2026 Russell C. Schnell: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	50	4949	4740	1823	1684	165	10242

Overview

Russell C. Schnell 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, with significant contributions in atmospheric science and global and planetary change.

The main topics of Schnell's work include atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, coal properties and utilization, atmospheric ozone and climate, arctic and Russian policy studies, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, and biocrusts and microbial ecology.

Schnell has published extensively, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Among their recent publications are:

"Atmospheric oil and natural gas hydrocarbon trends in the Northern Colorado Front Range are notably smaller than inventory emissions reductions," 2021, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
"Investigating large methane enhancements in the U.S. San Juan Basin," 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
"Arctic Report Card 2020: New Arctic Research Facility Opens Door to Science Collaborations," 2020, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library
"Looking Back: An Account of How Ice Nucleation by Bacteria Was Discovered (1963 to about Mid-1980s). Part II: Broadening the Scope," 2024, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Schnell collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Gabrielle Pétron, B. R. Miller, Bruce H. Vaughn, J. Kofler, and Edward J. Dlugokencky, each with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

Ozone destruction and photochemical reactions at polar sunrise in the lower Arctic atmosphere

L. A. Barrie;J. W. Bottenheim;R. C. Schnell;P. J. Crutzen;P. J. Crutzen

1348
Citations
Climate Assessment for 1999

Gerald D. Bell;Michael S. Halpert;Russell C. Schnell;R. Wayne Higgins

657
Citations
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

575
Citations
Biogenic Ice Nuclei: Part I. Terrestrial and Marine Sources

R. C. Schnell;Gabor Vali

360
Citations
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

348
Citations
Atmospheric Ice Nuclei from Decomposing Vegetation

R. C. Schnell;G. Vali

311
Citations
Low-Level Temperature Inversions of the Eurasian Arctic and Comparisons with Soviet Drifting Station Data

Mark C. Serreze;Russell C. Schnell;Jonathan D. Kahl

285
Citations
Biogenic Ice Nuclei. Part II: Bacterial Sources.

G. Vali;M. Christensen;R. W. Fresh;E. L. Galyan

280
Citations
An Overview of Regional Experiments on Biomass Burning Aerosols and Related Pollutants in Southeast Asia: From BASE-ASIA and the Dongsha Experiment to 7-SEAS

Neng Huei Lin;Si Chee Tsay;Hal B. Maring;Ming Cheng Yen

249
Citations
Rapid photochemical production of ozone at high concentrations in a rural site during winter

Russell C. Schnell;Samuel J. Oltmans;Ryan R. Neely;Maggie S. Endres

249
Citations
Climate Assessment for 1998

Gerald D. Bell;Michael S. Halpert;Chester F. Ropelewski;Vernon E. Kousky

213
Citations
Temporal variability largely explains top-down/bottom-up difference in methane emission estimates from a natural gas production region

Timothy L. Vaughn;Clay S. Bell;Cody K. Pickering;Stefan Schwietzke

205
Citations
Absence of evidence for greenhouse warming over the Arctic Ocean in the past 40 years

Jonathan D. Kahl;Donna J. Charlevoix;Nina A. Zaftseva;Russell C. Schnell

183
Citations
Long-range transport of anthropogenic aerosols to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration baseline station at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii

Kevin D. Perry;Thomas A. Cahill;Russell C. Schnell;Joyce M. Harris

174
Citations
Understanding high wintertime ozone pollution events in an oil- and natural gas-producing region of the western US

Ravan Ahmadov;Ravan Ahmadov;S. McKeen;S. McKeen;M. Trainer;R Banta

163
Citations
Aerosol black carbon measurements at the South Pole: Initial results, 1986-1987

A. D. A. Hansen;B. A. Bodhaine;E. G. Dutton;R. C. Schnell

160
Citations
Bioaerosol field measurements: Challenges and perspectives in outdoor studies

Tina Šantl-Temkiv;Branko Sikoparija;Teruya Maki;Federico Carotenuto

159
Citations
Application of Gauss's Theorem to quantify localized surface emissions from airborne measurements of wind and trace gases

Stephen Conley;Ian Faloona;Shobhit Mehrotra;Maxime Suard

153
Citations
Seasonal surface ozone and filterable bromine relationship in the high arctic

S.J. Oltmans;R.C. Schnell;P.J. Sheridan;R.E. Peterson

152
Citations
Arctic haze and the Arctic Gas and Aerosol Sampling Program (AGASP)

R. C. Schnell

145
Citations
World-wide Source of Leaf-derived Freezing Nuclei

R. C. Schnell;G. Vali

133
Citations
Marine and terrestrial influences on ice nucleating particles during continuous springtime measurements in an Arctic oilfield location

Jessie M. Creamean;Jessie M. Creamean;Jessie M. Creamean;Rachel M. Kirpes;Kerri A. Pratt;Nicholas J. Spada

124
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabrielle Pétron National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Barry A. Bodhaine National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Patrick J. Sheridan National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Colm Sweeney National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Anna Karion National Institute of Standards and Technology

Detlev Helmig Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

Beverly J. Johnson Bates College

Stephen A. Montzka National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Stephen Conley National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Michael Trainer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

External Links

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