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76
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95

Simon O'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 Simon O'Doherty sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 309 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon O'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 Simon O'Doherty sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Simon O'Doherty is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, with additional interests intersecting Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's research spans a range of topics including:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

O'Doherty has published numerous papers in prominent venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Representative recent publications include:

  • The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017 (2020), NOAA Institutional Repository
  • The increasing atmospheric burden of the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6) (2020), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • A decline in emissions of CFC-11 and related chemicals from eastern China (2021), Nature
  • A decline in global CFC-11 emissions during 2018−2019 (2021), Nature
  • Increase in global emissions of HFC-23 despite near-total expected reductions (2020), Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Dickon Young
  • Matthew Rigby
  • Paul B. Krummel
  • Jens Mühle
  • Ronald G. Prinn

Best Publications

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

    Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

  • Three decades of global methane sources and sinks

    Stefanie Kirschke;Philippe Bousquet;Philippe Ciais;Marielle Saunois

  • The global methane budget 2000–2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • A history of chemically and radiatively important gases in air deduced from ALE/GAGE/AGAGE

    RG Prinn;RF Weiss;PJ Fraser;PG Simmonds

  • Evidence for Substantial Variations of Atmospheric Hydroxyl Radicals in the Past Two Decades

    R. G. Prinn;J. Huang;R. F. Weiss;D. M. Cunnold

  • Renewed growth of atmospheric methane

    Matthew Rigby;R.G Prinn;P.J Fraser;P.G Simmonds

  • Historical greenhouse gas concentrations for climate modelling (CMIP6)

    Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;Elisabeth Vogel;Alexander Nauels;Katja Lorbacher

  • Role of atmospheric oxidation in recent methane growth

    Matthew Rigby;Stephen A. Montzka;Ronald G. Prinn;James W. C. White

  • Transport of boreal forest fire emissions from Canada to Europe

    Caroline Forster;Ulla Wandinger;Gerhard Wotawa;Paul James

  • Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project-Report No. 52

    S.A Montzka;S Reimann;A Engel;K Krüger

  • Evidence for variability of atmospheric hydroxyl radicals over the past quarter century

    RG Prinn;J Huang;RF Weiss;DM Cunnold

  • History of chemically and radiatively important atmospheric gases from the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE)

    Ronald G. Prinn;Ray F. Weiss;Jgor Arduini;Tim Arnold

  • An analytical inversion method for determining regional and global emissions of greenhouse gases: Sensitivity studies and application to halocarbons

    A. Stohl;P. Seibert;J. Arduini;S. Eckhardt

  • Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) and Related Chemicals

    S.A Montzka;S Reimann;A Engel;K Krüger

  • Increase in CFC-11 emissions from eastern China based on atmospheric observations.

    M. Rigby;S. Park;T. Saito;L. M. Western

  • Observations of 1,1‐difluoroethane (HFC‐152a) at AGAGE and SOGE monitoring stations in 1994–2004 and derived global and regional emission estimates

    B. R. Greally;A. J. Manning;S. Reimann;A. McCulloch

  • Estimating UK methane and nitrous oxide emissions from 1990 to 2007 using an inversion modeling approach

    A.J Manning;Simon O'Doherty;A.R Jones;P.G Simmonds

  • Perfluorocarbons in the global atmosphere: tetrafluoromethane, hexafluoroethane, and octafluoropropane

    Jens Muhle;Anita Lakshmi Ganesan;Benjamin R. Miller;Benjamin R. Miller;P. K. Salameh

  • History of atmospheric SF 6 from 1973 to 2008

    M. Rigby;J. Mühle;B. R. Miller;R. G. Prinn

  • Rapid growth of hydrofluorocarbon 134a and hydrochlorofluorocarbons 141b, 142b, and 22 from Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) observations at Cape Grim, Tasmania, and Mace Head, Ireland

    S. O'Doherty;D. M. Cunnold;A. Manning;B. R. Miller

  • Inverse modeling of European CH4 emissions 2001-2006

    P. Bergamaschi;M. Krol;M. Krol;J. F. Meirink;F. Dentener

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray F. Weiss
Ray F. Weiss University of California, San Diego
Peter Simmonds
Peter Simmonds University of Oxford
Paul B. Krummel
Paul B. Krummel Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Matthew Rigby
Matthew Rigby University of Bristol
Stefan Reimann
Stefan Reimann Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Paul J. Fraser
Paul J. Fraser Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jens Mühle
Jens Mühle University of California, San Diego
Peter K. Salameh
Peter K. Salameh University of California, San Diego

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