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Prasad S. Kasibhatla

Prasad S. Kasibhatla

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
63
Citations
25657
World Ranking
2400
National Ranking
968

Prasad S. Kasibhatla 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 Prasad S. Kasibhatla sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 130 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Prasad S. Kasibhatla 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 Prasad S. Kasibhatla sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Prasad S. Kasibhatla is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these fields, Kasibhatla's work engages deeply with subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of environmental and health-related issues, including atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric ozone and climate, infection control and ventilation, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and air quality monitoring and forecasting.

Kasibhatla's published work appears in several prominent journals, highlighting their focus on atmospheric and environmental sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Anesthesiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers authored by Kasibhatla include:

  • "Global inorganic nitrate production mechanisms: comparison of a global model with nitrate isotope observations" (2020) - Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Constraining remote oxidation capacity with ATom observations" (2020) - Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Heterogeneous Nitrate Production Mechanisms in Intense Haze Events in the North China Plain" (2021) - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Magnitude, trends, and impacts of ambient long-term ozone exposure in the United States from 2000 to 2015" (2020) - Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Analysis of overdispersion in airborne transmission of COVID-19" (2022) - Physics of Fluids

The scientist collaborates regularly with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Tomás Sherwen
  • M. J. Evans
  • Swetaprovo Chaudhuri
  • Arnab Mukherjee
  • William Pan

Best Publications

  • Global fire emissions and the contribution of deforestation, savanna, forest, agricultural, and peat fires (1997-2009)

    G. R. van der Werf;J. T. Randerson;L. Giglio;L. Giglio;G. J. Collatz

  • Global fire emissions estimates during 1997–2016

    Guido R. van der Werf;James T. Randerson;Louis Giglio;Thijs T. van Leeuwen

  • Interannual variability in global biomass burning emissions from 1997 to 2004

    G. R. van der Werf;J. T. Randerson;L. Giglio;G. J. Collatz

  • CO 2 emissions from forest loss

    G. R. van der Werf;D. C. Morton;R. S. DeFries;J. G. J. Olivier

  • Mortality from ship emissions: a global assessment.

    James J. Corbett;James J. Winebrake;Erin H. Green;Prasad Kasibhatla

  • A human-driven decline in global burned area

    N. Andela;N. Andela;D. C. Morton;L. Giglio;Y Chen

  • Continental-scale partitioning of fire emissions during the 1997 to 2001 El Niño/La Niña period.

    Guido R. van der Werf;James T. Randerson;G. James Collatz;Louis Giglio

  • Global estimation of burned area using MODIS active fire observations

    L. Giglio;G.R. van der Werf;J.T Randerson;G.J. Collatz

  • Assessing variability and long-term trends in burned area by merging multiple satellite fire products

    L. Giglio;L. Giglio;J. T. Randerson;G. R. van der Werf;P. S. Kasibhatla

  • Growth of Continental-Scale Metro-Agro-Plexes, Regional Ozone Pollution, and World Food Production

    W. L. Chameides;P. S. Kasibhatla;J. Yienger;H. Levy

  • Climate regulation of fire emissions and deforestation in equatorial Asia

    G. R. van der Werf;J. Dempewolf;S. N. Trigg;J. T. Randerson

  • Global distribution of carbon monoxide

    Tracey Holloway;Hiram Levy;Prasad Kasibhatla

  • Effects of ship emissions on sulphur cycling and radiative climate forcing over the ocean

    Kevin Capaldo;James J. Corbett;Prasad Kasibhatla;Paul Fischbeck

  • Global Fire Emissions Database, Version 4.1 (GFEDv4)

    J.T. Randerson;G.R. Van Der Werf;L. Giglio;G.J. Collatz

  • What causes deforestation in Indonesia

    Kemen G. Austin;Amanda Schwantes;Yaofeng Gu;Prasad S. Kasibhatla

  • Emission inventory development and processing for the Seasonal Model for Regional Air Quality (SMRAQ) project

    Marc R. Houyoux;Jeffrey M. Vukovich;Carlie J. Coats;Neil J. M. Wheeler

  • Shifting patterns of oil palm driven deforestation in Indonesia and implications for zero-deforestation commitments

    K.G. Austin;A. Mosnier;J. Pirker;I. McCallum

  • Year 2020: Consequences of population growth and development on deposition of oxidized nitrogen

    J N Galloway;H Levy;P S Kasibhatla

  • Rethinking the global secondary organic aerosol (SOA) budget: stronger production, faster removal, shorter lifetime

    Alma Hodzic;Prasad S. Kasibhatla;Duseong S. Jo;Christopher D. Cappa

  • Evaluation and intercomparison of global atmospheric transport models using 222Rn and other short-lived tracers

    Daniel James Jacob;Michael J. Prather;Philip J. Rasch;Run-Lie Shia

  • Daily and 3‐hourly variability in global fire emissions and consequences for atmospheric model predictions of carbon monoxide

    M. Mu;J. T. Randerson;G. R. van der Werf;L. Giglio

  • Present day Climate Forcing and Response from Black Carbon in Snow

    M. G. Flanner;C. S. Zender;J. T. Randerson;P. J. Rasch

Frequent Co-Authors

James T. Randerson
James T. Randerson University of California, Irvine
Louis Giglio
Louis Giglio University of Maryland, College Park
Douglas C. Morton
Douglas C. Morton Goddard Space Flight Center
Ruth S. DeFries
Ruth S. DeFries Columbia University
Avelino F. Arellano
Avelino F. Arellano University of Arizona
Hiram Levy
Hiram Levy Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
William L. Chameides
William L. Chameides Duke University
John B. Miller
John B. Miller National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Guido R. van der Werf
Guido R. van der Werf Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Stephen E. Schwartz
Stephen E. Schwartz Brookhaven National Laboratory

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