L. P. Steele

15.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
66 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

L. P. Steele is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, L. P. Steele has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 56 papers in Atmospheric Science and 5 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in L. P. Steele's work include Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (64 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (49 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (47 papers). L. P. Steele is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (64 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (49 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (47 papers). L. P. Steele collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. L. P. Steele's co-authors include R. L. Langenfelds, Paul J. Fraser, R. J. Francey, David Etheridge, P. C. Novelli, J. M. Barnola, Vin Morgan, Paul B. Krummel, Ray F. Weiss and Inez Fung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

L. P. Steele

66 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Natural and anthropogenic changes in atmospheric CO2 over... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1996 1991 2006 2000 250 500 750
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. Natural and anthropogenic changes in atmospheric CO2 over the last 1000 years from air in Antarctic ice and firn
    1996 771 citations David Etheridge, L. P. Steele et al. profile →
  2. Three‐dimensional model synthesis of the global methane cycle
    1991 742 citations L. P. Steele, Paul J. Fraser et al. profile →
  3. Contribution of anthropogenic and natural sources to atmospheric methane variability
    2006 724 citations Philippe Bousquet, J. B. Miller et al. profile →
  4. A history of chemically and radiatively important gases in air deduced from ALE/GAGE/AGAGE
    2000 519 citations R. G. Prinn, Ray F. Weiss et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. P. Steele Australia 32 4.7k 4.2k 771 691 406 66 6.1k
Paul J. Fraser Australia 43 4.7k 1.0× 5.3k 1.3× 795 1.0× 572 0.8× 279 0.7× 127 7.3k
Edward J. Dlugokencky United States 30 3.5k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 846 1.1× 582 0.8× 670 1.7× 70 4.5k
R. L. Langenfelds Australia 41 6.1k 1.3× 5.4k 1.3× 919 1.2× 1.2k 1.7× 427 1.1× 98 8.3k
David Etheridge Australia 38 3.5k 0.7× 3.8k 0.9× 895 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 367 0.9× 83 6.6k
Paul B. Krummel Australia 42 3.9k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 450 0.6× 307 0.4× 250 0.6× 147 5.1k
E. J. Dlugokencky United States 48 6.8k 1.4× 5.5k 1.3× 1.5k 1.9× 923 1.3× 891 2.2× 111 8.8k
Sander Houweling Netherlands 45 6.3k 1.3× 5.4k 1.3× 714 0.9× 466 0.7× 698 1.7× 116 7.3k
K. A. Masarie United States 24 4.1k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 427 0.6× 328 0.5× 247 0.6× 38 4.7k
Euan G. Nisbet United Kingdom 34 3.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.5× 1.5k 2.0× 411 0.6× 878 2.2× 103 4.5k
Martina Schmidt Germany 34 3.0k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 372 0.5× 336 0.5× 259 0.6× 92 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. P. Steele

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. P. Steele

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vollmer, Martin K., François Bernard, Blagoj Mitrevski, et al.. (2019). Abundances, emissions, and loss processes of the long-lived and potent greenhouse gas octafluorooxolane (octafluorotetrahydrofuran, c -C 4 F 8 O) in the atmosphere. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(6). 3481–3492. 3 indexed citations
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Rigby, Matthew, S. A. Montzka, Ronald G. Prinn, et al.. (2017). Role of atmospheric oxidation in recent methane growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(21). 5373–5377. 242 indexed citations
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Simmonds, Peter G., Matthew Rigby, A. McCulloch, et al.. (2016). Changing trends and emissions of hydrochlorofluorocarbons and theirhydrofluorocarbon replacements. 1 indexed citations
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Loh, Zoë, R. M. Law, Katherine Haynes, et al.. (2015). Simulations of atmospheric methane for Cape Grim, Tasmania, to constrain southeastern Australian methane emissions. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 15(1). 305–317. 5 indexed citations
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Millet, Dylan B., Nicolas Bousserez, Daven K. Henze, et al.. (2015). Simulation of atmospheric N 2 O with GEOS-Chem and its adjoint: evaluation of observational constraints. Geoscientific model development. 8(10). 3179–3198. 12 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Apurna, Prabir K. Patra, Kentaro Ishijima, et al.. (2015). Variations in global methane sources and sinks during 1910–2010. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 15(5). 2595–2612. 101 indexed citations
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Rigby, Matthew, Ronald G. Prinn, Simon O’Doherty, et al.. (2014). Recent and future trends in synthetic greenhouse gas radiative forcing. Geophysical Research Letters. 41(7). 2623–2630. 80 indexed citations
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Cressot, C., Frédéric Chevallier, Philippe Bousquet, et al.. (2014). On the consistency between global and regional methane emissions inferred from SCIAMACHY, TANSO-FTS, IASI and surface measurements. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(2). 577–592. 70 indexed citations
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Ganesan, Anita L., Matthew Rigby, Andrew Zammit‐Mangion, et al.. (2014). Characterization of uncertainties in atmospheric trace gas inversions using hierarchical Bayesian methods. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(8). 3855–3864. 90 indexed citations
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Thompson, Rona L., Prabir K. Patra, Kentaro Ishijima, et al.. (2014). TransCom N 2 O model inter-comparison – Part 1: Assessing the influence of transport and surface fluxes on tropospheric N 2 O variability. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(8). 4349–4368. 20 indexed citations
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Fraser, A., Paul I. Palmer, Liang Feng, et al.. (2013). Estimating regional methane surface fluxes: the relative importance of surface and GOSAT mole fraction measurements. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(11). 5697–5713. 72 indexed citations
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Ivy, Diane J., Tim Arnold, Christina M. Harth, et al.. (2012). Atmospheric histories and growth trends of C 4 F 10 , C 5 F 12 , C 6 F 14 , C 7 F 16 and C 8 F 18. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(9). 4313–4325. 14 indexed citations
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Pieterse, G., Maarten Krol, A. M. Batenburg, et al.. (2011). Global modelling of H 2 mixing ratios and isotopic compositions with the TM5 model. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 11(14). 7001–7026. 31 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xue, Ronald G. Prinn, P. J. Fraser, et al.. (2010). Atmospheric three-dimensional inverse modeling of regional industrial emissions and global oceanic uptake of carbon tetrachloride. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(21). 10421–10434. 15 indexed citations
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Miller, B. R., Matthew Rigby, L. J. M. Kuijpers, et al.. (2010). HFC-23 (CHF 3 ) emission trend response to HCFC-22 (CHClF 2 ) production and recent HFC-23 emission abatement measures. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(16). 7875–7890. 51 indexed citations
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Levin, Ingeborg, Tobias Naegler, R. Heinz, et al.. (2010). The global SF 6 source inferred from long-term high precision atmospheric measurements and its comparison with emission inventories. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(6). 2655–2662. 89 indexed citations
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Mühle, Jens, Anita L. Ganesan, B. R. Miller, et al.. (2010). Perfluorocarbons in the global atmosphere: tetrafluoromethane, hexafluoroethane, and octafluoropropane. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(11). 5145–5164. 110 indexed citations
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Levin, Ingeborg, Tobias Naegler, R. Heinz, et al.. (2009). Atmospheric observation-based global SF 6 emissions - comparison of top-down and bottom-up estimates. Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 9(6). 26653–26672. 1 indexed citations
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Steele, L. P., Zoë Loh, David Etheridge, Paul B. Krummel, & A. D. van Pelt. (2008). Continuous Greenhouse Gas and Isotopic Carbon Dioxide Measurements via WS-CRDS Analyzers: Investigations in Real-Time Monitoring at CO2 Geological Storage Sites. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xinhua, R. G. Prinn, Junhua Huang, et al.. (2005). Optimal Estimation of the Soil Uptake Rate of Molecular Hydrogen from AGAGE and Other Measurements. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 2 indexed citations

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