2026 Ulrich Platt: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	104	286	265	17	16	574	42191

Ulrich Platt 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 Ulrich Platt sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 574 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ulrich Platt 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 Ulrich Platt sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
2014 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Earth Sciences
1999 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Ulrich Platt is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work focuses on atmospheric phenomena and environmental measurements, with particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Spectroscopy.

Platt's research covers a range of topics including Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols. Additional topics addressed by their studies include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and Vehicle emissions and performance.

The scientist has published numerous articles in prominent journals, frequently contributing to Atmospheric measurement techniques and Atmospheric chemistry and physics. Other publication venues include Frontiers in Earth Science, Radiocarbon, and Earth system science data.

Atmospheric measurement techniques (10 publications)
Atmospheric chemistry and physics (5 publications)
Frontiers in Earth Science (2 publications)
Radiocarbon (2 publications)
Earth system science data (1 publication)

Among recent papers, some notable works include:

Intercomparison of NO ₂, O ₄, O ₃ and HCHO slant column measurements by MAX-DOAS and zenith-sky UV-visible spectrometers during CINDI-2, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
Intercomparison of MAX-DOAS vertical profile retrieval algorithms: studies on field data from the CINDI-2 campaign, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
Synoptic analysis of a decade of daily measurements of SO ₂ emission in the troposphere from volcanoes of the global ground-based Network for Observation of Volcanic and Atmospheric Change, 2021, Earth system science data
Overview: On the transport and transformation of pollutants in the outflow of major population centres - observational data from the EMeRGe European intensive operational period in summer 2017, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Quantitative imaging of volcanic SO ₂ plumes using Fabry-Pérot interferometer correlation spectroscopy, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques

Ulrich Platt has collaborated frequently with several researchers in the field. Prominent co-authors include Nicole Bobrowski, Jonas Kuhn, Thomas Wagner, Udo Frieß, and K. Kreher.

Nicole Bobrowski
Jonas Kuhn
Thomas Wagner
Udo Frieß
K. Kreher

The scientist has been recognized by prestigious institutions, being a member of Academia Europaea since 1999 and elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2014 for contributions in Earth Sciences.

Best Publications

Differential Absorption Spectroscopy

Ulrich Platt;Jochen Stutz

1455
Citations
Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality

P.S. Monks;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;S. Fuzzi;A. Stohl

977
Citations
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy

Ulrich Platt;Jochen Stutz

925
Citations
Simultaneous measurement of atmospheric CH2O, O3, and NO2 by differential optical absorption

U. Platt;D. Perner;H. W. Pätz

828
Citations
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS)

U. Platt

732
Citations
Halogens and their role in polar boundary-layer ozone depletion

W. R. Simpson;R. von Glasow;K. Riedel;P. Anderson

683
Citations
Multi axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS)

G. Hönninger;G. Hönninger;C. von Friedeburg;U. Platt

666
Citations
Megacity Emissions and Lifetimes of Nitrogen Oxides Probed from Space

Steffen Beirle;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Ulrich Platt;Mark G. Lawrence

664
Citations
Assessing Methane Emissions from Global Space-Borne Observations

C. Frankenberg;J. F. Meirink;M. van Weele;U. Platt

583
Citations
Nitrate radicals and biogenic volatile organic compounds: oxidation, mechanisms, and organic aerosol

Nga Lee Ng;Steven S. Brown;Steven S. Brown;Alexander T. Archibald;Elliot Atlas

526
Citations
Detection of nitrous acid in the atmosphere by differential optical absorption

D. Perner;U. Platt

526
Citations
Investigations of emissions and heterogeneous formation of HONO in a road traffic tunnel

R. Kurtenbach;K.H. Becker;J.A.G. Gomes;J. Kleffmann

524
Citations
Numerical analysis and estimation of the statistical error of differential optical absorption spectroscopy measurements with least-squares methods

Jochen Stutz;Ulrich Platt

510
Citations
Weekly cycle of NO 2 by GOME measurements: a signature of anthropogenic sources

S. Beirle;U. Platt;M. Wenig;T. Wagner

506
Citations
Detection of bromine monoxide in a volcanic plume

N. Bobrowski;G. Hönninger;G. Hönninger;B. Galle;U. Platt

447
Citations
Direct measurements of atmospheric CH2O, HNO2, O3, NO2, and SO2 by differential optical absorption in the near UV

U. Platt;D. Perner

444
Citations
OH formation by HONO photolysis during the BERLIOZ experiment

B. Alicke;A. Geyer;A. Geyer;A. Hofzumahaus;F. Holland

433
Citations
Spectroscopic measurement of bromine oxide and ozone in the high Arctic during Polar Sunrise Experiment 1992

M. Hausmann;U. Platt

425
Citations
Short‐lived alkyl iodides and bromides at Mace Head, Ireland: Links to biogenic sources and halogen oxide production

L. J. Carpenter;W. T. Sturges;S. A. Penkett;P. S. Liss

425
Citations
Satellite chartography of atmospheric methane from SCIAMACHY on board ENVISAT: 2. Evaluation based on inverse model simulations

P. Bergamaschi;C. Frankenberg;J. F. Meirink;J. F. Meirink;M. Krol;M. Krol

422
Citations
MAX‐DOAS O4 measurements: A new technique to derive information on atmospheric aerosols—Principles and information content

Unknown

398
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Wagner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Steffen Beirle Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Klaus Pfeilsticker Heidelberg University

John P. Burrows University of Bremen

Mark Wenig Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Jochen Stutz University of California, Los Angeles

Andreas Richter University of Bremen

Christian Frankenberg California Institute of Technology

Folkard Wittrock University of Bremen

Rainer Volkamer University of Colorado Boulder

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