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63
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19295
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2422
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187

Ruth M. Doherty 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 Ruth M. Doherty sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ruth M. Doherty 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 Ruth M. Doherty sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ruth M. Doherty is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental and earth sciences, focusing significantly on atmospheric processes and health impacts associated with air quality and climate.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and environmental health. Some notable papers include:

  • Street-scale air quality modelling for Beijing during a winter 2016 measurement campaign, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Temperature-related mortality and associated vulnerabilities: evidence from Scotland using extended time-series datasets, 2022, Environmental Health
  • Tropospheric ozone changes and ozone sensitivity from the present day to the future under shared socio-economic pathways, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Contrasting chemical environments in summertime for atmospheric ozone across major Chinese industrial regions: the effectiveness of emission control strategies, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Correcting ozone biases in a global chemistry-climate model: implications for future ozone, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Doherty's frequent coauthors include Oliver Wild, Fiona M. O'Connor, Kai Wan, Steven T. Turnock, and Zongbo Shi, reflecting collaborations across atmospheric sciences and health-related environmental research.

Their work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Environmental Health
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Urology Open Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The main fields of study represented in their research are Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these, subfields commonly addressed include Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, General Health Professions, and Environmental Engineering.

Their research topics focus on:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Best Publications

  • African climate change: 1900-2100

    Mike Hulme;Ruth M. Doherty;Todd Ngara;Mark G. New

  • Nitrogen and sulfur deposition on regional and global scales:a multimodel evaluation

    F. Dentener;J. Drevet;Jean-François Lamarque;Isabelle Bey

  • Multimodel ensemble simulations of present-day and near-future tropospheric ozone

    D. S. Stevenson;F. J. Dentener;M. G. Schultz;K. Ellingsen

  • Pre-industrial to end 21st century projections of tropospheric ozone from the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP)

    P. J. Young;P. J. Young;P. J. Young;A. T. Archibald;K. W. Bowman;J.-F. Lamarque

  • Linear solvation energy relationship. 46. An improved equation for correlation and prediction of octanol/water partition coefficients of organic nonelectrolytes (including strong hydrogen bond donor solutes)

    Mortimer J. Kamlet;Ruth M. Doherty;Michael H. Abraham;Yizhak Marcus

  • Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and the contribution of past climate change

    Raquel A. Silva;J. Jason West;Yuqiang Zhang;Susan C. Anenberg

  • Multimodel estimates of intercontinental source-receptor relationships for ozone pollution

    Arlene M. Fiore;F. J. Dentener;O. Wild;C. Cuvelier

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report : Present-day ozone distribution and trends relevant to human health

    Zoe Louise Fleming;Ruth Doherty;Erika Von Schneidemesser;Christopher Malley

  • Tropospheric ozone changes, radiative forcing and attribution to emissions in the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP)

    D. S. Stevenson;Paul Young;Paul Young;Paul Young;Vaishali Naik;Jean-Francois Lamarque

  • The Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP): overview and description of models, simulations and climate diagnostics

    J. F. Lamarque;Drew T. Shindell;B Josse;Paul Young;Paul Young;Paul Young

  • A multi-model assessment of pollution transport to the Arctic

    D. T. Shindell;M. Chin;F. Dentener;R. M. Doherty

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report:Assessment of global-scale model performance for global and regional ozone distributions, variability, and trends

    P. J. Young;V. Naik;A. M. Fiore;A. M. Fiore;A. Gaudel;A. Gaudel

  • The global atmospheric environment for the next generation

    F. Dentener;David Stevenson;K. Ellingsen;T. van Noije

  • Preindustrial to present-day changes in tropospheric hydroxyl radical and methane lifetime from the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP)

    Vaishali Naik;A. Voulgarakis;Arlene M. Fiore;L. W. Horowitz

  • Multi-model mean nitrogen and sulfur deposition from the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP): evaluation of historical and projected future changes

    J.-F. Lamarque;F. Dentener;Joseph R. McConnell;C.-U. Ro

  • Analysis of Present Day and Future OH and Methane Lifetime in the ACCMIP Simulations

    A. Voulgarakis;A. Voulgarakis;V. Naik;J.F. Lamarque;D.T. Shindell

  • Estimates of the Global Burden of Ambient PM2.5, Ozone, and NO2 on Asthma Incidence and Emergency Room Visits

    Susan Anenberg;Daven Henze;Veronica Tinney;Patrick Kinney

  • Future global mortality from changes in air pollution attributable to climate change

    Raquel A. Silva;J. Jason West;Jean François Lamarque;Drew T. Shindell

  • Multimodel simulations of carbon monoxide: Comparison with observations and projected near‐future changes

    D. T. Shindell;Gregory S. Faluvegi;D. S. Stevenson;M. C. Krol

  • Impacts of climate change on surface ozone and intercontinental ozone pollution: A multi‐model study

    R. M. Doherty;O. Wild;D. T. Shindell;G. Zeng

Frequent Co-Authors

David Stevenson
David Stevenson University of Edinburgh
William J. Collins
William J. Collins University of Reading
Oliver Wild
Oliver Wild Lancaster University
Drew T. Shindell
Drew T. Shindell Duke University
Guang Zeng
Guang Zeng National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Paul Young
Paul Young Lancaster University
Larry W. Horowitz
Larry W. Horowitz Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Sophie Szopa
Sophie Szopa Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Kengo Sudo
Kengo Sudo Nagoya University
Sarah A. Strode
Sarah A. Strode Goddard Space Flight Center

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