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Researchers at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Susan Solomon, Christopher D. Elvidge and Walter H. F. Smith rank highest among 167 ranked researchers whose main affiliation is National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The ranking

  1. 1 Susan SolomonUnited States · #561 worldwide4.5k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Christopher D. ElvidgeUnited States · #9,203 worldwide775 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Walter H. F. SmithUnited States · #19,610 worldwide2.9k citations · 38 works
  4. 4 F. C. FehsenfeldUnited States · #22,863 worldwide775 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 D. D. ParrishUnited States · #30,966 worldwide629 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Valery U. ZavorotnyUnited States · #31,099 worldwide477 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Roger S. PulwartyUnited States · #35,451 worldwide477 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 D. W. FaheyUnited States · #42,121 worldwide800 citations · 86 works
  9. 9 Michael J. BrennanUnited States · #44,174 worldwide482 citations · 89 works
  10. 10 Frank D. MarksUnited States · #51,997 worldwide417 citations · 49 works
  11. 11 Melinda MarquisUnited States · #82,674 worldwide4k citations · 23 works
  12. 12 George N. KiladisUnited States · #86,384 worldwide330 citations · 40 works
  13. 13 Larry L. StoweUnited States · #88,900 worldwide324 citations · 25 works
  14. 14 Henry F. DíazUnited States · #94,413 worldwide515 citations · 39 works
  15. 15 C. Mark EakinUnited States · #98,384 worldwide305 citations · 26 works
  16. 16 A. L. SchmeltekopfUnited States · #114,608 worldwide345 citations · 23 works
  17. 17 Robert A. MaddoxUnited States · #115,082 worldwide382 citations · 26 works
  18. 18 Richard W. ReynoldsUnited States · #133,938 worldwide224 citations · 27 works
  19. 19 A. R. RavishankaraUnited States · #134,645 worldwide575 citations · 102 works
  20. 20 Henry F. DíazUnited States · #134,659 worldwide224 citations · 27 works
  21. 21 Elisabeth AndrewsUnited States · #135,942 worldwide229 citations · 38 works
  22. 22 Chester F. RopelewskiUnited States · #141,348 worldwide924 citations · 19 works
  23. 23 J. S. DanielUnited States · #148,488 worldwide239 citations · 30 works
  24. 24 Christopher W. LandseaUnited States · #153,610 worldwide528 citations · 20 works
  25. 25 T. E. VanzandtUnited States · #153,890 worldwide192 citations · 34 works
  26. 26 Joyce M. HarrisUnited States · #157,556 worldwide221 citations · 25 works
  27. 27 Mark D. PowellUnited States · #157,908 worldwide224 citations · 27 works
  28. 28 David R. HansonUnited States · #174,430 worldwide208 citations · 32 works
  29. 29 W. D. NeffUnited States · #205,472 worldwide266 citations · 53 works
  30. 30 S. A. MontzkaUnited States · #206,490 worldwide340 citations · 81 works
  31. 31 Robert F. RogersUnited States · #211,003 worldwide129 citations · 32 works
  32. 32 Richard J. PaschUnited States · #221,959 worldwide140 citations · 19 works
  33. 33 S. F. CliffordUnited States · #224,136 worldwide210 citations · 29 works
  34. 34 J. A. OgrenUnited States · #224,493 worldwide425 citations · 72 works
  35. 35 Jia‐Zhong ZhangUnited States · #228,565 worldwide228 citations · 28 works
  36. 36 J. WeinstockUnited States · #241,410 worldwide142 citations · 30 works
  37. 37 George C. ReidUnited States · #256,184 worldwide202 citations · 44 works
  38. 38 William SweetUnited States · #261,013 worldwide126 citations · 29 works
  39. 39 C. ClackUnited States · #276,316 worldwide386 citations · 16 works
  40. 40 Zoltán TóthUnited States · #277,458 worldwide155 citations · 48 works
  41. 41 D. L. AlbrittonUnited States · #282,394 worldwide232 citations · 28 works
  42. 42 A. C. RiddleUnited States · #284,714 worldwide168 citations · 19 works
  43. 43 William G. PichelUnited States · #303,916 worldwide157 citations · 35 works
  44. 44 W. L. EcklundUnited States · #305,471 worldwide201 citations · 43 works
  45. 45 S. J. OltmansUnited States · #315,767 worldwide350 citations · 74 works
  46. 46 Robert S. WebbUnited States · #318,854 worldwide141 citations · 25 works
  47. 47 G. R. OchsUnited States · #319,568 worldwide106 citations · 25 works
  48. 48 James P. DelgadoUnited States · #324,796 worldwide34 citations · 39 works
