R. C. Levy

28.5k total citations · 13 hit papers
160 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

R. C. Levy is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, R. C. Levy has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 133 papers in Atmospheric Science and 16 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in R. C. Levy's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (128 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (125 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (76 papers). R. C. Levy is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (128 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (125 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (76 papers). R. C. Levy collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and China. R. C. Levy's co-authors include L. A. Remer, S. Mattoo, Yoram J. Kaufman, Ralph A. Kahn, A. M. Sayer, Charles Ichoku, N. Christina Hsu, L. A. Munchak, Éric Vermote and B. N. Holben and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

R. C. Levy

154 papers receiving 19.1k 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.

The MODIS Aerosol Algorithm, Products, and Validation

2005 2.6k citations L. A. Remer, S. Mattoo et al. profile →
The Collection 6 MODIS aerosol products over land and ocean

2013 1.7k citations R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo et al. Atmospheric measurement techniques profile →
Global Estimates of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations from Satellite-Based Aerosol Optical Depth: Development and Application

2010 1.3k citations Ralph A. Kahn, R. C. Levy et al. profile →
Second‐generation operational algorithm: Retrieval of aerosol properties over land from inversion of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer spectral reflectance

2007 1.1k citations R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Global evaluation of the Collection 5 MODIS dark-target aerosol products over land

2010 1.0k citations R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter using a Combined Geophysical-Statistical Method with Information from Satellites, Models, and Monitors

2016 881 citations N. Christina Hsu, Ralph A. Kahn et al. profile →
Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors

2008 656 citations L. A. Remer, R. G. Kleidman et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Satellite-Based Spatiotemporal Trends in PM _2.5 Concentrations: China, 2004–2013

2015 605 citations A. M. Sayer, R. C. Levy et al. profile →
Global aerosol optical properties and application to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aerosol retrieval over land

2007 569 citations R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Global Estimates and Long-Term Trends of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations (1998–2018)

2020 566 citations A. M. Sayer, N. Christina Hsu et al. profile →
MODIS Collection 6 aerosol products: Comparison between Aqua's e‐Deep Blue, Dark Target, and “merged” data sets, and usage recommendations

2014 565 citations A. M. Sayer, L. A. Munchak et al. profile →
Multiangle implementation of atmospheric correction (MAIAC): 2. Aerosol algorithm

2011 489 citations Ralph A. Kahn, L. A. Remer et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Monthly Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter and Their Uncertainty

2021 414 citations M. J. Garay, N. Christina Hsu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. C. Levy United States	53	15.2k	15.2k	5.3k	3.2k	990	160	19.6k
Ralph A. Kahn United States	70	14.4k 0.9×	14.2k 0.9×	4.8k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	902 0.9×	279	19.7k
Zhanqing Li United States	81	18.7k 1.2×	18.3k 1.2×	6.5k 1.2×	4.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	470	25.2k
Oliviér Boucher France	78	21.7k 1.4×	19.5k 1.3×	3.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	287	27.2k
N. Christina Hsu United States	51	10.4k 0.7×	10.5k 0.7×	3.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	381 0.4×	106	13.2k
Xiaoye Zhang China	67	8.3k 0.5×	11.0k 0.7×	6.6k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	257 0.3×	396	14.8k
Jun Wang United States	60	8.2k 0.5×	8.5k 0.6×	4.0k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	587 0.6×	384	12.7k
Jianping Guo China	63	8.1k 0.5×	9.1k 0.6×	4.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	452 0.5×	382	12.8k
A. Stohl Norway	86	20.5k 1.3×	22.3k 1.5×	6.0k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	675 0.7×	394	28.0k
Alexei Lyapustin United States	66	9.3k 0.6×	7.9k 0.5×	7.2k 1.4×	5.8k 1.8×	3.1k 3.1×	213	16.9k
A. M. Sayer United States	36	6.8k 0.4×	6.8k 0.4×	2.9k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	333 0.3×	95	9.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. C. Levy

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Knobelspiesse, Kirk, Amir Ibrahim, Bryan A. Franz, et al.. (2021). Analysis of simultaneous aerosol and ocean glint retrieval using multi-angle observations. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 14(5). 3233–3252. 10 indexed citations

