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D-Index
83
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23047
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843
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367

Rainer Volkamer 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 Rainer Volkamer sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 331 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rainer Volkamer 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 Rainer Volkamer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rainer Volkamer is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable emphasis on Atmospheric Science and its various subfields.

Volkamer's work encompasses a broad range of topics within atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, including the dynamics of atmospheric ozone and climate, environmental gas interactions, and the behavior of atmospheric aerosols and clouds. Their investigations extend to air quality and health impacts, as well as studies related to mercury impact and mitigation and the effects of fire on ecosystems.

The scientist has published extensively, contributing to 130 papers related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and 94 publications on atmospheric ozone and climate. Other significant areas of publication include atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics (66), atmospheric aerosols and clouds (46), air quality and health impacts (34), mercury impact and mitigation studies (12), and fire effects on ecosystems (10).

Frequent publication venues for Volkamer's work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Environmental Science Atmospheres
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Volkamer has collaborated repeatedly with a core group of co-authors, including Henning Finkenzeller, J. Kirkby, Neil M. Donahue, Imad El Haddad, and Markku Kulmala.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation, 2020, Nature
  • Global tropospheric halogen (Cl, Br, I) chemistry and its impact on oxidants, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Molecular understanding of new-particle formation from α-pinene between −50 and +25 °C, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Quantitative detection of iodine in the stratosphere, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Photo-oxidation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons Produces Low-Volatility Organic Compounds, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation from anthropogenic air pollution: Rapid and higher than expected

    Rainer Volkamer;Rainer Volkamer;Jose L. Jimenez;Federico San Martini;Federico San Martini;Katja Dzepina

  • Recent advances in understanding secondary organic aerosol: Implications for global climate forcing

    Manish Shrivastava;Christopher D. Cappa;Jiwen Fan;Allen H. Goldstein

  • Development of a detailed chemical mechanism (MCMv3.1) for the atmospheric oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons

    C. Bloss;V. Wagner;M. E. Jenkin;R. Volkamer;R. Volkamer

  • A missing sink for gas-phase glyoxal in Mexico City: Formation of secondary organic aerosol

    Rainer Volkamer;Rainer Volkamer;Federico San Martini;Luisa T. Molina;Dara Salcedo

  • Mexico City aerosol analysis during MILAGRO using high resolution aerosol mass spectrometry at the urban supersite (T0) – Part 1: Fine particle composition and organic source apportionment

    Allison Aiken;Allison Aiken;D. Salcedo;Michael J. Cubison;J. Huffman

  • Temperature dependent absorption cross-sections of O2–O2 collision pairs between 340 and 630 nm and at atmospherically relevant pressure

    Ryan Thalman;Rainer Volkamer

  • An overview of the MILAGRO 2006 Campaign: Mexico City emissions and their transport and transformation

    L. T. Molina;S. Madronich;J. S. Gaffney;E. Apel

  • Evaluation of nitrogen dioxide chemiluminescence monitors in a polluted urban environment

    E. J. Dunlea;E. J. Dunlea;S. C. Herndon;D. D. Nelson;R. M. Volkamer;R. M. Volkamer

  • Glyoxal processing by aerosol multiphase chemistry: towards a kinetic modeling framework of secondary organic aerosol formation in aqueous particles

    B. Ervens;B. Ervens;R. Volkamer;R. Volkamer

  • Characterization of ambient aerosols in Mexico City during the MCMA-2003 campaign with Aerosol Mass Spectrometry: results from the CENICA Supersite

    D. Salcedo;D. Salcedo;T. B. Onasch;K. Dzepina;M. R. Canagaratna

  • Simultaneous global observations of glyoxal and formaldehyde from space

    Folkard Wittrock;Andreas Richter;Hilke Oetjen;John P. Burrows

  • Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Acetylene (C 2 H 2 ): seed effect on SOA yields due to organic photochemistry in the aerosol aqueous phase

    R. Volkamer;R. Volkamer;P. J. Ziemann;M. J. Molina

  • Global impacts of tropospheric halogens (Cl, Br, I) on oxidants and composition in GEOS-Chem

    Tomás Sherwen;Johan A. Schmidt;Mat J. Evans;Lucy J. Carpenter

  • Primary and Secondary Glyoxal Formation from Aromatics: Experimental Evidence for the Bicycloalkyl−Radical Pathway from Benzene, Toluene, and p-Xylene

    R. Volkamer;U. Platt;K. Wirtz;Centro de Estudios

  • Organic aerosol composition and sources in Pasadena, California, during the 2010 CalNex campaign

    P. L. Hayes;A. M. Ortega;M. J. Cubison;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

  • Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation.

    Mingyi Wang;Weimeng Kong;Ruby Marten;Xu Cheng He

  • High-resolution absorption cross-section of glyoxal in the UV–vis and IR spectral ranges

    Rainer Volkamer;Peter Spietz;John Burrows;Ulrich Platt

  • Multicomponent new particle formation from sulfuric acid, ammonia, and biogenic vapors

    Katrianne Lehtipalo;Katrianne Lehtipalo;Katrianne Lehtipalo;Chao Yan;Lubna Dada;Federico Bianchi

  • DOAS measurement of glyoxal as an indicator for fast VOC chemistry in urban air

    Rainer Volkamer;Luisa T. Molina;Mario J. Molina;Terry Shirley

  • The 2010 California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) field study

    T. B. Ryerson;A. E. Andrews;W. M. Angevine;W. M. Angevine;T. S. Bates

  • Impacts of HONO sources on the photochemistry in Mexico City during the MCMA-2006/MILAGO Campaign

    G. Li;W. Lei;M. Zavala;R. Volkamer

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario J. Molina
Mario J. Molina University of California, San Diego
Jose L. Jimenez
Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder
Alfonso Saiz-Lopez
Alfonso Saiz-Lopez Spanish National Research Council
Jonathan Duplissy
Jonathan Duplissy University of Helsinki
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Katrianne Lehtipalo University of Helsinki
Ulrich Platt
Ulrich Platt Heidelberg University
B. de Foy
B. de Foy Saint Louis University
Josef Dommen
Josef Dommen Paul Scherrer Institute

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