Robert J. Charlson

28.5k citations

209 papers · 20.9k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 63

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 0.01%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Global and Planetary Change top 0.02%
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Climate variability and models

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 144
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 133
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 51
Global and Planetary Change 129
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds 107
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 38

Co-authors: Stephen G. Warren Meinrat O. Andreae J. E. Lovelock Stephen E. Schwartz J. A. Ogren James A. Coakley Henning Rodhe J.M. Hales
Journals: Tellus B (24 papers)Science (19 papers)Nature (15 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (14 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States Sweden Germany

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Charlson

201 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

7 papers align trajectories log scale

The CALIPSO Mission 2010 · 825 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
2000 Reviews of Geophysics
1999 Nature
1993 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
1992 Science
1991 Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
1987 Nature

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Reconciling aerosol light extinction measurements from spaceborne lidar observations and in situ measurements in the Arctic Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Matthias Tesche, Paul Zieger, Narges Rastak, Robert J. Charlson, Paul Glantz, P. Tunved, Hans‐Christen Hansson	2014	19
2	Note on the Design and Location of Air Sampling Devices Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association ·Robert J. Charlson	2012	0
3	Quantification of Monthly Mean Regional-Scale Albedo of Marine Stratiform Clouds in Satellite Observations and GCMs Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology ·Frida A.‐M. Bender, Robert J. Charlson, Annica M. L. Ekman, Louise V. Leahy	2011	40
4	Scientific Objectives, Measurement Needs, and Challenges Motivating the PARAGON Aerosol Initiative Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·John H. Seinfeld, Ralph A. Kahn, Theodore L. Anderson, Robert J. Charlson, Roger Davies, David J. Diner, J. A. Ogren, Stephen E. Schwartz, Bruce A. Wielicki	2004	14
5	Mesoscale Variations of Tropospheric Aerosols* Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Theodore L. Anderson, Robert J. Charlson, David M. Winker, J. A. Ogren, Kim Holmén	2002	253
6	Measurement of the lidar ratio for atmospheric aerosols with a 180° backscatter nephelometer Applied Optics ·Sarah J. Doherty, Theodore L. Anderson, Robert J. Charlson	1999	42
7	Correction to “Dissolution behavior and surface tension effects of organic compounds in nucleating cloud droplets” Geophysical Research Letters ·Michelle L. Shulman, Michael C. Jacobson, Robert J. Charlson, Robert E. Synovec, Toby E. Young	1996	36
8	Aerosol forcing of climate : report of the Dahlem Workshop on Aerosol Forcing of Climate, Berlin 1994, April 24-29 J. Wiley eBooks ·Robert J. Charlson, Jost Heintzenberg	1995	20
9	What is the importance of ocean margin processes in global change? Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ·Fred T. Mackenzie, J.M. Bewers, Robert J. Charlson, Eileen E. Hofmann, George A. Knauer, John C. Kraft, Eva‐Maria Nöthig, Birgit Quack, John J. Walsh, M. Whitfield, Roland Wollast	1991	23
10	Bistability of CCN concentrations and thermodynamics in the cloud-topped boundary layer Nature ·M. B. Baker, Robert J. Charlson	1990	104
11	Chemical consequences of the initial diffusional growth of cloud droplets: a clean marine case Tellus B ·C. H. Twohy, Philip H. Austin, Robert J. Charlson	1989	50
12	Measurements of the size-dependence of solute concentrations in cloud droplets Tellus B ·J. A. Ogren, Jost Heintzenberg, A. Zuber, Kevin J. Noone, Robert J. Charlson	1989	55
13	Climate forcing implications from Vostok ice-core sulphate data Nature ·Michel Legrand, R. Delmas, Robert J. Charlson	1988	77
14	Simultaneous observations of rainwater and aerosol chemistry at a remote mid-latitude site Preprints - American Chemical Society. Division of Petroleum Chemistry ·Richard J. Vong, H.-C. Hansson, H. B. Ross, D. S. Covert, Robert J. Charlson	1986	10
15	The sources of sulfate in precipitation: 2. Sensitivities to chemical variables Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Robert J. Charlson, Richard J. Vong, D́ean A. Hegg	1983	26
16	Refractive Index of Atmospheric Aerosols Prem S. Bhardwaja, Jost Heintzenberg, Robert J. Charlson	1977	1
17	The Dominance of Tropospheric Sulfate in Modifying Solar Radiation Robert J. Charlson, A.H. Vanderpol, A. P. Waggoner, D. S. Covert, M. B. Baker	1977	2
18	Use of Astronomical Telescopes to measure Aerosol Pollution Nature ·William M. Porch, Edward J. Mannery, Robert J. Charlson, P. W. Hodge	1971	10
19	Monitoring of Atmospheric Aerosol Parameters with the Integrating Nephelometer Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association ·Robert J. Charlson, N. C. Ahlquist, Harner Selvidge, Paul B. MacCready	1969	80
20	Atmospheric Composition. (Book Reviews: Air Chemistry and Radioactivity) Scientia Forestalis ·Konrad J. K. Buettner, Robert J. Charlson	1963	0

About Robert J. Charlson

Robert J. Charlson is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 209 papers that have together received 20.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (133 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (107 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (51 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (38 papers), Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (31 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (25 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (15 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (17.4k citations), Global and Planetary Change (14.1k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (4.7k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (478 citations) and Oceanography (1.7k citations). Robert J. Charlson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Stephen G. Warren, Meinrat O. Andreae, J. E. Lovelock, Stephen E. Schwartz, J. A. Ogren, James A. Coakley, Henning Rodhe, J.M. Hales, James E. Hansen and D. J. Hofmann. Their work appears in journals such as Tellus B, Science, Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

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