Norman G. Loeb

18.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
190 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Norman G. Loeb is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman G. Loeb has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 164 papers in Atmospheric Science and 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Norman G. Loeb's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (134 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (102 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (91 papers). Norman G. Loeb is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (134 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (102 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (91 papers). Norman G. Loeb collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Norman G. Loeb's co-authors include Seiji Kato, David R. Doelling, Natividad Manalo‐Smith, Fred G. Rose, Bruce A. Wielicki, Wenying Su, Takmeng Wong, K. Loukachine, David A. Rutan and Martin Wild and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Norman G. Loeb

188 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Toward Optimal Closure of the Earth's Top-of-Atmosphere R... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2008 2012 2006 2017 2018 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. Toward Optimal Closure of the Earth's Top-of-Atmosphere Radiation Budget
    2008 750 citations Norman G. Loeb, Bruce A. Wielicki et al. Journal of Climate profile →
  2. An update on Earth's energy balance in light of the latest global observations
    2012 671 citations Martin Wild, Norman G. Loeb et al. profile →
  3. A review of measurement-based assessments of the aerosol direct radiative effect and forcing
    2006 656 citations Nicolas Bellouin, Norman G. Loeb et al. profile →
  4. Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Edition-4.0 Data Product
    2017 639 citations Norman G. Loeb, David R. Doelling et al. Journal of Climate profile →
  5. Surface Irradiances of Edition 4.0 Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Data Product
    2018 334 citations Seiji Kato, Fred G. Rose et al. Journal of Climate profile →
  6. Global warming in the pipeline
    2023 142 citations James E. Hansen, Makiko Sato et al. profile →
  7. Satellite and Ocean Data Reveal Marked Increase in Earth’s Heating Rate
    2021 141 citations Norman G. Loeb, Gregory C. Johnson et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers

Norman G. Loeb
Qiang Fu United States
Yongxiang Hu United States
Graeme L. Stephens United States
W. Paul Menzel United States
Patrick Minnis United States
Steven Platnick United States
Thomas P. Ackerman United States
E. P. Shettle United States
Tristan L’Ecuyer United States
Ellsworth G Dutton United States
Qiang Fu United States
Norman G. Loeb
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Fields of papers citing papers by Norman G. Loeb

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norman G. Loeb

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Myhre, Gunnar, Øivind Hodnebrog, Norman G. Loeb, & Piers Forster. (2025). Observed trend in Earth energy imbalance may provide a constraint for low climate sensitivity models. Science. 388(6752). 1210–1213. 1 indexed citations
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Hansen, James E., Makiko Sato, Leon Simons, et al.. (2023). Global warming in the pipeline. 3(1). 142 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johnson, Gregory C., Felix W. Landerer, Norman G. Loeb, et al.. (2023). Closure of Earth’s Global Seasonal Cycle of Energy Storage. Surveys in Geophysics. 45(6). 1785–1797. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Moguo, et al.. (2022). Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) FluxByCldTyp Edition 4 Data Product. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 39(3). 303–318. 27 indexed citations
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Huang, Xianglei, Xiuhong Chen, Seiji Kato, et al.. (2022). A Synopsis of AIRS Global‐Mean Clear‐Sky Radiance Trends From 2003 to 2020. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 127(24). 4 indexed citations
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Loeb, Norman G., Gregory C. Johnson, Tyler J. Thorsen, et al.. (2021). Satellite and Ocean Data Reveal Marked Increase in Earth’s Heating Rate. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(13). 141 indexed citations breakdown →
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Su, Wenying, Norman G. Loeb, Thomas H. Vonder Haar, et al.. (2021). Shortwave Radiance to Irradiance Conversion for Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Observations: A Review. Remote Sensing. 13(13). 2640–2640. 18 indexed citations
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Ming, Yi, Norman G. Loeb, Pu Lin, et al.. (2020). Assessing the influence of COVID-19 on Earth's radiative balance. 1 indexed citations
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Loeb, Norman G., Hailan Wang, Richard P. Allan, et al.. (2020). New Generation of Climate Models Track Recent Unprecedented Changes in Earth's Radiation Budget Observed by CERES. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(5). 48 indexed citations
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Kato, Seiji, Fred G. Rose, David A. Rutan, et al.. (2018). Surface Irradiances of Edition 4.0 Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Data Product. Journal of Climate. 31(11). 4501–4527. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Xiuhong, Xianglei Huang, Xiquan Dong, et al.. (2018). Using AIRS and ARM SGP Clear‐Sky Observations to Evaluate Meteorological Reanalyses: A Hyperspectral Radiance Closure Approach. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 123(20). 3 indexed citations
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Loeb, Norman G., David R. Doelling, Hailan Wang, et al.. (2017). Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Edition-4.0 Data Product. Journal of Climate. 31(2). 895–918. 639 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Hailan, Wenying Su, Norman G. Loeb, Deepthi Achuthavarier, & Siegfried D. Schubert. (2017). The role of DYNAMO in situ observations in improving NASA CERES‐like daily surface and atmospheric radiative flux estimates. Earth and Space Science. 4(4). 164–183. 1 indexed citations
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Loeb, Norman G., Kory J. Priestley, Patrick Minnis, et al.. (2015). Towards a Seamless Global Long-Term Earth Radiation Budget Climate Data Record. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Wild, Martin, Doris Folini, Christoph Schär, Norman G. Loeb, & Gert König‐Langlo. (2014). Earth radiation balance as observed and represented in CMIP5 models. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations
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Wild, Martin, Doris Folini, Christoph Schär, et al.. (2014). The energy balance over land and sea: An assessment based on direct observations and CMIP5 models. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 3 indexed citations
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Loeb, Norman G., et al.. (2014). Assessment of NASA GISS CMIP5 and Post-CMIP5 Simulated Clouds and TOA Radiation Budgets Using Satellite Observations. Journal of Climate. 28(5). 2 indexed citations
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Doelling, David R., Norman G. Loeb, D. F. Keyes, et al.. (2013). Geostationary Enhanced Temporal Interpolation for CERES Flux Products. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 30(6). 1072–1090. 347 indexed citations
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Wild, Martin, Doris Folini, Christoph Schär, et al.. (2013). The Earth’s radiation balance and its representation in CMIP5 models. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations
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Loeb, Norman G., Bruce A. Wielicki, David R. Doelling, et al.. (2008). Toward Optimal Closure of the Earth's Top-of-Atmosphere Radiation Budget. Journal of Climate. 22(3). 748–766. 750 indexed citations breakdown →

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