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Agustín Sánchez-Lavega

Agustín Sánchez-Lavega

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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
61
Citations
10555
World Ranking
2828
National Ranking
70

Agustín Sánchez-Lavega publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Agustín Sánchez-Lavega sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 468 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Agustín Sánchez-Lavega D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Agustín Sánchez-Lavega sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Agustín Sánchez-Lavega is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of physics and astronomy, with particular emphasis on planetary science and exploration. Sánchez-Lavega has contributed extensively to the subfields of astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, aerospace engineering, global and planetary change, and earth-surface processes.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as planetary science and exploration, astro and planetary science, space science and extraterrestrial life, space exploration and technology, aeolian processes and effects, spaceflight effects on biology, and broader stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Sánchez-Lavega has published numerous papers, with some recent works including:

  • The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. A Suite of Environmental Sensors for the Mars 2020 Mission, 2021, Space Science Reviews
  • The dynamic atmospheric and aeolian environment of Jezero crater, Mars, 2022, Science Advances
  • Dust, Sand, and Winds Within an Active Martian Storm in Jezero Crater, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • The diverse meteorology of Jezero crater over the first 250 sols of Perseverance on Mars, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • Dust particle size, shape and optical depth during the 2018/MY34 martian global dust storm retrieved by MSL Curiosity rover Navigation Cameras, 2020, Icarus

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including R. Hueso, S. Pérez-Hoyos, Germán Martínez, J. A. Rodríguez-Manfredi, and Manuel de la Torre Juárez.

Sánchez-Lavega's research has been published extensively in various scientific venues. The most notable publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (29 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (16 publications)
  • Icarus (11 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (8 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • The size, shape, density and ring of the dwarf planet Haumea from a stellar occultation

    J. L. Ortiz;P. Santos-Sanz;B. Sicardy;G. Benedetti-Rossi

  • Scientific goals for the observation of Venus by VIRTIS on ESA/Venus Express mission

    P. Drossart;G. Piccioni;A. Adriani;F. Angrilli

  • Saturn's Zonal Winds at Cloud Level

    Agustı́n Sanchez-Lavega;José F. Rojas;Pedro V. Sada

  • EChO - Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory

    G. Tinetti;J. P. Beaulieu;T. Henning;M. Meyer

  • South-polar features on Venus similar to those near the north pole

    G. Piccioni;P. Drossart;A. Sanchez-Lavega;R. Hueso

  • The Atmospheric Dynamics of Venus

    Agustín Sánchez-Lavega;Sebastien Lebonnois;Takeshi Imamura;Peter Read

  • Variable winds on Venus mapped in three dimensions

    Augustin Sanchez-Lavega;Ricardo Hueso;Giuseppe Piccioni;Pierre Drossart

  • A Study of the Stability of Jovian Zonal Winds from HST Images: 1995–2000

    E. Garcı́a-Melendo;A. Sánchez-Lavega

  • Dynamics of Jupiter's atmosphere

    Andrew P. Ingersoll;Timothy E. Dowling;Peter J. Gierasch;Glenn S. Orton

  • Deep winds beneath Saturn’s upper clouds from a seasonal long-lived planetary-scale storm

    A. Sánchez-Lavega;T. del Río-Gaztelurrutia;R. Hueso;J. M. Gómez-Forrellad

  • EChO - Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory

    G. Tinetti;J. P. Beaulieu;T. Henning;M. Meyer

  • Morphology of the cloud tops as observed by the Venus Express Monitoring Camera

    Dmitrij V. Titov;Wojciech J. Markiewicz;Nikolay I. Ignatiev;Li Song

  • Depth of a strong jovian jet from a planetary-scale disturbance driven by storms

    A. Sánchez-Lavega;G. S. Orton;R. Hueso;E. García-Melendo

  • An Introduction to Planetary Atmospheres

    Agustin Sanchez-Lavega

  • Methane storms on Saturn's moon Titan

    R. Hueso;A. Sánchez-Lavega

  • The Magnetic Field in Giant Extrasolar Planets

    A. Sánchez-Lavega

  • The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. A Suite of Environmental Sensors for the Mars 2020 Mission

    J. A. Rodriguez-Manfredi;M. de la Torre Juárez;A. Alonso;V. Apéstigue

  • Saturn’s zonal wind profile in 2004–2009 from Cassini ISS images and its long-term variability

    E. García-Melendo;S. Pérez-Hoyos;A. Sánchez-Lavega;R. Hueso

  • Saturn's cloud structure and temporal evolution from ten years of Hubble Space Telescope images (1994 2003)

    S. Pérez-Hoyos;A. Sánchez-Lavega;R.G. French;J.F. Rojas

  • The Great White Spot and disturbances in Saturn's equatorial atmosphere during 1990

    A. Sanchez-Lavega;F. Colas;J. Lecacheux;P. Laques

  • A dynamic upper atmosphere of Venus as revealed by VIRTIS on Venus Express

    P. Drossart;G. Piccioni;J. C. Gerard;M. A. Lopez-Valverde

  • Thermal Structure and Dynamics of Saturn’s Northern Springtime Disturbance

    Leigh N. Fletcher;Brigette E. Hesman;Patrick G. J. Irwin;Kevin H. Baines

  • Clouds and aerosols in Saturn's atmosphere

    R. A. West;K. H. Baines;E. Karkoschka;A. Sánchez-Lavega

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo Hueso
Ricardo Hueso University of the Basque Country
Leigh N. Fletcher
Leigh N. Fletcher University of Leicester
Patrick G. J. Irwin
Patrick G. J. Irwin University of Oxford
Glenn S. Orton
Glenn S. Orton California Institute of Technology
Takeshi Imamura
Takeshi Imamura University of Tokyo
Giuseppe Piccioni
Giuseppe Piccioni National Institute for Astrophysics
Tristan Guillot
Tristan Guillot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Peter L. Read
Peter L. Read University of Oxford
John Clarke
John Clarke University of California, Berkeley
Sanjay S. Limaye
Sanjay S. Limaye University of Wisconsin–Madison

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