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D-Index
40
Citations
10363
World Ranking
7915
National Ranking
596

Paul Young 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 Paul Young sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 109 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Young 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 Paul Young sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul Young is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine.

The scientist's recent research outputs cover topics related to Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, as well as Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Paul Young include the following:

  • Tropospheric ozone in CMIP6 simulations, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report, 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020, 2021, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2019, 2020, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • The Montreal Protocol protects the terrestrial carbon sink, 2021, Nature

Paul Young has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Alexander T. Archibald
  • Makoto Deushi
  • Olaf Morgenstern
  • Jos Barlow
  • Paul T. Griffiths

The scientist has published multiple articles in a range of academic venues, most notably:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Best Publications

  • Climate policy implications of nonlinear decline of Arctic land permafrost and other cryosphere elements

    Dmitry Yumashev;Christopher Hope;Kevin Schaefer;Kathrin Riemann-Campe

  • Pre-industrial to end 21st century projections of tropospheric ozone from the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP)

    P. J. Young;P. J. Young;P. J. Young;A. T. Archibald;K. W. Bowman;J.-F. Lamarque

  • The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

    Jos Barlow;Filipe França;Filipe França;Toby A. Gardner;Christina C. Hicks

  • Tropospheric ozone changes, radiative forcing and attribution to emissions in the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP)

    D. S. Stevenson;Paul Young;Paul Young;Paul Young;Vaishali Naik;Jean-Francois Lamarque

  • The Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP): overview and description of models, simulations and climate diagnostics

    J. F. Lamarque;Drew T. Shindell;B Josse;Paul Young;Paul Young;Paul Young

  • Radiative forcing in the ACCMIP historical and future climate simulations

    D.T. Shindell;J.-F. Lamarque;M. Schulz;M. Flanner

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report:Assessment of global-scale model performance for global and regional ozone distributions, variability, and trends

    P. J. Young;V. Naik;A. M. Fiore;A. M. Fiore;A. Gaudel;A. Gaudel

  • Preindustrial to present-day changes in tropospheric hydroxyl radical and methane lifetime from the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP)

    Vaishali Naik;A. Voulgarakis;Arlene M. Fiore;L. W. Horowitz

  • Analysis of Present Day and Future OH and Methane Lifetime in the ACCMIP Simulations

    A. Voulgarakis;A. Voulgarakis;V. Naik;J.F. Lamarque;D.T. Shindell

  • Ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation, climate change and prospects for a sustainable future

    Paul W. Barnes;Craig E. Williamson;Robyn M. Lucas;Sharon A. Robinson

  • Long-term ozone changes and associated climate impacts in CMIP5 simulations

    Veronika Eyring;Julie Michelle Arblaster;Julie Michelle Arblaster;Irene Cionni;Jan Sedlacek

  • Overview of IGAC/SPARC Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative (CCMI) Community Simulations in Support of Upcoming Ozone and Climate Assessments

    Veronika Eyring;Jean-François Lamarque;Peter Hess;Florian Arfeuille

  • Environmental effects of ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2017

    G. H. Bernhard;R. E. Neale;P. W. Barnes;P. J. Neale

  • Evaluation of the new UKCA climate-composition model – Part 2: The Troposphere

    F. M. O'Connor;C. E. Johnson;O. Morgenstern;O. Morgenstern;N. L. Abraham

  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020

    Unknown

  • Tropospheric ozone in CMIP6 simulations

    Paul T. Griffiths;Lee T. Murray;Guang Zeng;Youngsub Matthew Shin

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: A critical review of changes in the tropospheric ozone burden and budget from 1850 to 2100

    A. T. Archibald;J. L. Neu;Y. F. Elshorbany;O. R. Cooper;O. R. Cooper

  • Impact of climate change on tropospheric ozone and its global budgets

    G. Zeng;J. A. Pyle;P. J. Young

  • Ozone–climate interactions and effects on solar ultraviolet radiation

    Alkiviadis F. Bais;G Bernhard;Richard L. McKenzie;P. J. Aucamp

  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2019

    Unknown

  • Drought-induced Amazonian wildfires instigate a decadal-scale disruption of forest carbon dynamics

    Camila V. J. Silva;Camila V. J. Silva;Luiz E. O. C. Aragão;Luiz E. O. C. Aragão;Jos Barlow;Fernando Espirito-Santo

  • Near-term climate change:Projections and predictability

    Nathaniel L. Bindoff;Paul J. Durack;Andrew Slater;Philip Cameron-Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Collins
William J. Collins University of Reading
Guang Zeng
Guang Zeng National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Jean-Francois Lamarque
Jean-Francois Lamarque National Center for Atmospheric Research
Oliver Wild
Oliver Wild Lancaster University
Apostolos Voulgarakis
Apostolos Voulgarakis Imperial College London
David Stevenson
David Stevenson University of Edinburgh
Drew T. Shindell
Drew T. Shindell Duke University
Ruth M. Doherty
Ruth M. Doherty University of Edinburgh
Kengo Sudo
Kengo Sudo Nagoya University
Vaishali Naik
Vaishali Naik Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

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