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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 39 8318 7984 2970 2758 182 6694

Robert M. Rauber publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert M. Rauber between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert M. Rauber published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2022. 22 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2022. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 7 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications
1983 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert M. Rauber: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 4
1988 5
1989 0
1990 1
1991 4
1992 2
1993 4
1994 1
1995 3
1996 2
1997 4
1998 1
1999 7
2000 4
2001 7
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 12
2006 3
2007 11
2008 0
2009 6
2010 1
2011 3
2012 0
2013 5
2014 6
2015 6
2016 6
2017 6
2018 9
2019 7
2020 11
2021 7
2022 14
2023 14
2024 11
2025 11
Total 210
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Robert M. Rauber 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. Rauber 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, 181–190 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: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400 182
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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Robert M. Rauber 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. Rauber 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 39
40 321
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

Robert M. Rauber is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans several core areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on atmospheric processes.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these domains, the subfields of study that feature prominently in their work are:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

The primary research topics tackled cover:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Climate variability and models

Rauber has contributed to a variety of peer-reviewed journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Collaborative work forms a significant part of their scientific output. Frequent coauthors are:

  • Greg M. McFarquhar
  • Troy J. Zaremba
  • Bart Geerts
  • Lulin Xue
  • Sarah A. Tessendorf

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on observations and modeling related to clouds, aerosols, and precipitation. These include:

  • Observations of Clouds, Aerosols, Precipitation, and Surface Radiation over the Southern Ocean: An Overview of CAPRICORN, MARCUS, MICRE, and SOCRATES, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Chasing Snowstorms: The Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) Campaign, 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Quantifying snowfall from orographic cloud seeding, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Coupling Between Tropical Meteorology, Aerosol Lifecycle, Convection, and Radiation during the Cloud, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes Philippines Experiment (CAMP2Ex), 2023, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Characterizing the Occurrence and Spatial Heterogeneity of Liquid, Ice, and Mixed Phase Low-Level Clouds Over the Southern Ocean Using in Situ Observations Acquired During SOCRATES, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Best Publications

  • Numerical Simulation of the Effects of Varying Ice Crystal Nucleation Rates and Aggregation Processes on Orographic Snowfall

    William R. Cotton;Gregory J. Tripoli;Robert M. Rauber;Elizabeth A. Mulvihill

  • Rain in Shallow Cumulus Over the Ocean: The RICO Campaign

    R. M. Rauber;B. Stevens;B. Stevens;H. T. Ochs;C. Knight

  • The 2015 Plains Elevated Convection at Night Field Project

    Bart Geerts;David Parsons;Conrad L. Ziegler;Tammy M. Weckwerth

  • Observations of clouds, aerosols, precipitation, and surface radiation over the southern ocean

    Greg Michael McFarquhar;Christopher S. Bretherton;Roger Marchand;Alain Protat

  • An Explanation for the Existence of Supercooled Water at the Top of Cold Clouds

    Robert M. Rauber;Ali Tokay

  • The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment: Observations and Opportunities

    Christopher A. Davis;Nolan Atkins;Diana Bartels;Diana Bartels;Lance Bosart

  • The Relative Importance of Warm Rain and Melting Processes in Freezing Precipitation Events

    Robert M. Rauber;Larry S. Olthoff;Mohan K. Ramamurthy;Kenneth E. Kunkel

  • Improving Short-Term (0–48 h) Cool-Season Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting: Recommendations from a USWRP Workshop

    F. Martin Ralph;Robert M. Rauber;Brian F. Jewett;David E. Kingsmill

  • Precipitation formation from orographic cloud seeding

    Jeffrey R. French;Katja Friedrich;Sarah A. Tessendorf;Robert M. Rauber

  • A Synoptic Weather Pattern and Sounding-Based Climatology of Freezing Precipitation in the United States East of the Rocky Mountains

    Robert M. Rauber;Larry S. Olthoff;Mohan K. Ramamurthy;Dianne Miller

  • Precipitation Characteristics of Trade Wind Clouds during RICO Derived from Radar, Satellite, and Aircraft Measurements

    Eric R. Snodgrass;Larry Di Girolamo;Robert M. Rauber

  • Extreme cold air outbreaks over the United States, the polar vortex, and the large-scale circulation

    Michael P. Cellitti;John E. Walsh;Robert M. Rauber;Diane H. Portis

  • The Characteristics and Distribution of Cloud Water over the Mountains of Northern Colorado during Wintertime Storms. Part II: Spatial Distribution and Microphysical Characteristics.

    Robert M. Rauber;Lewis O. Grant

  • Chasing Snowstorms: The Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) Campaign

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  • A Transformational Approach to Winter Orographic Weather Modification Research: The SNOWIE Project

    Sarah A. Tessendorf;Jeffrey R. French;Katja Friedrich;Bart Geerts

  • Synoptic and mesoscale structure of a severe freezing rain event: the St. Valentine's day ice storm

    Robert M. Rauber;Mohan K. Ramamurthy;Ali Tokay

  • Vertical Variability of Cloud Hydrometeors in the Stratiform Region of Mesoscale Convective Systems and Bow Echoes

    Greg M. McFarquhar;Michael S. Timlin;Robert M. Rauber;Brian F. Jewett

  • Vertical Velocity and Physical Structure of Generating Cells and Convection in the Comma Head Region of Continental Winter Cyclones

    Andrew A. Rosenow;David M. Plummer;Robert M. Rauber;Greg M. McFarquhar

  • The Characteristics and Distribution of Cloud Water over the Mountains of Northern Colorado during Wintertime Storms. Part I: Temporal Variations

    Robert M. Rauber;Lewis O. Grant;Da Xiong Feng;J. B. Snider

  • The Cape Canaveral Sea and River Breezes: Kinematic Structure and Convective Initiation

    Neil F. Laird;David A. R. Kristovich;Robert M. Rauber;Harry T. Ochs

  • The Lake-Induced Convection Experiment and the Snowband Dynamics Project

    David A. R. Kristovich;George S. Young;Johannes Verlinde;Peter J. Sousounis

  • The Characteristics and Evolution of Supercooled Water in Wintertime Storms over the Sierra Nevada: A Summary of Microwave Radiometric Measurements Taken during the Sierra Cooperative Pilot Project

    Mark F. Heggli;Robert M. Rauber

  • Microphysical Structure and Evolution of a Central Sierra Nevada Orographic Cloud System

    Robert M. Rauber

Frequent Co-Authors

Greg M. McFarquhar
Greg M. McFarquhar University of Oklahoma
David M. Schultz
David M. Schultz University of Manchester
Roy Rasmussen
Roy Rasmussen National Center for Atmospheric Research
Walter A. Robinson
Walter A. Robinson North Carolina State University
Lulin Xue
Lulin Xue National Center for Atmospheric Research
Paul J. DeMott
Paul J. DeMott Colorado State University
David A. Leon
David A. Leon London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Bruce A. Albrecht
Bruce A. Albrecht University of Miami
William R. Cotton
William R. Cotton Colorado State University
Martin Schnaiter
Martin Schnaiter Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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