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D-Index
81
Citations
38921
World Ranking
907
National Ranking
395

Owen R. Cooper 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 Owen R. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 197 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Owen R. Cooper 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 Owen R. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Overview

Owen R. Cooper is affiliated with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the study of atmospheric science, particularly on topics related to environmental science and earth and planetary sciences.

The main fields of study in which they have contributed include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their subfields of expertise encompass:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

Owen R. Cooper's work frequently addresses key topics such as:

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

The scientist has published research in several venues with notable frequency. These include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene

Selected recent publications by Owen R. Cooper:

  • "Multi-decadal surface ozone trends at globally distributed remote locations," 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report," 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Aircraft observations since the 1990s reveal increases of tropospheric ozone at multiple locations across the Northern Hemisphere," 2020, Science Advances
  • "COVID-19 Crisis Reduces Free Tropospheric Ozone Across the Northern Hemisphere," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Global trends in ozone concentration and attributable mortality for urban, peri-urban, and rural areas between 2000 and 2019: a modelling study," 2022, The Lancet Planetary Health

Co-authorship is an important aspect of Owen R. Cooper's scientific contributions. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Kai-Lan Chang
  • Jessica L. Neu
  • Zhen Qu
  • Daven K. Henze
  • J. Jason West

This collaboration network supports multidisciplinary research ranging from atmospheric chemistry to health impacts of air quality.

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Historical (1850–2000) gridded anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions of reactive gases and aerosols: methodology and application

    J.-F. Lamarque;T. C. Bond;V. Eyring;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;Claire Granier

  • Climate Change and Global Wine Quality

    Gregory V. Jones;Michael A. White;Owen R. Cooper;Karl Storchmann

  • Tropospheric ozone and its precursors from the urban to the global scale from air quality to short-lived climate forcer

    P. S. Monks;A. T. Archibald;Augustin Colette;O. Cooper

  • Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality

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

  • Severe Surface Ozone Pollution in China: A Global Perspective

    Xiao Lu;Jiayun Hong;Lin Zhang;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day distribution and trends of tropospheric ozone relevant to climate and global atmospheric chemistry model evaluation

    A. Gaudel;O. R. Cooper;G. Ancellet;B. Barret

  • Global Distribution and Trends of Tropospheric Ozone: An Observation-Based Review

    O. R. Cooper;D. D. Parrish;J. Ziemke;M. Cupeiro

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to vegetation

    Gina Mills;Håkan Pleijel;Christopher S. Malley;Baerbel Sinha

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report : Present-day ozone distribution and trends relevant to human health

    Zoe Louise Fleming;Ruth Doherty;Erika Von Schneidemesser;Christopher Malley

  • Increasing springtime ozone mixing ratios in the free troposphere over western North America

    O. R. Cooper;O. R. Cooper;D. D. Parrish;A. Stohl;M. Trainer

  • A Backward Modeling Study of Intercontinental Pollution Transport using Aircraft Measurements

    A. Stohl;C. Forster;S. Eckhardt;N. Spichtinger

  • Long-term ozone trends at rural ozone monitoring sites across the United States, 1990-2010

    Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;Ru-Shan Gao;David Tarasick;Thierry Leblanc

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Database and Metrics Data of Global Surface Ozone Observations

    Martin G. Schultz;Sabine Schröder;Olga Lyapina;Owen Cooper

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Tropospheric ozone from 1877 to 2016, observed levels, trends and uncertainties

    David Tarasick;Ian E. Galbally;Ian E. Galbally;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;Martin G. Schultz

  • Long-term changes in lower tropospheric baseline ozone concentrations at northern mid-latitudes

    D. D. Parrish;Kathy S. Law;J. Staehelin;R. Derwent

  • Transport of Asian ozone pollution into surface air over the western United States in spring

    Meiyun Lin;Meiyun Lin;Arlene M. Fiore;Arlene M. Fiore;Larry W. Horowitz;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper

  • Springtime high surface ozone events over the western United States: Quantifying the role of stratospheric intrusions

    Meiyun Lin;Meiyun Lin;Arlene M. Fiore;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;Larry W. Horowitz

  • Characteristics, sources, and transport of aerosols measured in spring 2008 during the aerosol, radiation, and cloud processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Project

    C. A. Brock;J. Cozic;J. Cozic;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Stohl
Andreas Stohl University of Vienna
Michael Trainer
Michael Trainer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gerhard Hübler
Gerhard Hübler University of Colorado Boulder
John S. Holloway
John S. Holloway National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Irina Petropavlovskikh
Irina Petropavlovskikh Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
J. A. de Gouw
J. A. de Gouw University of Colorado Boulder
David W. Tarasick
David W. Tarasick Environment and Climate Change Canada
David D. Parrish
David D. Parrish Jinan University
Fred C. Fehsenfeld
Fred C. Fehsenfeld Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

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