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D-Index
50
Citations
20885
World Ranking
4853
National Ranking
1783

Douglas Alsdorf 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 Douglas Alsdorf sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 127 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Douglas Alsdorf 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 Douglas Alsdorf sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Douglas Alsdorf is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses on several subfields including Water Science and Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Soil Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, as well as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The main topics covered by Alsdorf's work include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Spacecraft Design and Technology
  • Inertial Sensor and Navigation
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Geography Education and Pedagogy

Alsdorf has published research in several venues, with a notable focus on the following journals and series:

  • Geophysical Monograph (6 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (1 publication)
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science (1 publication)
  • Eos (1 publication)

Recent papers featuring Douglas Alsdorf as an author include:

  • "The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission", 2021, UNC Libraries
  • "Congo Basin Research", 2022, Geophysical Monograph
  • "On-Campus Field Experiences Help Students to Learn and Enjoy Water Science During the COVID-19 Pandemic", 2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • "Front Matter", 2022, Geophysical Monograph
  • "Front Matter", 2022, Geophysical Monograph

Frequent collaborators in Alsdorf's research comprise:

  • Raphaël M. Tshimanga (7 coauthored works)
  • Guy D. Moukandi N'kaya (5 coauthored works)
  • Alain Laraque (2 coauthored works)
  • Sharon E. Nicholson (2 coauthored works)
  • Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema (2 coauthored works)

Best Publications

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

    Tom G. Farr;Paul A. Rosen;Edward Caro;Robert Crippen

  • Partially Molten Middle Crust Beneath Southern Tibet: Synthesis of Project INDEPTH Results

    K. D. Nelson;Wenjin Zhao;L. D. Brown;J. Kuo

  • Measuring surface water from space

    Douglas E. Alsdorf;Ernesto Rodríguez;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • The Future of Earth Observation in Hydrology.

    Matthew F. McCabe;Matthew Rodell;Douglas E. Alsdorf;Diego G. Miralles

  • Bright Spots, Structure, and Magmatism in Southern Tibet from INDEPTH Seismic Reflection Profiling

    L. D. Brown;Wenjin Zhao;K. D. Nelson;M. Hauck

  • Interferometric radar measurements of water level changes on the Amazon flood plain

    Douglas E. Alsdorf;John M. Melack;Thomas Dunne;Leal A. K. Mertes;Leal A. K. Mertes

  • The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission: Observing Terrestrial Surface Water and Oceanic Submesoscale Eddies

    Michael Durand;Lee-Lueng Fu;Dennis P Lettenmaier;Douglas E Alsdorf

  • Inroads of remote sensing into hydrologic science during the WRR era

    Dennis P. Lettenmaier;Doug Alsdorf;Jeff Dozier;George J. Huffman

  • Prospects for river discharge and depth estimation through assimilation of swath‐altimetry into a raster‐based hydrodynamics model

    Konstantinos M. Andreadis;Elizabeth A. Clark;Dennis P. Lettenmaier;Douglas E. Alsdorf

  • Modeling large-scale inundation of Amazonian seasonally flooded wetlands

    Matthew Wilson;Paul Bates;Doug Alsdorf;Bruce Forsberg

  • A multi-sensor approach towards a global vegetation corrected SRTM DEM product

    Fiachra E O'Loughlin;Rodrgio C.D. Paiva;Michael Durand;DE Alsdorf

  • Estimation of bathymetric depth and slope from data assimilation of swath altimetry into a hydrodynamic model

    Michael Durand;Konstantinos M. Andreadis;Douglas E. Alsdorf;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • Amazon flood wave hydraulics

    Mark A. Trigg;Matthew D. Wilson;Paul D. Bates;Matthew S. Horritt

  • Spatial and temporal complexity of the Amazon flood measured from space

    Doug Alsdorf;Paul Bates;John Melack;Matt Wilson

  • Seasonal fluctuations in the mass of the Amazon River system and Earth's elastic response

    Michael Bevis;Douglas Alsdorf;Eric Kendrick;Luiz Paulo Fortes

  • Opportunities for Hydrologic Research in the Congo Basin

    Douglas Alsdorf;Ed Beighley;Alain Laraque;Hyongki Lee

  • Amazon floodplain water level changes measured with interferometric SIR-C radar

    D.E. Alsdorf;L.C. Smith;J.M. Melack

  • Water level changes in a large Amazon lake measured with spaceborne radar interferometry and altimetry

    Doug Alsdorf;Charon Birkett;Thomas Dunne;John Melack

  • Adjustment of a spaceborne DEM for use in floodplain hydrodynamic modeling

    Dai Yamazaki;Calum A Baugh;Paul D. Bates;Shinjiro Kanae

  • Assimilation of virtual wide swath altimetry to improve Arctic river modeling

    S. Biancamaria;S. Biancamaria;M. Durand;K.M. Andreadis;P.D. Bates

  • Characterization of terrestrial water dynamics in the Congo Basin using GRACE and satellite radar altimetry

    Hyongki Lee;R. Edward Beighley;Douglas Alsdorf;Hahn Chul Jung

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Durand
Michael Durand The Ohio State University
Paul D Bates
Paul D Bates University of Bristol
Hyongki Lee
Hyongki Lee University of Houston
Dennis P. Lettenmaier
Dennis P. Lettenmaier University of California, Los Angeles
Laurence C. Smith
Laurence C. Smith Brown University
Ernesto Rodriguez
Ernesto Rodriguez Jet Propulsion Lab
Dai Yamazaki
Dai Yamazaki University of Tokyo
Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki University of Tokyo
John M. Melack
John M. Melack University of California, Santa Barbara
Lawrence D. Brown
Lawrence D. Brown Cornell University

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