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Neil M. Donahue 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 Neil M. Donahue sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 528 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Neil M. Donahue 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 Neil M. Donahue sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Neil M. Donahue is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with specific expertise in Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

The scientific contributions of Neil M. Donahue encompass a broad range of topics, highlighting extensive research in:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation," 2020, Nature
  • "Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation," 2021, Science
  • "Secondary organic aerosol formed by condensing anthropogenic vapours over China's megacities," 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • "Peroxy radical chemistry and the volatility basis set," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "The Synergistic Role of Sulfuric Acid, Bases, and Oxidized Organics Governing New-Particle Formation in Beijing," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

Neil M. Donahue collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Markku Kulmala
  • Mingyi Wang
  • Imad El Haddad
  • Lubna Dada
  • Xu-Cheng He

Their work is frequently published in venues such as:

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

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Neil M. Donahue was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues

    Mattias Hallquist;J. C. Wenger;U. Baltensperger;Y. Rudich

  • Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere

    J. L. Jimenez;M. R. Canagaratna;N. M. Donahue;A. S. H. Prevot

  • Rethinking Organic Aerosols: Semivolatile Emissions and Photochemical Aging

    Allen L. Robinson;Neil M. Donahue;Manish K. Shrivastava;Emily A. Weitkamp

  • Coupled partitioning, dilution, and chemical aging of semivolatile organics.

    N M Donahue;A L Robinson;C O Stanier;S N Pandis

  • Carbon oxidation state as a metric for describing the chemistry of atmospheric organic aerosol

    Jesse H. Kroll;Neil M. Donahue;Jose L. Jimenez;Sean H. Kessler

  • Molecular understanding of sulphuric acid-amine particle nucleation in the atmosphere

    Joao Almeida;Joao Almeida;Siegfried Schobesberger;Andreas Kürten;Ismael K. Ortega

  • Organic aerosol components observed in Northern Hemispheric datasets from Aerosol Mass Spectrometry

    N.L. Ng;M.R. Canagaratna;Q. Zhang;Q. Zhang;J.L. Jimenez

  • Elemental ratio measurements of organic compounds using aerosol mass spectrometry: characterization, improved calibration, and implications

    M. R. Canagaratna;J. L. Jimenez;J. H. Kroll;Q. Chen

  • Highly Oxygenated Organic Molecules (HOM) from Gas-Phase Autoxidation Involving Peroxy Radicals: A Key Contributor to Atmospheric Aerosol

    Federico Bianchi;Theo Kurtén;Matthieu Riva;Claudia Mohr

  • A two-dimensional volatility basis set: 1. organic-aerosol mixing thermodynamics

    Neil M. Donahue;S. A. Epstein;Spyros N. Pandis;Allen L. Robinson

  • The role of low-volatility organic compounds in initial particle growth in the atmosphere

    Jasmin Tröstl;Wayne K. Chuang;Hamish Gordon;Martin Heinritzi

  • Ion-induced nucleation of pure biogenic particles

    Jasper Kirkby;Jasper Kirkby;Jonathan Duplissy;Jonathan Duplissy;Kamalika Sengupta;Carla Frege

  • A two-dimensional volatility basis set - Part 2: Diagnostics of organic-aerosol evolution

    Neil M. Donahue;J. H. Kroll;Spyros N. Pandis;Allen L. Robinson

  • Oxidation products of biogenic emissions contribute to nucleation of atmospheric particles.

    Francesco Riccobono;Siegfried Schobesberger;Catherine E. Scott;Josef Dommen

  • Brownness of organics in aerosols from biomass burning linked to their black carbon content

    Rawad Saleh;Ellis S. Robinson;Daniel S. Tkacik;Adam T. Ahern

  • Aging of Organic Aerosol: Bridging the Gap Between Laboratory and Field Studies

    Yinon Rudich;Neil M. Donahue;Thomas F. Mentel

  • Nitrate radicals and biogenic volatile organic compounds: oxidation, mechanisms, and organic aerosol

    Nga Lee Ng;Steven S. Brown;Steven S. Brown;Alexander T. Archibald;Elliot Atlas

  • Global atmospheric particle formation from CERN CLOUD measurements

    Eimear M. Dunne;Hamish Gordon;Andreas Kürten;João Almeida;João Almeida

  • Atmospheric organic particulate matter: From smoke to secondary organic aerosol

    Neil M. Donahue;Allen L. Robinson;Spyros N. Pandis;Spyros N. Pandis

  • Organic condensation: a vital link connecting aerosol formation to cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations

    I. Riipinen;I. Riipinen;J. R. Pierce;T. Yli-Juuti;T. Nieminen

  • Laboratory investigation of photochemical oxidation of organic aerosol from wood fires 1: measurement and simulation of organic aerosol evolution

    A. P. Grieshop;J. M. Logue;N. M. Donahue;A. L. Robinson

  • Causes and importance of new particle formation in the present-day and preindustrial atmospheres

    Hamish Gordon;Jasper Kirkby;Jasper Kirkby;Urs Baltensperger;Federico Bianchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Jonathan Duplissy
Jonathan Duplissy University of Helsinki
Spyros N. Pandis
Spyros N. Pandis University of Patras
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Katrianne Lehtipalo University of Helsinki
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki
Allen L. Robinson
Allen L. Robinson Colorado State University
Siegfried Schobesberger
Siegfried Schobesberger University of Eastern Finland
Joachim Curtius
Joachim Curtius Goethe University Frankfurt
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki

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