  49. 49 M. H. ProffittUnited States · #325,482 worldwide121 citations · 27 works
  50. 50 Karin A. ForneyUnited States · #331,666 worldwide103 citations · 24 works
  51. 51 Steve BrooksUnited States · #331,967 worldwide98 citations · 16 works
  52. 52 D. B. RossUnited States · #336,986 worldwide128 citations · 16 works
  53. 53 T. G. OnsagerUnited States · #339,950 worldwide109 citations · 47 works
  54. 54 William SkirvingUnited States · #340,544 worldwide78 citations · 26 works
  55. 55 Carleton J. HowardUnited States · #347,824 worldwide110 citations · 19 works
  56. 56 John M. BrownUnited States · #352,040 worldwide102 citations · 28 works
  57. 57 H. E. WilloughbyUnited States · #367,518 worldwide188 citations · 17 works
  58. 58 Felix KoganUnited States · #367,785 worldwide256 citations · 44 works
  59. 59 B. D. HallUnited States · #374,432 worldwide131 citations · 47 works
  60. 60 Patrick J. SheridanUnited States · #375,794 worldwide126 citations · 27 works
  61. 61 D. A. BieseckerUnited States · #402,882 worldwide102 citations · 33 works
  62. 62 R. A. KropfliUnited States · #404,408 worldwide132 citations · 26 works
  63. 63 James H. ChurnsideUnited States · #408,404 worldwide211 citations · 56 works
  64. 64 Mitch GoldbergUnited States · #425,822 worldwide131 citations · 26 works
  65. 65 James L. FranklinUnited States · #435,817 worldwide167 citations · 18 works
  66. 66 James B. BurkholderUnited States · #439,639 worldwide196 citations · 65 works
  67. 67 H. J. SingerUnited States · #445,218 worldwide169 citations · 75 works
  68. 68 E. Paul McClainUnited States · #448,856 worldwide135 citations · 17 works
  69. 69 Kenneth S. GageUnited States · #478,749 worldwide102 citations · 18 works
  70. 70 John BarnesUnited States · #479,779 worldwide103 citations · 35 works
  71. 71 J. A. GaltUnited States · #489,090 worldwide63 citations · 15 works
  72. 72 J. H. ButlerUnited States · #496,836 worldwide91 citations · 20 works
  73. 73 R. W. PortmannUnited States · #497,264 worldwide114 citations · 32 works
  74. 74 P. Clemente‐ColónUnited States · #500,085 worldwide119 citations · 38 works
  75. 75 Annarita MariottiUnited States · #501,397 worldwide109 citations · 27 works
  76. 76 R. A. ViereckUnited States · #508,376 worldwide78 citations · 28 works
  77. 77 Peter G. BlackUnited States · #527,789 worldwide159 citations · 42 works
  78. 78 Barbara MuhlingUnited States · #531,834 worldwide72 citations · 22 works
  79. 79 V. J. PizzoUnited States · #534,914 worldwide63 citations · 17 works
  80. 80 Joseph GoldenUnited States · #535,748 worldwide54 citations · 30 works
  81. 81 D. C. McAdooUnited States · #563,827 worldwide40 citations · 26 works
  82. 82 A. E. StrongUnited States · #563,943 worldwide88 citations · 31 works
  83. 83 Craig S. RoseUnited States · #578,567 worldwide54 citations · 15 works
  84. 84 R. G. StrauchUnited States · #593,413 worldwide57 citations · 24 works
  85. 85 Madison J. PostUnited States · #596,734 worldwide107 citations · 27 works
  86. 86 Miles B. LawrenceUnited States · #646,323 worldwide35 citations · 15 works
  87. 87 E. HildnerUnited States · #653,711 worldwide55 citations · 16 works
  88. 88 H. JacobowitzUnited States · #657,575 worldwide94 citations · 15 works
  89. 89 Ellsworth G DuttonUnited States · #676,943 worldwide116 citations · 31 works
  90. 90 Edward R. LovejoyUnited States · #679,895 worldwide100 citations · 29 works
  91. 91 Mathias J. CollinsUnited States · #696,745 worldwide38 citations · 19 works
  92. 92 C. SawyerUnited States · #707,962 worldwide70 citations · 18 works
  93. 93 D. S. McKennaUnited States · #709,554 worldwide89 citations · 17 works
  94. 94 Tyan YehUnited States · #741,454 worldwide66 citations · 18 works
  95. 95 Xiangqian WuUnited States · #749,013 worldwide103 citations · 54 works
  96. 96 A. J. MillerUnited States · #751,789 worldwide75 citations · 26 works
  97. 97 M. DryerUnited States · #758,251 worldwide169 citations · 99 works
  98. 98 A. F. TuckUnited States · #776,557 worldwide106 citations · 39 works
  99. 99 G. D. NastromUnited States · #794,706 worldwide77 citations · 42 works
  100. 100 J. B. SniderUnited States · #796,996 worldwide102 citations · 33 works

Output against citations per work

A long record and a heavily-cited one are not the same career, and a list ordered by either buries the other. The upper left is a small body of work that travelled a long way.

