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P. C. S. Devara

P. C. S. Devara

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
36
Citations
4251
World Ranking
9198
National Ranking
101

P. C. S. Devara 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 P. C. S. Devara sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 187 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

P. C. S. Devara 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 P. C. S. Devara sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

P. C. S. Devara is affiliated with Amity University in India, with a research focus primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass:

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

P. C. S. Devara has contributed to a range of scientific publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Improved air quality during COVID-19 at an urban megacity over the Indo-Gangetic Basin: From stringent to relaxed lockdown phases," 2021, published in Urban Climate
  • "Effects of stubble burning and firecrackers on the air quality of Delhi," 2023, published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • "Influence of Air Pollution on Coronavirus (COVID-19): Some Evidences from Studies at AUH, Gurugram, India," 2020, published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Multisite Scenarios of Black Carbon and Biomass Burning Aerosol Characteristics in India," 2023, published in Aerosol and Air Quality Research
  • "Tropospheric warming over the northern Indian Ocean caused by South Asian anthropogenic aerosols: possible impact on the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere," 2022, published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with P. C. S. Devara include:

  • S. M. Sonbawne
  • K. Vijayakumar
  • Abul Amir Khan
  • Suvarna Fadnavis
  • Priyanka D. Bhoyar

Common venues in which P. C. S. Devara publishes are:

  • Aerosol and Air Quality Research
  • Urban Climate
  • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Atmosphere
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Aerosol radiative forcing during dust events over New Delhi, India

    G. Pandithurai;S. Dipu;S. Dipu;K. K. Dani;S. Tiwari

  • Spatial distribution of aerosol black carbon over India during pre-monsoon season

    S. Naseema Beegum;K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Suresh Babu;S.K. Satheesh

  • Seasonal variation of black carbon aerosols over a tropical urban city of Pune, India

    P.D. Safai;S. Kewat;P.S. Praveen;P.S.P. Rao

  • Pre-monsoon aerosol characteristics over the Indo-Gangetic Basin: implications to climatic impact

    A. K. Srivastava;S. Tiwari;P. C. S. Devara;D. S. Bisht

  • Absorbing aerosols facilitate transition of Indian monsoon breaks to active spells

    M. G. Manoj;P. C. S. Devara;P. D. Safai;B. N. Goswami

  • Identification of aerosol type over the Arabian Sea in the premonsoon season during the Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, Gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB)

    M. C. R. Kalapureddy;D. G. Kaskaoutis;P. Ernest Raj;P. C. S. Devara

  • Comparison of aerosol products retrieved from AERONET, MICROTOPS and MODIS over a tropical urban city, Pune, India

    Sanjay More;P. Pradeep Kumar;Pawan Gupta;P.C.S. Devara

  • Aerosol radiative forcing over a tropical urban site in India

    G. Pandithurai;R. T. Pinker;T. Takamura;P. C. S. Devara

  • Aerosol Chemistry over a High Altitude Station at Northeastern Himalayas, India

    Abhijit Chatterjee;Anandamay Adak;Ajay K. Singh;Manoj K. Srivastava

  • Scattering and absorption properties of near-surface aerosol over Gangetic–Himalayan region: the role of boundary-layer dynamics and long-range transport

    U. C. Dumka;D. G. Kaskaoutis;M. K. Srivastava;P. C. S. Devara

  • Heterogeneity in pre-monsoon aerosol types over the Arabian Sea deduced from ship-borne measurements of spectral AODs

    D. G. Kaskaoutis;M. C. R. Kalapureddy;K. Krishna Moorthy;P. C. S. Devara

  • Long term studies on characteristics of black carbon aerosols over a tropical urban station Pune, India

    P.D. Safai;M.P. Raju;K.B. Budhavant;P.S.P. Rao

  • Effect of dust and anthropogenic aerosols on columnar aerosol optical properties over Darjeeling (2200 m asl), eastern Himalayas, India.

    Abhijit Chatterjee;Sanjay K. Ghosh;Anandamay Adak;Ajay K. Singh

  • 02.O.02 Investigations of aerosol optical depth variations using spectroradiometer at an urban station, Pune, India

    P.C.S. Devara;G. Pandithurai;P.E. Raj;S. Sharma

  • Aerosol characteristics during winter fog at Agra, North India

    P. D. Safai;S. Kewat;G. Pandithurai;P. S. Praveen

  • Year-long variability of the fossil fuel and wood burning black carbon components at a rural site in southern Delhi outskirts

    U.C. Dumka;D.G. Kaskaoutis;P.C.S. Devara;Rajesh Kumar

  • Study of successive contrasting monsoons (2001–2002) in terms of aerosol variability over a tropical station Pune, India

    R. L. Bhawar;P. C. S. Devara

  • Aerosol indirect effect during the aberrant Indian Summer Monsoon breaks of 2009

    M.G. Manoj;P.C.S. Devara;Susmitha Joseph;A.K. Sahai

  • Improved air quality during COVID-19 at an urban megacity over the Indo-Gangetic Basin: From stringent to relaxed lockdown phases

    Atul K. Srivastava;Priyanka D. Bhoyar;Vijay P. Kanawade;Panuganti C.S. Devara

  • Long-term trends and variability in measured multi-spectral aerosol optical depth over a tropical urban station in India

    K. K. Dani;P. Ernest Raj;P. C. S. Devara;G. Pandithurai

  • Lidar measurements of aerosols in the tropical atmosphere

    P. C. S. Devara;P. Ernest Raj

  • Seasonal asymmetry in diurnal variation of aerosol optical characteristics over Pune, western India

    G. Pandithurai;R. T. Pinker;P. C. S. Devara;T. Takamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Suresh Tiwari
Suresh Tiwari Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Atul Kumar Srivastava
Atul Kumar Srivastava Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
U. C. Dumka
U. C. Dumka Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
P.S. Prakasa Rao
P.S. Prakasa Rao Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
D. M. Chate
D. M. Chate Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis
Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis University of Western Macedonia
C.K. Jayasankar
C.K. Jayasankar Sri Venkateswara University
Philippe Goloub
Philippe Goloub University of Lille
Panagiotis T. Nastos
Panagiotis T. Nastos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center

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