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Charles Werner 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 Charles Werner sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 201 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles Werner 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 Charles Werner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Charles Werner is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields, notably Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main research topics comprise Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics, Climate Change and Permafrost, and Precipitation Measurement and Analysis.

Werner has published in a variety of academic venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Procedia Computer Science
  • Remote Sensing
  • Atmosphere
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • "Wideband Backscattering From Alpine Snow Cover: A Full-Season Study" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Calibration and Operation of a Bistatic Real-Aperture Polarimetric-Interferometric Ku-Band Radar" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Methods to avoid being affected by non-zero closure phase in InSAR time series analysis in a multi-reference stack" (2021), published in Procedia Computer Science
  • "Ground-Based Radar Interferometry of Sea Ice" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Persistent Scatterer Interferometry in mountainous areas: advantages of working in map geometry" (2021), published in Procedia Computer Science

Frequent collaborators of Charles Werner include:

  • Othmar Frey
  • U. Wegmüller
  • Christophe Magnard
  • Irena Hajnsek
  • Dyre Oliver Dammann

Werner's work reflects a comprehensive engagement with remote sensing technologies, especially as applied to geoscience and environmental monitoring. The recurring use of SAR techniques and the focus on cryospheric and soil moisture studies motivate much of the scientific output.

Best Publications

  • Satellite radar interferometry: Two-dimensional phase unwrapping

    Richard M. Goldstein;Howard A. Zebker;Charles L. Werner

  • Radar interferogram filtering for geophysical applications

    Richard M. Goldstein;Charles L. Werner

  • On the derivation of coseismic displacement fields using differential radar interferometry: The Landers earthquake

    Howard A. Zebker;Paul A. Rosen;Richard M. Goldstein;Andrew Gabriel

  • Interferometric point target analysis for deformation mapping

    C. Werner;U. Wegmuller;T. Strozzi;A. Wiesmann

  • Glacier motion estimation using SAR offset-tracking procedures

    T. Strozzi;A. Luckman;T. Murray;U. Wegmuller

  • Accuracy of topographic maps derived from ERS-1 interferometric radar

    H.A. Zebker;C.L. Werner;P.A. Rosen;S. Hensley

  • Gamma SAR and Interferometric Processing Software

    C. Werner

  • Survey and monitoring of landslide displacements by means of L-band satellite SAR interferometry

    Tazio Strozzi;Paolo Farina;Alessandro Corsini;Christian Ambrosi

  • Retrieval of vegetation parameters with SAR interferometry

    U. Wegmuller;C. Werner

  • Sentinel-1 Support in the GAMMA Software

    Urs Wegnüller;Charles Werner;Tazio Strozzi;Andreas Wiesmann

  • SAR interferometric signatures of forest

    U. Wegmuller;C.L. Werner

  • Tributaries of West Antarctic Ice Streams Revealed by RADARSAT Interferometry.

    Ian Joughin;Laurence Gray;Robert Bindschadler;Stephen Price

  • Mitigating atmospheric noise for InSAR using a high resolution weather model

    J. Foster;B. Brooks;T. Cherubini;C. Shacat

  • Estimation of Arctic glacier motion with satellite L-band SAR data

    Tazio Strozzi;Alexei Kouraev;Andreas Wiesmann;Urs Wegmüller

  • Polarimetric SAR calibration experiment using active radar calibrators

    A. Freeman;Y. Shen;C.L. Werner

  • Nonuniform Ground Motion Monitoring With TerraSAR-X Persistent Scatterer Interferometry

    U. Wegmuller;D. Walter;V. Spreckels;C.L. Werner

  • Multipolarization Radar Images for Geologic Mapping and Vegetation Discrimination

    Diane L. Evans;Tom G. Farr;J. P. Ford;Thomas W. Thompson

  • JERS SAR interferometry for land subsidence monitoring

    T. Strozzi;U. Wegmuller;C.L. Werner;A. Wiesmann

  • SAR interferometric and differential interferometric processing chain

    U. Wegmuller;C. Werner;T. Strozzi

  • Sentinel-1 support in the GAMMA Software

    Urs Wegmuller;Charles Werner;Tazio Stroozzi;Andreas Wiesmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Urs Wegmüller
Urs Wegmüller Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)
Andreas Wiesmann
Andreas Wiesmann University of Bern
Tazio Strozzi
Tazio Strozzi Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)
Maurizio Santoro
Maurizio Santoro Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)
Paul A. Rosen
Paul A. Rosen Jet Propulsion Lab
Christian Mätzler
Christian Mätzler University of Bern
Scott Hensley
Scott Hensley Jet Propulsion Lab
Irena Hajnsek
Irena Hajnsek German Aerospace Center
Pietro Teatini
Pietro Teatini University of Padua
Luigi Tosi
Luigi Tosi National Research Council (CNR)

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