World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Zamin A. Kanji

Zamin A. Kanji

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
47
Citations
8280
World Ranking
5796
National Ranking
143

Zamin A. Kanji 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 Zamin A. Kanji sits on this spectrum.

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: 283 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: 25 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 18 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 681–686 publications: 3 scientists 687+ publications: 100 scientists
41 publications 687+

This scientist: 235 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zamin A. Kanji 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 Zamin A. Kanji sits on this spectrum.

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: 199 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: 19 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: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zamin A. Kanji is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their work focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science and related subfields. Kanji's research extensively covers aspects of atmospheric aerosols, clouds, ozone, and their interactions with climate and air quality.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Kanji has published a significant number of papers in leading scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature Geoscience

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Potential impacts of atmospheric microplastics and nanoplastics on cloud formation processes" (2022), Nature Geoscience
  • "Black Carbon Particles Do Not Matter for Immersion Mode Ice Nucleation" (2020), Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Future warming exacerbated by aged-soot effect on cloud formation" (2020), Nature Geoscience
  • "The Ny-Ålesund Aerosol Cloud Experiment (NASCENT): Overview and First Results" (2022), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "The role of contact angle and pore width on pore condensation and freezing" (2020), Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Kanji has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Ulrike Lohmann
  • Fabian Mahrt
  • Jan Henneberger
  • Franz Friebel
  • Erik S. Thomson

Best Publications

  • Overview of Ice Nucleating Particles

    Zamin A. Kanji;Luis A. Ladino;Heike Wex;Yvonne Boose

  • Solid Ammonium Sulfate Aerosols as Ice Nuclei: A Pathway for Cirrus Cloud Formation

    J. P. D. Abbatt;S. Benz;D. J. Cziczo;Z. Kanji

  • 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

  • A comprehensive laboratory study on the immersion freezing behavior of illite NX particles: a comparison of 17 ice nucleation measurement techniques

    Naruki Hiranuma;Stefanie Augustin-Bauditz;Heinz Bingemer;Carsten Budke

  • Resurgence in Ice Nuclei Measurement Research

    Paul J. DeMott;Ottmar Möhler;Olaf Stetzer;Gabor Vali

  • Pore condensation and freezing is responsible for ice formation below water saturation for porous particles

    Robert O. David;Claudia Marcolli;Jonas Fahrni;Yuqing Qiu

  • Marine and Terrestrial Organic Ice-Nucleating Particles in Pristine Marine to Continentally Influenced Northeast Atlantic Air Masses

    Christina S. McCluskey;Christina S. McCluskey;Jurgita Ovadnevaite;Matteo Rinaldi;James Atkinson

  • Heterogeneous ice nucleation on dust particles sourced from nine deserts worldwide – Part 1: Immersion freezing

    Yvonne Boose;Yvonne Boose;André Welti;André Welti;James Atkinson;Fabiola Ramelli

  • Ice nuclei properties within a Saharan dust event at the Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps

    C. Chou;O. Stetzer;E. Weingartner;Z. Jurányi

  • Potential impacts of atmospheric microplastics and nanoplastics on cloud formation processes

    Unknown

  • Ice nucleating particles in the Saharan Air Layer

    Yvonne Boose;Berko Sierau;M. Isabel García;Sergio Rodríguez

  • Intercomparing different devices for the investigation of ice nucleating particles using Snomax ® as test substance

    Heike Wex;Stefanie Augustin-Bauditz;Yvonne Boose;Carsten Budke

  • Time dependence of immersion freezing: an experimental study on size selected kaolinite particles

    A. Welti;F. Lüönd;Z. A. Kanji;O. Stetzer

  • Laboratory studies of ice formation via deposition mode nucleation onto mineral dust and n‐hexane soot samples

    Zamin A. Kanji;Jonathan P. D. Abbatt

  • The Fifth International Workshop on Ice Nucleation phase 2 (FIN-02): laboratory intercomparison of ice nucleation measurements

    Paul J. DeMott;Ottmar Möhler;Daniel J. Cziczo;Naruki Hiranuma;Naruki Hiranuma

  • Background Free‐Tropospheric Ice Nucleating Particle Concentrations at Mixed‐Phase Cloud Conditions

    Larissa Lacher;Larissa Lacher;Paul J. DeMott;Ezra J. T. Levin;Kaitlyn J. Suski;Kaitlyn J. Suski

  • A comprehensive laboratory study on the immersion freezing behavior of illite NX particles: A comparison of 17 ice nucleation measurement techniques

    Unknown

  • Ice nucleation abilities of soot particles determined with the Horizontal Ice Nucleation Chamber

    Fabian Mahrt;Claudia Marcolli;Robert O. David;Philippe Grönquist;Philippe Grönquist

  • Ice formation via deposition nucleation on mineral dust and organics: dependence of onset relative humidity on total particulate surface area

    Zamin A Kanji;Octavian Florea;Jonathan P D Abbatt

  • Black Carbon Particles Do Not Matter for Immersion Mode Ice Nucleation

    Zamin A. Kanji;André Welti;André Welti;Joel C. Corbin;Joel C. Corbin;Amewu A. Mensah

  • Laboratory studies of immersion and deposition mode ice nucleation of ozone aged mineral dust particles

    Z. A. Kanji;Z. A. Kanji;A. Welti;C. Chou;C. Chou;O. Stetzer

  • Ice Nucleating Particle Measurements at 241 K during Winter Months at 3580 m MSL in the Swiss Alps

    Yvonne Boose;Zamin A. Kanji;Monika Kohn;Berko Sierau

  • Results from the University of Toronto continuous flow diffusion chamber at ICIS 2007: instrument intercomparison and ice onsets for different aerosol types

    Z. A. Kanji;Z. A. Kanji;P. J. DeMott;O. Möhler;J. P. D. Abbatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrike Lohmann
Ulrike Lohmann ETH Zurich
Ottmar Möhler
Ottmar Möhler Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Paul J. DeMott
Paul J. DeMott Colorado State University
Heike Wex
Heike Wex Leibniz Association
Martin Steinbacher
Martin Steinbacher Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Nicolas Bukowiecki
Nicolas Bukowiecki University of Basel
Harald Saathoff
Harald Saathoff Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Thomas C. J. Hill
Thomas C. J. Hill Colorado State University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in expanding their knowledge beyond Environmental Sciences, related online degrees offer diverse career opportunities. Programs like the best online bachelors in sociology programs provide a strong foundation in social dynamics and community issues, which are integral to environmental policy and advocacy roles.

Educators looking to advance their qualifications can explore the online edd no dissertation options, saving time while gaining valuable skills in educational leadership tailored for environmental education or public awareness campaigns.

For those already holding an EdS degree, smooth transitions to doctoral studies are available through eds to edd program pathways, opening doors to research and policy roles that influence environmental strategies at higher levels.

Social work professionals aiming to address environmental justice issues may find the dsw program particularly relevant, combining social and environmental welfare in an affordable and flexible online format.

Best Scientists Citing Zamin A. Kanji

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles