Stefan Kinne

36.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
87 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Stefan Kinne is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Kinne has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 82 papers in Atmospheric Science and 4 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Stefan Kinne's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (71 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (70 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (54 papers). Stefan Kinne is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (71 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (70 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (54 papers). Stefan Kinne collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Stefan Kinne's co-authors include B. N. Holben, Оleg Dubovik, Oliviér Boucher, A. Smirnov, T. F. Eck, I. Slutsker, N. T. O’Neill, Jeffrey S. Reid, Teruyuki Nakajima and Mian Chin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Kinne

84 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

Wavelength dependence of the optical depth of biomass bur... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2002 2013 2013 2005 500 1000 1.5k
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. Wavelength dependence of the optical depth of biomass burning, urban, and desert dust aerosols
    1999 1.8k citations B. N. Holben, Оleg Dubovik et al. profile →
  2. Tropospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness from the GOCART Model and Comparisons with Satellite and Sun Photometer Measurements
    2002 1.2k citations Mian Chin, Stefan Kinne et al. profile →
  3. Atmospheric component of the MPI‐M Earth System Model: ECHAM6
    2013 1.1k citations Björn Stevens, Thorsten Mauritsen et al. profile →
  4. Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements
    2013 787 citations Andreas Petzold, J. A. Ogren et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  5. The aerosol-climate model ECHAM5-HAM
    2005 766 citations Philip Stier, J. Feichter et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  6. Emissions of primary aerosol and precursor gases in the years 2000 and 1750 prescribed data-sets for AeroCom
    2006 673 citations Stefan Kinne, Oliviér Boucher et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  7. Global observations of aerosol-cloud-precipitation-climate interactions
    2014 362 citations Mian Chin, Gerrit de Leeuw et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefan Kinne Germany 41 10.3k 9.8k 1.6k 521 371 87 11.3k
R. A. Ferrare United States 51 9.1k 0.9× 9.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 861 1.7× 418 1.1× 243 10.5k
S. J. Ghan United States 65 11.6k 1.1× 11.2k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 462 0.9× 779 2.1× 182 12.6k
P. K. Bhartia United States 56 11.5k 1.1× 10.4k 1.1× 1.0k 0.6× 701 1.3× 288 0.8× 232 12.4k
Si‐Chee Tsay United States 44 6.4k 0.6× 6.5k 0.7× 867 0.5× 582 1.1× 388 1.0× 124 7.4k
Hongbin Yu United States 43 5.8k 0.6× 5.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 570 1.1× 570 1.5× 100 6.9k
K. Krishna Moorthy India 53 9.1k 0.9× 8.3k 0.8× 2.5k 1.5× 678 1.3× 122 0.3× 278 9.8k
Nobuo Sugimoto Japan 50 7.9k 0.8× 6.7k 0.7× 2.6k 1.6× 804 1.5× 997 2.7× 306 9.3k
Jonathan H. Jiang United States 50 6.7k 0.7× 6.0k 0.6× 783 0.5× 439 0.8× 180 0.5× 255 7.7k
E. V. Browell United States 57 9.4k 0.9× 8.7k 0.9× 800 0.5× 378 0.7× 247 0.7× 287 10.7k
David M. Winker United States 60 15.8k 1.5× 16.4k 1.7× 1.8k 1.1× 948 1.8× 1.1k 3.0× 203 18.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Kinne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Kinne

