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William W. Nazaroff 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 William W. Nazaroff sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 361 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William W. Nazaroff 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 William W. Nazaroff sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William W. Nazaroff is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Environmental Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Process Chemistry and Technology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their body of work encompasses a wide range of topics, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

William W. Nazaroff has published extensively in several venues. Frequently publishing in:

  • Indoor Air
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Notable recent papers include:

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised? (2020, Environment International)
  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event (2020, Indoor Air)
  • Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) (2021, Journal of Hospital Infection)
  • A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection (2021, Science)
  • Indoor Particulate Matter during HOMEChem: Concentrations, Size Distributions, and Exposures (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)

William W. Nazaroff has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Allen H. Goldstein
  • Yuguo Li
  • David M. Lunderberg
  • Caleb Arata
  • Charles J. Weschler

Best Publications

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

    Lidia Morawska;Julian W. Tang;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Toward Understanding the Risk of Secondary Airborne Infection: Emission of Respirable Pathogens

    Mark Nicas;William W. Nazaroff;Alan Hubbard

  • Cleaning products and air fresheners: exposure to primary and secondary air pollutants

    William W. Nazaroff;Charles J. Weschler;Charles J. Weschler

  • Semivolatile organic compounds in indoor environments

    Charles J. Weschler;William W. Nazaroff

  • Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature

    J. Sundell;H. Levin;W. W. Nazaroff;W. S. Cain

  • Radon transport from soil to air

    William W. Nazaroff

  • Modeling Indoor Particle Deposition from Turbulent Flow onto Smooth Surfaces

    Alvin C. K. Lai;William W. Nazaroff

  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event.

    Shelly L Miller;William W Nazaroff;Jose L Jimenez;Atze Boerstra

  • Radon and its decay products in indoor air

    W. W. Nazaroff;Anthony V. Nero

  • Indoor particle dynamics

    William W Nazaroff

  • Human Occupancy as a Source of Indoor Airborne Bacteria

    Denina Hospodsky;Jing Qian;William W. Nazaroff;Naomichi Yamamoto;Naomichi Yamamoto

  • Indoor Particulate Matter of Outdoor Origin: Importance of Size-Dependent Removal Mechanisms

    William J. Riley;Thomas E. McKone;and Alvin C. K. Lai;William W. Nazaroff

  • Defining intake fraction.

    Deborah H. Bennett;Thomas E. McKone;John S. Evans;William W. Nazaroff

  • Size-resolved emission rates of airborne bacteria and fungi in an occupied classroom.

    J. Qian;J. Qian;D. Hospodsky;N. Yamamoto;N. Yamamoto;W. W. Nazaroff

  • SVOC partitioning between the gas phase and settled dust indoors

    Charles J. Weschler;Charles J. Weschler;William W Nazaroff

  • Indoor secondary pollutants from cleaning product and air freshener use in the presence of ozone

    Brett C. Singer;Beverly K. Coleman;Beverly K. Coleman;Hugo Destaillats;Alfred T. Hodgson

  • SVOC exposure indoors: fresh look at dermal pathways.

    Charles J. Weschler;W. W. Nazaroff

  • Cleaning products and air fresheners: emissions and resulting concentrations of glycol ethers and terpenoids.

    B. C. Singer;H. Destaillats;A. T. Hodgson;W. W. Nazaroff;W. W. Nazaroff

  • Modeling pollutant penetration across building envelopes

    De-Ling Liu;William W. Nazaroff;William W. Nazaroff

  • Mathematical modeling of chemically reactive pollutants in indoor air.

    William W. Nazaroff;Glen R. Cass

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashok J. Gadgil
Ashok J. Gadgil University of California, Berkeley
Charles J. Weschler
Charles J. Weschler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Allen H. Goldstein
Allen H. Goldstein University of California, Berkeley
Julian D. Marshall
Julian D. Marshall University of Washington
Pawel K. Misztal
Pawel K. Misztal University of California, Berkeley
Victor W.-C. Chang
Victor W.-C. Chang Monash University
Glen R. Cass
Glen R. Cass California Institute of Technology
Thomas E. McKone
Thomas E. McKone University of California, Berkeley
Alfred T. Hodgson
Alfred T. Hodgson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Stefano Schiavon
Stefano Schiavon University of California, Berkeley

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