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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 41 7568 7273 2688 2501 104 11568

Shawn Urbanski publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shawn Urbanski between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shawn Urbanski published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2014. 7 of the 116 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2014. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 2 publications
1996 2026

116 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shawn Urbanski: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 0
2003 3
2004 4
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 3
2009 8
2010 7
2011 7
2012 3
2013 7
2014 12
2015 6
2016 7
2017 4
2018 5
2019 3
2020 7
2021 5
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
2025 5
2026 2
Total 116
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Shawn Urbanski publications per year - data summary

  • Shawn Urbanski, a Environmental Sciences scholar from US Forest Service, has 116 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 12 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000 and 2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.0 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 13 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2006: 17 publications (1.5 per year); 2007-2017: 66 publications (6.0 per year); 2018-2026: 33 publications (3.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Shawn Urbanski 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 Shawn Urbanski sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 101–110 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 104 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492 104
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Shawn Urbanski publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Shawn Urbanski, a Environmental Sciences scholar from US Forest Service, records 104 publications - the 15th percentile of the discipline.
  • 15% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Shawn Urbanski, and about 85% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Shawn Urbanski ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Shawn Urbanski 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 Shawn Urbanski sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343 41
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Shawn Urbanski D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Shawn Urbanski, a Environmental Sciences scholar from US Forest Service, records 41 D-Index - the 22nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 22% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Shawn Urbanski, and about 78% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Shawn Urbanski ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Shawn Urbanski is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with specific contributions to global and planetary change, atmospheric science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, and environmental chemistry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Air quality monitoring and forecasting
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena

Urbanski has published in a variety of scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmosphere
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • International Journal of Wildland Fire

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Urbanski include:

  • "Wildland fire emission factors in North America: synthesis of existing data, measurement needs and management applications," 2020, International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • "The delayed effect of wildfire season particulate matter on subsequent influenza season in a mountain west region of the USA," 2020, Environment International
  • "Comparison of ozone measurement methods in biomass burning smoke: an evaluation under field and laboratory conditions," 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Incorporating a Canopy Parameterization within a Coupled Fire-Atmosphere Model to Improve a Smoke Simulation for a Prescribed Burn," 2020, Atmosphere
  • "The U.S. EPA wildland fire sensor challenge: Performance and evaluation of solver submitted multi-pollutant sensor systems," 2021, Atmospheric Environment

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Russell Long
  • Matthew S. Landis
  • Emily Lincoln
  • Andrew Habel
  • Maribel Colón

Best Publications

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • Modeling gross primary production of temperate deciduous broadleaf forest using satellite images and climate data

    Xiangming Xiao;Qingyuan Zhang;Bobby Braswell;Shawn Urbanski

  • Response of a deciduous forest to the Mount Pinatubo eruption: enhanced photosynthesis.

    Lianhong Gu;Dennis D. Baldocchi;Steve C. Wofsy;J. William Munger

  • Factors controlling long- and short-term sequestration of atmospheric CO2 in a mid-latitude forest.

    Carol C. Barford;Steven C. Wofsy;Michael L. Goulden;J. William Munger

  • Factors controlling CO2 exchange on timescales from hourly to decadal at Harvard Forest

    Shawn Urbanski;C. Barford;S. Wofsy;C. Kucharik

  • Emissions from biomass burning in the Yucatan

    R. J. Yokelson;J. D. Crounse;P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;T. Karl

  • A cross-biome comparison of daily light use efficiency for gross primary production

    David P. Turner;Shawn Urbanski;Dale Bremer;Steven C. Wofsy

  • Scaling Gross Primary Production (GPP) over boreal and deciduous forest landscapes in support of MODIS GPP product validation

    David P. Turner;William D. Ritts;Warren B. Cohen;Stith T. Gower

  • Evolution of trace gases and particles emitted by a chaparral fire in California

    Sheryl Kashi Akagi;J. S. Craven;J. W. Taylor;G. R. McMeeking;G. R. McMeeking

  • Coupling field and laboratory measurements to estimate the emission factors of identified and unidentified trace gases for prescribed fires

    Robert J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;J. Gilman;J. Gilman;C. Warneke;C. Warneke

  • Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Emission factors

    Shawn Urbanski

  • Laboratory measurements of trace gas emissions from biomass burning of fuel types from the southeastern and southwestern United States

    I. R. Burling;Robert J. Yokelson;David W. T. Griffith;T. J. Johnson

  • High precision measurements of atmospheric nitrous oxide and methane using thermoelectrically cooled mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers and detectors.

    David D. Nelson;Barry McManus;Shawn Urbanski;Scott Herndon

  • Emissions from forest fires near Mexico City

    Robert J. Yokelson;S. P. Urbanski;E. L. Atlas;D. W. Toohey

  • Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes

    S. K. Akagi;Robert J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;S. Meinardi

  • Chapter 4 Chemical Composition of Wildland Fire Emissions

    Shawn P. Urbanski;Wei Min Hao;Stephen Baker

  • Airborne and ground-based measurements of the trace gases and particles emitted by prescribed fires in the United States

    Ian Burling;Robert J. Yokelson;Sheryl Akagi;Shawn Urbanski

  • Trace gas and particle emissions from open biomass burning in Mexico

    Robert J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;S. P. Urbanski;E. Atlas

  • Aerosol emissions from prescribed fires in the United States: A synthesis of laboratory and aircraft measurements

    A. A. May;A. A. May;G. R. McMeeking;T. Lee;T. Lee;J. W. Taylor

  • Combustion efficiency and emission factors for wildfire-season fires in mixed conifer forests of the northern Rocky Mountains, US

    S. P. Urbanski

  • Chemical composition of wildland fire emissions

    Shawn P. Urbanski;Wei Min Hao;Stephen Baker

  • Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes [Discussions]

    S. K. Akagi;R. J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;S. Meinardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Yokelson
Robert J. Yokelson University of Montana
Wei Min Hao
Wei Min Hao US Forest Service
Gavin R. McMeeking
Gavin R. McMeeking Colorado State University
David W. T. Griffith
David W. T. Griffith University of Wollongong
Steven C. Wofsy
Steven C. Wofsy Harvard University
Kirk R. Baker
Kirk R. Baker Environmental Protection Agency
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hugh Coe
Hugh Coe University of Manchester
John H. Seinfeld
John H. Seinfeld California Institute of Technology
Sonia M. Kreidenweis
Sonia M. Kreidenweis Colorado State University

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