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Vijayakumar S. Nair

Vijayakumar S. Nair

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
32
Citations
5037
World Ranking
9611
National Ranking
104

Vijayakumar S. Nair 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 Vijayakumar S. Nair sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 75 publications — 3rd percentile

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Vijayakumar S. Nair D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 1st percentile

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Overview

Vijayakumar S. Nair is affiliated with the Space Physics Laboratory in India and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work has a strong focus on atmospheric science, with particular emphasis on atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Their research often explores interactions between aerosols, clouds, and climate, including the influence of atmospheric chemistry on regional and global climate patterns.

Key topics covered in their publications include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Climate variability and models
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Frequent coauthors contributing to their research include:

  • S. Suresh Babu
  • Mukunda M. Gogoi
  • Sobhan Kumar Kompalli
  • V. Jayachandran
  • K. H. Usha

They have published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, predominantly in venues such as:

  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Climate Dynamics

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Modeling of aerosol induced snow albedo feedbacks over the Himalayas and its implications on regional climate" (2020, Climate Dynamics)
  • "Mixing state of refractory black carbon aerosol in the South Asian outflow over the northern Indian Ocean during winter" (2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)
  • "Anthropogenic emissions from South Asia reverses the aerosol indirect effect over the northern Indian Ocean" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Cloud condensation nuclei properties of South Asian outflow over the northern Indian Ocean during winter" (2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)
  • "Particle number size distributions and new particle formation events over the northern Indian Ocean during continental outflow" (2020, Atmospheric Environment)

Their work contributes to understanding regional climate processes and aerosol-cloud interactions, especially focused on South Asia and the northern Indian Ocean region. This includes analyzing aerosol properties, their mixing states, and their effects on atmospheric processes and climate feedback mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • RegCM4 : model description and preliminary tests over multiple CORDEX domains

    F. Giorgi;E. Coppola;F. Solmon;L. Mariotti

  • Wintertime aerosol characteristics over the Indo‐Gangetic Plain (IGP): Impacts of local boundary layer processes and long‐range transport

    Vijayakumar S. Nair;K. Krishna Moorthy;Denny P. Alappattu;P. K. Kunhikrishnan

  • Trends in aerosol optical depth over Indian region: Potential causes and impact indicators

    S. Suresh Babu;M. R. Manoj;K. Krishna Moorthy;Mukunda M. Gogoi

  • Increasing Arabian dust activity and the Indian summer monsoon

    F. Solmon;V. S. Nair;M. Mallet

  • Black carbon aerosols over the Himalayas: direct and surface albedo forcing

    Vijayakumar S. Nair;S. Suresh Babu;K. Krishna Moorthy;Arun Kumar Sharma

  • What controls the seasonal cycle of black carbon aerosols in India

    Rajesh Kumar;M. C. Barth;G. G. Pfister;V. S. Nair

  • Simulation of South Asian aerosols for regional climate studies

    Vijayakumar S. Nair;Vijayakumar S. Nair;Fabien Solmon;Filippo Giorgi;Laura Mariotti

  • Spatial and vertical heterogeneities in aerosol properties over oceanic regions around India: Implications for radiative forcing

    K. Krishna Moorthy;Vijayakumar S. Nair;S. Suresh Babu;S. K. Satheesh

  • Aerosol characteristics in the marine atmospheric boundary layer over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea during ICARB: Spatial distribution and latitudinal and longitudinal gradients

    Vijayakumar S. Nair;S. Suresh Babu;K. Krishna Moorthy

  • Optical and physical characteristics of Bay of Bengal aerosols during W‐ICARB: Spatial and vertical heterogeneities in the marine atmospheric boundary layer and in the vertical column

    K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Naseema Beegum;S. Suresh Babu;Alexander Smirnov

  • Vertical structure and horizontal gradients of aerosol extinction coefficients over coastal India inferred from airborne lidar measurements during the Integrated Campaign for Aerosol, Gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB) field campaign

    S. K. Satheesh;S. K. Satheesh;K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Suresh Babu;V. Vinoj

  • Modeling of the Effects of Wintertime Aerosols on Boundary Layer Properties Over the Indo Gangetic Plain

    Chandrakala Bharali;Vijayakumar S. Nair;Lakhima Chutia;S. Suresh Babu

  • Characteristics of spectral aerosol optical depths over India during ICARB

    S. S. Naseema Beegum;K. Krishna Moorthy;Vijayakumar S. Nair;S. Suresh Babu

  • Sources of black carbon aerosols in South Asia and surrounding regions during the Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, Gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB)

    R. Kumar;M. C. Barth;V. S. Nair;G. G. Pfister

  • Modeling of aerosol induced snow albedo feedbacks over the Himalayas and its implications on regional climate

    K. H. Usha;K. H. Usha;Vijayakumar S. Nair;S. Suresh Babu

  • Aircraft measurements of aerosol black carbon from a coastal location in the north-east part of peninsular India during ICARB

    S. Suresh Babu;S. K. Satheesh;K. Krishna Moorthy;C. B. S. Dutt

  • Long-Range Transport of Mineral Dust to the Northeast Indian Ocean: Regional versus Remote Sources and the Implications

    Priyanka Banerjee;S. K. Satheesh;K. Krishna Moorthy;Ravi S. Nanjundiah

  • Optical and Physical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols over the Bay of Bengal during ICARB

    Vijayakumar S. Nair;K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Suresh Babu;S. K. Satheesh

  • Direct radiative effects of aerosols over South Asia from observations and modeling

    Vijayakumar S. Nair;S. Suresh Babu;M. R. Manoj;K. Krishna Moorthy

  • Seasonal variation of vertical distribution of aerosol single scattering albedo over Indian sub-continent: RAWEX aircraft observations

    S. Suresh Babu;Vijayakumar S. Nair;Mukunda M. Gogoi;K. Krishna Moorthy

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Suresh Babu
S. Suresh Babu University of Tennessee at Knoxville
K. Krishna Moorthy
K. Krishna Moorthy Indian Institute of Science
S. K. Satheesh
S. K. Satheesh Indian Institute of Science
Filippo Giorgi
Filippo Giorgi International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Gabriele Pfister
Gabriele Pfister National Center for Atmospheric Research
Fabien Solmon
Fabien Solmon International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Mary C. Barth
Mary C. Barth National Center for Atmospheric Research
K. V. S. Badarinath
K. V. S. Badarinath National Remote Sensing Centre
Dantong Liu
Dantong Liu Zhejiang University
U. C. Dumka
U. C. Dumka Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences

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