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Ulrike Lohmann

Ulrike Lohmann

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Environmental Sciences
Switzerland
2026

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Best Female Scientists

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106
Citations
67971
World Ranking
1033
National Ranking
8

Environmental Sciences

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113
Citations
73700
World Ranking
169
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2014 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Earth Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Ulrike Lohmann is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in research related to atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and meteorological phenomena and simulations.

Their research extensively covers Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with specific focus areas including atmospheric science, global and planetary change, earth-surface processes, aerospace engineering, and environmental engineering.

They have contributed numerous papers, with recent publications including:

  • "Machine learning reveals climate forcing from aerosols is dominated by increased cloud cover" (2022, Nature Geoscience)
  • "Future warming exacerbated by aged-soot effect on cloud formation" (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • "Reducing the aerosol forcing uncertainty using observational constraints on warm rain processes" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Microphysical investigation of the seeder and feeder region of an Alpine mixed-phase cloud" (2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • "Enhanced Light Absorption and Radiative Forcing by Black Carbon Agglomerates" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include:

  • David Neubauer
  • Jan Henneberger
  • Fabiola Ramelli
  • Zamin A. Kanji
  • Jörg Wieder

Common venues for their publications are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Geoscientific model development

The primary scientific topics covered in their work are:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Ulrike Lohmann has been recognized by several awards, including election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2014 for Earth Sciences and designation as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2008.

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

  • Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing

    Piers Forster;Venkatachalam Ramaswamy;Paulo Artaxo;Terje Berntsen

  • Climate Change 2007 Synthesis report

    Lenny Bernstein;Peter Bosch;Osvaldo Canziani;Zhenlin Chen

  • Global indirect aerosol effects: a review

    Ulrike Lohmann;Johann Feichter

  • Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry

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

  • Clouds and Aerosols

    Olivier Boucher;David Randall;Paulo Artaxo;Christopher Bretherton

  • Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry

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

  • Flood or drought: How do aerosols affect precipitation?

    Daniel Rosenfeld;Ulrike Lohmann;Graciela B. Raga;Colin D. O'Dowd

  • Atmospheric component of the MPI-M Earth System Model: ECHAM6

    Bjorn Stevens;Marco Giorgetta;Monika Esch;Thorsten Mauritsen

  • Particulate matter, air quality and climate: Lessons learned and future needs

    S. Fuzzi;U. Baltensperger;K. Carslaw;S. Decesari

  • Clouds and Aerosols

    O. Boucher;D. Randall;P. Artaxo;C. Bretherton

  • Bounding global aerosol radiative forcing of climate change

    Nicolas Bellouin;Johannes Quaas;Edward Gryspeerdt;Stefan Kinne

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

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

  • The effect of physical and chemical aerosol properties on warm cloud droplet activation

    G. Mcfiggans;P. Artaxo;Urs Baltensperger;H. Coe

  • Design and performance of a new cloud microphysics scheme developed for the ECHAM general circulation model

    U. Lohmann;E. Roeckner

  • The sulfate‐CCN‐cloud albedo effect

    Olivier Boucher;Ulrike Lohmann

  • Tropical Rainfall Trends and the Indirect Aerosol Effect

    Leon D. Rotstayn;Ulrike Lohmann

  • Comparing clouds and their seasonal variations in 10 atmospheric general circulation models with satellite measurements

    M. H. Zhang;W. Y. Lin;S. A. Klein;S. A. Klein;J. T. Bacmeister

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

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

  • Critical assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge, terminology, and research needs concerning the role of organic aerosols in the atmosphere, climate, and global change

    S. Fuzzi;M.O. Andreae;B.J. Huebert;M. Kulmala

  • Cloud microphysics and aerosol indirect effects in the global climate model ECHAM5-HAM

    U. Lohmann;P. Stier;C. Hoose;S. Ferrachat

Frequent Co-Authors

Zamin A. Kanji
Zamin A. Kanji ETH Zurich
Johann Feichter
Johann Feichter Max Planck Society
Philip Stier
Philip Stier University of Oxford
Johannes Quaas
Johannes Quaas Leipzig University
Corinna Hoose
Corinna Hoose Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Steven J. Ghan
Steven J. Ghan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Trude Storelvmo
Trude Storelvmo University of Oslo
Bernd Kärcher
Bernd Kärcher German Aerospace Center
Toshihiko Takemura
Toshihiko Takemura Kyushu University

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