Susan Solomon

52.7k total citations · 17 hit papers
418 papers, 35.8k citations indexed

About

Susan Solomon is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Solomon has authored 418 papers receiving a total of 35.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 333 papers in Atmospheric Science, 282 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 59 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Susan Solomon's work include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (282 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (234 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (212 papers). Susan Solomon is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (282 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (234 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (212 papers). Susan Solomon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Susan Solomon's co-authors include Rolando R. García, David W. J. Thompson, Guy Brasseur, R. W. Portmann, Reto Knutti, Gian‐Kasper Plattner, Pierre Friedlingstein, J. S. Daniel, A. R. Ravishankara and R. W. Sanders and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Susan Solomon

407 papers receiving 32.1k 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.

Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions

2009 2.2k citations Susan Solomon, Gian‐Kasper Plattner et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Interpretation of Recent Southern Hemisphere Climate Change

2002 1.5k citations David W. J. Thompson, Susan Solomon Science profile →
Stratospheric ozone depletion: A review of concepts and history

1999 1.4k citations Susan Solomon profile →
On the depletion of Antarctic ozone

1986 1.1k citations Susan Solomon, Rolando R. García et al. Nature profile →
Aeronomy of the Middle Atmosphere: Chemistry and Physics of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere

1984 1.0k citations Susan Solomon et al. profile →
Contributions of Stratospheric Water Vapor to Decadal Changes in the Rate of Global Warming

2010 908 citations Susan Solomon, Karen H. Rosenlof et al. Science profile →
Detection of human influence on twentieth-century precipitation trends

2007 812 citations Gabriele C. Hegerl, Nathan P. Gillett et al. Nature profile →
Signatures of the Antarctic ozone hole in Southern Hemisphere surface climate change

2011 736 citations David W. J. Thompson, Susan Solomon et al. profile →
The effect of breaking gravity waves on the dynamics and chemical composition of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

1985 687 citations Rolando R. García, Susan Solomon Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Communication of the role of natural variability in future North American climate

2012 669 citations Reto Knutti, Susan Solomon et al. profile →
Progress towards a quantitative understanding of Antarctic ozone depletion

1990 626 citations Susan Solomon Nature profile →
Aeronomy of the Middle Atmosphere

2005 625 citations Susan Solomon et al. profile →
The Persistently Variable “Background” Stratospheric Aerosol Layer and Global Climate Change

2011 440 citations Susan Solomon, J. S. Daniel et al. Science profile →
Emergence of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer

2016 438 citations Susan Solomon, Diane J. Ivy et al. Science profile →
Observational and theoretical evidence in support of a significant in-situ photochemical source of tropospheric ozone

1979 263 citations Susan Solomon et al. profile →
The effect of particle precipitation events on the neutral and ion chemistry of the middle atmosphere: II. Odd hydrogen

1981 263 citations Susan Solomon et al. profile →
Observational and theoretical evidence in support of a significant in-situ photochemical source of tropospheric ozone

