David S Lee: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
David S Lee's h-index is 54 (146 i10-index, 33,793+ total citations across 295+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of September 2026. David S Lee is affiliated with Professor of Atmospheric Science.
David S Lee is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Atmospheric Science, specializing in climate, aviation, atmospheric chemistry. Their work has been cited 33,793 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
David S Lee's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 295 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 54
- i10-Index
- 146
- Total Citations
- 33,793
- Citing Countries
- 88
As of September 2026.
David S Lee has an h-index of 54 and 33,793 total citations across 295 publications, with research cited by institutions in 88 countries.
Download Exports (PNG, CSV, Poster)
Free Viewing David S Lee's citation map is always free. Pay once to download poster, PNG, and CSV files for offline use or your visa packet.
Global Impact Map
Visualizing the geographic distribution of institutions that have cited your work.
Starting…
Pins will appear here as institutions are resolved — no need to refresh.
Anthropogenic and natural radiative forcing
20147,948
Top Citing Countries
Top Citing Institutions
Visa Evidence Package
Views and exports tuned for EB-1A, O-1A, and EB-2 NIW petitions. Sustained acclaim, geographic reach, and independent-citation filtering are the strongest evidence categories immigration adjudicators look for.
Significant Contributions
Auto-detected research lines — a seminal paper and the follow-up work building on it. Review and edit before using in a petition. Each Free PDF opens in a new tab — EB-1A organises this into the structure USCIS applies to Criterion 5 of 8 CFR § 204.5(h)(3)(v); EB-1B re-frames it under § 204.5(i)(3) (outstanding researcher); NIW presents it under prong 2 of Matter of Dhanasar.
533 citing papers could not be classified (no author data) — excluded from the percentages above.
The researcher developed a foundational methodology for reconstructing historical anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions of reactive gases and aerosols from 1850 to 2000.
The researcher provided a seminal synthesis of anthropogenic and natural radiative forcing in the IPCC AR5, establishing a foundational framework for quantifying climate drivers.
The researcher contributed to the foundational physical science assessment of climate change through a seminal chapter in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, establishing a widely cited baseline for global climate understanding.
Citation trend (last 10 years)Click to expand
Citation Trend (Last 10 Years)
Related Guides
Learn how to use citation maps for your research and visa applications.
About David S Lee's research
David S Lee is a researcher in climate, aviation and atmospheric chemistry at Professor of Atmospheric Science. Their work has been cited 33,793 times across 295 publications (h-index 54), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Anthropogenic and natural radiative forcing” (2014), has accumulated 7,948 citations. Other influential works include “Climate change 2013: the physical science basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” (2013) with 2,677 citations and “Historical (1850–2000) gridded anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions of reactive gases and aerosols: methodology and application” (2010) with 2,364 citations.
Citations of David S Lee's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











