Frank Arnold

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Frank Arnold is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Arnold has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Atmospheric Science, 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 7 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frank Arnold's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (29 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (24 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (8 papers). Frank Arnold is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (29 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (24 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (8 papers). Frank Arnold collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and United Kingdom. Frank Arnold's co-authors include Paul J. Crutzen, Thomas Reiner, Eldon E. Ferguson, Markku Kulmala, Liisa Pirjola, Ari Laaksonen, Ottmar Möhler, M. Hanke, Dieter Rothe and Esa Turunen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Frank Arnold

38 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Nitric acid cloud formation in the cold Antarctic stratosphere: a major cause for the springtime ‘ozone hole’

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Arnold Germany	20	1.5k	754	351	293	243	39	1.9k
D. R. Worsnop United States	23	1.6k 1.1×	617 0.8×	649 1.8×	101 0.3×	217 0.9×	51	1.9k
Randall R. Friedl United States	24	1.8k 1.2×	709 0.9×	185 0.5×	227 0.8×	597 2.5×	58	2.2k
D. Kley Germany	30	2.6k 1.8×	1.7k 2.3×	403 1.1×	216 0.7×	268 1.1×	57	3.1k
R. McLaren Canada	27	1.3k 0.9×	556 0.7×	700 2.0×	383 1.3×	196 0.8×	88	2.4k
Vladimir L. Orkin United States	21	1.4k 1.0×	497 0.7×	221 0.6×	166 0.6×	407 1.7×	37	1.8k
A. O. Langford United States	35	3.1k 2.1×	2.1k 2.8×	676 1.9×	135 0.5×	422 1.7×	93	3.5k
Hannes Tammet Estonia	25	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	596 1.7×	203 0.7×	152 0.6×	67	2.3k
T. F. Hanisco United States	30	2.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.9×	493 1.4×	75 0.3×	557 2.3×	89	2.6k
I. K. Ortega Finland	16	1.4k 1.0×	558 0.7×	381 1.1×	44 0.2×	232 1.0×	23	1.7k
C. E. Kolb United States	20	1.2k 0.8×	456 0.6×	220 0.6×	119 0.4×	276 1.1×	44	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank Arnold

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Arnold

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Arnold

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frank Arnold. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frank Arnold 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 Frank Arnold. Frank Arnold is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Aufmhoff, H., et al.. (2025). Measurement report: Rocket-borne measurements of large ions in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere – detection of meteor smoke particles. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 25(1). 383–396.

Aufmhoff, H., et al.. (2021). A novel rocket-borne ion mass spectrometer with large mass range: instrument description and first-flight results. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 14(2). 983–993. 5 indexed citations

Mironova, Irina, Karen Aplin, Frank Arnold, et al.. (2015). Energetic Particle Influence on the Earth’s Atmosphere. Space Science Reviews. 194(1-4). 1–96. 194 indexed citations

Schlager, Hans, Frank Arnold, H. Aufmhoff, et al.. (2014). Unique airborne measurements at the tropopause of Fukushima Xe-133, aerosol, and aerosol precursors indicate aerosol formation via homogeneous and cosmic ray induced nucleation. EGUGA. 15288. 1 indexed citations

Simgen, H., Frank Arnold, H. Aufmhoff, et al.. (2014). Detection of 133Xe from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the upper troposphere above Germany. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 132. 94–99. 6 indexed citations

Karjalainen, Panu, Topi Rönkkö, Liisa Pirjola, et al.. (2014). Sulfur Driven Nucleation Mode Formation in Diesel Exhaust under Transient Driving Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(4). 1222028384–1222028384. 40 indexed citations

Rönkkö, Topi, Tero Lähde, Juha Heikkilä, et al.. (2013). Effects of Gaseous Sulphuric Acid on Diesel Exhaust Nanoparticle Formation and Characteristics. Environmental Science & Technology. 47(20). 11882–11889. 75 indexed citations

Arnold, Frank. (2012). Management-Essentials. Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG eBooks. 10 indexed citations

Lähde, Tero, Topi Rönkkö, Annele Virtanen, et al.. (2008). Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Exhaust Aerosol Particle and Ion Measurements. Environmental Science & Technology. 43(1). 163–168. 68 indexed citations

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Schlager, Hans, Robert Baumann, Michael Lichtenstern, et al.. (2007). Aircraft-based Trace Gas Measurements in a Primary European Ship Corridor. elib (German Aerospace Center). 19 indexed citations

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Laaksonen, Ari, Markku Kulmala, Colin O’Dowd, et al.. (2004). QUANTIFICATION OF AEROSOL NUCLEATION IN THE EUROPEAN BOUNDARY LAYER (QUEST): RESULTS FROM AN INTENSIVE FIELD CAMPAIGN IN BOREAL FOREST. Journal of Aerosol Science. 35. S1225–S1226. 1 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Stefan, et al.. (2004). Ion-induced aerosol formation: new insights from laboratory measurements of mixed cluster ions HSO4−(H2SO4)a(H2O)w and H+(H2SO4)a(H2O)w. Atmospheric Environment. 38(12). 1735–1744. 40 indexed citations

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Schröder, Detlef, et al.. (2003). On gaseous C4H6O2 compounds in the atmosphere: new insights from collision experiments of the protonated molecules in the laboratory and on aircraft. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 228(1). 35–47. 3 indexed citations

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Viidanoja, Jyrki, et al.. (2000). Laboratory investigations of negative ion molecule reactions of propionic, butyric, glyoxylic, pyruvic, and pinonic acids. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 194(1). 53–68. 14 indexed citations

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Reiner, Thomas, M. Hanke, Frank Arnold, et al.. (1999). Aircraft‐borne measurements of peroxy radicals by chemical conversion/ion molecule reaction mass spectrometry: Calibration, diagnostics, and results. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(D15). 18647–18659. 15 indexed citations

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Reiner, Thomas, Ottmar Möhler, & Frank Arnold. (1999). Measurements of acetone, acetic acid, and formic acid in the northern midlatitude upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(D11). 13943–13952. 41 indexed citations

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Arnold, Frank, et al.. (1998). Stratospheric aerosol sulfuric acid: First direct in situ measurements using a novel balloon-based mass spectrometer apparatus. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry. 30(1). 3–10. 35 indexed citations

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Reiner, Thomas, Ottmar Möhler, & Frank Arnold. (1998). Improved atmospheric trace gas measurements with an aircraft‐based tandem mass spectrometer: Ion identification by mass‐selected fragmentation studies. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(D23). 31309–31320. 30 indexed citations

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Arnold, Frank. (1990). Ozonzerstörung in der arktischen Stratosphäre. Physik in unserer Zeit. 21(4). 175–177. 1 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Eldon E. & Frank Arnold. (1981). Ion chemistry of the stratosphere. Accounts of Chemical Research. 14(11). 327–334. 103 indexed citations

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