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D-Index
46
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9556
World Ranking
6000
National Ranking
2174

Christopher M. U. Neale 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 Christopher M. U. Neale sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 309 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher M. U. Neale 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 Christopher M. U. Neale sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christopher M. U. Neale is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several key subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's work explores various topics related to environmental and agricultural sciences. Major research topics include:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Irrigation Practices and Water Management
  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
  • Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture

Christopher M. U. Neale has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, addressing themes such as climate impacts on agriculture and water management. Some recent papers include:

  • "Trends of extreme air temperature and precipitation and their impact on corn and soybean yields in Nebraska, USA," 2022, Theoretical and Applied Climatology
  • "Assessment of an Automated Calibration of the SEBAL Algorithm to Estimate Dry-Season Surface-Energy Partitioning in a Forest-Savanna Transition in Brazil," 2020, Remote Sensing
  • "Potential of using spectral vegetation indices for corn green biomass estimation based on their relationship with the photosynthetic vegetation sub-pixel fraction," 2020, Agricultural Water Management
  • "Water productivity benchmarks: The case of maize and soybean in Nebraska," 2020, Agricultural Water Management
  • "Evaluating the Latest IMERG Products in a Subtropical Climate: The Case of Paraná State, Brazil," 2021, Remote Sensing

Frequent coauthors who collaborate with Neale include Randall S. Ritzema, Dan Davidson, Ivo Zution Gonçalves, Derek M. Heeren, and Andrew E. Suyker. These partnerships highlight a collaborative research approach within environmental and agricultural sciences.

Their work has been published in various academic venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Agricultural Water Management
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Water

Best Publications

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • A vegetation index based technique for spatial sharpening of thermal imagery

    Nurit Agam;William P. Kustas;Martha C. Anderson;Fuqin Li

  • Development of reflectance-based crop coefficients for corn

    Christopher M. U. Neale;Walter C. Bausch;Dale F. Heermann

  • Vegetation index-based crop coefficients to estimate evapotranspiration by remote sensing in agricultural and natural ecosystems

    Edward P. Glenn;Christopher M. U. Neale;Doug J. Hunsaker;Pamela L. Nagler

  • Upscaling ground observations of vegetation water content, canopy height, and leaf area index during SMEX02 using aircraft and Landsat imagery

    M.C. Anderson;C.M.U. Neale;F. Li;J.M. Norman

  • A comparison of operational remote sensing-based models for estimating crop evapotranspiration

    M.P. Gonzalez-Dugo;C.M.U. Neale;L. Mateos;W.P. Kustas

  • Crop Coefficients Derived from Reflected Canopy Radiation: A Concept

    Walter C. Bausch;Christopher M. U. Neale

  • AquaCrop-OS: An open source version of FAO’s crop water productivity model

    T. Foster;T. Foster;N. Brozović;A.P. Butler;C.M.U. Neale

  • Land surface temperature derived from the SSM/I passive microwave brightness temperatures

    M.J. McFarland;R.L. Miller;C.M.U. Neale

  • Utility of Remote Sensing–Based Two-Source Energy Balance Model under Low- and High-Vegetation Cover Conditions

    Fuqin Li;William P. Kustas;John H. Prueger;Christopher M. U. Neale

  • Fetch requirements for bowen ratio measurements of latent and sensible heat fluxes

    J.L. Heilman;C.L. Brittin;C.M.U. Neale

  • Assessing satellite-based basal crop coefficients for irrigated grapes (Vitis vinifera L.)

    Isidro Campos;Christopher M.U. Neale;Alfonso Calera;Claudio Balbontín

  • Land-surface-type classification using microwave brightness temperatures from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager

    C.M.U. Neale;M.J. McFarland;K. Chang

  • Daily evapotranspiration estimates from extrapolating instantaneous airborne remote sensing ET values

    José L. Chávez;Christopher M. U. Neale;John H. Prueger;William P. Kustas

  • COMPARISON OF ELEVEN VEGETATION INDICES FOR ESTIMATING PLANT HEIGHT OF ALFALFA AND GRASS

    J. O. Payero;C. M. U. Neale;J. L. Wright

  • Patterns of energy exchange for tropical ecosystems across a climate gradient in Mato Grosso, Brazil

    Marcelo Sacardi Biudes;George Louis Vourlitis;Nadja Gomes Machado;Paulo Henrique Zanella de Arruda

  • Trends in indices for extremes in daily temperature and precipitation over Utah, USA

    Carlos A. C. dos Santos;Christopher M. U. Neale;Tantravahi V. R. Rao;Bernardo B. da Silva

  • Comparing Aircraft-Based Remotely Sensed Energy Balance Fluxes with Eddy Covariance Tower Data Using Heat Flux Source Area Functions

    José L. Chávez;Christopher M. U. Neale;Lawrence E. Hipps;John H. Prueger

  • On the discrepancy between eddy covariance and lysimetry-based surface flux measurements under strongly advective conditions ☆

    Joseph G. Alfieri;William P. Kustas;John H. Prueger;Lawrence E. Hipps

  • An airborne multispectral video/radiometer remote sensing system: Development and calibration

    Christopher M.U. Neale;Blake G. Crowther

Frequent Co-Authors

William P. Kustas
William P. Kustas Agricultural Research Service
John H. Prueger
John H. Prueger Agricultural Research Service
Lawrence E. Hipps
Lawrence E. Hipps Utah State University
David G. Tarboton
David G. Tarboton Utah State University
Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Jeffrey J. McDonnell University of Saskatchewan
Martha C. Anderson
Martha C. Anderson Agricultural Research Service
Terry A. Howell
Terry A. Howell Agricultural Research Service
Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra
Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra University of Twente
Mesfin Mekonnen
Mesfin Mekonnen University of Alabama
Prasanna H. Gowda
Prasanna H. Gowda United States Department of Agriculture

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