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D-Index
44
Citations
7000
World Ranking
6788
National Ranking
2422

Rufus Edwards 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 Rufus Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 95 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rufus Edwards 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 Rufus Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rufus Edwards is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on specific subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Environmental Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes

Recent publications by Rufus Edwards include:

  • "Emissions Measurements from Household Solid Fuel Use in Haryana, India: Implications for Climate and Health Co-benefits," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Chemical Analysis of Exhaled Vape Emissions: Unraveling the Complexities of Humectant Fragmentation in a Human Trial Study," 2024, Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • "Air Quality Modeling of Cooking Stove Emissions and Exposure Assessment in Rural Areas," 2023, Sustainability
  • "Fate of Exhaled Droplets From Breathing and Coughing in Supermarket Checkouts and Passenger Cars," 2023, Environmental Health Insights
  • "Ethyne Furan Ratios as Indicators of High and Low Temperature p-PAH Emissions from Household Stoves in Haryana India," 2025, Atmosphere

Frequently publishing in journals such as Atmosphere, Environmental Science & Technology, Chemical Research in Toxicology, Sustainability, and Environmental Health Insights, Edwards' research disseminates across varied contemporary environmental science platforms.

Collaborations include regular co-authoring with:

  • Robert Weltman
  • Sergey A. Nizkorodov
  • Yucheng He
  • Sanika Ravindra Nishandar
  • Marko Princevac

Their interdisciplinary approach integrates assessments of air quality, emissions, inhalation toxicology, and environmental engineering techniques. This combination addresses the interaction between pollutant sources, exposure pathways, and health impact assessments. The emphasis on emissions from household fuel use and cooking stoves reflects a strong interest in both local and global environmental health implications.

Best Publications

  • Indoor time-microenvironment-activity patterns in seven regions of Europe

    Christian Schweizer;Rufus David Edwards;Lucy Bayer-Oglesby;William James Gauderman

  • Energy performance of wood-burning cookstoves in Michoacan, Mexico.

    Víctor M. Berrueta;Rufus D. Edwards;Omar R. Masera

  • An assessment of programs to promote improved household stoves in China

    Jonathan E. Sinton;Kirk R. Smith;John W. Peabody;Liu Yaping

  • VOC concentrations measured in personal samples and residential indoor, outdoor and workplace microenvironments in EXPOLIS-Helsinki, Finland

    Rufus Edwards;Jouni Jurvelin;Kristina Saarela;Matti Jantunen

  • VOC source identification from personal and residential indoor, outdoor and workplace microenvironment samples in EXPOLIS-Helsinki, Finland

    Rufus D. Edwards;J. Jurvelin;K. Koistinen;K. Saarela

  • In-field greenhouse gas emissions from cookstoves in rural Mexican households

    Michael Johnson;Rufus Edwards;Claudio Alatorre Frenk;Omar Masera

  • Monitoring and evaluation of improved biomass cookstove programs for indoor air quality and stove performance: conclusions from the Household Energy and Health Project

    Kirk R. Smith;Karabi Dutta;Chaya Chengappa;P.P.S. Gusain

  • Performance testing for monitoring improved biomass stove interventions: experiences of the Household Energy and Health Project

    Rob Bailis;Victor Berrueta;Chaya Chengappa;Karabi Dutta

  • Personal child and mother carbon monoxide exposures and kitchen levels: Methods and results from a randomized trial of woodfired chimney cookstoves in Guatemala (RESPIRE)

    Kirk R Smith;John P McCracken;Lisa Thompson;Rufus Edwards

  • Impact of Patsari improved cookstoves on indoor air quality in Michoacán, Mexico

    Omar Masera;Rufus Edwards;Cynthia Armendáriz Arnez;Victor Berrueta

  • Adoption and use of improved biomass stoves in Rural Mexico

    Kathleen Pine;Rufus Edwards;Omar Masera;Astrid Schilmann

  • Implications of changes in household stoves and fuel use in China

    Rufus D. Edwards;Kirk R. Smith;Junfeng Zhang;Yuqing Ma

  • Beyond fuelwood savings: Valuing the economic benefits of introducing improved biomass cookstoves in the Purépecha region of Mexico

    Eduardo García-Frapolli;Astrid Schilmann;Victor M. Berrueta;Horacio Riojas-Rodríguez

  • Reduction in personal exposures to particulate matter and carbon monoxide as a result of the installation of a Patsari improved cook stove in Michoacan Mexico.

    Armendáriz Arnez Cynthia;Rufus D. Edwards;Michael Johnson;Miriam Zuk

  • Quantitative analysis of children's microactivity patterns: The Minnesota Children's Pesticide Exposure Study.

    N C G Freeman;M Jimenez;K J Reed;S Gurunathan

  • Household CO and PM measured as part of a review of China's National Improved Stove Program.

    R. D. Edwards;Y. Liu;Y. Liu;G. He;Z. Yin

  • The impact of improved wood-burning stoves on fine particulate matter concentrations in rural Mexican homes

    Miriam Zuk;Leonora Rojas;Salvador Blanco;Paulina Serrano

  • Impact of improved cookstoves on indoor air quality in the Bundelkhand region in India

    Chaya Chengappa;Rufus Edwards;Rajesh Bajpai;Kyra Naumoff Shields

  • Impact of improved biomass cookstoves on indoor air quality near Pune, India

    Karabi Dutta;Kyra Naumoff Shields;Rufus Edwards;Kirk R. Smith

  • Behavioral and environmental determinants of personal exposures to PM2.5 in EXPOLIS – Helsinki, Finland

    Kimmo J Koistinen;Otto Hänninen;Tuulia Rotko;Rufus D Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Kirk R. Smith
Kirk R. Smith University of California, Berkeley
Omar Masera
Omar Masera National Autonomous University of Mexico
Matti Jantunen
Matti Jantunen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Marlon G. Boarnet
Marlon G. Boarnet University of Southern California
Jun Wu
Jun Wu University of California, Irvine
Tami C. Bond
Tami C. Bond Colorado State University
Paul J. Lioy
Paul J. Lioy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sergey A. Nizkorodov
Sergey A. Nizkorodov University of California, Irvine
Nino Künzli
Nino Künzli University of Basel
Ken Sexton
Ken Sexton The University of Texas at Austin

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