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D-Index
35
Citations
4868
World Ranking
8996
National Ranking
2514

David Wettergreen publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Wettergreen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 227 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

David Wettergreen D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Wettergreen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

David Wettergreen is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily situated at the intersection of Computer Science, Environmental Science, and Physics and Astronomy. The subfields in which they have contributed include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Ecology, Artificial Intelligence, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics addressed in their work cover Planetary Science and Exploration, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Space Exploration and Technology, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Wettergreen has coauthored multiple papers with Alberto Candela, David R. Thompson, R. N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, and Nathalie A. Cabrol.

They have contributed to various scholarly venues, with notable publications appearing in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, The Planetary Science Journal, Remote Sensing of Environment, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Nature Astronomy.

Recent publications by David Wettergreen include:

  • Quantifying uncertainty for remote spectroscopy of surface composition (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Robust Path Planning for Slope Traversing Under Uncertainty in Slip Prediction (2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters)
  • Using Remote Sensing and in situ Measurements for Efficient Mapping and Optimal Sampling of Coral Reefs (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Orbit-to-ground framework to decode and predict biosignature patterns in terrestrial analogues (2023, Nature Astronomy)
  • An Approach to Science and Risk-Aware Planetary Rover Exploration (2022, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters)

Best Publications

  • Dante II: Technical Description, Results, and Lessons Learned

    John E. Bares;David S. Wettergreen

  • Real‐Time SLAM with Octree Evidence Grids for Exploration in Underwater Tunnels

    Nathaniel Fairfield;George Kantor;David Wettergreen

  • Autonomy and Common Ground in Human-Robot Interaction: A Field Study

    K. Stubbs;D. Wettergreen;P.J. Hinds

  • Q-Learning in Continuous State and Action Spaces

    Chris Gaskett;David Wettergreen;Alexander Zelinsky

  • Exploring Mount Erebus by walking robot

    David Wettergreen;Chuck Thorpe;Red Whittaker

  • Design and field experimentation of a prototype Lunar prospector

    David Wettergreen;Scott Moreland;Krzysztof Skonieczny;Dominic Jonak

  • A Survey of Space Robotics

    L. Pedersen;D. Kortenkamp;D. Wettergreen;I. Nourbakhsh

  • Design of the Scarab Rover for Mobility & Drilling in the Lunar Cold Traps

    Paul Bartlett;David Wettergreen;William Whittaker

  • Behavior-based gait execution for the Dante II walking robot

    D. Wettergreen;H. Pangels;J. Bares

  • Second Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile

    D. Wettergreen;N. Cabrol;V. Baskaran;F. Calderon

  • Developing Nomad for Robotic Exploration of the Atacama Desert

    David Wettergreen;Deepak Bapna;Mark W. Maimone;Geb W. Thomas

  • Gait Generation For Legged Robots

    D. Wettergreen;C. Thorpe

  • Life in the Atacama: Searching for life with rovers (science overview)

    Nathalie A. Cabrol;Nathalie A. Cabrol;David Wettergreen;Kim Warren-Rhodes;Kim Warren-Rhodes;Edmond A. Grin;Edmond A. Grin

  • Active localization on the ocean floor with multibeam sonar

    N. Fairfield;D. Wettergreen

  • The Atacama Desert Trek: outcomes

    D. Bapna;E. Rollins;J. Murphy;E. Maimone

  • Towards particle filter SLAM with three dimensional evidence grids in a flooded subterranean environment

    N. Fairfield;G. Kantor;D. Wettergreen

  • Steering and control of a passively articulated robot

    Benjamin Shamah;Michael D. Wagner;Stewart Moorehead;James Teza

  • Mission-level path planning and re-planning for rover exploration

    Paul Tompkins;Anthony Stentz;David Wettergreen

  • Novel Microbial Diversity Retrieved by Autonomous Robotic Exploration of the World's Deepest Vertical Phreatic Sinkhole

    Jason W. Sahl;Nathaniel Fairfield;J. Kirk Harris;David Wettergreen

  • Quantifying uncertainty for remote spectroscopy of surface composition

    David Ray Thompson;Amy Braverman;Philip G. Brodrick;Alberto Candela

  • Multi-scale Features for Detection and Segmentation of Rocks in Mars Images

    H. Dunlop;D.R. Thompson;D. Wettergreen

  • In-field segmentation and identification of plant structures using 3D imaging

    Paloma Sodhi;Srinivasan Vijayarangan;David Wettergreen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathalie A. Cabrol
Nathalie A. Cabrol Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
William Whittaker
William Whittaker Carnegie Mellon University
Jeffrey E. Moersch
Jeffrey E. Moersch University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Alan S. Waggoner
Alan S. Waggoner Carnegie Mellon University
Charles S. Cockell
Charles S. Cockell University of Edinburgh
James M. Dohm
James M. Dohm University of Tokyo
Gian Gabriele Ori
Gian Gabriele Ori Planetary Science Institute
Stephen B. Pointing
Stephen B. Pointing National University of Singapore
Robert O. Green
Robert O. Green California Institute of Technology
Alonzo Kelly
Alonzo Kelly Carnegie Mellon University

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