2026 Philip K. Hopke: 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	121	119	112	53	48	1069	65925

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Philip K. Hopke is affiliated with Clarkson University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics covered by their work include:

Air Quality and Health Impacts
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
Vehicle emissions and performance
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
COVID-19 impact on air quality

Philip K. Hopke has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

The Science of The Total Environment
Environmental Pollution
Atmospheric Pollution Research
Atmospheric Environment
SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Philip K. Hopke include:

"Global review of recent source apportionments for airborne particulate matter," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
"Dispersion Normalized PMF Provides Insights into the Significant Changes in Source Contributions to PM_2.5 after the COVID-19 Outbreak," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
"PET-microplastics as a vector for heavy metals in a simulated plant rhizosphere zone," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
"COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan: Ambient air quality and the relationships between criteria air pollutants and meteorological variables before, during, and after lockdown," 2020, Atmospheric Research
"Vehicular non-exhaust particulate emissions in Chinese megacities: Source profiles, real-world emission factors, and inventories," 2020, Environmental Pollution

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers such as:

David Q. Rich
Yinchang Feng
Xavier Querol
Andrés Alástuey
Abbas Shahsavani

Philip K. Hopke was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

Tami C. Bond;Sarah J. Doherty;D. W. Fahey;Piers Forster

6819
Citations
Ambient Air Pollution Exposure Estimation for the Global Burden of Disease 2013

Michael Brauer;Greg Freedman;Joseph Frostad;Aaron Van Donkelaar

1305
Citations
Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: A review of methods and results

M Viana;T.A.J. Kuhlbusch;X Querol;A Alastuey

1165
Citations
Atmospheric aerosol over Alaska: 2. Elemental composition and sources

Alexandr V. Polissar;Philip K. Hopke;Pentti Paatero;William C. Malm

1053
Citations
Review of receptor modeling methods for source apportionment

Philip K. Hopke

694
Citations
Critical review and meta-analysis of ambient particulate matter source apportionment using receptor models in Europe

C.A. Belis;F. Karagulian;B.R. Larsen;P.K. Hopke

692
Citations
Receptor modeling in environmental chemistry

Philip K. Hopke

684
Citations
Quantifying road dust resuspension in urban environment by Multilinear Engine: A comparison with PMF2

F. Amato;Monica Pandolfi;Alberto Escrig;Xavier Querol

667
Citations
Review of receptor model fundamentals

Ronald C. Henry;Charles W. Lewis;Philip K. Hopke;Hugh J. Williamson

616
Citations
Comparison of hybrid receptor models to locate PCB sources in Chicago

Ying-Kuang Hsu;Thomas M. Holsen;Philip K. Hopke

613
Citations
Atmospheric aerosol over Vermont: chemical composition and sources.

Alexander V. Polissar;Philip K. Hopke;Richard L. Poirot

536
Citations
Source identification of atlanta aerosol by positive matrix factorization.

Eugene Kim;Philip K Hopke;Eric S Edgerton

499
Citations
Receptor modeling for air quality management

R. E. Hester;R. M. Harrison;Philip K. Hopke

468
Citations
Multielemental characterization of urban roadway dust

Philip K. Hopke;Robert E. Lamb;David F. S. Natusch

434
Citations
Classification of Single Particles Analyzed by ATOFMS Using an Artificial Neural Network, ART-2A

Xin-Hua Song;Philip K. Hopke;David P. Fergenson;Kimberly A. Prather

427
Citations
Recent developments in receptor modeling

Philip K. Hopke

425
Citations
Investigation of sources of atmospheric aerosol at urban and suburban residential areas in Thailand by positive matrix factorization

Wanna Chueinta;Philip K. Hopke;Pentti Paatero

417
Citations
Sources of fine particle composition in the northeastern US

Xin-Hua Song;Alexandr V. Polissar;Philip K. Hopke

412
Citations
Comparison of the effects of e-cigarette vapor and cigarette smoke on indoor air quality

T R McAuley;P K Hopke;J Zhao;S Babaian

405
Citations
The use of multivariate analysis to identify sources of selected elements in the Boston urban aerosol.

Philip K. Hopke;Ernest S. Gladney;Glen E. Gordon;William H. Zoller

402
Citations
Characterization of the Gent Stacked Filter Unit PM10 Sampler

Philip K. Hopke;Ying Xie;Taisto Raunemaa;Steven Biegalski

400
Citations
The aerosol at Barrow, Alaska: long-term trends and source locations

A.V. Polissar;A.V. Polissar;P.K. Hopke;P. Paatero;Y.J. Kaufmann

398
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Holsen Clarkson University

David Q. Rich University of Rochester Medical Center

Eugene Kim Clarkson University

Suresh Tiwari Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Delbert J. Eatough Brigham Young University

Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council

Liaquat Husain University at Albany, State University of New York

Wojciech Zareba University of Rochester Medical Center

Yung-Sung Cheng Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham

External Links

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