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Thomas M. Peters 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 Thomas M. Peters sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 151 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas M. Peters 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 Thomas M. Peters sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas M. Peters is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research predominantly lies within the field of Environmental Science, with significant focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing, and Biomedical Engineering. Additional subfields include Pollution and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work engages with a range of topics, emphasizing Air Quality and Health Impacts, Noise Effects and Management, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Energy and Environment Impacts, Infection Control and Ventilation, and Climate Change and Health Impacts.

Recent publications reflect these areas of interest and include the following:

  • Lung function of primary cooks using LPG or biomass and the effect of particulate matter on airway epithelial barrier integrity, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Indoor Particulate Matter From Smoker Homes Induces Bacterial Growth, Biofilm Formation, and Impairs Airway Antimicrobial Activity. A Pilot Study, 2020, Frontiers in Public Health
  • Assessment of university classroom ventilation during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
  • Imaging-based assessment of lung function in a population cooking indoors with biomass fuel: a pilot study, 2023, Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Probabilistic Machine Learning with Low-Cost Sensor Networks for Occupational Exposure Assessment and Industrial Hygiene Decision Making, 2021, Annals of Work Exposures and Health

Peters frequently publishes in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, contributing six times, and also has multiple publications in the Annals of Work Exposures and Health. Other venues include Environmental Research, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, and Frontiers in Public Health.

Frequent collaboration is a feature of Peters' research profile. The most common coauthors are Emma M. Stapleton, Alejandro P. Comellas, Elizabeth A. Stone, Marcus Tatum, and Robert B. Manges, each having worked together on multiple occasions.

Best Publications

  • Inter-comparison of Low-cost Sensors for Measuring the Mass Concentration of Occupational Aerosols.

    Sinan Sousan;Kirsten Koehler;Geb Thomas;Jae Hong Park

  • Evaluation of the Alphasense optical particle counter (OPC-N2) and the Grimm portable aerosol spectrometer (PAS-1.108)

    Sinan Sousan;Kirsten Koehler;Laura Hallett;Thomas M. Peters

  • Concentration measurement and counting efficiency of the aerodynamic particle sizer 3321

    Thomas M Peters;David Leith

  • Comparison of the Grimm 1.108 and 1.109 Portable Aerosol Spectrometer to the TSI 3321 Aerodynamic Particle Sizer for Dry Particles

    Thomas M. Peters;Darrin Ott;Patrick T. O'shaughnessy

  • Single-particle SEM-EDX analysis of iron-containing coarse particulate matter in an urban environment: sources and distribution of iron within Cleveland, Ohio.

    Andrew P. Ault;Thomas M. Peters;Eric J. Sawvel;Gary S. Casuccio

  • Airborne Monitoring to Distinguish Engineered Nanomaterials from Incidental Particles for Environmental Health and Safety

    Thomas M. Peters;Sherrie Elzey;Ronald Johnson;Heaweon Park

  • The mapping of fine and ultrafine particle concentrations in an engine machining and assembly facility.

    Thomas M. Peters;William A. Heitbrink;Douglas E. Evans;Thomas J. Slavin

  • New Methods for Personal Exposure Monitoring for Airborne Particles

    Kirsten A. Koehler;Thomas M. Peters

  • Uncontrolled combustion of shredded tires in a landfill – Part 1: Characterization of gaseous and particulate emissions

    Jared Downard;Ashish Singh;Robert Bullard;Thilina Jayarathne

  • Characterization and Control of Airborne Particles Emitted During Production of Epoxy/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

    Lorenzo G. Cena;Thomas M. Peters

  • Toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles in lung epithelial cells exposed at the air-liquid interface compared with in vivo assessment.

    Xuefang Jing;Jae Hong Park;Thomas M. Peters;Peter S. Thorne

  • Evaluation of consumer monitors to measure particulate matter.

    Sinan Sousan;Kirsten Koehler;Laura Hallett;Thomas M Peters

  • Relationships Among Particle Number, Surface Area, and Respirable Mass Concentrations in Automotive Engine Manufacturing

    William A. Heitbrink;Douglas E. Evans;Bon Ki Ku;Andrew D. Maynard

  • Ultrafine and respirable particles in an automotive grey iron foundry.

    Douglas E. Evans;William A. Heitbrink;Thomas J. Slavin;Thomas M. Peters

  • Scenarios and methods that induce protruding or released CNTs after degradation of nanocomposite materials

    Sabine Hirth;Lorenzo Cena;Gerhard Cox;Željko Tomović

  • Federal Reference and Equivalent Methods for Measuring Fine Particulate Matter

    Christopher A. Noble;Robert W. Vanderpool;Thomas M. Peters;Frank F. McElroy

  • Design and Calibration of the EPA PM2.5 Well Impactor Ninety-Six (WINS)

    Thomas M. Peters;Robert W. Vanderpool;Russell W. Wiener

  • Evaluation of Airborne Particle Emissions from Commercial Products Containing Carbon Nanotubes

    Guannan Huang;Jae Hong Park;Lorenzo G. Cena;Betsy L. Shelton

  • Satellite Remote Sensing for Developing Time and Space Resolved Estimates of Ambient Particulate in Cleveland, OH

    Naresh Kumar;Allen D. Chu;Andrew D. Foster;Thomas Peters

  • Validation of an in vitro exposure system for toxicity assessment of air-delivered nanomaterials

    Jong Sung Kim;Thomas M. Peters;Patrick T. O’Shaughnessy;Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd

  • Comparison and Combination of Aerosol Size Distributions Measured with a Low Pressure Impactor, Differential Mobility Particle Sizer, Electrical Aerosol Analyzer, and Aerodynamic Particle Sizer

    Thomas M. Peters;HungMin Chein;Dale A. Lundgren;Patricia B. Keady

Frequent Co-Authors

Vicki H. Grassian
Vicki H. Grassian University of California, San Diego
Peter S. Thorne
Peter S. Thorne University of Iowa
Naresh Kumar
Naresh Kumar University of New South Wales
Elizabeth A. Stone
Elizabeth A. Stone University of Iowa
Eric A. Hoffman
Eric A. Hoffman University of Iowa
Andrew P. Ault
Andrew P. Ault University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charles O. Stanier
Charles O. Stanier University of Iowa
Joseph Zabner
Joseph Zabner University of Iowa
John T. Walker
John T. Walker Environmental Protection Agency
Keri C. Hornbuckle
Keri C. Hornbuckle University of Iowa

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