World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
64
Citations
19104
World Ranking
2285
National Ranking
922

Thomas P. Ackerman 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 P. Ackerman sits on this spectrum.

41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 283 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 25 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 18 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–686 publications: 3 scientists 687+ publications: 100 scientists
41 publications 687+

This scientist: 239 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas P. Ackerman 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 P. Ackerman sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 199 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 19 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Thomas P. Ackerman is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. They also engage in work related to Language and Linguistics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Major topics covered in Ackerman's research include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Climate Variability and Models, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds, as well as Subtitles and Audiovisual Media, Video Analysis and Summarization, and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Tropical Cirrus in Global Storm-Resolving Models: 1. Role of Deep Convection" (2021), Earth and Space Science
  • "Tropical Cirrus in Global Storm-Resolving Models: 2. Cirrus Life Cycle and Top-of-Atmosphere Radiative Fluxes" (2021), Earth and Space Science
  • "Lights, camera, action: the role of editing and framing on the processing of filmed events" (2020), Journal of Cognitive Psychology
  • "Earth's Energy Imbalance More Than Doubled in Recent Decades" (2025), AGU Advances
  • "Tropical Cirrus in Global-Storm Resolving Models: 3. Seasonal Changes and TTL Cirrus in the Tropical Western Pacific Using DYAMOND" (2025), Earth and Space Science

Ackerman has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Samantha M Turbeville
  • Peter N. Blossey
  • Jacqueline M Nugent
  • Christopher S. Bretherton
  • Joseph P. Magliano

The most common venues for Ackerman's publications include:

  • Earth and Space Science
  • Journal of Cognitive Psychology
  • AGU Advances

Ackerman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument description and experiment overview

    D.J. Diner;J.C. Beckert;T.H. Reilly;C.J. Bruegge

  • Nuclear Winter: Global Consequences of Multiple Nuclear Explosions

    R. P. Turco;O. B. Toon;T. P. Ackerman;J. B. Pollack

  • Rapid calculation of radiative heating rates and photodissociation rates in inhomogeneous multiple scattering atmospheres

    Owen B. Toon;C. P. McKay;T. P. Ackerman;K. Santhanam

  • The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program

    Thomas P. Ackerman;Gerald M. Stokes

  • Hydrometeor Detection Using Cloudsat—An Earth-Orbiting 94-GHz Cloud Radar

    Roger Marchand;Gerald G. Mace;Thomas Ackerman;Graeme Stephens

  • Objective Determination of Cloud Heights and Radar Reflectivities Using a Combination of Active Remote Sensors at the ARM CART Sites

    Eugene E. Clothiaux;Thomas P. Ackerman;Gerald G. Mace;Kenneth P. Moran

  • Identification of clear skies from broadband pyranometer measurements and calculation of downwelling shortwave cloud effects

    Charles N. Long;Thomas P. Ackerman

  • Algorithms for the calculation of scattering by stratified spheres

    Owen B. Toon;T. P. Ackerman

  • Absorption of visible radiation in atmosphere containing mixtures of absorbing and nonabsorbing particles

    Thomas P. Ackerman;Owen B. Toon

  • Climatic consequences of very high carbon dioxide levels in the earth's early atmosphere.

    James F. Kasting;Thomas P. Ackerman

  • Techniques for the retrieval of aerosol properties over land and ocean using multiangle imaging

    J.V. Martonchik;D.J. Diner;R.A. Kahn;T.P. Ackerman

  • The k-distribution method and correlated-k approximation for a shortwave radiative transfer model.

    Seiji Kato;Thomas P Ackerman;James H Mather;Eugene E Clothiaux

  • Heating rates in tropical anvils

    Thomas P. Ackerman;Kuo-Nan Liou;Francisco P. J. Valero;Leonhard Pfister

  • Millimeter-Wavelength Radars: New Frontier in Atmospheric Cloud and Precipitation Research

    Pavlos Kollias;E. E. Clothiaux;M. A. Miller;B. A. Albrecht

  • Exposing Global Cloud Biases in the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) Using Satellite Observations and Their Corresponding Instrument Simulators

    J. E. Kay;B. R. Hillman;B. R. Hillman;S. A. Klein;Y. Zhang

  • Observations of the impact of a major Saharan dust storm on the atmospheric radiation balance

    A. Slingo;Thomas P. Ackerman;R. P. Allan;Evgueni I. Kassianov

  • An Evaluation of a 94-GHz Radar for Remote Sensing of Cloud Properties

    E. E. Clothiaux;M. A. Miller;B. A. Albrecht;T. P. Ackerman

  • Ground‐based lidar and radar remote sensing of tropical cirrus clouds at Nauru Island: Cloud statistics and radiative impacts

    Jennifer M. Comstock;Thomas P. Ackerman;Gerald G. Mace

  • Response of earth's atmosphere to increases in solar flux and implications for loss of water from Venus

    James F. Kasting;James B. Pollack;Thomas P. Ackerman

  • A simple formulation of the delta-four-stream approximation for radiative transfer parameterizations

    Kuo-Nan Liou;Qiang Fu;Thomas P. Ackerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Owen B. Toon
Owen B. Toon University of Colorado Boulder
James B. Pollack
James B. Pollack Ames Research Center
Mark A. Miller
Mark A. Miller Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gerald G. Mace
Gerald G. Mace University of Utah
Qiang Fu
Qiang Fu University of Washington
Roger Davies
Roger Davies University of Auckland
James C. Barnard
James C. Barnard University of Nevada Reno
David D. Turner
David D. Turner National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ralph A. Kahn
Ralph A. Kahn Goddard Space Flight Center
Dale R. Durran
Dale R. Durran University of Washington

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in expanding their expertise beyond Environmental Sciences, several related online degrees offer diverse career pathways. Students seeking advanced social work skills might explore dsw programs, which combine research and practice to address societal and environmental challenges.

Undergraduates looking for flexible options can consider an online general studies bachelor degree cheap. This broad approach allows customization across disciplines, including environmental topics, while maintaining affordability.

For those new to higher education or seeking a less intensive path, exploring some of the easiest bachelors degree programs might be beneficial. These programs can provide foundational knowledge and open doors to entry-level environmental careers.

Lastly, specializing in earth sciences remains crucial with options like a geology degree online. This discipline complements environmental science by focusing on the Earth's physical structure and processes, essential for resource management and environmental protection.

Best Scientists Citing Thomas P. Ackerman

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles