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D-Index
49
Citations
8273
World Ranking
5281
National Ranking
1939

Robert C. Balling 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 Robert C. Balling sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 211 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert C. Balling 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 Robert C. Balling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert C. Balling is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research encompasses various aspects of environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on global and planetary change as well as atmospheric science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader domains, their subfields of study cover:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

The primary research topics addressed by Robert C. Balling include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Frequent publication venues for the scientist's work are:

  • Journal of Arid Environments
  • Journal of Navigation
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Advances in Space Research
  • International Journal of Climatology

Information on co-authorship shows collaboration with several researchers, including:

  • Mohammad Sadegh Keikhosravi Kiany
  • Randall S. Cerveny
  • Matei Georgescu
  • Seyed Abolfazl Masoodian
  • Le Qi

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert C. Balling are:

  • Are global cities homogenizing? An assessment of urban form and heat island implications, 2022, Cities
  • Evaluation of the TRMM 3B42 product for extreme precipitation analysis over southwestern Iran, 2020, Advances in Space Research
  • Evaluation of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals for GPM, Climate Hazards Centre InfraRed Precipitation with Station data, and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis v5 data in estimating precipitation and capturing meteorological droughts over Iran, 2021, International Journal of Climatology
  • A cellular automaton-based model of ship traffic flow in busy waterways, 2021, Journal of Navigation
  • A comparison of the effect of weather and climate on emergency department visitation in Roanoke and Charlottesville, Virginia, 2020, Environmental Research

Best Publications

  • Trends in extreme daily precipitation indices in India

    Shouraseni Sen Roy;Robert C. Balling

  • Interactions of Desertification and Climate

    M. A. J. Williams;Robert C. Balling

  • High-resolution surface temperature patterns in a complex urban terrain

    Robert Balling;Sandra W. Brazel

  • Weekly cycles of air pollutants, precipitation and tropical cyclones in the coastal NW Atlantic region

    Randall S. Cerveny;Robert C. Balling

  • Response of alluvial systems to fire and climate change in Yellowstone National Park

    Grant A. Meyer;Stephen G. Wells;Robert C. Balling;A. J. Timothy Jull

  • Using Landsat and nighttime lights for supervised pixel-based image classification of urban land cover

    Ran Goldblatt;Michelle F. Stuhlmacher;Beth Tellman;Nicholas Clinton

  • Sensitivity of residential water consumption to variations in climate: An intraurban analysis of Phoenix, Arizona

    Robert Balling;Patricia Gober;N. Jones

  • An intensive two-week study of an urban CO2 dome in Phoenix, Arizona, USA

    Craig D Idso;Sherwood B Idso;Robert C Balling

  • Rising Temperatures, Human Health, and the Role of Adaptation

    David M. Hondula;Robert C. Balling;Jennifer K. Vanos;Matei Georgescu

  • Climate Variability and Residential Water Use in the City of Phoenix, Arizona

    Robert C. Balling;Patricia Gober

  • The heated debate

    Robert Balling

  • Historical Rainfall Patterns and Arroyo Activity within the Zuni River Drainage Basin, New Mexico

    Robert C. Balling;Stephen G. Wells

  • Seasonal and diurnal variations of near-surface atmospheric CO2 concentration within a residential sector of the urban CO2 dome of Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Sherwood B. Idso;Craig D. Idso;Robert C. Balling

  • THE URBAN CO2 DOME OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA

    Craig D. Idso;Sherwood B. Idso;Robert C. Balling

  • Water Planning Under Climatic Uncertainty in Phoenix: Why We Need a New Paradigm

    Patricia Gober;Craig W. Kirkwood;Robert C. Balling;Andrew W. Ellis

  • Quantifying the ozone “weekend effect” at various locations in Phoenix, Arizona

    Carol M. Atkinson-Palombo;James A. Miller;Robert C. Balling

  • Analysis of trends in maximum and minimum temperature, diurnal temperature range, and cloud cover over India

    Shouraseni Sen Roy;Robert C. Balling

  • CLIMATE CHANGE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: IS THE DROUGHT-RELATED RISK OF WILDFIRES INCREASING?

    Robert C. Balling;Grant A. Meyer;Stephen G. Wells

  • The climatic impact of a Sonoran vegetation discontinuity

    Robert C. Balling

  • Historical temperature trends in the United States and the effect of urban population growth

    Robert Balling;S. B. Idso

Frequent Co-Authors

Sherwood B. Idso
Sherwood B. Idso Agricultural Research Service
Patricia Gober
Patricia Gober Arizona State University
Stephen G. Wells
Stephen G. Wells New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Martin Williams
Martin Williams University of Adelaide
Anthony J. Brazel
Anthony J. Brazel Arizona State University
Robert E. Davis
Robert E. Davis University of Virginia
Nicholas Clinton
Nicholas Clinton Google (United States)
Philip Jones
Philip Jones University of East Anglia
Russell S. Vose
Russell S. Vose National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gail Hanson
Gail Hanson University of California, Riverside

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