James N. Pitts

23.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
317 papers, 17.6k citations indexed

About

James N. Pitts is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, James N. Pitts has authored 317 papers receiving a total of 17.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Atmospheric Science, 69 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 65 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in James N. Pitts's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (164 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (108 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (51 papers). James N. Pitts is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (164 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (108 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (51 papers). James N. Pitts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. James N. Pitts's co-authors include Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts, Roger Atkinson, Arthur M. Winer, William Carter, Sara M. Aschmann, R. A. Perry, G. W. Harris, Karen R. Darnall, Ernesto C. Tuazon and Daniel Grosjean and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

James N. Pitts

306 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere: Theory, Experiments, and Applications

1999 2.0k citations Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts, James N. Pitts profile →
Tropospheric Air Pollution: Ozone, Airborne Toxics, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Particles

1997 935 citations Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts, James N. Pitts profile →
Atmospheric chemistry : fundamentals and experimental techniques

1986 900 citations Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts, James N. Pitts Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) profile →
Atmospheric Reactions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Facile Formation of Mutagenic Nitro Derivatives

1978 581 citations James N. Pitts, Dennis R. Fitz et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Time-resolved Identification and Measurement of Indoor Air Pollutants by Spectroscopic Techniques: Gaseous Nitrous Acid, Methanol, Formaldehyde and Formic Acid 1989 ·JAPCA ·James N. Pitts, Heinz W. Biermann, Ernesto C. Tuazon, (unknown), William D. Long, Arthur M. Winer	30
2	ChemInform Abstract: Formation of Chemically Active Chlorine Compounds by Reactions of Atmospheric NaCl Particles with Gaseous N2O5 and ClONO2. 1989 ·ChemInform ·Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts, Michael J. Ezell, James N. Pitts	7
3	Atmospheric chemistry : fundamentals and experimental techniques breakdown → 1986 ·Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) ·Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts, James N. Pitts	900
4	Determination of 2-nitrofluoranthene and 2-nitropyrene in ambient particulate organic matter: Evidence for atmospheric reactions 1985 ·Atmospheric Environment (1967) ·James N. Pitts, Janet A. Sweetman, Barbara Zielińska, Arthur M. Winer, Roger Atkinson	131
5	Formation and fate of gaseous and particulate mutagens and carcinogens in real and simulated atmospheres. 1983 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·James N. Pitts	163
6	An Ultrahigh Volume Sampler for the Multiple Filter Collection of Respirable Particulate Matter 1983 ·Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association ·Dennis R. Fitz, George J. Doyle, James N. Pitts	6
7	Atmospheric Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Fuels. Volume I. Experiments, Results, and Discussion. 1981 ·Final Report ·William Carter, (unknown), (unknown), James N. Pitts	0
8	Atmospheric Chemistry of Hydrazines: Gas Phase Kinetics and Mechanistic Studies. 1980 ·Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) ·James N. Pitts, (unknown), William Carter, Arthur Winer, (unknown)	7
9	Detection of NO₃ in the polluted troposphere by differential optical absorption 1980 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·U. Platt, D. Perner, Arthur M. Winer, G. W. Harris, James N. Pitts	211
10	Photochemical and biological implications of the atmospheric reactions of amines and benzo(a)pyrene 1979 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·James N. Pitts	91
11	Smog chamber studies of temperature effects in photochemical smog 1979 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·William Carter, Arthur M. Winer, Karen R. Darnall, James N. Pitts	27
12	The Pioneers 1978 ·Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association ·James N. Pitts, Edgar R. Stephens	3
13	Rate constants for the reaction of the hydroxyl radical with selected alkanes at 300 K 1978 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·Karen R. Darnall, Roger Atkinson, James N. Pitts	53
14	The gas phase reaction of O₃ with a series of aromatic hydrocarbons 1976 ·Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A Environmental Science and Engineering ·(unknown), Roger Atkinson, James N. Pitts	37
15	The reaction of peroxyacetyl nitrate with aldehydes 1973 ·Tetrahedron Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), James N. Pitts	4
16	Nitrogen dioxide catalyzed geometric isomerization of 3-butene and 2-pentene. Precise method for determining the enthalpies and entropies of geometric isomerizations 1972 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Hiroshi Akimoto, (unknown), James N. Pitts	14
17	Excited state chemistry : a symposium 1970 ·James N. Pitts	3
18	Paramagnetic Resonance of Some Benzophenone Derivatives in their Phosphorescent State 1962 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Lawrence H. Piette, James H. Sharp, T. Kuwana, James N. Pitts	7
19	Relations between molecular structure and photodecomposition modes 1957 ·Journal of Chemical Education ·James N. Pitts	16
20	Coulometric Titrations with Externally Generated Reagents 1951 ·Analytical Chemistry ·D. D. DeFord, James N. Pitts, (unknown)	19

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