1979 189 citations Susan Solomon et al. profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Susan Solomon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan Solomon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Susan Solomon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Susan Solomon 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 Susan Solomon. Susan Solomon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fingerprinting the recovery of Antarctic ozone 2025 ·Nature ·(unknown), Susan Solomon, Benjamin D. Santer, Douglas E. Kinnison, Qiang Fu, Kane A. Stone, (unknown), G. L. Manney, Luis Millán	1
2	Atmospheric Oxidation of Hydrofluoroolefins and Hydrochlorofluoroolefins by Ozone Produces HFC-23, PFC-14, and CFC-13 2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Angelina Wenger, (unknown), (unknown), S. Goldstein, D. G. Hicks, (unknown), (unknown), Susan Solomon, Keith T. Kuwata, Max R. McGillen, M. Anwar H. Khan, Dudley E. Shallcross, Kieran Stanley, Andrew J. Orr‐Ewing	1
3	Six-month course and outcome of treatment-seeking individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome 2023 ·Indian Journal of Psychiatry ·(unknown), Susan Solomon, (unknown), (unknown)	2
4	Inferring the photolysis rate of NO ₂ in the stratosphere based on satellite observations 2023 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown), Susan Solomon, S. Madronich, Douglas E. Kinnison	1
5	Exceptional stratospheric contribution to human fingerprints on atmospheric temperature 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Benjamin D. Santer, Stephen Po–Chedley, Lilong Zhao, Cheng‐Zhi Zou, Qiang Fu, Susan Solomon, David W. J. Thompson, C. A. Mears, Karl E. Taylor	24
6	A Method for Estimating Global Subgrid‐Scale Orographic Gravity‐Wave Temperature Perturbations in Chemistry‐Climate Models 2023 ·Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·Michael Weimer, (unknown), Douglas E. Kinnison, Rolando R. García, Julio T. Bacmeister, M. Joan Alexander, Andreas Dörnbrack, Susan Solomon	4
7	On the stratospheric chemistry of midlatitude wildfire smoke 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Susan Solomon, (unknown), Kane A. Stone, Pengfei Yu, Douglas E. Kinnison, O. B. Toon, S. E. Strahan, Karen H. Rosenlof, R. W. Portmann, Sean Davis, William J. Randel, P. F. Bernath, C. D. Boone, Charles Bardeen, Adam Bourassa, Daniel Zawada, D. A. Degenstein	57
8	Using Climate Model Simulations to Constrain Observations 2021 ·Journal of Climate ·Benjamin D. Santer, Stephen Po–Chedley, C. A. Mears, John C. Fyfe, Nathan P. Gillett, Qiang Fu, Jeffrey F. Painter, Susan Solomon, Andrea K. Steiner, F. J. Wentz, Mark D. Zelinka, Cheng‐Zhi Zou	14
9	On the use of satellite observations to fill gaps in the Halley station total ozone record 2021 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Lily Zhang, Susan Solomon, Kane A. Stone, Jonathan Shanklin, (unknown), Steve Colwell, John P. Burrows, Mark Weber, P. F. Levelt, N. A. Kramarova, D. P. Haffner	1
10	Subpolar Activation of Halogen Heterogeneous Chemistry in Austral Spring 2020 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Brian Zambri, Douglas E. Kinnison, Susan Solomon	2
11	Human influence on the seasonal cycle of tropospheric temperature 2018 ·Science ·Benjamin D. Santer, Stephen Po–Chedley, Mark D. Zelinka, Ivana Cvijanović, C. Bonfils, Paul J. Durack, Qiang Fu, J. T. Kiehl, C. A. Mears, Jeffrey F. Painter, Giuliana Pallotta, Susan Solomon, F. J. Wentz, Cheng‐Zhi Zou	104
12	Mirrored changes in Antarctic ozone and stratospheric temperature in the late 20th versus early 21st centuries 2017 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Susan Solomon, Diane J. Ivy, (unknown), Justin Bandoro, Benjamin D. Santer, Qiang Fu, Pu Lin, Rolando R. García, Douglas E. Kinnison, Michael Mills	30
13	Monsoon circulations and tropical heterogeneous chlorine chemistry in the stratosphere 2016 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Susan Solomon, Douglas E. Kinnison, Rolando R. García, Justin Bandoro, Michael Mills, (unknown), Ryan R. Neely, Anja Schmidt, John Barnes, Jean‐Paul Vernier, M. Ḧopfner	23
14	Comparison of three vertically resolved ozone data sets: climatology, trends and radiative forcings 2013 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Birgit Haßler, Paul J. Young, R. W. Portmann, G. E. Bodeker, J. S. Daniel, Karen H. Rosenlof, Susan Solomon	30
15	Cumulative carbon as a policy framework for achieving climate stabilization 2012 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ·H. Damon Matthews, Susan Solomon, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert	94
16	2012 ·Edinburgh Research Explorer ·Irina Mahlstein, Gabriele C. Hegerl, Susan Solomon, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	68
17	Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions breakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Susan Solomon, Gian‐Kasper Plattner, Reto Knutti, Pierre Friedlingstein	2220
18	Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System: Issues related to hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons 2005 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Bert Metz, Susan Solomon, L. J. M. Kuijpers, Stephen O. Andersen, Ogunlade Davidson, (unknown), David Jäger, Tahl Kestin, Martin Manning, Leo Meyer	134
19	Trauma: prevalence, impairment, service use, and cost. 1997 ·PubMed ·Susan Solomon, Jonathan Davidson	223
20	Visible and near‐ultraviolet spectroscopy at McMurdo Station, Antarctica 7. OClO diurnal photochemistry and implications for ozone destruction 1990 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Susan Solomon, R. W. Sanders, H. L. Miller	55

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