K. Shankar Rao

1.5k total citations
40 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

K. Shankar Rao is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Shankar Rao has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Environmental Engineering, 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 11 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in K. Shankar Rao's work include Wind and Air Flow Studies (15 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (7 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers). K. Shankar Rao is often cited by papers focused on Wind and Air Flow Studies (15 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (7 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers). K. Shankar Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States and India. K. Shankar Rao's co-authors include J. C. Wyngaard, Owen R. Coté, Carmen J. Nappo, Dennis Baldocchi, R.P. Hosker, Jia‐Yeong Ku, S. Trivikrama Rao, Ashok K. Luhar, Atin Adhikari and Tiina Reponen and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

K. Shankar Rao

40 papers receiving 950 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Shankar Rao United States 16 463 438 404 192 176 40 1.1k
F. A. Gifford United States 13 427 0.9× 349 0.8× 290 0.7× 171 0.9× 95 0.5× 34 771
Mark Gordon Canada 19 222 0.5× 722 1.6× 493 1.2× 273 1.4× 84 0.5× 51 1.1k
F. Pasquill United Kingdom 16 770 1.7× 583 1.3× 555 1.4× 261 1.4× 227 1.3× 35 1.6k
Bertrand Carissimo France 18 1.3k 2.9× 586 1.3× 375 0.9× 307 1.6× 238 1.4× 48 1.8k
Umberto Rizza Italy 19 407 0.9× 604 1.4× 454 1.1× 158 0.8× 170 1.0× 94 933
Michael J. Brown United States 22 1.4k 3.1× 604 1.4× 493 1.2× 385 2.0× 173 1.0× 92 2.0k
C. Helmis Greece 26 1.1k 2.4× 990 2.3× 631 1.6× 645 3.4× 184 1.0× 114 2.2k
Yong‐Feng Ma China 13 152 0.3× 391 0.9× 237 0.6× 261 1.4× 93 0.5× 35 927
John S. Irwin United States 15 703 1.5× 675 1.5× 379 0.9× 463 2.4× 79 0.4× 37 1.2k
Muriel Amielh France 18 291 0.6× 193 0.4× 212 0.5× 236 1.2× 519 2.9× 45 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Shankar Rao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Shankar Rao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rao, K. Shankar. (2007). Source estimation methods for atmospheric dispersion. Atmospheric Environment. 41(33). 6964–6973. 113 indexed citations
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Grinshpun, Sergey A., Atin Adhikari, Takeshi Honda, et al.. (2006). Control of Aerosol Contaminants in Indoor Air:  Combining the Particle Concentration Reduction with Microbial Inactivation. Environmental Science & Technology. 41(2). 606–612. 122 indexed citations
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Rao, K. Shankar. (2005). Uncertainty Analysis in Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling. Pure and Applied Geophysics. 162(10). 1893–1917. 63 indexed citations
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Hosker, R.P., et al.. (2003). ISSUES AFFECTING DISPERSION NEAR HIGHWAYS: LIGHT WINDS, INTRA-URBAN DISPERSION, VEHICLE WAKES, AND THE ROADWAY-2 DISPERSION MODEL. 3 indexed citations
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Rao, K. Shankar. (2002). ROADWAY-2: A Model for Pollutant Dispersion near Highways. Water Air and Soil Pollution Focus. 2(5-6). 261–277. 15 indexed citations
6.
Rao, K. Shankar. (1999). Lagrangian Stochastic Modeling of Dispersion in the Stable Boundary Layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 90(3). 541–549. 6 indexed citations
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Baldocchi, Dennis & K. Shankar Rao. (1995). Intra-field variability of scalar flux densities across a transition between a desert and an irrigated potato field. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 76(1-2). 109–136. 38 indexed citations
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Vogel, Christoph, Dennis Baldocchi, Ashok K. Luhar, & K. Shankar Rao. (1995). A Comparison of a Hierarchy of Models for Determining Energy Balance Components over Vegetation Canopies. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 34(10). 2182–2196. 19 indexed citations
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Luhar, Ashok K. & K. Shankar Rao. (1994). Lagrangian stochastic dispersion model simulations of tracer data in nocturnal flows over complex terrain. Atmospheric Environment. 28(21). 3417–3431. 11 indexed citations
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Rao, S. Trivikrama, Jia‐Yeong Ku, & K. Shankar Rao. (1991). Sampling Strategies for Toxic Air Contaminants. Risk Analysis. 11(3). 441–451. 1 indexed citations
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Rao, K. Shankar, et al.. (1991). Tracer distributions in Brush Creek Valley drainage flow derived from 1984 ASCOT data. Technical memo. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Raman, Sethu, et al.. (1990). Observations and numerical simulation of the evolution of the tropical planetary boundary layer during total solar eclipses. Atmospheric Environment Part A General Topics. 24(4). 789–799. 7 indexed citations
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Dobosy, R., et al.. (1989). Mass and Momentum Balance in the Brush Creek Drainage Flow Determined from Single-Profile Data. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 28(6). 467–476. 11 indexed citations
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Nappo, Carmen J. & K. Shankar Rao. (1987). A model study of pure katabatic flows. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 39A(1). 61–71. 38 indexed citations
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Kocher, D.C., Richard C. Ward, G.G. Killough, et al.. (1987). Sensitivity and Uncertainty Studies of the CRAC2 Computer Code. Risk Analysis. 7(4). 497–507. 10 indexed citations
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Rao, K. Shankar, et al.. (1984). Choice of absorbent-refrigerant mixtures. International Journal of Energy Research. 8(4). 361–368. 3 indexed citations
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Rao, K. Shankar, et al.. (1979). Modeling the nocturnal drainage flows. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 42(4). 662–6. 3 indexed citations
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Rao, K. Shankar, et al.. (1976). Regional transport model of atmospheric sulfates. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 2 indexed citations
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Rao, K. Shankar. (1975). Effect of thermal stratification on the growth of the internal boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 8(2). 227–234. 22 indexed citations
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Rao, K. Shankar, J. C. Wyngaard, & Owen R. Coté. (1974). The Structure of the Two-Dimensional Internal Boundary Layer over a Sudden Change of Surface Roughness. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 31(3). 738–746. 185 indexed citations

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