Sanford Sillman

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Sanford Sillman is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Sanford Sillman has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Atmospheric Science, 30 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Sanford Sillman's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (53 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (36 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (29 papers). Sanford Sillman is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (53 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (36 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (29 papers). Sanford Sillman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Sanford Sillman's co-authors include Jennifer A. Logan, Steven C. Wofsy, Perry J. Samson, Joyce E. Penner, Dongyang He, Akinori Ito, Guangxing Lin, Daniel J. Jacob, Li Xu and M. Flanner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sanford Sillman

58 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

The relation between ozone, NOx and hydrocarbons in urban... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1999 1995 1990 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. The relation between ozone, NOx and hydrocarbons in urban and polluted rural environments
    1999 1.2k citations Sanford Sillman Atmospheric Environment profile →
  2. The use of NOy, H2O2, and HNO3 as indicators for ozone‐NOx‐hydrocarbon sensitivity in urban locations
    1995 563 citations Sanford Sillman Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  3. The sensitivity of ozone to nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons in regional ozone episodes
    1990 481 citations Sanford Sillman, Jennifer A. Logan et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sanford Sillman United States 36 5.5k 3.6k 2.3k 1.6k 682 58 6.3k
Havala O. T. Pye United States 38 4.8k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 949 0.6× 659 1.0× 81 5.3k
Claire Granier United States 36 7.0k 1.3× 3.1k 0.9× 4.8k 2.1× 1.2k 0.8× 704 1.0× 68 8.2k
Oliver Wild United Kingdom 41 5.4k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 3.8k 1.7× 1.1k 0.7× 536 0.8× 123 6.6k
Rohit Mathur United States 41 4.6k 0.8× 3.2k 0.9× 2.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 603 0.9× 142 5.3k
Jeff Peischl United States 42 3.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 2.8k 1.2× 857 0.6× 471 0.7× 110 4.9k
Greg Yarwood United States 37 4.6k 0.8× 3.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 993 1.5× 129 5.5k
Kathy S. Law France 38 4.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 3.5k 1.6× 576 0.4× 258 0.4× 115 5.1k
Brendan D. Field United States 13 4.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 3.0k 1.3× 494 0.3× 255 0.4× 15 4.8k
Keding Lu China 51 6.8k 1.2× 4.5k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 2.8k 1.8× 564 0.8× 177 7.5k
Martin Steinbacher Switzerland 42 4.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 3.3k 1.5× 867 0.6× 302 0.4× 116 5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sanford Sillman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sanford Sillman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sanford Sillman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sanford Sillman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sanford Sillman 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 Sanford Sillman. Sanford Sillman 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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Zhu, Jialei, Joyce E. Penner, Fangqun Yu, et al.. (2019). Decrease in radiative forcing by organic aerosol nucleation, climate, and land use change. Nature Communications. 10(1). 423–423. 56 indexed citations
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Lin, Guangxing, Sanford Sillman, Joyce E. Penner, & Akinori Ito. (2014). Global modeling of SOA: the use of different mechanisms for aqueous-phase formation. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(11). 5451–5475. 92 indexed citations
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Steiner, Allison L., Ahmed B. Tawfik, A. Shalaby, et al.. (2014). Climatological simulations of ozone and atmospheric aerosols in the Greater Cairo region. Climate Research. 59(3). 207–228. 15 indexed citations
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Sillman, Sanford, Frank J. Marsik, J. Timothy Dvonch, & Gerald J. Keeler. (2013). Assessing Atmospheric Deposition of Mercury in Florida, USA: Local versus Global Sources and Models versus Measurements. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 7008–7008. 2 indexed citations
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Shalaby, A., A. S. Zakey, Ahmed B. Tawfik, et al.. (2012). Implementation and evaluation of online gas-phase chemistry within a regional climate model (RegCM-CHEM4). Geoscientific model development. 5(3). 741–760. 63 indexed citations
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Lin, Guangxing, Joyce E. Penner, Sanford Sillman, Domenico Taraborrelli, & Jos Lelieveld. (2012). Global modeling of SOA formation from dicarbonyls, epoxides, organic nitrates and peroxides. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(10). 4743–4774. 73 indexed citations
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Sillman, Sanford & J. Jason West. (2009). Reactive nitrogen in Mexico City and its relation to ozone-precursor sensitivity: results from photochemical models. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 9(11). 3477–3489. 48 indexed citations
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Wallington, Timothy J., M. D. Hurley, Jigang Xia, et al.. (2005). Formation of C7F15COOH (PFOA) and Other Perfluorocarboxylic Acids during the Atmospheric Oxidation of 8:2 Fluorotelomer Alcohol. Environmental Science & Technology. 40(3). 924–930. 242 indexed citations
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Feng, Yan, Joyce E. Penner, Sanford Sillman, & Xiaohong Liu. (2004). Effects of cloud overlap in photochemical models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 109(D4). 23 indexed citations
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Sillman, Sanford, Mary Anne Carroll, Troy Thornberry, et al.. (2002). Loss of isoprene and sources of nighttime OH radicals at a rural site in the United States: Results from photochemical models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 107(D5). 28 indexed citations
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Faloona, I. C., D. Tan, W. H. Brune, et al.. (2001). Nighttime observations of anomalously high levels of hydroxyl radicals above a deciduous forest canopy. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(D20). 24315–24333. 102 indexed citations
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Sillman, Sanford, M. Talat Odman, & Armistead G. Russell. (2001). Comment on “On the indicator‐based approach to assess ozone sensitivities and emissions features” by Cheng‐Hsuan Lu and Julius S. Chang. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(D18). 20941–20944. 4 indexed citations
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Pippin, M. R., S. B. Bertman, Troy Thornberry, et al.. (2001). Seasonal variations of PAN, PPN, and O3 at the upper Midwest PROPHET site. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(D20). 24451–24463. 21 indexed citations
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Sillman, Sanford. (1999). The relation between ozone, NOx and hydrocarbons in urban and polluted rural environments. Atmospheric Environment. 33(12). 1821–1845. 1218 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carroll, Mary Anne, Sanford Sillman, Tao Wang, et al.. (1998). Photochemical production and loss rates of ozone at Sable Island, Nova Scotia during the North Atlantic Regional Experiment (NARE) 1993 summer intensive. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(D11). 13531–13555. 16 indexed citations
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Sillman, Sanford, Dongyang He, C. A. Cardelino, & Robert E. Imhoff. (1997). The Use of Photochemical Indicators to Evaluate Ozone-NOx-Hydrocarbon Sensitivity: Case Studies from Atlanta, New York, and Los Angeles. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 47(10). 1030–1040. 94 indexed citations
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Milford, Jana B., et al.. (1994). Total reactive nitrogen (NOy) as an indicator of the sensitivity of ozone to reductions in hydrocarbon and NOx emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(D2). 3533–3542. 154 indexed citations
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Sillman, Sanford & Perry J. Samson. (1993). Nitrogen oxides, regional transport, and ozone air quality: Results of a regional-scale model for the midwestern United States. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 67(1-2). 117–132. 9 indexed citations
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Sillman, Sanford, Jennifer A. Logan, & Steven C. Wofsy. (1990). The sensitivity of ozone to nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons in regional ozone episodes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(D2). 1837–1851. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jacob, Daniel J., Sanford Sillman, Jennifer A. Logan, & S. C. Wofsy. (1989). Least independent variables method for simulation of tropospheric ozone. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(D6). 8497–8509. 34 indexed citations

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