Alfred Wiedensohler

49.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
488 papers, 23.1k citations indexed

About

Alfred Wiedensohler is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfred Wiedensohler has authored 488 papers receiving a total of 23.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 398 papers in Atmospheric Science, 278 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 269 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Alfred Wiedensohler's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (389 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (269 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (254 papers). Alfred Wiedensohler is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (389 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (269 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (254 papers). Alfred Wiedensohler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Alfred Wiedensohler's co-authors include Birgit Wehner, W. Birmili, Min Hu, Jost Heintzenberg, Andreas Nowak, Thomas Müller, Andreas Maßling, David S. Covert, Hartmut Herrmann and Frank Stratmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Alfred Wiedensohler

478 papers receiving 22.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements
    2013 787 citations Andreas Petzold, J. A. Ogren et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  2. The "dual-spot" Aethalometer: an improved measurement of aerosol black carbon with real-time loading compensation
    2015 780 citations Griša Močnik, Thomas Müller et al. Atmospheric measurement techniques profile →
  3. An approximation of the bipolar charge distribution for particles in the submicron size range
    1988 737 citations Alfred Wiedensohler profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfred Wiedensohler Germany 84 19.7k 13.6k 13.1k 3.6k 2.3k 488 23.1k
Spyros Ν. Pandis United States 90 29.0k 1.5× 13.6k 1.0× 20.3k 1.5× 6.6k 1.8× 5.0k 2.1× 376 33.2k
D. R. Blake United States 110 29.6k 1.5× 19.0k 1.4× 12.9k 1.0× 5.6k 1.5× 3.1k 1.3× 600 36.7k
Urs Baltensperger Switzerland 93 24.6k 1.3× 11.6k 0.8× 18.2k 1.4× 5.3k 1.5× 4.8k 2.1× 488 29.0k
Tuukka Petäjä Finland 72 18.2k 0.9× 10.6k 0.8× 11.0k 0.8× 3.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 507 21.0k
Renyi Zhang United States 78 17.8k 0.9× 9.4k 0.7× 9.9k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 270 22.1k
Rodney J. Weber United States 97 23.8k 1.2× 11.3k 0.8× 17.6k 1.3× 5.3k 1.5× 2.7k 1.2× 283 27.4k
Veli‐Matti Kerminen Finland 72 17.7k 0.9× 11.1k 0.8× 10.4k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 362 19.4k
Peter H. McMurry United States 83 17.3k 0.9× 9.4k 0.7× 10.7k 0.8× 2.9k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 271 22.4k
Lynn M. Russell United States 68 11.9k 0.6× 6.9k 0.5× 5.7k 0.4× 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 255 13.6k
Yinon Rudich Israel 76 13.4k 0.7× 7.6k 0.6× 7.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 859 0.4× 291 17.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alfred Wiedensohler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfred Wiedensohler

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All Works

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Zhang, Chao, M. Lu, Nan Ma, et al.. (2023). Hygroscopicity of aerosol particles composed of surfactant SDS and its internal mixture with ammonium sulfate at relative humidities up to 99.9%. Atmospheric Environment. 298. 119625–119625. 9 indexed citations
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Kecorius, Simonas, Erik H. Hoffmann, Andreas Tilgner, et al.. (2023). Rapid growth of Aitken-mode particles during Arctic summer by fog chemical processing and its implication. PNAS Nexus. 2(5). pgad124–pgad124. 6 indexed citations
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Pöhlker, Mira L., Alfred Wiedensohler, Sascha Pfeifer, et al.. (2022). Importance of size representation and morphology in modelling optical properties of black carbon: comparison between laboratory measurements and model simulations. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 15(23). 6965–6989. 11 indexed citations
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Kecorius, Simonas, Teresa Vogl, Pauli Paasonen, et al.. (2019). New particle formation and its effect on cloud condensation nuclei abundance in the summer Arctic: a case study in the Fram Strait and Barents Sea. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(22). 14339–14364. 33 indexed citations
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Chauvigné, Aurélien, Diego Aliaga, Karine Sellegri, et al.. (2019). Biomass burning and urban emission impacts in the Andes Cordillera region based on in situ measurements from the Chacaltaya observatory, Bolivia (5240 m a.s.l.). Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(23). 14805–14824. 16 indexed citations
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Wehner, Birgit, et al.. (2019). The effect of rapid relative humidity changes on fast filter-based aerosol-particle light-absorption measurements: uncertainties and correction schemes. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(11). 5879–5895. 20 indexed citations
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Kecorius, Simonas, et al.. (2019). A new method to measure real-world respiratory tract deposition of inhaled ambient black carbon. Environmental Pollution. 248. 295–303. 13 indexed citations
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Alas, Honey Dawn C., Kay Weinhold, Francesca Costabile, et al.. (2019). Methodology for high-quality mobile measurement with focus on black carbon and particle mass concentrations. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(9). 4697–4712. 42 indexed citations
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Größ, Johannes, Amar Hamed, A. Sonntag, et al.. (2018). Atmospheric new particle formation at the research station Melpitz, Germany: connection with gaseous precursors and meteorological parameters. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(3). 1835–1861. 24 indexed citations
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Huang, Shan, Zhijun Wu, Laurent Poulain, et al.. (2018). Source apportionment of the organic aerosol over the Atlantic Ocean from 53° N to 53° S: significant contributions from marine emissions and long-range transport. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(24). 18043–18062. 36 indexed citations
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Gunsch, Matthew J., Rachel M. Kirpes, Katheryn R. Kolesar, et al.. (2017). Contributions of transported Prudhoe Bay oil field emissions to the aerosol population in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(17). 10879–10892. 46 indexed citations
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Kalivitis, Nikos, Giorgos Kouvarakis, Aikaterini Bougiatioti, et al.. (2014). Five-years of atmospheric aerosol number size distribution measurements in Eastern Mediterranean. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 15860. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhijun, W. Birmili, Laurent Poulain, et al.. (2013). Particle hygroscopicity during atmospheric new particle formation events: implications for the chemical species contributing to particle growth. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(13). 6637–6646. 31 indexed citations
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Petzold, Andreas, J. A. Ogren, Markus Fiebig, et al.. (2013). Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(16). 8365–8379. 787 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Liqun, Susanne Breitner, Xiaochuan Pan, et al.. (2011). Associations between air temperature and cardio-respiratory mortality in the urban area of Beijing, China: a time-series analysis. Environmental Health. 10(1). 51–51. 88 indexed citations
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Hermann, M., Carl A. M. Brenninkmeijer, F. Šlemr, et al.. (2007). Submicrometer aerosol particle size distributions in the upper troposphere over the north Atlantic – Results from the third CARIBIC route. Tellus B. 1 indexed citations

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