Roy M. Harrison

66.3k total citations · 17 hit papers
696 papers, 43.7k citations indexed

About

Roy M. Harrison is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy M. Harrison has authored 696 papers receiving a total of 43.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 466 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 376 papers in Atmospheric Science and 189 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Roy M. Harrison's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (425 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (373 papers) and Vehicle emissions and performance (188 papers). Roy M. Harrison is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (425 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (373 papers) and Vehicle emissions and performance (188 papers). Roy M. Harrison collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Spain. Roy M. Harrison's co-authors include Jia‐Xin Yin, A. Thorpe, Alan M. Jones, Pallavi Pant, David C. S. Beddows, David J. Smith, Ji Ping Shi, Casimiro Pio, Juana María Delgado-Saborit and D. P. H. Laxen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Roy M. Harrison

686 papers receiving 41.9k citations

Hit Papers

Sources and properties of... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2008 1996 2013 2000 2008 400 800 1.2k
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. Sources and properties of non-exhaust particulate matter from road traffic: A review
    2008 1.3k citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  2. Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Collected from an Urban Location in Birmingham, U.K.
    1996 1.2k citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  3. Estimation of the contribution of road traffic emissions to particulate matter concentrations from field measurements: A review
    2013 957 citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  4. Particulate matter in the atmosphere: which particle properties are important for its effects on health?
    2000 937 citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  5. Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: A review of methods and results
    2008 770 citations Xavier Querol, Andrés Alástuey et al. profile →
  6. Carbonaceous aerosol in urban and rural European atmospheres: estimation of secondary organic carbon concentrations
    1999 740 citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  7. The effects of meteorological factors on atmospheric bioaerosol concentrations—a review
    2004 666 citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  8. Chemical reactivity and long-range transport potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons – a review
    2013 582 citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  9. Particles, air quality, policy and health
    2012 549 citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  10. Speciation and origin of PM10 and PM2.5 in selected European cities
    2004 522 citations Xavier Querol, Andrés Alástuey et al. profile →
  11. Estimation of the Contributions of Brake Dust, Tire Wear, and Resuspension to Nonexhaust Traffic Particles Derived from Atmospheric Measurements
    2012 488 citations Roy M. Harrison, David C. Green et al. profile →
  12. Emissions and indoor concentrations of particulate matter and its specific chemical components from cooking: A review
    2013 426 citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  13. Assessing the impact of clean air action on air quality trends in Beijing using a machine learning technique
    2019 286 citations Tuan V. Vu, Zongbo Shi et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  14. Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns
    2021 275 citations Zongbo Shi, Congbo Song et al. Science Advances profile →
  15. A Review of Road Traffic-Derived Non-Exhaust Particles: Emissions, Physicochemical Characteristics, Health Risks, and Mitigation Measures
    2022 242 citations David C. Green, Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  16. Non-exhaust vehicle emissions of particulate matter and VOC from road traffic: A review
    2021 224 citations Roy M. Harrison et al. profile →
  17. Formation of secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic precursors in laboratory studies
    2022 134 citations Deepchandra Srivastava, Tuan V. Vu et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Roy M. Harrison 31.1k 20.7k 11.1k 10.3k 6.7k 696 43.7k
Philip K. Hopke 28.4k 0.9× 20.6k 1.0× 13.0k 1.2× 7.1k 0.7× 6.3k 0.9× 1.0k 40.1k
Xavier Querol 26.6k 0.9× 17.8k 0.9× 10.4k 0.9× 8.0k 0.8× 7.6k 1.1× 766 47.2k
James J. Schauer 27.3k 0.9× 20.8k 1.0× 8.1k 0.7× 8.3k 0.8× 5.8k 0.9× 506 34.6k
Andrés Alástuey 18.4k 0.6× 14.3k 0.7× 7.3k 0.7× 5.5k 0.5× 6.2k 0.9× 426 28.9k
C. Arden Pope 43.9k 1.4× 11.5k 0.6× 13.9k 1.3× 7.6k 0.7× 5.1k 0.8× 167 52.5k
John G. Watson 22.8k 0.7× 21.4k 1.0× 7.8k 0.7× 7.9k 0.8× 6.9k 1.0× 491 31.2k
Douglas W. Dockery 37.0k 1.2× 8.8k 0.4× 11.4k 1.0× 6.3k 0.6× 3.3k 0.5× 244 47.6k
Junji Cao 26.2k 0.8× 26.9k 1.3× 8.0k 0.7× 5.3k 0.5× 11.1k 1.7× 925 46.0k
Constantinos Sioutas 25.5k 0.8× 9.7k 0.5× 8.7k 0.8× 7.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.3× 429 31.3k
Petros Koutrakis 25.9k 0.8× 7.9k 0.4× 10.1k 0.9× 3.4k 0.3× 4.1k 0.6× 600 31.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy M. Harrison