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pearson, K. J., Peter North, A. Heckel, et al.. (2025). Atmospheric aerosol measurements from the ATSR-SLSTR series of dual-view satellite instruments 1995–2022. Scientific Data. 12(1). 410–410.
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Wagner, Thomas, Steffen Dörner, Steffen Beirle, Sebastian Donner, & Stefan Kinne. (2021). Quantitative comparison of measured and simulated O 4 absorptions for one day with extremely low aerosol load over the tropical Atlantic. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 14(5). 3871–3893. 5 indexed citations
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Schutgens, Nick, Оleg Dubovik, Otto Hasekamp, et al.. (2021). AEROCOM and AEROSAT AAOD and SSA study – Part 1: Evaluation and intercomparison of satellite measurements. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(9). 6895–6917. 35 indexed citations
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Hase, Frank, Anna Agustí‐Panareda, Antje Inness, et al.. (2021). Shipborne measurements of XCO 2 , XCH 4 , and XCO above the Pacific Ocean and comparison to CAMS atmospheric analyses and S5P/TROPOMI. Earth system science data. 13(1). 199–211. 13 indexed citations
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Myhre, Gunnar, B. H. Samset, Kari Alterskjær, et al.. (2020). Cloudy-sky contributions to the direct aerosol effect. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(14). 8855–8865. 10 indexed citations
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Fiedler, Stephanie, Stefan Kinne, Wan Ting Katty Huang, et al.. (2019). Anthropogenic aerosol forcing – insights from multiple estimates from aerosol-climate models with reduced complexity. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(10). 6821–6841. 35 indexed citations
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Andrews, Elisabeth, J. A. Ogren, Stefan Kinne, & B. H. Samset. (2017). Comparison of AOD, AAOD and column single scattering albedo from AERONET retrievals and in situ profiling measurements. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(9). 6041–6072. 58 indexed citations
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Stevens, Björn, Stephanie Fiedler, Stefan Kinne, et al.. (2017). MACv2-SP: a parameterization of anthropogenic aerosol optical properties and an associated Twomey effect for use in CMIP6. Geoscientific model development. 10(1). 433–452. 131 indexed citations
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Ansmann, Albert, Ronny Engelmann, Annett Skupin, et al.. (2017). Profiling of Saharan dust from the Caribbean to western Africa – Part 1: Layering structures and optical properties from shipborne polarization/Raman lidar observations. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(21). 12963–12983. 39 indexed citations
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Andrews, Elisabeth, J. A. Ogren, Stefan Kinne, & B. H. Samset. (2016). Is there a bias in AERONET retrievals of aerosol light absorption at low AOD conditions?. 3 indexed citations
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Petzold, Andreas, J. A. Ogren, Markus Fiebig, et al.. (2013). Recommendations for the interpretation of "black carbon" measurements. 27 indexed citations
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Petzold, Andreas, J. A. Ogren, Markus Fiebig, et al.. (2013). Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(16). 8365–8379. 787 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stier, Philip, Nick Schutgens, Nicolas Bellouin, et al.. (2013). Host model uncertainties in aerosol radiative forcing estimates: results from the AeroCom Prescribed intercomparison study. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(6). 3245–3270. 120 indexed citations
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Smirnov, A., A. M. Sayer, B. N. Holben, et al.. (2012). Effect of wind speed on aerosol optical depth over remote oceans, based on data from the Maritime Aerosol Network. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 5(2). 377–388. 27 indexed citations
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Tafuro, A. M., et al.. (2008). Monthly-averaged anthropogenic aerosol direct radiative forcing over the Mediterranean based on AERONET aerosol properties. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 8(23). 6995–7014. 48 indexed citations
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Stier, Philip, John H. Seinfeld, Stefan Kinne, & Oliviér Boucher. (2007). Aerosol absorption and radiative forcing. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 7(19). 5237–5261. 211 indexed citations
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Stier, Philip, J. Feichter, Stefan Kinne, et al.. (2005). The aerosol-climate model ECHAM5-HAM. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 5(4). 1125–1156. 766 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kinne, Stefan, Thomas P. Ackerman, Andrew J. Heymsfield, & Kathleen A. Miller. (1990). Radiative transfer in cirrus clouds from airborne flux and microphysical measurements during FIRE 86. 1 indexed citations
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Kinne, Stefan. (1987). Parameterization of Radiative Transfer in the Earth's Atmosphere with Specific Applications to Clouds.. PhDT. 1 indexed citations

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