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D-Index
78
Citations
22182
World Ranking
1074
National Ranking
470

Richard A. Ferrare 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 Richard A. Ferrare sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 471 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard A. Ferrare 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 Richard A. Ferrare sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 89th percentile

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

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

Overview

Richard A. Ferrare is affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Engineering, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, meteorological phenomena and simulations, aeolian processes and effects, as well as air quality monitoring and forecasting.

Recent notable publications include:

  • "An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin," 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Atmospheric Research Over the Western North Atlantic Ocean Region and North American East Coast: A Review of Past Work and Challenges Ahead," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Modeling the smoky troposphere of the southeast Atlantic: a comparison to ORACLES airborne observations from September of 2016," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Aerosol retrievals from different polarimeters during the ACEPOL campaign using a common retrieval algorithm," 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Modeled and observed properties related to the direct aerosol radiative effect of biomass burning aerosol over the southeastern Atlantic," 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Richard A. Ferrare has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, reflecting a network of scholarly partnerships. These coauthors include:

  • Johnathan W. Hair
  • Armin Sorooshian
  • S. P. Burton
  • C. A. Hostetler
  • Ewan Crosbie

The scientist's publications have appeared predominantly in specialized journals and venues related to atmospheric and environmental sciences. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Best Publications

  • The MERRA-2 Aerosol Reanalysis, 1980 Onward. Part I: System Description and Data Assimilation Evaluation

    C. A. Randles;A. M. da Silva;V. Buchard;V. Buchard;P. R. Colarco

  • The CALIPSO Automated Aerosol Classification and Lidar Ratio Selection Algorithm

    Ali H. Omar;David M. Winker;Mark A. Vaughan;Yongxiang Hu

  • The MERRA-2 Aerosol Reanalysis, 1980 Onward. Part II: Evaluation and Case Studies

    V. Buchard;V. Buchard;C. A. Randles;A. M. da Silva;A. Darmenov

  • Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar for profiling aerosol optical properties

    Johnathan W. Hair;Chris A. Hostetler;Anthony L. Cook;David B. Harper

  • Raman lidar system for the measurement of water vapor and aerosols in the Earth’s atmosphere

    D. N. Whiteman;S. H. Melfi;R. A. Ferrare

  • Aerosol classification using airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar measurements – methodology and examples

    S. P. Burton;R. A. Ferrare;C. A. Hostetler;J. W. Hair

  • 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

  • The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) mission: design, execution, and first results

    Daniel James Jacob;J. H. Crawford;H. Maring;A. D. Clarke

  • CALIPSO lidar observations of the optical properties of Saharan dust: A case study of long‐range transport

    Zhaoyan Liu;Ali Omar;Mark Vaughan;Johnathan Hair

  • Evaluation of the surface PM2.5 in Version 1 of the NASA MERRA Aerosol Reanalysis over the United States

    V. Buchard;V. Buchard;A. M. da Silva;C. A. Randles;C. A. Randles;P. Colarco

  • The 2015 Plains Elevated Convection at Night Field Project

    Bart Geerts;David Parsons;Conrad L. Ziegler;Tammy M. Weckwerth

  • Aerosol classification from airborne HSRL and comparisons with the CALIPSO vertical feature mask

    S. P. Burton;R. A. Ferrare;M. A. Vaughan;A. H. Omar

  • Characteristics, sources, and transport of aerosols measured in spring 2008 during the aerosol, radiation, and cloud processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Project

    C. A. Brock;J. Cozic;J. Cozic;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

  • 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

  • Observations of the spectral dependence of linear particle depolarization ratio of aerosols using NASA Langley airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar

    S. P. Burton;J. W. Hair;Michael Kahnert;Michael Kahnert;R. A. Ferrare

  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin

    Jens Redemann;Robert Wood;Paquita Zuidema;Sarah J. Doherty

  • Planning, implementation, and scientific goals of the studies of emissions and atmospheric composition, clouds and climate coupling by regional surveys (SEAC4RS) field mission

    Owen B. Toon;Hal Maring;Jack E. Dibb;Richard Ferrare

  • An important contribution to springtime Arctic aerosol from biomass burning in Russia

    C. Warneke;C. Warneke;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd;J. Brioude;J. Brioude;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini

  • Overview of the Second Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS II) and the Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric Composition and Climate Study (GoMACCS)

    D. D. Parrish;David T Allen;T. S. Bates;M. Estes

  • Processes influencing ozone levels in Alaskan forest fire plumes during long-range transport over the North Atlantic

    E. Real;K. Law;Bernadett Weinzierl;Monika Fiebig

  • Algorithm for atmospheric corrections of aircraft and satellite imagery

    R. S. Fraser;R. A. Ferrare;Y. J. Kaufman;B. L. Markham

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris A. Hostetler
Chris A. Hostetler Langley Research Center
Sharon Burton
Sharon Burton Langley Research Center
Johnathan W. Hair
Johnathan W. Hair Langley Research Center
David N. Whiteman
David N. Whiteman Goddard Space Flight Center
Jens Redemann
Jens Redemann University of Oklahoma
Brian Cairns
Brian Cairns Goddard Institute for Space Studies
David D. Turner
David D. Turner National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Edward V. Browell
Edward V. Browell Langley Research Center
Syed Ismail
Syed Ismail Langley Research Center
Yohei Shinozuka
Yohei Shinozuka Bay Area Environmental Research Institute

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