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All Works

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Udina, Mireia, et al.. (2025). Origin, transport and processing of organic aerosols at different altitudes in coastal Mediterranean urban areas. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 25(24). 18389–18407.
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Brean, James, David C. S. Beddows, Zongbo Shi, et al.. (2024). The behaviour of charged particles (ions) during new particle formation events in urban Leipzig, Germany. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 24(18). 10349–10361. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Xuefang, Roy M. Harrison, Yan Shen, et al.. (2023). Present and future emission characteristics of air pollutants and CO2 from the Beijing transport sector and their synergistic emission reduction benefits. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 14(9). 101844–101844. 12 indexed citations
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Wu, Xuefang, Tuan V. Vu, Roy M. Harrison, et al.. (2022). Long-term characterization of roadside air pollutants in urban Beijing and associated public health implications. Environmental Research. 212(Pt B). 113277–113277. 20 indexed citations
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Resongles, Eléonore, Volker Dietze, David C. Green, et al.. (2021). Strong evidence for the continued contribution of lead deposited during the 20th century to the atmospheric environment in London of today. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(26). 95 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Deepchandra, Jingsha Xu, Tuan V. Vu, et al.. (2021). Insight into PM 2.5 sources by applying positive matrix factorization (PMF) at urban and rural sites of Beijing. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(19). 14703–14724. 61 indexed citations
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Li, Xue, et al.. (2021). Frontier review on comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography for measuring organic aerosol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100013–100013. 22 indexed citations
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Shi, Zongbo, Congbo Song, Bowen Liu, et al.. (2021). Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns. Science Advances. 7(3). 275 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bloss, William J., Louisa J. Kramer, Leigh R. Crilley, et al.. (2020). Insights into air pollution chemistry and sulphate formation from nitrous acid (HONO) measurements during haze events in Beijing. Faraday Discussions. 226. 223–238. 10 indexed citations
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Vu, Tuan V., Zongbo Shi, Jing Cheng, et al.. (2019). Assessing the impact of clean air action on air quality trends in Beijing using a machine learning technique. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(17). 11303–11314. 286 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alam, Mohammed S., Christopher Stark, Ruixin Xu, et al.. (2019). Aliphatic carbonyl compounds (C 8 –C 26 ) in wintertime atmospheric aerosol in London, UK. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(4). 2233–2246. 10 indexed citations
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Alam, Mohammed S., Soheil Zeraati-Rezaei, Zhirong Liang, et al.. (2018). Mapping and quantifying isomer sets of hydrocarbons ( ≥  C 12 ) in diesel exhaust, lubricating oil and diesel fuel samples using GC  ×  GC-ToF-MS. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 11(5). 3047–3058. 55 indexed citations
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Masiol, Mauro, Roy M. Harrison, Tuan V. Vu, & David C. S. Beddows. (2017). Sources of sub-micrometre particles near a major international airport. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(20). 12379–12403. 51 indexed citations
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Dall’Osto, Manuel, David C. S. Beddows, E. McGillicuddy, et al.. (2016). On the simultaneous deployment of two single-particle mass spectrometers atan urban background and a roadside site during SAPUSS. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 16(15). 9693–9710. 27 indexed citations
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Dall’Osto, Manuel, Xavier Querol, Andrés Alástuey, et al.. (2013). On the spatial distribution and evolution of ultrafine particles in Barcelona. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(2). 741–759. 78 indexed citations
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Ayres, Jon G., Paul J. A. Borm, Flemming R. Cassee, et al.. (2008). Evaluating the Toxicity of Airborne Particulate Matter and Nanoparticles by Measuring Oxidative Stress Potential—A Workshop Report and Consensus Statement. Inhalation Toxicology. 20(1). 75–99. 473 indexed citations
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Ward, Derek, Martin R. Miller, Sarah Walters, Roy M. Harrison, & J G Ayres. (2000). Impact of correcting peak flow for nonlinear errors on air pollutant effect estimates from a panel study. European Respiratory Journal. 15(1). 137–140. 4 indexed citations
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Harrison, Roy M., I. Colbeck, & A. John Simmons. (1988). Comparative evaluation of Indoor and outdoor air quality ‐ chemical considerations. Environmental Technology Letters. 9(6). 521–530. 4 indexed citations

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