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D-Index
63
Citations
12639
World Ranking
2507
National Ranking
1007

Robert M. Banta 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 M. Banta sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert M. Banta 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 M. Banta sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert M. Banta is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing extensively to these fields through numerous publications.

The scientist's work covers several key subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Computational Mechanics, Environmental Engineering, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. This range reflects a multidisciplinary approach to studying atmospheric and environmental phenomena.

Banta's main topics of research encompass:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

The scientist has published extensively in several prominent venues, notably:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
  • Weather and Forecasting
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Monthly Weather Review

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert M. Banta are:

  • "Coupled Air Quality and Boundary-Layer Meteorology in Western U.S. Basins during Winter: Design and Rationale for a Comprehensive Study" (2021), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Evaluating the WFIP2 updates to the HRRR model using scanning Doppler lidar measurements in the complex terrain of the Columbia River Basin" (2020), Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
  • "Revisiting the Surface Energy Imbalance" (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Measuring Coupled Fire-Atmosphere Dynamics: The California Fire Dynamics Experiment (CalFiDE)" (2024), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Measurements and Model Improvement: Insight into NWP Model Error Using Doppler Lidar and Other WFIP2 Measurement Systems" (2023), Monthly Weather Review

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Banta include Yelena L. Pichugina, David D. Turner, Alan Brewer, Sunil Baidar, and Brian Carroll. These collaborations span interdisciplinary topics central to atmospheric and environmental research.

Best Publications

  • CASES-99: A Comprehensive Investigation of the Stable Nocturnal Boundary Layer

    Gregory S. Poulos;William Blumen;David C. Fritts;Julie K. Lundquist

  • Methane emissions estimate from airborne measurements over a western United States natural gas field

    Anna Karion;Anna Karion;Colm Sweeney;Colm Sweeney;Gabrielle Pétron;Gabrielle Pétron;Gregory Frost;Gregory Frost

  • Nocturnal Low-Level Jet Characteristics Over Kansas During Cases-99

    R.M. Banta;R. K. Newsom;J. K. Lundquist;Y. L. Pichugina

  • High winter ozone pollution from carbonyl photolysis in an oil and gas basin

    Peter M. Edwards;Steven S. Brown;James M. Roberts;Ravan Ahmadov

  • Effect of petrochemical industrial emissions of reactive alkenes and NOx on tropospheric ozone formation in Houston, Texas

    T. B. Ryerson;M. Trainer;W. M. Angevine;W. M. Angevine;C. A. Brock;C. A. Brock

  • Turbulence Regimes and Turbulence Intermittency in the Stable Boundary Layer during CASES-99

    Jielun Sun;Larry Mahrt;Robert M. Banta;Yelena L. Pichugina

  • A new look at methane and nonmethane hydrocarbon emissions from oil and natural gas operations in the Colorado Denver-Julesburg Basin

    Gabrielle Pétron;Gabrielle Pétron;Anna Karion;Anna Karion;Colm Sweeney;Colm Sweeney;Benjamin R. Miller;Benjamin R. Miller

  • Turbulent Velocity-Variance Profiles in the Stable Boundary Layer Generated by a Nocturnal Low-Level Jet

    Robert M. Banta;Yelena L. Pichugina;W. Alan Brewer

  • High-Resolution Doppler Lidar for Boundary Layer and Cloud Research

    Christian J. Grund;Robert M. Banta;Joanne L. George;James N. Howell

  • Doppler Lidar Estimation of Mixing Height Using Turbulence, Shear, and Aerosol Profiles

    Sara C. Tucker;Christoph J. Senff;Ann M. Weickmann;W. Alan Brewer

  • A BAD AIR DAY IN HOUSTON

    R. M. Banta;C. J. Senff;J. Nielsen-Gammon;L. S. Darby

  • The Role of Mountain Flows in Making Clouds

    Robert M. Banta

  • Atmospheric processes over complex terrain

    Robert M. Banta;William Blumen

  • Atmospheric Disturbances that Generate Intermittent Turbulence in Nocturnal Boundary Layers

    Jielun Sun;Donald H. Lenschow;Sean P. Burns;Robert M. Banta

  • Relationship between Low-Level Jet Properties and Turbulence Kinetic Energy in the Nocturnal Stable Boundary Layer

    Robert M. Banta;Yelena L. Pichugina;R. O. B. K. Newsom

  • Intermittent Turbulence Associated with a Density Current Passage in the Stable Boundary Layer

    Jielun Sun;Sean P. Burns;Donald H. Lenschow;Robert Banta

  • Daytime Boundary-Layer Evolution over Mountainous Terrain. Part 1: Observations of the Dry Circulations

    Robert M. Banta

  • Daytime buildup and nighttime transport of urban ozone in the boundary layer during a stagnation episode

    Robert M. Banta;Christoph J. Senff;Allen B. White;Michael Trainer

  • Evolution of the Monterey Bay Sea-Breeze Layer As Observed by Pulsed Doppler Lidar

    Robert M. Banta;Lisa D. Olivier;David H. Levinson

  • Quantifying Wind Turbine Wake Characteristics from Scanning Remote Sensor Data

    Matthew L. Aitken;Robert M. Banta;Yelena L. Pichugina;Julie K. Lundquist

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph J. Senff
Christoph J. Senff National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Allen B. White
Allen B. White National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael Trainer
Michael Trainer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Wayne M. Angevine
Wayne M. Angevine University of Colorado Boulder
Julie K. Lundquist
Julie K. Lundquist University of Colorado Boulder
Eric J. Williams
Eric J. Williams National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gregory J. Frost
Gregory J. Frost National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Peter Edwards
Peter Edwards University of York
Colm Sweeney
Colm Sweeney National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Brian M. Lerner
Brian M. Lerner Aerodyne Research

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