2026 Peter Brimblecombe: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	77	1129	1071	112	111	474	22293

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Taiwan Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Peter Brimblecombe is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses various subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Conservation, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The principal research topics covered in their publications include:

Air Quality and Health Impacts
Conservation Techniques and Studies
Building materials and conservation
Vehicle emissions and performance
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
Animal and Plant Science Education

Brimblecombe has published extensively, with notable frequent publication venues such as:

Heritage
Atmospheric Environment
Environments
Insects
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

Among recent scholarly papers, key contributions include:

A chronology of global air quality, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions, 2021, Environment International
Introduction to Environmental Chemistry, 2020, Environmental Chemistry
The impact of air pollution on terrestrial managed and natural vegetation, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
Determination of local traffic emission and non-local background source contribution to on-road air pollution using fixed-route mobile air sensor network, 2021, Environmental Pollution

Collaboration is a part of their research process, with frequent co-authors including Pascal Querner, Jenny Richards, Yonghang Lai, Zhi Ning, and Mengyuan Chu.

Best Publications

Ozone pollution in China: A review of concentrations, meteorological influences, chemical precursors, and effects

Tao Wang;Likun Xue;Peter Brimblecombe;Yun Fat Lam

1829
Citations
Stratospheric aerosol growth and HNO3 gas phase depletion from coupled HNO3 and water uptake by liquid particles

K. S. Carslaw;B. P. Luo;S. L. Clegg;Th. Peter

489
Citations
A Thermodynamic Model of the System HCl-HNO3-H2SO4-H2O, Including Solubilities of HBr, from <200 to 328 K

Kenneth S. Carslaw;Kenneth S. Carslaw;Simon L. Clegg;Peter Brimblecombe

378
Citations
An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry

J. E. Andrews;P. Brimblecombe;T. D. Jickells;P. S. Liss

349
Citations
Photo-oxidation of dimethylsulphide in aqueous solution

Peter Brimblecombe;David Shooter

346
Citations
The Big Smoke: A History of Air Pollution in London since Medieval Times

Carlos Flick;Peter Brimblecombe

321
Citations
Predicting long term freeze-thaw risks on Europe built heritage and archaeological sites in a changing climate.

Carlota M. Grossi;Peter Brimblecombe;Ian Harris

254
Citations
Iron and sulfur in the pre-biologic ocean.

James C.G. Walker;Peter Brimblecombe

252
Citations
A chronology of global air quality

David Fowler;Peter Brimblecombe;John Burrows;Mathew R Heal

251
Citations
The atlas of climate change impact on European cultural heritage : scientific analysis and management strategies

C. Sabbioni;Peter Brimblecombe;May Cassar

240
Citations
Mapping the impact of climate change on surface recession of carbonate buildings in Europe.

Alessandra Bonazza;Palmira Messina;Cristina Sabbioni;Carlota M. Grossi

238
Citations
The composition of museum atmospheres

Peter Brimblecombe

231
Citations
Catalytic property of Fe-Al pillared clay for Fenton oxidation of phenol by H2O2

Mingliang Luo;Derek Bowden;Peter Brimblecombe

224
Citations
A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions.

Ranjeet S. Sokhi;Vikas Singh;Xavier Querol;Sandro Finardi

218
Citations
The big smoke

Peter Brimblecombe

213
Citations
Indoor air quality at the Correr Museum, Venice, Italy

Dario Camuffo;Peter Brimblecombe;RenÃ© Van Grieken;Hans-JÃ¼rgen Busse

200
Citations
The solubility and behaviour of acid gases in the marine aerosol

P. Brimblecombe;S. L. Clegg

199
Citations
Role of vegetation in deposition and dispersion of air pollution in urban parks

Yang Xing;Peter Brimblecombe

192
Citations
Air Composition and Chemistry

Peter Brimblecombe

187
Citations
Color changes in architectural limestones from pollution and cleaning

Carlotta M. Grossi;Peter Brimblecombe;Rosa M. Esbert;Francisco Javier Alonso

179
Citations
The composition of snowfall, snowpack and meltwater in the Scottish highlands-evidence for preferential elution

M Tranter;Peter Brimblecombe;Trevor Davies;C.E. Vincent

172
Citations
The Big Smoke : A History of Air Pollution in London since Medieval Times

Peter Brimblecombe

138
Citations
Air Composition and Chemistry.

C. N. Hewitt;Peter Brimblecombe

98
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon L. Clegg University of East Anglia

Trevor D. Davies University of East Anglia

Martyn Tranter Aarhus University

Ian Harris University of East Anglia

Cristina Sabbioni Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

Mohd Talib Latif National University of Malaysia

Dario Camuffo National Research Council (CNR)

Kenneth S. Carslaw University of Leeds

Anthony S. Wexler University of California, Davis

David Benavente University of Alicante

External Links

Personal website of Peter Brimblecombe

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