxidation of α- and β-Pinene

    Merete Bilde;Spyros N. Pandis

  • The condensation particle counter battery (CPCB): A new tool to investigate the activation properties of nanoparticles

    Markku Kulmala;Genrik Mordas;Tuukka Petäjä;Tiia Grönholm

  • Measuring atmospheric composition change

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

  • High-Molecular Weight Dimer Esters Are Major Products in Aerosols from α-Pinene Ozonolysis and the Boreal Forest

    Kasper Kristensen;Ågot K. Watne;Julia Hammes;Anna Lutz

  • Atmospheric Chemistry of HFE-7100 (C4F9OCH3): Reaction with OH Radicals, UV Spectra and Kinetic Data for C4F9OCH2· and C4F9OCH2O2· Radicals, and the Atmospheric Fate of C4F9OCH2O· Radicals

    T. J. Wallington;W. F. Schneider;J. Sehested;M. Bilde

  • Laboratory and theoretical study of the oxy radicals in the OH- and Cl-initiated oxidation of ethene

    John J. Orlando;Geoffrey S. Tyndall;Merete Bilde;Corinne Ferronato

  • Assessment of binding energies of atmospherically relevant clusters.

    Jonas Elm;Merete Bilde;Kurt V. Mikkelsen

  • Surfactants in cloud droplet activation: mixed organic-inorganic particles

    N. L. Prisle;N. L. Prisle;T. Raatikainen;A. Laaksonen;A. Laaksonen;M. Bilde

  • Cloud condensation nuclei activation of monoterpene and sesquiterpene secondary organic aerosol

    Kara E. Huff Hartz;Thomas Rosenørn;Shaun R. Ferchak;Timothy M. Raymond

  • On the seawater temperature dependence of the sea spray aerosol generated by a continuous plunging jet

    M. E. Salter;E. D. Nilsson;A. Butcher;M. Bilde

  • Surfactant partitioning in cloud droplet activation: a study of C8, C10, C12 and C14 normal fatty acid sodium salts

    Nxønne L. Prisle;Tomi Raatikainen;Riikka Sorjamaa;Birgitta Svenningsson

  • Soluble Mass, Hygroscopic Growth, and Droplet Activation of Coated Soot Particles during LACIS Experiment in November (LExNo)

    S. Henning;H. Wex;T. Hennig;A. Kiselev

  • Formation and occurrence of dimer esters of pinene oxidation products in atmospheric aerosols

    K. Kristensen;K. L. Enggrob;S. M. King;D. R. Worton

Frequent Co-Authors

Marianne Glasius
Marianne Glasius Aarhus University
Ilona Riipinen
Ilona Riipinen Stockholm University
Timothy J. Wallington
Timothy J. Wallington Ford Motor Company (United States)
Ole John Nielsen
Ole John Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Birgitta Svenningsson
Birgitta Svenningsson Lund University
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Jens Sehested
Jens Sehested Haldor Topsoe (Denmark)
Erik Swietlicki
Erik Swietlicki Lund University
Kurt V. Mikkelsen
Kurt V. Mikkelsen University of Copenhagen
Andreas Massling
Andreas Massling Aarhus University

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