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146
Citations
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World Ranking
35
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Roy M. Harrison 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 Roy M. Harrison sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 1,061 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Roy M. Harrison 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 Roy M. Harrison sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 146 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Roy M. Harrison is a researcher affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple aspects of environmental science, focusing primarily on air quality and its impacts on health and the environment.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research contributions cover several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Research topics frequently addressed by Roy M. Harrison include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

They have published in a range of scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Environment International
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns" (2021), published in Science Advances
  • "A Review of Road Traffic-Derived Non-Exhaust Particles: Emissions, Physicochemical Characteristics, Health Risks, and Mitigation Measures" (2022), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Non-exhaust vehicle emissions of particulate matter and VOC from road traffic: A review" (2021), published in Atmospheric Environment
  • "PM10 and PM2.5 emission factors for non-exhaust particles from road vehicles: Dependence upon vehicle mass and implications for battery electric vehicles" (2020), published in Atmospheric Environment
  • "Formation of secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic precursors in laboratory studies" (2022), published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Roy M. Harrison has collaborated extensively with multiple co-authors, including:

  • David C. S. Beddows
  • Zongbo Shi
  • Andrés Alástuey
  • Xavier Querol
  • William J. Bloss

Among recognitions received, they were named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Sources and properties of non-exhaust particulate matter from road traffic: a review.

    Alistair Thorpe;Roy M. Harrison

  • Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Collected from an Urban Location in Birmingham, U.K.

    Roy M. Harrison;D. J. T. Smith;L. Luhana

  • Particulate matter in the atmosphere: which particle properties are important for its effects on health?

    Roy M. Harrison;Jianxin Yin

  • Estimation of the contribution of road traffic emissions to particulate matter concentrations from field measurements: A review

    Pallavi Pant;Roy M. Harrison

  • Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: A review of methods and results

    M Viana;T.A.J. Kuhlbusch;X Querol;A Alastuey

  • Carbonaceous aerosol in urban and rural European atmospheres: estimation of secondary organic carbon concentrations

    L.M. Castro;C.A. Pio;Roy M. Harrison;D.J.T. Smith

  • The effects of meteorological factors on atmospheric bioaerosol concentrations--a review.

    Alan M. Jones;Roy M. Harrison

  • A European aerosol phenomenology—1: physical characteristics of particulate matter at kerbside, urban, rural and background sites in Europe

    Rita Van Dingenen;Frank Raes;Jean-P Putaud;Urs Baltensperger

  • Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number size distributions

    A. Wiedensohler;W. Birmili;A. Nowak;A. Sonntag

  • A European aerosol phenomenology 3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J.-P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

  • Pollution causes, effects and control

    Roy M. Harrison

  • Chemical associations of lead, cadmium, copper, and zinc in street dusts and roadside soils

    Roy M. Harrison;Duncan P. H. Laxen;Simon J. Wilson

  • Speciation and origin of PM10 and PM2.5 in selected European cities

    X. Querol;A. Alastuey;C.R. Ruiz;B. Artiñano

  • Particles, air quality, policy and health

    Mathew R. Heal;Prashant Kumar;Roy M. Harrison;Roy M. Harrison

  • Ultrafine particles in cities

    Prashant Kumar;Lidia Morawska;Wolfram Birmili;Pauli Paasonen

  • Chemical reactivity and long-range transport potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - a review

    Ian J. Keyte;Roy M. Harrison;Gerhard Lammel

  • Evaluating the toxicity of airborne particulate matter and nanoparticles by measuring oxidative stress potential--a workshop report and consensus statement.

    Jon G. Ayres;Paul Borm;Flemming R. Cassee;Vincent Castranova

  • Estimation of the Contributions of Brake Dust, Tire Wear, and Resuspension to Nonexhaust Traffic Particles Derived from Atmospheric Measurements

    Roy M Harrison;Alan M Jones;Johanna Gietl;Jianxin Yin

  • Emissions and indoor concentrations of particulate matter and its specific chemical components from cooking: A review

    Karimatu L. Abdullahi;Juana Maria Delgado-Saborit;Roy M. Harrison;Roy M. Harrison

  • Toward direct measurement of atmospheric nucleation.

    Markku Kulmala;Ilona Riipinen;Mikko Juhani Sipilä;Hanna E Manninen

  • A European aerosol phenomenology-3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J. P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. S. Beddows
David C. S. Beddows University of Birmingham
Manuel Dall'Osto
Manuel Dall'Osto Spanish National Research Council
Zongbo Shi
Zongbo Shi University of Birmingham
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Frank J. Kelly
Frank J. Kelly Imperial College London
Colin D. O'Dowd
Colin D. O'Dowd University of Galway
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Flemming R. Cassee
Flemming R. Cassee Utrecht University

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