Christopher D. Cappa

23.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
171 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher D. Cappa is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher D. Cappa has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Atmospheric Science, 86 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 58 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Christopher D. Cappa's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (130 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (82 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (58 papers). Christopher D. Cappa is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (130 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (82 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (58 papers). Christopher D. Cappa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Christopher D. Cappa's co-authors include R. C. Cohen, D. A. Lack, Richard J. Saykally, Kevin R. Wilson, Jared D. Smith, J. L. Jiménez, Benjamin Messer, Anthony S. Wexler, Nicole M. Bouvier and Santiago Barreda and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher D. Cappa

169 papers receiving 12.1k citations

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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.

Volatile chemical products emerging as largest petrochemical source of urban organic emissions

2018 802 citations J. A. de Gouw, Shantanu H. Jathar et al. profile →
Aerosol emission and superemission during human speech increase with voice loudness

2019 636 citations Sima Asadi, Anthony S. Wexler et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Efficacy of masks and face coverings in controlling outward aerosol particle emission from expiratory activities

2020 273 citations Sima Asadi, Christopher D. Cappa et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher D. Cappa United States	56	8.0k	5.0k	3.9k	1.5k	1.4k	171	12.3k
Markus Ammann Switzerland	51	7.6k 0.9×	3.2k 0.6×	3.0k 0.8×	737 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	210	10.3k
Renyi Zhang United States	78	17.8k 2.2×	9.9k 2.0×	9.4k 2.4×	825 0.6×	3.0k 2.2×	270	22.1k
Yinon Rudich Israel	76	13.4k 1.7×	7.1k 1.4×	7.6k 2.0×	636 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	291	17.7k
Kimberly A. Prather United States	80	13.9k 1.7×	8.0k 1.6×	8.1k 2.1×	310 0.2×	2.7k 2.0×	276	20.5k
P. Davidovits United States	63	11.7k 1.5×	7.2k 1.4×	5.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	164	14.4k
Jonathan P. D. Abbatt Canada	80	15.8k 2.0×	8.5k 1.7×	7.5k 1.9×	770 0.5×	2.5k 1.9×	356	19.1k
Chak K. Chan Hong Kong	66	11.4k 1.4×	9.2k 1.8×	4.5k 1.2×	453 0.3×	3.5k 2.6×	319	17.2k
P. S. Monks United Kingdom	48	6.9k 0.9×	4.0k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	383 0.3×	2.2k 1.6×	227	10.1k
Jonathan P. Reid United Kingdom	53	5.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	3.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	477 0.4×	264	9.5k
C. George France	59	8.1k 1.0×	4.0k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	462 0.3×	1.7k 1.3×	294	11.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher D. Cappa

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DeMott, Paul J., Thomas C. J. Hill, Kathryn A. Moore, et al.. (2023). Atmospheric oxidation impact on sea spray produced ice nucleating particles. Environmental Science Atmospheres. 3(10). 1513–1532. 5 indexed citations

Coggon, Matthew M., Christopher Y. Lim, Abigail R. Koss, et al.. (2023). Evolution of organic carbon in the laboratory oxidation of biomass-burning emissions. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 23(14). 7887–7899. 4 indexed citations

He, Yicong, Andrew T. Lambe, John H. Seinfeld, et al.. (2022). Process-Level Modeling Can Simultaneously Explain Secondary Organic Aerosol Evolution in Chambers and Flow Reactors. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(10). 6262–6273. 17 indexed citations

Crocker, Daniel R., Kathryn J. Mayer, Jon S. Sauer, et al.. (2022). Anthropogenic and Biogenic Contributions to the Organic Composition of Coastal Submicron Sea Spray Aerosol. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(23). 16633–16642. 12 indexed citations

Bilsback, Kelsey R., Yicong He, Christopher D. Cappa, et al.. (2022). Vapors Are Lost to Walls, Not to Particles on the Wall: Artifact-Corrected Parameters from Chamber Experiments and Implications for Global Secondary Organic Aerosol. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(1). 53–63. 13 indexed citations

Novak, Gordon A., Jon S. Sauer, Alexia N. Moore, et al.. (2022). Marine gas-phase sulfur emissions during an induced phytoplankton bloom. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 22(2). 1601–1613. 28 indexed citations

Or, Victor W., Kathryn J. Mayer, Jon S. Sauer, et al.. (2022). Effects of Atmospheric Aging Processes on Nascent Sea Spray Aerosol Physicochemical Properties. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6(11). 2732–2744. 12 indexed citations

Cappa, Christopher D., Sima Asadi, Santiago Barreda, et al.. (2021). Expiratory aerosol particle escape from surgical masks due to imperfect sealing. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 12110–12110. 48 indexed citations

Cappa, Christopher D., William D. Ristenpart, Santiago Barreda, et al.. (2021). A highly efficient cloth facemask design. Aerosol Science and Technology. 56(1). 12–28. 12 indexed citations

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Carter, Therese S., Colette L. Heald, Christopher D. Cappa, et al.. (2021). Investigating Carbonaceous Aerosol and Its Absorption Properties From Fires in the Western United States (WE‐CAN) and Southern Africa (ORACLES and CLARIFY). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(15). 37 indexed citations

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Angle, Kyle J., Daniel R. Crocker, Kathryn J. Mayer, et al.. (2020). Acidity across the interface from the ocean surface to sea spray aerosol. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(2). 104 indexed citations

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Lim, Christopher Y., et al.. (2020). Biomass-burning-derived particles from a wide variety of fuels – Part 1: Properties of primary particles. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(3). 1531–1547. 73 indexed citations

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Lim, Christopher Y., David H. Hagan, Matthew M. Coggon, et al.. (2019). Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning emissions. 4 indexed citations

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Forestieri, Sara D., et al.. (2018). Establishing the impact of model surfactants on cloud condensation nuclei activity of sea spray aerosol mimics. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(15). 10985–11005. 61 indexed citations

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Hu, Jianlin, Shantanu H. Jathar, Hongliang Zhang, et al.. (2017). Long-term particulate matter modeling for health effect studies in California – Part 2: Concentrations and sources of ultrafine organic aerosols. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(8). 5379–5391. 26 indexed citations

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Lee, Alex K. Y., Chia‐Li Chen, Jun Liu, et al.. (2017). Formation of secondary organic aerosol coating on black carbon particles near vehicular emissions. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(24). 15055–15067. 36 indexed citations

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Jathar, Shantanu H., Christopher D. Cappa, Anthony S. Wexler, John H. Seinfeld, & Michael J. Kleeman. (2016). Simulating secondary organic aerosol in a regional air quality model using the statistical oxidation model – Part 1: Assessing the influence of constrained multi-generational ageing. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 16(4). 2309–2322. 41 indexed citations

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Lack, D. A., E. J. Williams, D. Coffman, et al.. (2014). Black carbon emissions from in-use ships: a California regional assessment. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(4). 1881–1896. 49 indexed citations

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Bates, T. S., Patricia K. Quinn, A. A. Frossard, et al.. (2010). Measurements of Ocean Derived Aerosol off the Coast of California. AGUFM. 2010. 3 indexed citations

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Lack, D. A. & Christopher D. Cappa. (2010). Impact of brown and clear carbon on light absorption enhancement, single scatter albedo and absorption wavelength dependence of black carbon. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(9). 4207–4220. 433 indexed citations

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