# Ozone trends and their sensitivity in global megacities under the warming climate

*PRI Rank #9 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Air Quality and Health Impacts Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #9 |
| 18m citations | 75 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-54490-w |
| Corresponding authors | Jairo Vázquez Santiago, Kazuya Inoue |
| Institution | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Air Quality and Health Impacts Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/air-quality-and-health-impacts/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41467-024-54490-w](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54490-w)

## Topics

tropospheric ozone · Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) · Nitrogen oxides (NOx) · megacities · Ozone Monitoring Instrument · Formaldehyde · Nitrogen dioxide · HCHO/NO2 ratio · ozone sensitivity · Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service · ground-level ozone reanalysis · seasonal Mann-Kendall · trend decomposition · Correlation analysis · ozone precursor emissions · temperature-ozone correlation · Global warming · Satellite remote sensing · ozone episode · urban air quality

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