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Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky 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 Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky 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 Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky is affiliated with the Catholic University of America in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their research focuses primarily on topics such as Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky include the following:

  • CHEMISTRY OF LOWER ATMOSPHERE AND CLOUDS, 2022, University of Arizona Press eBooks
  • Photochemistry of HCl in the martian atmosphere, 2021, Icarus
  • On the methylacetylene abundance and nitrogen isotope ratio in Pluto's atmosphere, 2020, Planetary and Space Science
  • A Machine Learning Outlook: Post-processing of Global Medium-range Forecasts, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Seasonal and latitudinal variations of the HDO/H2O ratio in the martian atmosphere, 2021, Planetary and Space Science

Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky has commonly collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Alexei Belochitski
  • L. W. Esposito
  • Jean-Loup Bertaux
  • В. І. Мороз
  • L. V. Zasova

The scientist's work has been published frequently in venues such as Icarus, Planetary and Space Science, arXiv (Cornell University), University of Arizona Press eBooks, and Harvard Dataverse. Among these, Icarus features the highest number of their publications.

Best Publications

  • Detection of methane in the martian atmosphere: evidence for life?

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky;Jean Pierre Maillard;Tobias C. Owen

  • A photochemical model of Titan's atmosphere and ionosphere

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky

  • Ultraviolet spectrometer observations of Neptune and Triton

    A. L. Broadfoot;S. K. Atreya;J. L. Bertaux;J. E. Blamont

  • Mars' upper atmosphere and ionosphere at low, medium, and high solar activities: Implications for evolution of water

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky

  • Detection of molecular hydrogen in the atmosphere of Mars.

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky;Paul D. Feldman

  • The Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS) of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter

    Oleg Korablev;Franck Montmessin;Alexander Trokhimovskiy;Anna A. Fedorova

  • The 2.5-12 μm spectrum of comet halley from the IKS-VEGA experiment

    M. Combes;V.I. Moroz;J. Crovisier;T. Encrenaz

  • A photochemical model for the Venus atmosphere at 47–112 km

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky;Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky

  • Chemical kinetic model for the lower atmosphere of Venus

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky

  • High‐resolution spectroscopy of Mars at 3.7 and 8 μm: A sensitive search for H2O2, H2CO, HCl, and CH4, and detection of HDO

    V. A. Krasnopolsky;G. L. Bjoraker;M. J. Mumma;D. E. Jennings

  • Photochemistry of the Martian Atmosphere (Mean Conditions)

    V.A. Krasnopolsky

  • Models of Venus neutral upper atmosphere: Structure and composition

    G. M. Keating;J. L. Bertaux;S. W. Bougher;Robert Earl Dickinson

  • H2O-H2SO4 system in Venus' clouds and OCS, CO, and H2SO4 profiles in Venus' troposphere.

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  • Photochemistry of Pluto's atmosphere and ionosphere near perihelion

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky;Dale P. Cruikshank

  • Chemical composition of Titan’s atmosphere and ionosphere: Observations and the photochemical model

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky;Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky

  • Photochemistry of the Atmospheres of Mars and Venus

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky

  • Detection of Atomic Deuterium in the Upper Atmosphere of Mars

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky;Michael J. Mumma;Michael J. Mumma;Michael J. Mumma;G. Randall Gladstone;G. Randall Gladstone;G. Randall Gladstone

  • Vertical Structure of Martian Dust Measured by Solar Infrared Occultations from the Phobos Spacecraft

    O.I. Korablev;V.A. Krasnopolsky;A.V. Rodin;E. Chassefière

  • Chemistry of Lower Atmosphere and Clouds

    L. W. Esposito;J. L. Bertaux;V. Krasnopolsky;V. I. Moroz

  • Charge Abundances of the Solar Wind Ions Inferred from Cometary X-Ray Spectra

    V. Kharchenko;Matt Rigazio;A. Dalgarno;V. A. Krasnopolsky

  • A sensitive search for nitric oxide in the lower atmospheres of venus and Mars : Detection on Venus and upper limit for Mars

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Mumma
Michael J. Mumma Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul D. Feldman
Paul D. Feldman Johns Hopkins University
Sushil K. Atreya
Sushil K. Atreya University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tobias Owen
Tobias Owen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bill R. Sandel
Bill R. Sandel University of Arizona
Harold A. Weaver
Harold A. Weaver Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Robert A. West
Robert A. West Jet Propulsion Lab
Jean-Loup Bertaux
Jean-Loup Bertaux Atmospheres Laboratory Environments, Observations Spatiales
Jonathan I. Lunine
Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab
Roger V. Yelle
Roger V. Yelle University of Arizona

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