2026 Piers M. Forster: 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	101	347	325	25	25	345	63106

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Piers M. Forster is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Economics and Econometrics, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist has authored numerous publications, including several recent papers notable for their citation impact and relevance to climate science and atmospheric studies. Among these are:

Global Carbon Budget 2020 (2020), published in Earth System Science Data
The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018 (2020), published in Atmospheric Environment
An Assessment of Earth's Climate Sensitivity Using Multiple Lines of Evidence (2020), published in Reviews of Geophysics
Current and future global climate impacts resulting from COVID-19 (2020), published in Nature Climate Change
Effective radiative forcing and adjustments in CMIP6 models (2020), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Frequent co-authors in Forster's work include Joeri Rogelj, Robin Lamboll, Chris Smith, Gunnar Myhre, and Glen P. Peters. Collaboration with these researchers has contributed to advancing knowledge in climate forcing, atmospheric chemistry, and environmental modeling.

The scientist's research has appeared in several publication venues, notably:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geophysical Research Letters
Earth System Science Data
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Nature Climate Change

The primary topics covered by Forster's work encompass Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate Variability and Models, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, COVID-19 Impact on Air Quality, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Forster was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019.

Best Publications

Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing. Chapter 2

P. Forster;V. Ramaswamy;P. Artaxo;T. Berntsen

7744
Citations
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
Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing

Piers Forster;Venkatachalam Ramaswamy;Paulo Artaxo;Terje Berntsen

6259
Citations
Clouds and Aerosols

Olivier Boucher;David Randall;Paulo Artaxo;Christopher Bretherton

3054
Citations
Global Carbon Budget 2020

Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael O'Sullivan;Matthew W. Jones;Robbie M. Andrew

2252
Citations
The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018

D.S. Lee;D.W. Fahey;A. Skowron;M.R. Allen

1442
Citations
Aviation and global climate change in the 21st century.

David S. Lee;David W. Fahey;Piers M. Forster;Peter J. Newton

1419
Citations
Large contribution of natural aerosols to uncertainty in indirect forcing

K.S. Carslaw;Lindsay Lee;C.L. Reddington;K.J. Pringle

1171
Citations
An assessment of Earth's climate sensitivity using multiple lines of evidence

S C Sherwood;M J Webb;J D Annan;K C Armour

1170
Citations
Clouds and Aerosols

O. Boucher;D. Randall;P. Artaxo;C. Bretherton

975
Citations
Bounding global aerosol radiative forcing of climate change

Nicolas Bellouin;Johannes Quaas;Edward Gryspeerdt;Stefan Kinne

875
Citations
Global Carbon and other Biogeochemical Cycles and Feedbacks

Josep G. Canadell;Pedro M.S. Monteiro;Marcos H. Costa;Leticia Cotrim Da Cunha

798
Citations
Current and future global climate impacts resulting from COVID-19

Piers M. Forster;Harriet I. Forster;Mat J. Evans;Matthew J. Gidden

651
Citations
Emission budgets and pathways consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 °C

Richard J. Millar;Richard J. Millar;Jan S. Fuglestvedt;Pierre Friedlingstein;Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj

641
Citations
The semi‐direct aerosol effect: Impact of absorbing aerosols on marine stratocumulus

B. T. Johnson;K. P. Shine;P. M. Forster

560
Citations
Chemistry and the Linkages between Air Quality and Climate Change.

Erika von Schneidemesser;Paul S. Monks;James D. Allan;Lori Bruhwiler

515
Citations
Stratospheric water vapour changes as a possible contributor to observed stratospheric cooling

Piers M. de F. Forster;Keith P. Shine

498
Citations
Aerosol mass spectrometer constraint on the global secondary organic aerosol budget

D. V. Spracklen;J. L. Jimenez;K. S. Carslaw;D. R. Worsnop

484
Citations
Assessing the climate impact of trends in stratospheric water vapor

Piers M. de F. Forster;K. P. Shine

474
Citations
Radiative forcing and temperature trends from stratospheric ozone changes

Piers M. de F. Forster;Keith P. Shine

474
Citations
Impact of uncertainties in atmospheric mixing on simulated UTLS composition and related radiative effects

Martin Riese;F. Ploeger;A. Rap;B. Vogel

442
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Myhre University of Oslo

Timothy Andrews Met Office

Joeri Rogelj Imperial College London

Olivier Boucher Sorbonne University

Alexandru Rap University of Leeds

Drew T. Shindell Duke University

Keith P. Shine University of Reading

Myles R. Allen University of Oxford

Toshihiko Takemura Kyushu University

Kenneth S. Carslaw University of Leeds

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