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D-Index
41
Citations
11568
World Ranking
7568
National Ranking
2688

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.

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41 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.

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.

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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.

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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