Joel S. Schafer

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Joel S. Schafer is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Joel S. Schafer has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Atmospheric Science and 1 paper in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Joel S. Schafer's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (12 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (11 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (6 papers). Joel S. Schafer is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (12 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (11 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (6 papers). Joel S. Schafer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and France. Joel S. Schafer's co-authors include B. N. Holben, D. M. Giles, T. F. Eck, I. Slutsker, A. Smirnov, M. G. Sorokin, A. Sinyuk, Alexei Lyapustin, Sergey Korkin and Ellsworth J. Welton and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Joel S. Schafer

12 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

  1. Advancements in the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Version 3 database – automated near-real-time quality control algorithm with improved cloud screening for Sun photometer aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements
    2019 801 citations D. M. Giles, A. Sinyuk et al. Atmospheric measurement techniques profile →
  2. The AERONET Version 3 aerosol retrieval algorithm, associated uncertainties and comparisons to Version 2
    2020 244 citations A. Sinyuk, B. N. Holben et al. Atmospheric measurement techniques profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joel S. Schafer United States 9 1.3k 1.2k 113 104 89 13 1.4k
J. S. Schafer United States 18 1.8k 1.4× 1.7k 1.5× 184 1.6× 101 1.0× 64 0.7× 26 1.9k
N. T. O’Neill Canada 20 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 81 0.7× 84 0.8× 82 0.9× 38 1.5k
Jaehwa Lee United States 19 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 169 1.5× 160 1.5× 47 0.5× 48 1.5k
Martin Stengel Germany 22 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 39 0.3× 79 0.8× 138 1.6× 64 1.4k
Abhay Devasthale Sweden 22 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 101 0.9× 82 0.8× 79 0.9× 71 1.5k
J. Christine Chiu United States 21 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 34 0.3× 115 1.1× 98 1.1× 57 1.2k
C. Ahn United States 16 1.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.3× 156 1.4× 105 1.0× 19 0.2× 28 1.6k
Youtong Zheng United States 17 935 0.7× 858 0.7× 120 1.1× 104 1.0× 27 0.3× 39 1.0k
R. M. Mitchell Australia 20 731 0.6× 711 0.6× 81 0.7× 96 0.9× 27 0.3× 38 901
Krzysztof M. Markowicz Poland 21 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 230 2.0× 138 1.3× 27 0.3× 79 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joel S. Schafer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joel S. Schafer

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, Jeffrey S. Reid, et al.. (2023). The extreme forest fires in California/Oregon in 2020: Aerosol optical and physical properties and comparisons of aged versus fresh smoke. Atmospheric Environment. 305. 119798–119798. 16 indexed citations
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Sinyuk, A., B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, et al.. (2022). Employing relaxed smoothness constraints on imaginary part of refractive index in AERONET aerosol retrieval algorithm. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 15(14). 4135–4151. 4 indexed citations
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Sinyuk, A., B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, et al.. (2020). The AERONET Version 3 aerosol retrieval algorithm, associated uncertainties and comparisons to Version 2. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 13(6). 3375–3411. 244 indexed citations breakdown →
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Giles, D. M., A. Sinyuk, M. G. Sorokin, et al.. (2019). Advancements in the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Version 3 database – automated near-real-time quality control algorithm with improved cloud screening for Sun photometer aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(1). 169–209. 801 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schafer, Joel S., Tom F. Eck, B. N. Holben, et al.. (2019). Intercomparison of aerosol volume size distributions derived from AERONET ground-based remote sensing and LARGE in situ aircraft profiles during the 2011–2014 DRAGON and DISCOVER-AQ experiments. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(10). 5289–5301. 8 indexed citations
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Holben, B. N., I. Slutsker, D. M. Giles, et al.. (2016). AERONET Version 3 Release—Providing significant improvements for multi-decadal global aerosol database and near real-time validation. Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium).
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Eck, T. F., B. N. Holben, Joel S. Schafer, et al.. (2014). Observations of the Interaction and/or Transport of Aerosols with Cloud or Fog during DRAGON Campaigns from AERONET Ground-Based Remote Sensing. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 4276. 1 indexed citations
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Sinyuk, A., B. N. Holben, A. Smirnov, et al.. (2012). Assessment of error in aerosol optical depth measured by AERONET due to aerosol forward scattering. Geophysical Research Letters. 39(23). 49 indexed citations
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Rosário, Nilton E., Márcia Akemi Yamasoe, Helen Brindley, T. F. Eck, & Joel S. Schafer. (2011). Downwelling solar irradiance in the biomass burning region of the southern Amazon: Dependence on aerosol intensive optical properties and role of water vapor. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(D18). 13 indexed citations
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Giles, D. M., B. N. Holben, S. N. Tripathi, et al.. (2011). Aerosol properties over the Indo-Gangetic Plain: A mesoscale perspective from the TIGERZ experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(D18). 152 indexed citations
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Reagan, John A., et al.. (2010). AERONET, airborne HSRL, and CALIPSO aerosol retrievals compared and combined: A case study. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(D4). 15 indexed citations
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Artaxo, Paulo, A. S. Procópio, B. N. Holben, et al.. (2007). The effects of biomass burning aerosols and clouds on the CO2flux in Amazonia. Tellus B. 59(3). 2 indexed citations
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Artaxo, Paulo, Carlos Pires, A. S. Procópio, et al.. (2007). The effects of biomass burning aerosols and clouds on the CO<sub>2</sub> flux in Amazonia. Tellus B. 59(3). 338–338. 101 indexed citations

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