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D-Index
66
Citations
20687
World Ranking
2048
National Ranking
23

Prabir K. Patra 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 Prabir K. Patra sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 292 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Prabir K. Patra 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 Prabir K. Patra sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Prabir K. Patra is affiliated with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with a substantial body of work in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Climate variability and models
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Prabir K. Patra has contributed to a number of recent papers, reflecting their involvement in research on greenhouse gases, carbon budgets, and related environmental processes. Notable publications include:

  • The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017, 2020, NOAA Institutional Repository
  • A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks, 2020, Nature
  • Empirical estimates of regional carbon budgets imply reduced global soil heterotrophic respiration, 2020, National Science Review
  • Gridded fossil CO2 emissions and related O2 combustion consistent with national inventories 1959-2018, 2021, Scientific Data
  • Definitions and methods to estimate regional land carbon fluxes for the second phase of the REgional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes Project (RECCAP-2), 2022, Geoscientific model development

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Philippe Ciais
  • Naveen Chandra
  • Frédéric Chevallier
  • Hanqin Tian
  • Josep G. Canadell

Prabir K. Patra's work is published across multiple venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Earth system science data
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

    Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

  • Global Carbon Budget 2018

    Corinne Le Quéré;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch

  • A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks

    Hanquin Tian;Rongting Xu;Josep G. Canadell;Rona L. Thompson

  • The global methane budget 2000–2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • Global Carbon and other Biogeochemical Cycles and Feedbacks

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

  • Global atmospheric carbon budget: results from an ensemble of atmospheric CO2 inversions.

    P. Peylin;R. M. Law;K. R. Gurney;F. Chevallier

  • Enhanced Seasonal Exchange of CO2 by Northern Ecosystems Since 1960

    H. D. Graven;R. F. Keeling;S. C. Piper;P. K. Patra

  • Acceleration of global N2O emissions seen from two decades of atmospheric inversion

    R. L. Thompson;L. Lassaletta;P. K. Patra;C. Wilson

  • TransCom model simulations of CH4 and related species: linking transport, surface flux and chemical loss with CH4 variability in the troposphere and lower stratosphere

    P. K. Patra;S. Houweling;Maarten Krol;Maarten Krol;P. Bousquet

  • TransCom model simulations of hourly atmospheric CO2 : Analysis of synoptic-scale variations for the period 2002-2003

    P. K. Patra;R. M. Law;Wouter Peters;Wouter Peters;C. RöDenbeck

  • Observational evidence for interhemispheric hydroxyl-radical parity

    P. K. Patra;P. K. Patra;M. C. Krol;S. A. Montzka;T. Arnold

  • TransCom model simulations of hourly atmospheric CO2: Experimental overview and diurnal cycle results for 2002

    R. M. Law;W. Peters;W. Peters;C. Rödenbeck;C. Aulagnier

  • Role of biomass burning and climate anomalies for land‐atmosphere carbon fluxes based on inverse modeling of atmospheric CO2

    Prabir K. Patra;Misa Ishizawa;Shamil Maksyutov;Takakiyo Nakazawa

  • Top–down assessment of the Asian carbon budget since the mid 1990s

    Rona Louise Thompson;P.K. Patra;F Chevallier;S. Maksyutov

  • Global atmospheric CO2 inverse models converging on neutral tropical land exchange, but disagreeing on fossil fuel and atmospheric growth rate

    Benjamin Gaubert;Britton B. Stephens;Sourish Basu;Sourish Basu;Frédéric Chevallier

  • Interannual and decadal changes in the sea‐air CO2 flux from atmospheric CO2 inverse modeling

    Prabir K. Patra;Shamil Maksyutov;Misa Ishizawa;Takakiyo Nakazawa;Takakiyo Nakazawa

  • Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from conventional and modified rice cultivation systems in South India

    Aung Zaw Oo;Shigeto Sudo;Kazuyuki Inubushi;Masayoshi Mano

  • Variations in global methane sources and sinks during 1910-2010

    A. Ghosh;P. K. Patra;P. K. Patra;K. Ishijima;T. Umezawa;T. Umezawa

  • Empirical estimates of regional carbon budgets imply reduced global soil heterotrophic respiration

    Philippe Ciais;Philippe Ciais;Yitong Yao;Thomas Gasser;Alessandro Baccini

  • Variability and quasi-decadal changes in the methane budget over the period 2000-2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • Gridded fossil CO2 emissions and related O2 combustion consistent with national inventories 1959-2018.

    Matthew William Jones;Robbie M. Andrew;Glen P. Peters;Greet Janssens-Maenhout

  • Global Methane Budget 2000-2012

    M. Saunois;P. Bousquet;B. Poulter;A. Peregon

Frequent Co-Authors

Shamil Maksyutov
Shamil Maksyutov National Institute for Environmental Studies
Toshinobu Machida
Toshinobu Machida National Institute for Environmental Studies
Maarten Krol
Maarten Krol Wageningen University & Research
Kazuhito Ichii
Kazuhito Ichii Chiba University
F. Chevallier
F. Chevallier University of Paris-Saclay
Edward J. Dlugokencky
Edward J. Dlugokencky National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sander Houweling
Sander Houweling Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Paul B. Krummel
Paul B. Krummel Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Masayuki Takigawa
Masayuki Takigawa Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

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