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Heidi M. Dierssen 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 Heidi M. Dierssen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 127 publications — 28th percentile

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

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

Heidi M. Dierssen 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 Heidi M. Dierssen 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

Heidi M. Dierssen is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States and conducts research primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly output spans multiple subfields including oceanography, ecology, industrial and manufacturing engineering, pollution, and atmospheric science.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Recycling and waste management techniques
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Water quality monitoring technologies
  • Microbial community ecology and physiology
  • Isotope analysis in ecology

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Oceanography
  • Remote Sensing
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Several recent papers demonstrate the focus and diversity of their research contributions:

  • "Living up to the Hype of Hyperspectral Aquatic Remote Sensing: Science, Resources and Outlook" (2021), Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • "NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms" (2021), Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Hyperspectral ultraviolet to shortwave infrared characteristics of marine-harvested, washed-ashore and virgin plastics" (2020), Earth System Science Data
  • "Phytoplankton composition from sPACE: Requirements, opportunities, and challenges" (2024), Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Spectral characterization, radiative forcing and pigment content of coastal Antarctic snow algae: approaches to spectrally discriminate red and green communities and their impact on snowmelt" (2021), The Cryosphere

Collaborations have frequently included the following coauthors:

  • Alexandre Castagna
  • Eric J. Hochberg
  • Ryan Vandermeulen
  • Wim Vyverman
  • Koen Sabbe

Best Publications

  • A comparison of global estimates of marine primary production from ocean color

    Mary-Elena Carr;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie Schmeltz;Maki Noguchi Aita

  • Ocean Color Remote Sensing of Seagrass and Bathymetry in the Bahamas Banks by High-Resolution Airborne Imagery

    Heidi M. Dierssen;Richard C. Zimmerman;Robert A. Leathers;T. Valerie Downes

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

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

  • Glacial meltwater dynamics in coastal waters west of the Antarctic peninsula

    Heidi M. Dierssen;Raymond C. Smith;Maria Vernet

  • NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms

    Kerry Cawse-Nicholson;Philip A. Townsend;David Schimel;Ali M. Assiri

  • Perspectives on empirical approaches for ocean color remote sensing of chlorophyll in a changing climate

    Heidi M. Dierssen

  • An airborne remote sensing case study of synthetic hydrocarbon detection using short wave infrared absorption features identified from marine-harvested macro- and microplastics

    Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba;Heidi M. Dierssen

  • Bio‐optical properties and remote sensing ocean color algorithms for Antarctic Peninsula waters

    H. M. Dierssen;R. C. Smith

  • Red and black tides: Quantitative analysis of water-leaving radiance and perceived color for phytoplankton, colored dissolved organic matter, and suspended sediments

    Heidi M. Dierssen;Raphael M. Kudela;John P. Ryan;Richard C. Zimmerman

  • Atmospheric Correction of Satellite Ocean-Color Imagery During the PACE Era.

    Robert J. Frouin;Bryan A. Franz;Amir Ibrahim;Kirk Knobelspiesse

  • Hyperspectral discrimination of floating mats of seagrass wrack and the macroalgae Sargassum in coastal waters of Greater Florida Bay using airborne remote sensing

    H.M. Dierssen;A. Chlus;B. Russell

  • Sensing Ocean Plastics with an Airborne Hyperspectral Shortwave Infrared Imager

    Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba;Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba;Jen Aitken;Boyan Slat;Heidi M. Dierssen

  • Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems

    Frank E. Muller‐Karger;Erin Hestir;Christiana Ade;Kevin Turpie

  • Energetic Plasticity Underlies a Variable Response to Ocean Acidification in the Pteropod, Limacina helicina antarctica

    Brad A. Seibel;Amy E. Maas;Heidi M. Dierssen

  • Cascading Trophic Impacts of Reduced Biomass in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: Just the Tip of the Iceberg?

    Brad A. Seibel;Heidi M. Dierssen

  • A regional comparison of particle size distributions and the power law approximation in oceanic and estuarine surface waters

    C. J. Buonassissi;C. J. Buonassissi;H. M. Dierssen

  • Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer coastal ocean sensor: design, characteristics, and first flight results

    Pantazis Mouroulis;Byron Van Gorp;Robert O. Green;Heidi Dierssen

  • Retrieving Aerosol Characteristics From the PACE Mission, Part 2: Multi-Angle and Polarimetry

    Lorraine A. Remer;Kirk D. Knobelspiesse;Peng Wang Zhai;Feng Xu

  • Phytoplankton Biomass and Productivity in the Western Antarctic Peninsula Region

    Raymond C. Smith;Heidi M. Dierssen;Maria Vernet

  • Living up to the Hype of Hyperspectral Aquatic Remote Sensing: Science, Resources and Outlook

    Heidi M. Dierssen;Steven G. Ackleson;Karen E. Joyce;Erin L. Hestir

  • Advantages and limitations of ocean color remote sensing in CDOM-dominated, mineral-rich coastal and estuarine waters

    Dirk A. Aurin;Heidi M. Dierssen

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Twardowski
Michael S. Twardowski Florida Atlantic University
Richard C. Zimmerman
Richard C. Zimmerman Old Dominion University
Frank E. Muller-Karger
Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida
Brad A. Seibel
Brad A. Seibel University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Robert O. Green
Robert O. Green California Institute of Technology
Raphael M. Kudela
Raphael M. Kudela University of California, Santa Cruz
James M. Sullivan
James M. Sullivan Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Maria Vernet
Maria Vernet University of California, San Diego
Raymond C. Smith
Raymond C. Smith University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert Frouin
Robert Frouin University of California, San Diego

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