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D-Index
48
Citations
6710
World Ranking
5634
National Ranking
578

N. Ma 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 N. Ma sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 149 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

N. Ma 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 N. Ma sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

N. Ma is affiliated with Jinan University in China and specializes in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of atmospheric science, including atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, and atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, with 164 publications addressing this topic. Other main topics in their work include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

N. Ma's subfields of study include atmospheric science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their work spans 118 publications in atmospheric science and 63 in health-related fields.

They have published in a range of scientific venues, most frequently in:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by N. Ma are the following works:

  • Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, 2021, Science
  • Photochemical Aqueous-Phase Reactions Induce Rapid Daytime Formation of Oxygenated Organic Aerosol on the North China Plain, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • No Evidence for a Significant Impact of Heterogeneous Chemistry on Radical Concentrations in the North China Plain in Summer 2014, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemical Differences Between PM1 and PM2.5 in Highly Polluted Environment and Implications in Air Pollution Studies, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Influx of African biomass burning aerosol during the Amazonian dry season through layered transatlantic transport of black carbon-rich smoke, 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

The scientist frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Yafang Cheng
  • Hang Su
  • Jiangchuan Tao
  • Wanyun Xu
  • Yele Sun

Best Publications

  • Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

    Yafang Cheng;Nan Ma;Christian Witt;Steffen Rapp

  • Hygroscopic properties of aerosol particles at high relative humidity and their diurnal variations in the North China Plain

    P. F. Liu;C. S. Zhao;T. Göbel;E. Hallbauer

  • Characteristics of pollutants and their correlation to meteorological conditions at a suburban site in the North China Plain

    W. Y. Xu;C. S. Zhao;L. Ran;Z. Z. Deng

  • Significant Concentrations of Nitryl Chloride Sustained in the Morning: Investigations of the Causes and Impacts on Ozone Production in a Polluted Region of Northern China

    Yee Jun Tham;Zhe Wang;Qinyi Li;Hui Yun

  • Temperature effect on phase state and reactivity controls atmospheric multiphase chemistry and transport of PAHs.

    Qing Mu;Manabu Shiraiwa;Manabu Shiraiwa;Mega Octaviani;Nan Ma;Nan Ma

  • Strong impact of wildfires on the abundance and aging of black carbon in the lowermost stratosphere

    Jeannine Ditas;Jeannine Ditas;Nan Ma;Nan Ma;Yuxuan Zhang;Denise Assmann

  • A parameterization of low visibilities for hazy days in the North China Plain

    J. Chen;C. S. Zhao;N. Ma;P. F. Liu

  • A study of aerosol liquid water content based on hygroscopicity measurements at high relative humidity in the North China Plain

    Y. X. Bian;C. S. Zhao;N. Ma;N. Ma;J. Chen

  • Aerosol hygroscopicity derived from size-segregated chemical composition and its parameterization in the North China Plain

    H. J. Liu;C. S. Zhao;B. Nekat;N. Ma

  • Aerosol optical properties in the North China Plain during HaChi campaign: an in-situ optical closure study

    N. Ma;C. S. Zhao;A. Nowak;T. Müller

  • Photochemical Aqueous-Phase Reactions Induce Rapid Daytime Formation of Oxygenated Organic Aerosol on the North China Plain.

    Ye Kuang;Yao He;Wanyun Xu;Bin Yuan

  • Size-resolved and bulk activation properties of aerosols in the North China Plain

    Z. Z. Deng;C. S. Zhao;N. Ma;P. F. Liu

  • VOC reactivity and its effect on ozone production during the HaChi summer campaign

    L. Ran;C. S. Zhao;W. Y. Xu;X. Q. Lu

  • Chemical Differences Between PM1 and PM2.5 in Highly Polluted Environment and Implications in Air Pollution Studies

    Yele Sun;Yao He;Ye Kuang;Wanyun Xu

  • Heterogeneous N 2 O 5 uptake coefficient and production yield of ClNO 2 in polluted northern China: Roles of aerosol water content and chemical composition

    Yee Jun Tham;Zhe Wang;Qinyi Li;Weihao Wang

  • Aerosol hygroscopicity parameter derived from the light scattering enhancement factor measurements in the North China Plain

    J. Chen;J. Chen;C. S. Zhao;N. Ma;N. Ma;P. Yan

  • No Evidence for a Significant Impact of Heterogeneous Chemistry on Radical Concentrations in the North China Plain in Summer 2014.

    Zhaofeng Tan;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Keding Lu;Steven S. Brown;Steven S. Brown

  • A new method to determine the mixing state of light absorbing carbonaceous using the measured aerosol optical properties and number size distributions

    N. Ma;C. S. Zhao;T. Müller;Y. F. Cheng

  • Black and brown carbon over central Amazonia: long-term aerosol measurements at the ATTO site

    Jorge Saturno;Jorge Saturno;Bruna A. Holanda;Christopher Pöhlker;Florian Ditas

  • A novel method for deriving the aerosol hygroscopicity parameter based only on measurements from a humidified nephelometer system

    Ye Kuang;Chunsheng Zhao;Jiangchuan Tao;Yuxuan Bian

  • Estimating the contribution of photochemical particle formation to ultrafine particle number averages in an urban atmosphere.

    N. Ma;W. Birmili

Frequent Co-Authors

Yafang Cheng
Yafang Cheng Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Hang Su
Hang Su Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Ulrich Pöschl
Ulrich Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Yele Sun
Yele Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wolfram Birmili
Wolfram Birmili German Environment Agency
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Meng Li
Meng Li Peking University
Pingqing Fu
Pingqing Fu Tianjin University
Gerald Spindler
Gerald Spindler Leibniz Association

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