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Vaughan T. J. Phillips

Vaughan T. J. Phillips

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 37 8834 8475 172 169 122 6424

Vaughan T. J. Phillips publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vaughan T. J. Phillips between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vaughan T. J. Phillips published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2022. 22 of the 166 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2022. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 6 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 10 publications
2001 2025

166 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vaughan T. J. Phillips: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 2
2003 3
2004 4
2005 2
2006 9
2007 6
2008 9
2009 7
2010 1
2011 1
2012 1
2013 6
2014 9
2015 4
2016 11
2017 4
2018 4
2019 8
2020 8
2021 15
2022 17
2023 12
2024 12
2025 10
Total 166
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Vaughan T. J. Phillips 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 Vaughan T. J. Phillips sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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: 282 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: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 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 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 122 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617 122
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Vaughan T. J. Phillips 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 Vaughan T. J. Phillips sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 198 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: 20 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: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

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 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267 37
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Vaughan T. J. Phillips is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with significant contributions to atmospheric and climate-related studies.

The scientist's work is concentrated within subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, General Health Professions, and Earth-Surface Processes. These areas reflect a broad engagement with environmental and atmospheric phenomena across different scientific disciplines.

Key topics in Vaughan T. J. Phillips's research include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Icing and De-icing Technologies, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Aeolian processes and effects, and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure.

Recent publications illustrate the scope of their work covering cloud microphysics, lightning, and ice nucleation processes. Selected papers include:

  • Impacts of secondary ice production on Arctic mixed-phase clouds based on ARM observations and CAM6 single-column model simulations, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Secondary ice production during the break-up of freezing water drops on impact with ice particles, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Multiple Environmental Influences on the Lightning of Cold-Based Continental Cumulonimbus Clouds. Part I: Description and Validation of Model, 2020, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences / Empirical Formulation for Multiple Groups of Primary Biological Ice Nucleating Particles from Field Observations over Amazonia, 2021, Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
  • New Empirical Formulation for the Sublimational Breakup of Graupel and Dendritic Snow, 2021, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)

Vaughan T. J. Phillips collaborates regularly with several researchers, including Sachin Patade, Deepak Waman, Akash Deshmukh, Arti Jadav, and Ashok Kumar Gupta.

Best Publications

  • Simulation of effects of atmospheric aerosols on deep turbulent convective clouds using a spectral microphysics mixed-phase cumulus cloud model. Part I: Model description and possible applications

    A Khain;A Pokrovsky;M Pinsky;A Seifert

  • Representation of microphysical processes in cloud-resolving models: Spectral (bin) microphysics versus bulk parameterization

    A. P. Khain;K. D. Beheng;A. Heymsfield;A. Korolev

  • An Empirical Parameterization of Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation for Multiple Chemical Species of Aerosol

    Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Paul J. Demott;Constantin Andronache

  • Secondary Ice Production: Current State of the Science and Recommendations for the Future

    P. R. Field;P. R. Field;R. P. Lawson;P. R. A. Brown;G. Lloyd

  • Bioprecipitation: a feedback cycle linking Earth history, ecosystem dynamics and land use through biological ice nucleators in the atmosphere

    Cindy E. Morris;Cindy E. Morris;Franz Conen;J. Alex Huffman;Vaughan Phillips

  • Nucleation processes in deep convection simulated by a cloud-system-resolving model with double-moment bulk microphysics

    Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Leo J. Donner;Stephen T. Garner

  • The Anatomy and Physics of ZDR Columns: Investigating a Polarimetric Radar Signature with a Spectral Bin Microphysical Model

    Matthew R. Kumjian;Alexander P. Khain;Nir Benmoshe;Eyal Ilotoviz

  • A New Parameterization of Cloud Droplet Activation Applicable to General Circulation Models

    Yi Ming;V. Ramaswamy;Leo J. Donner;Vaughan T. J. Phillips

  • Improvements to an Empirical Parameterization of Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation and Its Comparison with Observations

    Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Paul J. Demott;Constantin Andronache;Kerri A. Pratt

  • The dependence of aerosol effects on clouds and precipitation on cloud-system organization, shear and stability

    Seoung Soo Lee;Seoung Soo Lee;Leo J. Donner;Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Yi Ming

  • Scientific Challenges of Convective-Scale Numerical Weather Prediction

    Jun-Ichi Yano;Michał Z. Ziemiański;Mike Cullen;Piet Termonia

  • Scavenging of ultrafine particles by rainfall at a boreal site: observations and model estimations

    C. Andronache;T. Gronholm;L. Laakso;Vaughan Phillips

  • Small ice crystals and the climatology of lightning

    Steven C. Sherwood;Vaughan T. J. Phillips;J. S. Wettlaufer

  • Boundary layer control on convective available potential energy: Implications for cumulus parameterization

    Leo J. Donner;Vaughan T. Phillips

  • Secondary Ice Production by Fragmentation of Freezing Drops: Formulation and Theory

    Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Sachin Patade;Julie Gutierrez;Aaron Bansemer

  • The Influence of Time-Dependent Melting on the Dynamics and Precipitation Production in Maritime and Continental Storm Clouds

    Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Andrei Pokrovsky;Alexander Khain

  • Modeling the interactions between aerosols and liquid water clouds with a self-consistent cloud scheme in a general circulation model

    Yi Ming;Venkatachalam Ramaswamy;Leo J. Donner;Vaughan T.J. Phillips

  • Potential impacts from biological aerosols on ensembles of continental clouds simulated numerically

    Vaughan Phillips;C. Andronache;B. Christner;C. E. Morris

  • Ice–Ice Collisions: An Ice Multiplication Process in Atmospheric Clouds

    J. I. Yano;Vaughan Phillips

  • Ice Multiplication by Breakup in Ice–Ice Collisions. Part I: Theoretical Formulation

    Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Jun-Ichi Yano;Alexander Khain

  • Examination of aerosol effects on precipitation in deep convective clouds during the 1997 ARM summer experiment

    Seoung Soo Lee;Leo J. Donner;Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Y. i. Ming

Frequent Co-Authors

Leo J. Donner
Leo J. Donner Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Alexander Khain
Alexander Khain Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Aaron Bansemer
Aaron Bansemer National Center for Atmospheric Research
Paul J. DeMott
Paul J. DeMott Colorado State University
Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Xiaohong Liu
Xiaohong Liu Texas A&M University
Andrew J. Heymsfield
Andrew J. Heymsfield National Center for Atmospheric Research
Yi Ming
Yi Ming Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Thomas Choularton
Thomas Choularton University of Manchester
Ralf Bennartz
Ralf Bennartz Vanderbilt University

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