Moss, Gemma, Alice Bradbury, Sam Duncan, Sinéad Harmey, & R. C. Levy. (2020). Responding to COVID-19, Briefing Note 2: Learning after lockdown. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Yaping, R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer, et al.. (2020). Dust Aerosol Retrieval Over the Oceans With the MODIS/VIIRS Dark‐Target Algorithm: 1. Dust Detection. Earth and Space Science. 7(10). 25 indexed citations

Zhou, Yaping, R. C. Levy, L. A. Remer, S. Mattoo, & R. Espinosa. (2020). Dust Aerosol Retrieval Over the Oceans With the MODIS/VIIRS Dark Target Algorithm: 2. Nonspherical Dust Model. Earth and Space Science. 7(10). 22 indexed citations

Yu, Hongbin, Yang Yang, Hailong Wang, et al.. (2020). Interannual variability and trends of combustion aerosol and dust in major continental outflows revealed by MODIS retrievals and CAM5 simulations during 2003–2017. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(1). 139–161. 47 indexed citations

Gupta, Pawan, R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, et al.. (2019). Applying the Dark Target aerosol algorithm with Advanced Himawari Imager observations during the KORUS-AQ field campaign. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(12). 6557–6577. 47 indexed citations

Shi, Yingxi, R. C. Levy, T. F. Eck, et al.. (2019). Characterizing the 2015 Indonesia fire event using modified MODIS aerosol retrievals. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(1). 259–274. 41 indexed citations

Wang, Yi, Jun Wang, R. C. Levy, Xiaoguang Xu, & Jeffrey S. Reid. (2017). MODIS Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Depth over Turbid Coastal Water. Remote Sensing. 9(6). 595–595. 29 indexed citations

Gupta, Pawan, R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, L. A. Remer, & L. A. Munchak. (2016). A surface reflectance scheme for retrieving aerosol optical depth over urbansurfaces in MODIS Dark Target retrieval algorithm. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 9(7). 3293–3308. 162 indexed citations

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Xiao, Qingyang, Myungje Choi, Shobha Kondragunta, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of VIIRS, GOCI, and MODIS Collection 6 AOD retrievals against ground sunphotometer measurements over East Asia. 5 indexed citations

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Munchak, L. A., R. C. Levy, & S. Mattoo. (2014). Global and regional validation of the Collection 6 MODIS dark target aerosol products, and comparison to Collection 5. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Colarco, Peter R., Ralph A. Kahn, L. A. Remer, & R. C. Levy. (2014). Impact of satellite viewing-swath width on global and regional aerosol optical thickness statistics and trends. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 7(7). 2313–2335. 33 indexed citations

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Matsui, Toshi, Charles Ichoku, Cynthia A. Randles, et al.. (2014). Current and Future Perspectives of Aerosol Research at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 95(10). ES203–ES207. 1 indexed citations

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Levy, R. C., S. Mattoo, L. A. Munchak, et al.. (2013). The Collection 6 MODIS aerosol products over land and ocean. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 6(11). 2989–3034. 1709 indexed citations breakdown →

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Munchak, L. A., R. C. Levy, S. Mattoo, et al.. (2013). MODIS 3 km aerosol product: applications over land in an urban/suburban region. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 6(7). 1747–1759. 140 indexed citations

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Mattoo, S., et al.. (2012). Retrieving aerosol in a cloudy environment: aerosol availability as a function of spatial and temporal resolution. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 4 indexed citations

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Witte, J. C., A. R. Douglass, Arlindo da Silva, et al.. (2011). NASA A-Train and Terra observations of the 2010 Russian wildfires. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 11(17). 9287–9301. 104 indexed citations

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Mattoo, S., R. G. Kleidman, L. A. Remer, R. C. Levy, & A. Smirnov. (2010). Wind speed dependence in the MODIS aerosol retrieval over ocean. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010.

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Levy, R. C., L. A. Remer, R. G. Kleidman, et al.. (2010). Global evaluation of the Collection 5 MODIS dark-target aerosol products over land. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(21). 10399–10420. 1033 indexed citations breakdown →

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Levy, R. C., L. A. Remer, & Оleg Dubovik. (2007). Global aerosol optical properties and application to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aerosol retrieval over land. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(D13). 569 indexed citations breakdown →

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