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Russell C. Schnell 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 Russell C. Schnell sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 165 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Russell C. Schnell 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 Russell C. Schnell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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

  • Climate Assessment for 1999

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

  • 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

  • Biogenic Ice Nuclei: Part I. Terrestrial and Marine Sources

    R. C. Schnell;Gabor Vali

  • 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

  • Atmospheric Ice Nuclei from Decomposing Vegetation

    R. C. Schnell;G. Vali

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

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

  • Biogenic Ice Nuclei. Part II: Bacterial Sources.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Climate Assessment for 1998

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Bioaerosol field measurements: Challenges and perspectives in outdoor studies

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

  • 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

  • Seasonal surface ozone and filterable bromine relationship in the high arctic

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

  • Arctic haze and the Arctic Gas and Aerosol Sampling Program (AGASP)

    R. C. Schnell

  • World-wide Source of Leaf-derived Freezing Nuclei

    R. C. Schnell;G. Vali

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabrielle Pétron
Gabrielle Pétron National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Barry A. Bodhaine
Barry A. Bodhaine National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Patrick J. Sheridan
Patrick J. Sheridan National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Colm Sweeney
Colm Sweeney National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Anna Karion
Anna Karion National Institute of Standards and Technology
Detlev Helmig
Detlev Helmig Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Beverly J. Johnson
Beverly J. Johnson Bates College
Stephen A. Montzka
Stephen A. Montzka National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Stephen Conley
Stephen Conley National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Michael Trainer
Michael Trainer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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