David W. Keith

19.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
196 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

David W. Keith is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David W. Keith has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 46 papers in Environmental Engineering and 43 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in David W. Keith's work include Climate Change and Geoengineering (68 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (37 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (34 papers). David W. Keith is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Geoengineering (68 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (37 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (34 papers). David W. Keith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. David W. Keith's co-authors include M. Granger Morgan, Geoffrey Holmes, Joshuah K. Stolaroff, Hassan Hassanzadeh, Mehran Pooladi‐Darvish, Douglas G. MacMartin, Gregory V. Lowry, Edward A. Parson, Minh Ha‐Duong and Joseph F. DeCarolis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David W. Keith

192 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atm... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2018 2009 400 800 1.2k
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. A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere
    2018 1.2k citations David W. Keith, Geoffrey Holmes et al. Joule profile →
  2. Why Capture CO 2 from the Atmosphere?
    2009 588 citations David W. Keith 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 W. Keith United States 68 4.8k 3.4k 2.8k 1.9k 1.9k 196 13.3k
Ken Caldeira United States 64 7.1k 1.5× 972 0.3× 3.0k 1.1× 3.1k 1.6× 2.8k 1.5× 182 16.8k
T. E. Graedel United States 88 2.4k 0.5× 8.6k 2.5× 5.4k 1.9× 988 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 329 24.4k
Bert Metz Netherlands 19 6.6k 1.4× 1.4k 0.4× 2.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 42 15.7k
Corinne Le Quéré United Kingdom 69 10.8k 2.2× 1.2k 0.4× 3.2k 1.1× 3.6k 1.9× 2.6k 1.4× 161 22.7k
Jens Hartmann Germany 56 3.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 3.0k 1.1× 761 0.4× 691 0.4× 196 13.8k
Michael Raupach Germany 65 12.5k 2.6× 1.6k 0.5× 4.9k 1.7× 2.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 342 23.5k
Myles Allen United Kingdom 74 17.5k 3.6× 930 0.3× 2.5k 0.9× 4.8k 2.5× 2.5k 1.3× 269 26.4k
Yoshihide Wada Austria 86 10.7k 2.2× 404 0.1× 5.7k 2.0× 545 0.3× 848 0.5× 255 27.6k
T. M. L. Wigley United States 81 16.7k 3.4× 848 0.3× 2.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.5× 2.0k 1.1× 234 26.7k
Keith P. Shine United Kingdom 65 11.9k 2.5× 589 0.2× 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 957 0.5× 238 19.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David W. Keith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David W. Keith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sharipov, Felix, et al.. (2025). Photophoretic flight of perforated structures in near-space conditions. Nature. 644(8076). 362–369. 1 indexed citations
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Sharipov, Felix, et al.. (2024). Modeling the photophoretic force on a perforated membrane. Physics of Fluids. 36(8). 1 indexed citations
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Jin, Lishuai, et al.. (2023). Ultralight and ultra-stiff nano-cardboard panels: Mechanical analysis, characterization, and design principles. Acta Materialia. 248. 118782–118782. 5 indexed citations
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Irvine, Peter, et al.. (2021). Elicitation of US and Chinese expert judgments show consistent views on solar geoengineering. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 8(1). 13 indexed citations
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Fan, Yuanchao, Jerry Tjiputra, Helene Muri, et al.. (2021). Solar geoengineering can alleviate climate change pressures on crop yields. Nature Food. 2(5). 373–381. 36 indexed citations
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Seeley, Jacob T., Nicholas J. Lutsko, & David W. Keith. (2020). Designing a Radiative Antidote to CO2. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(1). 5 indexed citations
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Irvine, Peter, Kerry Emanuel, Jie He, et al.. (2019). Halving warming with idealized solar geoengineering moderates key climate hazards. Nature Climate Change. 9(4). 295–299. 151 indexed citations
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Parker, Andy, Joshua Horton, & David W. Keith. (2018). Stopping Solar Geoengineering Through Technical Means: A Preliminary Assessment of Counter‐Geoengineering. Earth s Future. 6(8). 1058–1065. 44 indexed citations
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Miller, Lee M. & David W. Keith. (2018). Climatic Impacts of Wind Power. Joule. 2(12). 2618–2632. 80 indexed citations
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Honegger, Matthias, Steffen Münch, Annette L. Hirsch, et al.. (2017). Climate change, negative emissions and solar radiation management: It is time for an open societal conversation. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 3 indexed citations
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Holmes, Geoffrey & David W. Keith. (2012). An air–liquid contactor for large-scale capture of CO2 from air. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 370(1974). 4380–4403. 140 indexed citations
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Keith, David W., et al.. (2011). LEED, Energy Savings, and Carbon Abatement: Related but Not Synonymous. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(5). 1757–1758. 8 indexed citations
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Caldeira, K., David W. Keith, & Judson Boomhower. (2010). The Need for Climate Engineering Research. Issues in Science and Technology. 27(1). 27 indexed citations
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Dowlatabadi, Hadi, Max Henrion, David W. Keith, et al.. (2009). Best Practice Approaches for Characterizing, Communicating, and Incorporating Scientific Uncertainty in Decision Making. 81 indexed citations
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Zeidouni, Mehdi, Mehran Pooladi‐Darvish, & David W. Keith. (2009). Analytical solution to evaluate salt precipitation during CO2 injection in saline aquifers. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 3(5). 600–611. 138 indexed citations
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Adams, Amanda S. & David W. Keith. (2007). Wind Energy and Climate: Modeling the Atmospheric Impacts of Wind Energy Turbines. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 20 indexed citations
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Stolaroff, Joshuah K., David W. Keith, & Gregory V. Lowry. (2005). Contactor Energy Requirements for Capturing CO2 From ambient air using NaOH determined in a pilot-scale prototype system. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Keith, David W., et al.. (2005). Regulating the Underground Injection of CO2. Environmental Science & Technology. 39(24). 499A–505A. 23 indexed citations
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Keith, David W.. (2002). CO 2 Capture from the Air: Technology Assessment and Implications for Climate Policy. AGUSM. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Keith, David W. & Edward A. Parson. (2000). A breakthrough in climate change policy. Scientific American. 282(2). 9. 4 indexed citations

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