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43574
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495
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Steven J. Ghan 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 J. Ghan sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 269 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Steven J. Ghan 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 J. Ghan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Steven J. Ghan is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on atmospheric science and global and planetary change.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations

Steven J. Ghan's publication record spans several key journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Exploring Topography-Based Methods for Downscaling Subgrid Precipitation for Use in Earth System Models," published in 2020 in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Development and Evaluation of Chemistry-Aerosol-Climate Model CAM5-Chem-MAM7-MOSAIC: Global Atmospheric Distribution and Radiative Effects of Nitrate Aerosol," published in 2021 in the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • "Effective Radiative Forcing of Anthropogenic Aerosols in E3SM Version 1: Historical Changes, Causality, Decomposition, and Parameterization Sensitivities," published in 2022 in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Climatology of Global Aerosol Properties Calculated Based on New Volcanic Emissions Database Combined with Other Non-Volcanic Emissions of Sulfur Sources," published in 2025 in White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)

Among frequent co-authors, Steven J. Ghan has collaborated multiple times with:

  • R. C. Easter
  • L. Ruby Leung
  • Hailong Wang
  • Xiaohong Liu
  • Philip J. Rasch

In recognition of their contributions, Steven J. Ghan was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

    Tami C. Bond;Sarah J. Doherty;D. W. Fahey;Piers Forster

  • The Community Earth System Model: A Framework for Collaborative Research

    James W. Hurrell;M. M. Holland;P. R. Gent;S. Ghan

  • Analysis and quantification of the diversities of aerosol life cycles within AeroCom

    C. Textor;M. Schulz;S. Guibert;S. Kinne

  • Intercomparison and interpretation of climate feedback processes in 19 atmospheric general circulation models

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;J. P. Blanchet;G. J. Boer

  • Global dust model intercomparison in AeroCom phase I

    N. Huneeus;M. Schulz;Y. Balkanski;J. Griesfeller

  • A parameterization of aerosol activation: 2. Multiple aerosol types

    Hayder Abdul-Razzak;Steven J. Ghan

  • Radiative forcing of the direct aerosol effect from AeroCom Phase II simulations

    Gunnar Myhre;Bjørn Hallvard Samset;M. Schulz;Y. Balkanski

  • Toward a Minimal Representation of Aerosols in Climate Models: Description and Evaluation in the Community Atmosphere Model CAM5

    Xiaohong Liu;Richard C. Easter;Steven J. Ghan;Rahul A. Zaveri

  • Improving our fundamental understanding of the role of aerosol−cloud interactions in the climate system

    John H. Seinfeld;Christopher Bretherton;Kenneth S. Carslaw;Hugh Coe

  • An AeroCom Initial Assessment - Optical Properties in Aerosol Component Modules of Global Models

    S. Kinne;M. Schulz;C. Textor;S. Guibert

  • Interpretation of Cloud-Climate Feedback as Produced by 14 Atmospheric General Circulation Models

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;J. P. Blanchet;G. J. Boer

  • Description and evaluation of a new four-mode version of the Modal Aerosol Module (MAM4) within version 5.3 of the Community Atmosphere Model

    X. Liu;X. Liu;P.-L. Ma;Hailong Wang;S. Tilmes

  • Evaluation of black carbon estimations in global aerosol models

    D. Koch;D. Koch;M. Schulz;S. Kinne;C. McNaughton

  • The AeroCom evaluation and intercomparison of organic aerosol in global models

    K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis;N. Daskalakis;N. Daskalakis;M. Kanakidou;P. J. Adams

  • Aerosol indirect effects – general circulation model intercomparison and evaluation with satellite data

    Johannes Quaas;Yi Ming;Surabi Menon;Surabi Menon;T. Takemura

  • 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

  • Radiative forcing in the ACCMIP historical and future climate simulations

    D.T. Shindell;J.-F. Lamarque;M. Schulz;M. Flanner

  • Global simulations of ice nucleation and ice supersaturation with an improved cloud scheme in the Community Atmosphere Model

    A. Gettelman;Xiaohong Liu;S.J. Ghan;H. Morrison

  • Coupling aerosol-cloud-radiative processes in the WRF-Chem model: Investigating the radiative impact of elevated point sources

    Elaine G. Chapman;William I. Gustafson;Richard C. Easter;James C. Barnard

  • Dominant role by vertical wind shear in regulating aerosol effects on deep convective clouds

    Jiwen Fan;Tianle Yuan;Tianle Yuan;Jennifer M. Comstock;Steven Ghan

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard C. Easter
Richard C. Easter Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Xiaohong Liu
Xiaohong Liu Texas A&M University
Minghuai Wang
Minghuai Wang Nanjing University
Trond Iversen
Trond Iversen Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Toshihiko Takemura
Toshihiko Takemura Kyushu University
Ulrike Lohmann
Ulrike Lohmann ETH Zurich
Joyce E. Penner
Joyce E. Penner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Andrew Gettelman
Andrew Gettelman Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Philip J. Rasch
Philip J. Rasch Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Hugh Morrison
Hugh Morrison National Center for Atmospheric Research

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