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D-Index
87
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27556
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680
National Ranking
303

Robert J. Yokelson 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 J. Yokelson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 250 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Yokelson 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 J. Yokelson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert J. Yokelson is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their work is primarily situated in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to related subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

The research topics covered by Yokelson encompass atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, fire effects on ecosystems, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, air quality monitoring and forecasting, and fire dynamics and safety research.

Yokelson has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Molecular composition and photochemical lifetimes of brown carbon chromophores in biomass burning organic aerosol," 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Ozone chemistry in western U.S. wildfire plumes," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Emissions of Trace Organic Gases From Western U.S. Wildfires Based on WE-CAN Aircraft Measurements," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "The Fire Inventory from NCAR version 2.5: an updated global fire emissions model for climate and chemistry applications," 2023, Geoscientific Model Development
  • "Rapid evolution of aerosol particles and their optical properties downwind of wildfires in the western US," 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Frequent co-authors in Yokelson's work include Vanessa Selimovic, P. F. DeCarlo, Matthew M. Coggon, C. Warneke, and Elizabeth A. Stone.

The scientist's publications appear regularly in venues such as Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, Environmental Science & Technology, and Environmental Science Atmospheres.

Best Publications

  • Global fire emissions estimates during 1997–2016

    Guido R. van der Werf;James T. Randerson;Louis Giglio;Thijs T. van Leeuwen

  • Emission factors for open and domestic biomass burning for use in atmospheric models

    S. K. Akagi;Robert J. Yokelson;C. Wiedinmyer;M. Alvarado

  • The Fire INventory from NCAR (FINN): a high resolution global model to estimate the emissions from open burning

    C. Wiedinmyer;S. K. Akagi;Robert J. Yokelson;L. K. Emmons

  • Brownness of organics in aerosols from biomass burning linked to their black carbon content

    Rawad Saleh;Ellis S. Robinson;Daniel S. Tkacik;Adam T. Ahern

  • Global Emissions of Trace Gases, Particulate Matter, and Hazardous Air Pollutants from Open Burning of Domestic Waste

    Christine Wiedinmyer;Robert J Yokelson;Brian K Gullett

  • Comprehensive Laboratory Measurements of Biomass-Burning Emissions: 1. Emissions from Indonesian, African, and Other Fuels

    Ted J. Christian;B. Kleiss;Robert J. Yokelson;R. Holzinger

  • Emissions from biomass burning in the Yucatan

    R. J. Yokelson;J. D. Crounse;P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;T. Karl

  • Open-path Fourier transform infrared studies of large-scale laboratory biomass fires

    Robert J. Yokelson;David W. T. Griffith;Darold E. Ward

  • Emissions from smoldering combustion of biomass measured by open-path Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

    Robert J. Yokelson;Ronald A. Susott;Darold E. Ward;James J. Reardon

  • Non-methane organic gas emissions from biomass burning: identification, quantification, and emission factors from PTR-ToF during the FIREX 2016 laboratory experiment

    Abigail R. Koss;Kanako Sekimoto;Kanako Sekimoto;Kanako Sekimoto;Jessica B. Gilman;Vanessa Selimovic

  • Emissions of formaldehyde, acetic acid, methanol, and other trace gases from biomass fires in North Carolina measured by airborne Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

    Robert J. Yokelson;Jon G. Goode;Darold E. Ward;Ronald A. Susott

  • Observing and understanding the Southeast Asian aerosol system by remote sensing: An initial review and analysis for the Seven Southeast Asian Studies (7SEAS) program

    Jeffrey S. Reid;Edward J. Hyer;Randall S. Johnson;Brent N. Holben

  • Evolution of trace gases and particles emitted by a chaparral fire in California

    Sheryl Kashi Akagi;J. S. Craven;J. W. Taylor;G. R. McMeeking;G. R. McMeeking

  • Characterization of biomass burning emissions from cooking fires, peat, crop residue, and other fuels with high-resolution proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry

    C. E. Stockwell;P. R. Veres;P. R. Veres;J. Williams;R. J. Yokelson

  • Coupling field and laboratory measurements to estimate the emission factors of identified and unidentified trace gases for prescribed fires

    Robert J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;J. Gilman;J. Gilman;C. Warneke;C. Warneke

  • Evolution of gases and particles from a savanna fire in South Africa

    Peter V. Hobbs;Parikhit Sinha;Robert J. Yokelson;Ted J. Christian

  • Laboratory measurements of trace gas emissions from biomass burning of fuel types from the southeastern and southwestern United States

    I. R. Burling;Robert J. Yokelson;David W. T. Griffith;T. J. Johnson

  • Measurements of excess O3, CO2, CO, CH4, C2H4, C2H2, HCN, NO, NH3, HCOOH, CH3COOH, HCHO, and CH3OH in 1997 Alaskan biomass burning plumes by airborne Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (AFTIR)

    Jon G. Goode;Robert J. Yokelson;Darold E. Ward;Ronald A. Susott

  • Airborne measurements of western U.S. wildfire emissions: Comparison with prescribed burning and air quality implications

    Xiaoxi Liu;Xiaoxi Liu;Xiaoxi Liu;L. Gregory Huey;Robert J. Yokelson;Vanessa Selimovic

  • Trace gas emissions from combustion of peat, crop residue, domestic biofuels, grasses, and other fuels: configuration and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) component of the fourth Fire Lab at Missoula Experiment (FLAME-4)

    C. E. Stockwell;R. J. Yokelson;S. M. Kreidenweis;A. L. Robinson

  • Trace gas and particle emissions from domestic and industrial biofuel use and garbage burning in central Mexico

    T. J. Christian;R. J. Yokelson;B. Cardenas;Luisa Tan Molina

  • Biomass burning emissions and potential air quality impacts of volatile organic compounds and other trace gases from fuels common in the US

    J. B. Gilman;J. B. Gilman;B. M. Lerner;B. M. Lerner;W. C. Kuster;W. C. Kuster;P. D. Goldan;P. D. Goldan

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Patrick R. Veres
Patrick R. Veres National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bin Yuan
Bin Yuan Jinan University
Jessica B. Gilman
Jessica B. Gilman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Shawn Urbanski
Shawn Urbanski US Forest Service
Donald R. Blake
Donald R. Blake University of California, Irvine
Gavin R. McMeeking
Gavin R. McMeeking Colorado State University
Peter V. Hobbs
Peter V. Hobbs University of Washington
Elizabeth A. Stone
Elizabeth A. Stone University of Iowa
David W. T. Griffith
David W. T. Griffith University of Wollongong

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