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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 40 8064 7750 2886 2688 115 6477

Ritesh Gautam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ritesh Gautam between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ritesh Gautam published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2022. 19 of the 184 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2022. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 6 publications
1995 2026

184 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ritesh Gautam: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 3
2006 4
2007 1
2008 3
2009 3
2010 3
2011 2
2012 8
2013 8
2014 2
2015 6
2016 8
2017 5
2018 11
2019 15
2020 15
2021 13
2022 18
2023 18
2024 16
2025 13
2026 6
Total 184
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Ritesh Gautam 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 Ritesh Gautam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 111–120 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 115 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541 115
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Ritesh Gautam 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 Ritesh Gautam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321 40
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Ritesh Gautam is affiliated with the Environmental Defense Fund in the United States, where their research focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, mechanics of materials, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's primary research topics center on atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric ozone and climate, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, oil, gas, and environmental issues, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Ritesh Gautam has an extensive publication record in a range of peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Research Letters

Notable recent papers authored by Gautam include:

  • "Quantifying methane emissions from the largest oil-producing basin in the United States from space," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Quantifying methane emissions from the global scale down to point sources using satellite observations of atmospheric methane," 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Unravelling a large methane emission discrepancy in Mexico using satellite observations," 2021, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Concurrent variation in oil and gas methane emissions and oil price during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Multisatellite Imaging of a Gas Well Blowout Enables Quantification of Total Methane Emissions," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Gautam's research activities. Frequent co-authors include Mark Omara, Daniel J. Jacob, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Daniel J. Varon, and Alba Lorente.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying methane emissions from the largest oil-producing basin in the United States from space

    Yuzhong Zhang;Ritesh Gautam;Sudhanshu Pandey;Mark Omara

  • Global and regional trends of aerosol optical depth over land and ocean using SeaWiFS measurements from 1997 to 2010

    N. C. Hsu;R. Gautam;R. Gautam;A. M. Sayer;A. M. Sayer;C. Bettenhausen

  • Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season

    R. Gautam;R. Gautam;N. C. Hsu;S. C. Tsay;K. M. Lau

  • Enhanced pre‐monsoon warming over the Himalayan‐Gangetic region from 1979 to 2007

    Ritesh Gautam;Ritesh Gautam;N. C. Hsu;K. M. Lau;S.-C. Tsay

  • Premonsoon aerosol characterization and radiative effects over the Indo‐Gangetic Plains: Implications for regional climate warming

    Ritesh Gautam;Ritesh Gautam;N. Christina Hsu;K.-M. Lau

  • Satellite observations reveal extreme methane leakage from a natural gas well blowout

    Sudhanshu Pandey;Sudhanshu Pandey;Ritesh Gautam;Sander Houweling;Sander Houweling;Hugo Denier Van Der Gon

  • Aerosol and rainfall variability over the Indian monsoon region: distributions, trends and coupling

    R. Gautam;R. Gautam;N. C. Hsu;K.-M. Lau;M. Kafatos

  • Influences of Winter Haze on Fog/Low Cloud Over the Indo-Gangetic Plains

    Ritesh Gautam;N. Christina Hsu;Menas Kafatos;Si-Chee Tsay

  • Connecting Crop Productivity, Residue Fires, and Air Quality over Northern India.

    Hiren Jethva;Hiren Jethva;Omar Torres;Robert D. Field;Alexei Lyapustin

  • Two contrasting dust‐dominant periods over India observed from MODIS and CALIPSO data

    Ritesh Gautam;Ritesh Gautam;Zhaoyan Liu;Ramesh P. Singh;N. Christina Hsu

  • Satellite observations of desert dust‐induced Himalayan snow darkening

    Ritesh Gautam;Ritesh Gautam;N. Christina Hsu;William K.-M. Lau;Teppei J. Yasunari;Teppei J. Yasunari

  • Variability and trends of aerosol properties over Kanpur, northern India using AERONET data (2001–10)

    Dimitris G Kaskaoutis;Ramesh P Singh;Ritesh Gautam;Ritesh Gautam;Manish Sharma

  • A multi-model evaluation of aerosols over South Asia: common problems and possible causes

    X. Pan;M. Chin;R. Gautam;H. Bian;H. Bian

  • Unravelling a large methane emission discrepancy in Mexico using satellite observations

    Lu Shen;Lu Shen;Daniel Zavala-Araiza;Daniel Zavala-Araiza;Ritesh Gautam;Mark Omara

  • Characterization of Aerosols over the Indochina Peninsula from Satellite-Surface Observations During Biomass Burning Pre-Monsoon Season

    Ritesh Gautam;Ritesh Gautam;N. Christina Hsu;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;Brent N. Holben

  • Satellite quantification of oil and natural gas methane emissions in the US and Canada including contributions from individual basins

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  • Dust storms detection over the Indo-Gangetic basin using multi sensor data

    Hesham el-Askary;Ritesh Gautam;R. P. Singh;R. P. Singh;Menas Kafatos

  • Concurrent variation in oil and gas methane emissions and oil price during the COVID-19 pandemic

    David R. Lyon;Benjamin Hmiel;Ritesh Gautam;Mark Omara

  • Precursory signals using satellite and ground data associated with the Wenchuan Earthquake of 12 May 2008

    Ramesh P. Singh;Waseem Mehdi;Ritesh Gautam;J. Senthil Kumar

  • Multisatellite Imaging of a Gas Well Blowout Enables Quantification of Total Methane Emissions

    Daniel H. Cusworth;Riley M. Duren;Riley M. Duren;Andrew K. Thorpe;Sudhanshu Pandey

  • From BASE-ASIA toward 7-SEAS: A satellite-surface perspective of boreal spring biomass-burning aerosols and clouds in Southeast Asia

    Si Chee Tsay;N. Christina Hsu;William K.M. Lau;Can Li;Can Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramesh P. Singh
Ramesh P. Singh Chapman University
Daniel J. Jacob
Daniel J. Jacob Harvard University
Menas Kafatos
Menas Kafatos Chapman University
Sander Houweling
Sander Houweling Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Steven P. Hamburg
Steven P. Hamburg Environmental Defense Fund
Daniel Zavala-Araiza
Daniel Zavala-Araiza Environmental Defense Fund
Ilse Aben
Ilse Aben Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Can Li
Can Li Goddard Space Flight Center
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Si-Chee Tsay
Si-Chee Tsay Goddard Space Flight Center

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