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158
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20
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Steven C. Wofsy 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 Steven C. Wofsy sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 716 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven C. Wofsy 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 Steven C. Wofsy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 158 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1982 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1982 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Steven C. Wofsy is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focused on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. The main subfields of study include atmospheric science, global and planetary change, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, mechanics of materials, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, air quality and health impacts, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, climate variability and models, and plant water relations and carbon dynamics.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Satellite-based survey of extreme methane emissions in the Permian basin, 2021, Science Advances
  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Large contribution of biomass burning emissions to ozone throughout the global remote troposphere, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The NASA Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) Mission: Imaging the Chemistry of the Global Atmosphere, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Carbon Monitoring System Flux Net Biosphere Exchange 2020 (CMS-Flux NBE 2020), 2021, Earth system science data

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Bruce C. Daube, R. Commane, Kathryn McKain, F. L. Moore, and Eric C. Apel.

Steven C. Wofsy has published extensively in several journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Earth system science data
  • Science Advances
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist's achievements have been recognized with several awards, including membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2011, Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1995, the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1982, and Fellowship of the AGU also awarded in 1982.

Best Publications

  • FLUXNET: A New Tool to Study the Temporal and Spatial Variability of Ecosystem-Scale Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Energy Flux Densities

    Dennis Baldocchi;Eva Falge;Lianhong Gu;Richard Olson

  • Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry

    Surabi Menon;Kenneth L. Denman;Guy Brasseur;Amnat Chidthaisong

  • Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry

    Kenneth L. Denman;Guy Brasseur;Amnat Chidthaisong;Philippe Ciais

  • Gap filling strategies for defensible annual sums of net ecosystem exchange

    E. Falge;D. Baldocchi;R. Olson;P. Anthoni

  • Tropospheric chemistry: A global perspective

    Jennifer A. Logan;Michael J. Prather;Steven C. Wofsy;Michael B. McElroy

  • Measurements of carbon sequestration by long‐term eddy covariance: methods and a critical evaluation of accuracy

    Michael L. Goulden;J. William Munger;Song-Miao Fan;Bruce C. Daube

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

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • Environmental controls over carbon dioxide and water vapor exchange of terrestrial vegetation

    B.E Law;E Falge;L Gu;D.D Baldocchi

  • The Amazon basin in transition

    Eric A. Davidson;Alessandro C. de Araújo;Alessandro C. de Araújo;Paulo Artaxo;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch

  • Net Exchange of CO2 in a Mid-Latitude Forest

    S. C. Wofsy;M. L. Goulden;J. W. Munger;S.-M. Fan

  • Assessment of methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas supply chain

    Ramón A. Alvarez;Daniel Zavala-Araiza;David R. Lyon;David T. Allen

  • Methane leaks from North American natural gas systems

    A. R. Brandt;G. A. Heath;E. A. Kort;F. O'Sullivan

  • Three-dimensional climatological distribution of tropospheric OH: Update and evaluation

    C. M. Spivakovsky;J. A. Logan;S. A. Montzka;Y. J. Balkanski

  • Sensitivity of boreal forest carbon balance to soil thaw

    M. L. Goulden;S. C. Wofsy;J. W. Harden;Susan E. Trumbore

  • Production of NO2- and N2O by Nitrifying Bacteria at Reduced Concentrations of Oxygen

    Thomas J. Goreau;Warren A. Kaplan;Steven C. Wofsy;Michael B. McElroy

  • Reductions of Antarctic ozone due to synergistic interactions of chlorine and bromine

    Michael B. McElroy;Ross J. Salawitch;Steven C. Wofsy;Jennifer A. Logan

  • Exchange of Carbon Dioxide by a Deciduous Forest: Response to Interannual Climate Variability

    Michael L. Goulden;J. William Munger;Song-Miao Fan;Bruce C. Daube

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

    Xiangming Xiao;Qingyuan Zhang;Bobby Braswell;Shawn Urbanski

  • Carbon in Amazon Forests: Unexpected Seasonal Fluxes and Disturbance-Induced Losses

    Scott R. Saleska;Scott D. Miller;Daniel M. Matross;Michael L. Goulden

  • The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) mission

    D Crisp;RM Atlas;FM Breon;LR Brown

  • Seasonality of ecosystem respiration and gross primary production as derived from FLUXNET measurements

    Eva Falge;Dennis Baldocchi;John Tenhunen;Marc Aubinet

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce C. Daube
Bruce C. Daube Harvard University
J. William Munger
J. William Munger Harvard University
Colm Sweeney
Colm Sweeney National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael B. McElroy
Michael B. McElroy Harvard University
Michael L. Goulden
Michael L. Goulden University of California, Irvine
Scott R. Saleska
Scott R. Saleska University of Arizona
Eric A. Kort
Eric A. Kort University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel J. Jacob
Daniel J. Jacob Harvard University
Lucy R. Hutyra
Lucy R. Hutyra Boston University
Jeff Peischl
Jeff Peischl Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

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