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3216
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1241

Ralph J. Cicerone 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 Ralph J. Cicerone sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 134 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Ralph J. Cicerone 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 Ralph J. Cicerone sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1979 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Ralph J. Cicerone was affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences in the United States. Their professional career included recognition through several notable awards in the scientific community.

The awards received during their lifetime included:

  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute (1999)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1990)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1981)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1979)

Their work spanned multiple aspects of science and academia, but specific details about research fields, publication records, or topics of study are not provided in the available data. There are no listed recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or documented main fields of study.

Ralph J. Cicerone's career path is characterized by their membership and fellowships in prestigious scientific organizations, indicating an engagement with scientific research and academia at a high level.

Despite the absence of detailed publication records or explicit topic areas, the awards and affiliations suggest a professional recognized within the science community for contributions that warranted memberships and honors in major institutions.

Best Publications

  • Fire in the Earth System

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  • Biogeochemical aspects of atmospheric methane

    Ralph J. Cicerone;Ronald S. Oremland

  • Trace gas trends and their potential role in climate change

    V. Ramanathan;R. J. Cicerone;H. B. Singh;J. T. Kiehl

  • The Halogen Occultation Experiment

    James M. Russell;Larry L. Gordley;Jae H. Park;S. Roland Drayson

  • Future global warming from atmospheric trace gases

    Robert E. Dickinson;Ralph J. Cicerone

  • Stratospheric Chlorine: a Possible Sink for Ozone

    R. S. Stolarski;R. J. Cicerone

  • Sources of atmospheric methane: Measurements in rice paddies and a discussion

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  • Stratospheric ozone destruction by man-made chlorofluoromethanes.

    Ralph J. Cicerone;Richard S. Stolarski;Stacy Walters

  • Changes in Stratospheric Ozone

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  • Seasonal variation of methane flux from a California rice paddy

    R. J. Cicerone;J. D. Shetter;C. C. Delwiche

  • Possible perturbations to atmospheric CO, CH4, and OH

    Anne M. Thompson;Ralph J. Cicerone

  • Emissions of Methyl Halides and Methane from Rice Paddies

    K. R. Redeker;N.-Y. Wang;J. C. Low;A. McMillan

  • RADON 222 AND TROPOSPHERIC VERTICAL TRANSPORT.

    S. C. Liu;J. R. McAfee;R. J. Cicerone

  • Carbon kinetic isotope effect in the oxidation of methane by the hydroxyl radical

    Christopher A. Cantrell;Richard E. Shetter;Anthony H. McDaniel;Jack G. Calvert

  • NOx Production in Lightning

    W. L. Chameides;D. H. Stedman;R. R. Dickerson;D. W. Rusch

  • Halogens in the atmosphere

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  • Analysis of sources and sinks of atmospheric nitrous oxide (N2O)

    Ralph J. Cicerone

  • Atmospheric Methyl Bromide (CH3Br) from Agricultural Soil Fumigations

    K. Yagi;J. Williams;N. Y. Wang;R. J. Cicerone

  • Agricultural soil fumigation as a source of atmospheric methyl bromide.

    K. Yagi;Jody Williams;N. Y. Wang;R. J. Cicerone

  • Methane emissions from California rice paddies with varied treatments

    R. J. Cicerone;C. C. Delwiche;S. C. Tyler;P. R. Zimmerman

  • Self-correction in science at work

    Bruce Alberts;Ralph J. Cicerone;Stephen E. Fienberg;Alexander Kamb

  • Clouds and wet removal as causes of variability in the trace-gas composition of the marine troposphere.

    Anne M. Thompson;Ralph J. Cicerone

  • Geoengineering: Encouraging Research and Overseeing Implementation

    Ralph J. Cicerone

  • Modeling atmospheric δ13CH4 and the causes of recent changes in atmospheric CH4 amounts

    Mohan Gupta;Stanley Tyler;Ralph Cicerone

Frequent Co-Authors

William L. Chameides
William L. Chameides Duke University
Shaw Chen Liu
Shaw Chen Liu Jinan University
James M. Russell
James M. Russell Brown University
Stanley C. Tyler
Stanley C. Tyler University of California, Irvine
Jack G. Calvert
Jack G. Calvert Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Larry L. Gordley
Larry L. Gordley Langley Research Center
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Richard S. Stolarski
Richard S. Stolarski Johns Hopkins University
Richard P. Turco
Richard P. Turco University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas M. Donahue
Thomas M. Donahue University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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