0100200mean 9.22831works (log) →citations per work →Susan Solomon: 103, 43.3Christopher D. Elvidge: 55, 14.1Walter H. F. Smith: 38, 77.1F. C. Fehsenfeld: 56, 13.8D. D. Parrish: 79, 8.0Valery U. Zavorotny: 40, 11.9Roger S. Pulwarty: 49, 9.7D. W. Fahey: 86, 9.3Michael J. Brennan: 89, 5.4Frank D. Marks: 49, 8.5Melinda Marquis: 23, 173.3George N. Kiladis: 40, 8.2Larry L. Stowe: 25, 13.0Henry F. Díaz: 39, 13.2C. Mark Eakin: 26, 11.7A. L. Schmeltekopf: 23, 15.0Robert A. Maddox: 26, 14.7Richard W. Reynolds: 27, 8.3A. R. Ravishankara: 102, 5.6Henry F. Díaz: 27, 8.3Elisabeth Andrews: 38, 6.0Chester F. Ropelewski: 19, 48.6J. S. Daniel: 30, 8.0Christopher W. Landsea: 20, 26.4T. E. Vanzandt: 34, 5.6Joyce M. Harris: 25, 8.8Mark D. Powell: 27, 8.3David R. Hanson: 32, 6.5W. D. Neff: 53, 5.0S. A. Montzka: 81, 4.2Robert F. Rogers: 32, 4.0Richard J. Pasch: 19, 7.4S. F. Clifford: 29, 7.2J. A. Ogren: 72, 5.9Jia‐Zhong Zhang: 28, 8.1J. Weinstock: 30, 4.7George C. Reid: 44, 4.6William Sweet: 29, 4.3C. Clack: 16, 24.1Zoltán Tóth: 48, 3.2D. L. Albritton: 28, 8.3A. C. Riddle: 19, 8.8William G. Pichel: 35, 4.5W. L. Ecklund: 43, 4.7S. J. Oltmans: 74, 4.7Robert S. Webb: 25, 5.6G. R. Ochs: 25, 4.2James P. Delgado: 39, 0.9M. H. Proffitt: 27, 4.5Karin A. Forney: 24, 4.3Steve Brooks: 16, 6.1D. B. Ross: 16, 8.0T. G. Onsager: 47, 2.3William Skirving: 26, 3.0Carleton J. Howard: 19, 5.8John M. Brown: 28, 3.6H. E. Willoughby: 17, 11.1Felix Kogan: 44, 5.8B. D. Hall: 47, 2.8Patrick J. Sheridan: 27, 4.7D. A. Biesecker: 33, 3.1R. A. Kropfli: 26, 5.1James H. Churnside: 56, 3.8Mitch Goldberg: 26, 5.0James L. Franklin: 18, 9.3James B. Burkholder: 65, 3.0H. J. Singer: 75, 2.3E. Paul McClain: 17, 7.9Kenneth S. Gage: 18, 5.7John Barnes: 35, 2.9J. A. Galt: 15, 4.2J. H. Butler: 20, 4.5R. W. Portmann: 32, 3.6P. Clemente‐Colón: 38, 3.1Annarita Mariotti: 27, 4.0R. A. Viereck: 28, 2.8Peter G. Black: 42, 3.8Barbara Muhling: 22, 3.3V. J. Pizzo: 17, 3.7Joseph Golden: 30, 1.8D. C. McAdoo: 26, 1.5A. E. Strong: 31, 2.8Craig S. Rose: 15, 3.6R. G. Strauch: 24, 2.4Madison J. Post: 27, 4.0Miles B. Lawrence: 15, 2.3E. Hildner: 16, 3.4H. Jacobowitz: 15, 6.3Ellsworth G Dutton: 31, 3.7Edward R. Lovejoy: 29, 3.4Mathias J. Collins: 19, 2.0C. Sawyer: 18, 3.9D. S. McKenna: 17, 5.2Tyan Yeh: 18, 3.7Xiangqian Wu: 54, 1.9A. J. Miller: 26, 2.9M. Dryer: 99, 1.7A. F. Tuck: 39, 2.7G. D. Nastrom: 42, 1.8J. B. Snider: 33, 3.1Walter H. F. SmithSusan SolomonChristopher D. ElvidgeF. C. Fehsenfeld
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Ranked on the composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Affiliation is the institution a researcher publishes from most; identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation.