Michael J. Prather

40.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
224 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Prather is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Prather has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Atmospheric Science, 146 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 28 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Prather's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (159 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (157 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (121 papers). Michael J. Prather is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (159 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (157 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (121 papers). Michael J. Prather collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and France. Michael J. Prather's co-authors include Michael B. McElroy, Steven C. Wofsy, Jennifer A. Logan, Oliver Wild, Juno Hsu, Daniel J. Jacob, Joyce E. Penner, Christopher D. Holmes, Xin Zhu and C. M. Spivakovsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Prather

214 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Tropospheric chemistry: A global perspective

1981 1.5k citations Michael J. Prather, Steven C. Wofsy et al. profile →
Three‐dimensional model synthesis of the global methane cycle

1991 742 citations J. Lerner, Michael J. Prather et al. profile →
Three‐dimensional climatological distribution of tropospheric OH: Update and evaluation

2000 672 citations Michael J. Prather, Steven C. Wofsy et al. profile →
Numerical advection by conservation of second‐order moments

1986 634 citations Michael J. Prather profile →
Transport impacts on atmosphere and climate: Aviation

2009 569 citations Volker Grewe, Joyce E. Penner et al. profile →
A multi-model assessment of the Global Warming Potential of hydrogen

2023 129 citations Maria Sand, Ragnhild Bieltvedt Skeie et al. Communications Earth & Environment profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Prather

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Implementation of solar UV and energetic particle precipitation within the LINOZ scheme in ICON-ART 2025 ·Geoscientific model development ·(unknown), Miriam Sinnhuber, Thomas Reddmann, Bernd Funke, Stefan Bender, Michael J. Prather	0
2	Trade-offs in aviation impacts on climate favour non-CO2 mitigation 2025 ·Nature ·Michael J. Prather, Andrew Gettelman, Joyce E. Penner	3
3	Opinion: The role of AerChemMIP in advancing climate and air quality research 2025 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Paul T. Griffiths, Laura J. Wilcox, Robert J. Allen, Vaishali Naïk, Fiona M. O’Connor, Michael J. Prather, Alexander T. Archibald, (unknown), Makoto Deushi, W. J. Collins, Stephanie Fiedler, Naga Oshima, Lee T. Murray, B. H. Samset, Chris Smith, Steven T. Turnock, Duncan Watson‐Parris, Paul J. Young	1
4	A Comprehensive Chemistry Evaluation and Diagnostics Package for E3SM – ChemDyg Version 1.1.0 2025 ·Environmental Modelling & Software ·Hsiang‐He Lee, Qi Tang, Michael J. Prather, Jinbo Xie	1
5	Lifetimes and timescales of tropospheric ozone 2024 ·Elementa Science of the Anthropocene ·Michael J. Prather, (unknown)	7
6	Deconstruction of tropospheric chemical reactivity using aircraft measurements: the Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) data 2023 ·Earth system science data ·Michael J. Prather, Hao Guo, (unknown)	5
7	A multi-model assessment of the Global Warming Potential of hydrogen breakdown → 2023 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Maria Sand, Ragnhild Bieltvedt Skeie, Marit Sandstad, Srinath Krishnan, Gunnar Myhre, (unknown), Richard G. Derwent, Didier Hauglustaine, Fabien Paulot, Michael J. Prather, David S. Stevenson	129
8	Development of community and fenceline air monitoring network to measure impacts of air toxics on communities near refineries 2020 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·O. Pikelnaya, (unknown), (unknown), Chuen‐Jinn Tsai, (unknown), (unknown), Michael J. Prather, A. Polidori	1
9	Chemical modeling of the reactivity of short-lived greenhouse gases: a model inter-comparison prescribing a well-measured, remote troposphere 2018 ·Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union) ·Michael J. Prather, Clare M. Flynn, Xin Zhu, Stephen D. Steenrod, Sarah A. Strode, Arlene M. Fiore, Gustavo Correa, Lee T. Murray, Jean‐François Lamarque	2
10	Top-down estimates of N 2 O emissions over the past two decades 2018 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Prabir K. Patra, Rona L. Thompson, Kelley C. Wells, (unknown), Alicia Gressent, Ernest N. Koffi, P. Bergamaschi, Dylan B. Millet, Michael J. Prather, Hanqin Tian, Parvadha Suntharalingam, Josep G. Canadell	1
11	Forecasting carbon monoxide on a global scale for the ATom-1 aircraft mission: insights from airborne and satellite observations and modeling 2018 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Sarah A. Strode, (unknown), Leslie R. Lait, R. Commane, Bruce C. Daube, Steven C. Wofsy, Austin Conaty, Paul A. Newman, Michael J. Prather	6
12	AerChemMIP: quantifying the effects of chemistry and aerosols in CMIP6 2017 ·Geoscientific model development ·W. J. Collins, Jean‐François Lamarque, Michael Schulz, Oliviér Boucher, Veronika Eyring, Michaela I. Hegglin, Amanda C. Maycock, Gunnar Myhre, Michael J. Prather, Drew Shindell, Steven J. Smith	192
13	Aerosol data assimilation in the chemical transport model MOCAGE during the TRAQA/ChArMEx campaign: aerosol optical depth 2016 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown), L. El Amraoui, Andrea Piacentini, Virginie Marécal, Emanuele Emili, D. Cariolle, Michael J. Prather, Jean‐Luc Attié	24
14	Future methane, hydroxyl, and their uncertainties: key climate and emission parameters for future predictions 2013 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Christopher D. Holmes, Michael J. Prather, O. A. Søvde, Gunnar Myhre	145
15	Future impact of traffic emissions on atmospheric ozone and OH based on two scenarios 2012 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Øivind Hodnebrog, Terje K. Berntsen, Olivier Dessens, Michael Gauss, Volker Grewe, I. S. A. Isaksen, B. Koffi, Gunnar Myhre, Dirk Olivié, Michael J. Prather, Frøde Stordal, Sophie Szopa, Qi Tang, P. van Velthoven, J. E. Williams	11
16	The Super-Fast Chemistry Mechanism for IPCC AR5 Simulations with CCSM 2009 ·AGUFM ·Philip Cameron‐Smith, Michael J. Prather, (unknown), Peter Hess, Peter S. Connell, (unknown), Francis Vitt	2
17	Climate Variability and Change 2007 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Guðrún Magnúsdóttir, E. J. Barron, Joyce E. Penner, Gregory J. Carbone, John P. Coakley, Sarah T. Gille, K. Jezek, J. Lean, Paola Malanotte‐Rizzoli, Melanie Oppenheimer, Claire L. Parkinson, Michael J. Prather, M. R. Schoeberl, B. D. Tapley	2
18	Processes governing the chemical composition of the extra-tropical UTLS 2005 ·elib (German Aerospace Center) ·(unknown), Likun Pan, Heini Wernli, Horst Fischer, Peter Haynes, R. J. Salawitch, B. Kärcher, Michael J. Prather, Sarah J. Doherty, A. R. Ravishankara	1
19	Stratospheric Circulation and Tracer/Ozone Changes in Response to Alternative Doubled CO2 Climate Depictions 2001 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·David Rind, J. Lerner, Michael J. Prather, C. A. McLinden	0
20	Aqueous Chemistry and the Balance of NH 3 and H 2 S on Uranus 1987 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·Michael J. Prather, B. E. Carlson, (unknown)	1

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