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Bryan A. Franz 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 Bryan A. Franz sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 187 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bryan A. Franz 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 Bryan A. Franz 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.

Overview

Bryan A. Franz is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research spans several areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on oceanography, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science.

The scientist's work focuses on topics including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Water quality monitoring and analysis
  • Remote sensing in agriculture

Franz has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications found in:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • Applied Optics
  • Optics Express

Some recent papers include:

  • "Efficient multi-angle polarimetric inversion of aerosols and ocean color powered by a deep neural network forward model," 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Atmospheric correction over the ocean for hyperspectral radiometers using multi-angle polarimetric retrievals," 2021, Optics Express
  • "Inversion of multiangular polarimetric measurements from the ACEPOL campaign: an application of improving aerosol property and hyperspectral ocean color retrievals," 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Determining the Primary Sources of Uncertainty in Retrieval of Marine Remote Sensing Reflectance From Satellite Ocean Color Sensors," 2022, Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • "Calibration of the SNPP and NOAA 20 VIIRS sensors for continuity of the MODIS climate data records," 2023, Remote Sensing of Environment

Frequent co-authors in Franz's research include:

  • Meng Gao
  • Amir Ibrahim
  • P. Jeremy Werdell
  • Peng-Wang Zhai
  • Kirk Knobelspiesse

Best Publications

  • Chlorophyll aalgorithms for oligotrophic oceans: A novel approach based on three‐band reflectance difference

    Chuanmin Hu;Zhongping Lee;Bryan Franz

  • Examining the consistency of products derived from various ocean color sensors in open ocean (Case 1) waters in the perspective of a multi-sensor approach

    André Morel;Yannick Huot;Bernard Gentili;P. Jeremy Werdell

  • The COBE Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment Search for the Cosmic Infrared Background. II. Model of the Interplanetary Dust Cloud

    T. Kelsall;J. L. Weiland;B. A. Franz;W. T. Reach

  • An ocean-colour time series for use in climate studies: The experience of the ocean-colour climate change initiative (OC-CCI)

    Shubha Sathyendranath;Robert J.W. Brewin;Carsten Brockmann;Vanda Brotas

  • Generalized ocean color inversion model for retrieving marine inherent optical properties

    P. Jeremy Werdell;Bryan A. Franz;Sean W. Bailey;Gene C. Feldman

  • Estimation of near-infrared water-leaving reflectance for satellite ocean color data processing.

    Sean W. Bailey;Bryan A. Franz;P. Jeremy Werdell

  • Satellite-detected fluorescence reveals global physiology of ocean phytoplankton

    M. J. Behrenfeld;T. K. Westberry;Emmanuel Boss;R. T. O'Malley

  • The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem Mission: Status, Science, Advances

    P. Jeremy Werdell;Michael J. Behrenfeld;Paula S. Bontempi;Emmanuel Boss

  • Sensor-independent approach to the vicarious calibration of satellite ocean color radiometry

    Bryan A. Franz;Sean W. Bailey;P. Jeremy Werdell;Charles R. McClain

  • New aerosol models for the retrieval of aerosol optical thickness and normalized water-leaving radiances from the SeaWiFS and MODIS sensors over coastal regions and open oceans

    Ziauddin Ahmad;Bryan A. Franz;Charles R. McClain;Ewa J. Kwiatkowska

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Regional to global assessments of phytoplankton dynamics from the SeaWiFS mission

    David Siegel;Michael Behrenfeld;Stephanie Maritorena;Charles R. McClain

  • Relationships between the surface concentration of particulate organic carbon and optical properties in the eastern South Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans

    D. Stramski;R. A. Reynolds;M. Babin;M. Babin;S. Kaczmarek

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Sentinel-2 MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) data processing for aquatic science applications: Demonstrations and validations

    N. Pahlevan;S. Sarkar;B.A. Franz;S.V. Balasubramanian;S.V. Balasubramanian

  • Satellite Ocean Colour: Current Status and Future Perspective

    Steve Groom;Shubha Sathyendranath;Yai Ban;Stewart Bernard

  • Observational confirmation of a circumsolar dust ring by the COBE satellite

    W. T. Reach;B. A. Franz;J. L. Weiland;M. G. Hauser

  • Scientific Impact of MODIS C5 Calibration Degradation and C6+ Improvements

    A. Lyapustin;Yujie Wang;X. Xiong;G. Meister

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Dynamic range and sensitivity requirements of satellite ocean color sensors: learning from the past

    Chuanmin Hu;Lian Feng;Zhongping Lee;Curtiss O. Davis

  • State of the Climate in 2016

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

P. Jeremy Werdell
P. Jeremy Werdell Goddard Space Flight Center
Charles R. McClain
Charles R. McClain Goddard Space Flight Center
Yongxiang Hu
Yongxiang Hu Langley Research Center
Emmanuel Boss
Emmanuel Boss University of Maine
Brian Cairns
Brian Cairns Goddard Institute for Space Studies
David A. Siegel
David A. Siegel University of California, Santa Barbara
Frédéric Mélin
Frédéric Mélin ENVIRON (United States)
Robert Frouin
Robert Frouin University of California, San Diego
Otto Hasekamp
Otto Hasekamp Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Michael J. Behrenfeld
Michael J. Behrenfeld Oregon State University

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