N. H. Frank

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

N. H. Frank is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, N. H. Frank has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 20 papers in Atmospheric Science and 18 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in N. H. Frank's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (24 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (20 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (18 papers). N. H. Frank is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (24 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (20 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (18 papers). N. H. Frank collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Mexico. N. H. Frank's co-authors include Rodney J. Weber, A. Hecobian, Mei Zheng, X. Zhang, John G. Watson, William C. Malm, Eric S. Edgerton, Heather Simon, J. L. Hand and Bret A. Schichtel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

N. H. Frank

29 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Water-Soluble Organic Aerosol material and the light-abso... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
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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. Water-Soluble Organic Aerosol material and the light-absorption characteristics of aqueous extracts measured over the Southeastern United States
    2010 465 citations A. Hecobian, X. Zhang et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
N. H. Frank United States 20 1.9k 1.6k 686 550 389 30 2.2k
Marc Pitchford United States 23 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 1.8× 455 0.8× 321 0.8× 50 2.2k
V. A. Lanz Switzerland 14 2.9k 1.5× 2.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.6× 730 1.3× 561 1.4× 15 3.1k
Sergey L. Napelenok United States 24 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 672 1.0× 585 1.1× 433 1.1× 49 2.1k
Heather Simon United States 24 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 684 1.0× 579 1.1× 367 0.9× 48 2.2k
Xuguang Chi China 34 2.9k 1.6× 2.3k 1.4× 1.2k 1.7× 761 1.4× 521 1.3× 117 3.2k
Agnès Borbon France 26 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 503 0.7× 626 1.1× 581 1.5× 72 2.1k
Shunsuke Nakao United States 23 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 439 0.6× 349 0.6× 256 0.7× 32 1.6k
Kaspar R. Daellenbach Switzerland 29 2.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.2× 654 1.0× 779 1.4× 400 1.0× 69 2.6k
Lyle C. Pritchett United States 7 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 492 0.7× 350 0.6× 464 1.2× 8 1.6k
Clifton A. Frazier United States 9 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 490 0.7× 486 0.9× 609 1.6× 9 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by N. H. Frank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. H. Frank

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of N. H. Frank. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of N. H. Frank based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with N. H. Frank. N. H. Frank is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Frank, N. H.. (2018). Making the Grade: The Contribution of Education Expenditure to Economic Growth. Digital Commons - IWU (Illinois Wesleyan University). 14(1). 11. 5 indexed citations
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Simon, Heather, Adam Reff, Benjamin B. Wells, Jia Xing, & N. H. Frank. (2014). Ozone Trends Across the United States over a Period of Decreasing NOx and VOC Emissions. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(1). 186–195. 330 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhen, A. Hecobian, Mei Zheng, et al.. (2012). Spatial and seasonal variations of fine particle water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) over the southeastern United States: implications for secondary organic aerosol formation. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(14). 6593–6607. 79 indexed citations
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Hand, J. L., Bret A. Schichtel, Marc Pitchford, William C. Malm, & N. H. Frank. (2012). Seasonal composition of remote and urban fine particulate matter in the United States. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 117(D5). 208 indexed citations
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Simon, Heather, Prakash V. Bhave, Jenise Swall, N. H. Frank, & William C. Malm. (2011). Determining the spatial and seasonal variability in OM/OC ratios across the US using multiple regression. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 11(6). 2933–2949. 75 indexed citations
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Frank, N. H., et al.. (2010). Optical Measurements Of CSN and FRM Teflon Filters To Estimate Elemental Carbon To Support Health Studies, PM2.5 NAAQS Implementation And Climate. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, X., A. Hecobian, Mei Zheng, N. H. Frank, & Rodney J. Weber. (2010). Biomass burning impact on PM 2.5 over the southeastern US during 2007: integrating chemically speciated FRM filter measurements, MODIS fire counts and PMF analysis. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(14). 6839–6853. 192 indexed citations
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Chow, Judith C., John G. Watson, L.‐W. Antony Chen, John Rice, & N. H. Frank. (2010). Quantification of PM 2.5 organic carbon sampling artifacts in US networks. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(12). 5223–5239. 126 indexed citations
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Hecobian, A., X. Zhang, Mei Zheng, et al.. (2010). Water-Soluble Organic Aerosol material and the light-absorption characteristics of aqueous extracts measured over the Southeastern United States. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(13). 5965–5977. 465 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chow, Judith C., John G. Watson, Mark C. Green, & N. H. Frank. (2010). Filter Light Attenuation as a Surrogate for Elemental Carbon. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 60(11). 1365–1375. 27 indexed citations
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Watson, John G., Judith C. Chow, L.‐W. Antony Chen, & N. H. Frank. (2009). Methods to Assess Carbonaceous Aerosol Sampling Artifacts for IMPROVE and Other Long-Term Networks. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 59(8). 898–911. 112 indexed citations
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Frank, N. H.. (2006). Retained Nitrate, Hydrated Sulfates, and Carbonaceous Mass in Federal Reference Method Fine Particulate Matter for Six Eastern U.S. Cities. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 56(4). 500–511. 76 indexed citations
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Rao, V. Dharma, et al.. (2003). Chemical Speciation of PM 2.5 in Urban and Rural Areas. 8 indexed citations
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Chow, Judith C., Johann Engelbrecht, John G. Watson, et al.. (2002). Designing monitoring networks to represent outdoor human exposure. Chemosphere. 49(9). 961–978. 74 indexed citations
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Frank, N. H., et al.. (1991). National air quality and emissions trends report, 1989. Executive Summary and Chapter 4 - excerpts. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Nevers, Noel de, et al.. (1979). Patterns in TSP Distribution Functions. Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association. 29(1). 32–37. 10 indexed citations

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