2026 Robert J. Charlson: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	79	994	433	264	34009

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D-Index

World Ranking

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Publications

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Environmental Sciences

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34009

Research.com Recognitions

1995 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Robert J. Charlson was affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community primarily through research and academic work, although specific details about their main fields of study, subfields, and research topics are not recorded.

The scientist did not have documented recent papers, frequent co-authors, or frequently used publication venues in the available data. Similarly, there is no recorded information on book publications authored by Robert J. Charlson.

Despite the limited available publication record, Robert J. Charlson was recognized by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as a Fellow in 1995, an honor that highlights their professional status within the scientific community.

Best Publications

Oceanic phytoplankton, atmospheric sulphur, cloud albedo and climate

Robert J. Charlson;James E. Lovelock;Meinrat O. Andreae;Stephen G. Warren

5501
Citations
Climate Forcing by Anthropogenic Aerosols

R. J. Charlson;S. E. Schwartz;J. M. Hales;R. D. Cess

4923
Citations
A new perspective on recent global warming: asymmetric trends of daily maximum and minimum temperature

Thomas R. Karl;Philip D. Jones;Richard W. Knight;George Kukla

1248
Citations
THE CALIPSO MISSION: A Global 3D View of Aerosols and Clouds

D. M. Winker;Jacques Pelon;J. A. Coakley;S. A. Ackerman

1211
Citations
Perturbation of the northern hemisphere radiative balance by backscattering from anthropogenic sulfate aerosols

R. J. Charlson;J. Langner;H. Rodhe;C. B. Leovy

1138
Citations
Organic atmospheric aerosols: Review and state of the science

M. C. Jacobson;H. C. Hansson;K. J. Noone;R. J. Charlson

955
Citations
Cloud albedo enhancement by surface-active organic solutes in growing droplets

Maria Cristina Facchini;Mihaela Mircea;Sandro Fuzzi;Robert J. Charlson

856
Citations
Factors controlling the acidity of natural rainwater

R. J. Charlson;R. J. Charlson;H. Rodhe

800
Citations
Performance Characteristics of a High-Sensitivity, Three-Wavelength, Total Scatter/Backscatter Nephelometer

T.L. Anderson;D.S. Covert;S.F. Marshall;M.L. Laucks

662
Citations
Quantifying and minimizing uncertainty of climate forcing by anthropogenic aerosols

J. E. Penner;R. J. Charlson;J. M. Hales;N. S. Laulainen

554
Citations
Climate Forcing by Aerosols--a Hazy Picture

Theodore L. Anderson;Robert J. Charlson;Stephen E. Schwartz;Reto Knutti

479
Citations
Internal Mixture of Sea Salt, Silicates, and Excess Sulfate in Marine Aerosols

Meinrat O. Andreae;Robert J. Charlson;Frank Bruynseels;Hedwig Storms

454
Citations
Absorption coefficient of atmospheric aerosol: a method for measurement.

Chin-I Lin;Marcia Baker;Robert J. Charlson

417
Citations
The atmospheric aerosol system: An overview

J. M. Prospero;R. J. Charlson;V. Mohnen;R. Jaenicke

396
Citations
Mesoscale Variations of Tropospheric Aerosols

Theodore L. Anderson;Robert J. Charlson;David M. Winker;John A. Ogren

390
Citations
Optical characteristics of atmospheric aerosols

Alan P. Waggoner;Ray E. Weiss;Norman C. Ahlquist;David S. Covert

365
Citations
A Study of the Relationship of Chemical Composition and Humidity to Light Scattering by Aerosols

D. S. Covert;R. J. Charlson;N. C. Ahlquist

358
Citations
Satellite-derived direct radiative effect of aerosols dependent on cloud cover

D. Chand;R. Wood;T. L. Anderson;S. K. Satheesh;S. K. Satheesh

342
Citations
Evidence for the climatic role of marine biogenic sulphur

Unknown

328
Citations
Can chemical effects on cloud droplet number rival the first indirect effect

Athanasios Nenes;Robert J. Charlson;M. Cristina Facchini;Markku Kulmala

285
Citations
Design and Calibration of a Counterflow Virtual Impactor for Sampling of Atmospheric Fog and Cloud Droplets

Kevin J. Noone;John A. Ogren;Jost Heintzenberg;Robert J. Charlson

276
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Ogren National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

D. S. Covert University of Washington

Timothy V. Larson University of Washington

Stephen E. Schwartz Brookhaven National Laboratory

Antony D. Clarke University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jost Heintzenberg Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

John H. Seinfeld California Institute of Technology

Ralph A. Kahn Goddard Space Flight Center

Henning Rodhe Stockholm University

Chris A. Hostetler Langley Research Center

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