2026 Agustín Sánchez-Lavega: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	61	2828	2703	70	70	468	10555

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

260
Citations
Scientific goals for the observation of Venus by VIRTIS on ESA/Venus Express mission

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

209
Citations
Saturn's Zonal Winds at Cloud Level

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

208
Citations
EChO - Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory

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

177
Citations
South-polar features on Venus similar to those near the north pole

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

175
Citations
The Atmospheric Dynamics of Venus

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

174
Citations
Variable winds on Venus mapped in three dimensions

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

171
Citations
A Study of the Stability of Jovian Zonal Winds from HST Images: 1995–2000

E. Garcı́a-Melendo;A. Sánchez-Lavega

169
Citations
Dynamics of Jupiter's atmosphere

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

165
Citations
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

153
Citations
EChO - Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory

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

148
Citations
Morphology of the cloud tops as observed by the Venus Express Monitoring Camera

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

140
Citations
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

140
Citations
An Introduction to Planetary Atmospheres

Agustin Sanchez-Lavega

140
Citations
Methane storms on Saturn's moon Titan

R. Hueso;A. Sánchez-Lavega

135
Citations
The Magnetic Field in Giant Extrasolar Planets

A. Sánchez-Lavega

131
Citations
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

127
Citations
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

126
Citations
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

119
Citations
The Great White Spot and disturbances in Saturn's equatorial atmosphere during 1990

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

118
Citations
A dynamic upper atmosphere of Venus as revealed by VIRTIS on Venus Express

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

116
Citations
Thermal Structure and Dynamics of Saturn’s Northern Springtime Disturbance

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

111
Citations
Clouds and aerosols in Saturn's atmosphere

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

103
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo Hueso University of the Basque Country

Leigh N. Fletcher University of Leicester

Patrick G. J. Irwin University of Oxford

Glenn S. Orton California Institute of Technology

Takeshi Imamura University of Tokyo

Giuseppe Piccioni National Institute for Astrophysics

Tristan Guillot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Peter L. Read University of Oxford

John Clarke University of California, Berkeley

Sanjay S. Limaye University of Wisconsin–Madison

External Links

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