David Brus

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

David Brus is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, David Brus has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Atmospheric Science, 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in David Brus's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (38 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (30 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (14 papers). David Brus is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (38 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (30 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (14 papers). David Brus collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Czechia and United States. David Brus's co-authors include Heikki Lihavainen, Antti Hyvärinen, Markku Kulmala, Frank Stratmann, Mikko Sipilä, Tuukka Petäjä, Joonas Vanhanen, Roy L. Mauldin, J. Patokoski and Torsten Berndt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

David Brus

50 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Role of Sulfuric Acid in Atmospheric Nucleation 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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. The Role of Sulfuric Acid in Atmospheric Nucleation
    2010 595 citations Mikko Sipilä, Tuukka Petäjä et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Brus Finland 19 1.4k 669 454 160 138 58 1.5k
Joonas Merikanto Finland 18 1.7k 1.3× 1.2k 1.8× 673 1.5× 142 0.9× 125 0.9× 40 1.9k
Ismo Napari Finland 20 1.4k 1.0× 771 1.2× 382 0.8× 172 1.1× 82 0.6× 45 1.6k
M. Noppel Estonia 13 1.2k 0.9× 728 1.1× 398 0.9× 112 0.7× 102 0.7× 25 1.3k
J. T. Jayne United States 17 1.2k 0.9× 516 0.8× 380 0.8× 188 1.2× 162 1.2× 26 1.4k
Donald E. Hagen United States 21 550 0.4× 790 1.2× 592 1.3× 116 0.7× 65 0.5× 57 1.5k
Aron Vrtala Austria 14 626 0.5× 292 0.4× 147 0.3× 96 0.6× 64 0.5× 25 806
I. K. Ortega Finland 16 1.4k 1.0× 558 0.8× 381 0.8× 257 1.6× 142 1.0× 23 1.7k
James Marti United States 14 1.4k 1.0× 905 1.4× 497 1.1× 65 0.4× 106 0.8× 20 1.6k
Tinja Olenius Finland 19 1.5k 1.1× 648 1.0× 407 0.9× 215 1.3× 147 1.1× 46 1.6k
D. R. Worsnop United States 23 1.6k 1.1× 617 0.9× 649 1.4× 342 2.1× 207 1.5× 51 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by David Brus

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Brus

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Brus

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Brus. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Brus based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Brus. David Brus is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gorfer, Markus, David Brus, Eija Asmi, et al.. (2025). Locally emitted fungal spores serve as high-temperature ice nucleating particles in the European sub-Arctic. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 25(19). 12007–12035.
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Lacher, Larissa, David Brus, Zoé Brasseur, et al.. (2025). A novel aerosol filter sampler for measuring the vertical distribution of ice-nucleating particles via fixed-wing uncrewed aerial vehicles. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 18(16). 3959–3971.
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Vakkari, Ville, et al.. (2023). Influence of air mass origin on microphysical properties of low-level clouds in a subarctic environment. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 23(4). 2483–2498. 3 indexed citations
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Lihavainen, Heikki, et al.. (2022). An extensive data set for in situ microphysical characterization of low-level clouds in a Finnish sub-Arctic site. Earth system science data. 14(2). 637–649. 5 indexed citations
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Stanley, Warren, et al.. (2022). Simulation and field campaign evaluation of an optical particle counter on a fixed-wing UAV. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 15(7). 2061–2076. 5 indexed citations
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Brus, David, et al.. (2021). Winter atmospheric boundary layer observations over sea ice in the coastal zone of the Bay of Bothnia (Baltic Sea). Earth system science data. 13(1). 33–42. 3 indexed citations
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Komppula, Mika, et al.. (2020). In situ cloud ground-based measurements in the Finnish sub-Arctic: intercomparison of three cloud spectrometer setups. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 13(9). 5129–5147. 8 indexed citations
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Stanley, Warren, et al.. (2020). Design and field campaign validation of a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle and optical particle counter. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 13(12). 6613–6630. 17 indexed citations
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Filioglou, Maria, Sami Niemelä, Holger Baars, et al.. (2017). Profiling water vapor mixing ratios in Finland by means of a Raman lidar, a satellite and a model. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 10(11). 4303–4316. 16 indexed citations
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Raatikainen, Tomi, David Brus, Rakesh K. Hooda, et al.. (2017). Size-selected black carbon mass distributions and mixing state in polluted and clean environments of northern India. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(1). 371–383. 34 indexed citations
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Raatikainen, Tomi, David Brus, Antti Hyvärinen, et al.. (2015). Black carbon concentrations and mixing state in the Finnish Arctic. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 15(17). 10057–10070. 49 indexed citations
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Brus, David, et al.. (2014). Growth of sulphuric acid nanoparticles under wet and dry conditions. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(12). 6461–6475. 12 indexed citations
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Hyvärinen, Antti, Tomi Raatikainen, David Brus, et al.. (2011). Effect of the summer monsoon on aerosols at two measurement stations in Northern India – Part 1: PM and BC concentrations. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 11(16). 8271–8282. 30 indexed citations
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Brus, David, Kimmo Neitola, Antti Hyvärinen, et al.. (2011). Homogenous nucleation of sulfuric acid and water at close to atmospherically relevant conditions. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 11(11). 5277–5287. 33 indexed citations
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Brus, David, et al.. (2010). Exploring Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology.. ˜The œtechnology teacher. 69(6). 20–24. 1 indexed citations
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Wedekind, Jan, Antti Hyvärinen, David Brus, & David Reguera. (2008). Unraveling the “Pressure Effect” in Nucleation. Physical Review Letters. 101(12). 125703–125703. 47 indexed citations

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